The decline of American democracy in one graph

This one terrifying graph should make Americans question whether they really live in a democracy after all.

For more on the study by political scientists Martin Gilens and Benjamin Paige that the graph comes from, see our article here: http://www.vox.com/2014/4/18/5624310/martin-gilens-testing-theories-of-american-politics-explained

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