Really? I had no idea that the oligarchy was just monied fascism with woke war-paint on.

This comes as a complete shock to me.

Earlier this year, pollster Scott Rasmussen asked voters a simple question: "Would you rather have your candidate win by cheating or lose by playing fair?"

The answers he got back were, as he put it in a Daily Signal podcast last week, "the most terrifying poll result I've ever seen."

Among all Americans, just 7% said they would want their candidate to win by cheating. As Rasmussen put it, he'd rather see that number lower, but that's not bad.

But more than a third of the elite 1% he surveyed would condone cheating. And among those who are "politically obsessed" -- meaning that they talk about politics every day -- that number shot up to 69%.

Keep in mind that this elite 1% group is overwhelmingly liberal. According to Rasmussen, these are mainly well-educated urbanites who make more than $150,000 a year and think Joe Biden is doing a great job. Nearly three-quarters identify as Democrats.

They are also highly influential when it comes to policy, and they are completely out of touch with everyday Americans. A few examples from the survey:

* Nearly 60% say there is too much individual freedom in America -- double the rate of all Americans.

* More than two-thirds (67%) favor rationing of energy and food to combat the threat of "climate change."

* Nearly three-quarters (70%) of the elites trust the government to "do the right thing most of the time."

* More than two-thirds (67%) say teachers and other educational professionals should decide what children are taught rather than letting parents decide.

* Nearly three-quarters (74%) say they are financially better off than before COVID, compared with 20% of the general public.

They loved covid. They still do love covid.