New cou??????ncil well represented well balanced, and diverse group" (Spencer).

The study concluded that:

The diversity of the diverse group provides members of all backgrounds an opportunity to participate in the process of public policy making;

These diverse groups are more likely than a monotone uniform group to identify as political independents, and are more likely to be Democrats;

Empathy with and affinity for the specific issues highli???ghted in the public policy decisions of one of the political parties in the same general political group, whether that group identifies as liberal, conservative, or some combination thereof; and

The diversity of the diverse groups creates opportunities for members of all political persuasions to contribute their perspectives in these public policy debates.

The study also concluded:

The diversity of the diverse group offers an opportunity for more diverse and diverse groups to participate in decisions that affect members of their particular political persuasions as well as those of other parties.

The study found that although there may be other factors that lead to these results, they all reflect the diversity of the diversity:

For example, there are more liberal and less conservative groups among Democrats.

There is a small degree of overlap between liberal and conservative groups within each of these groups.

Overall, the study found that people "think in broad strokes on all of the issues," so that there are "different views about whether to sapronxupport specific proposals, but there are broad-stroke views regarding what kinds of policies best address a particular issue" (Spencer).

The study continued:

The study also found that although the study is in the early stages and not yet peer-reviewed, a group analysis of nearly 50 of the issues could be used as a template for public policy. The analysis shows that this framework provides a relatively accurate and quantitative account of how the various different issues within the range of each of the political persuasions are affected by each other, as well as other factors like the level of education.

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