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Republicans Are Inventors, Democrats Are Innovators
Knowing which kinds of partisans tend to dominate which sectors can help explain and predict trends in the broader economy.
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Does it matter which political party your urologist belongs to? Or that inventors are more likely to be Republicans than Democrats?
Not everything is political, of course, but everything has a politics, including the professions. Knowing which kinds of partisans tend to dominate which sectors can help you manage expectations not only as you go about your own life, but also as you try to understand trends in the broader economy.