It's not a magical formula.
1- Correlation is NOT Causality
2- Indices are NOT necessarily Causality, but identifies *observable* circumstances that occur when certain factors (Causes) are present.
If you got 11.7M Americans protesting, tRumpo would not simply get his fat, wrinkly, narcissistic, corrupt ass up and resign. No.
The 3.5% index is NOT a magical factor, it's an... INDEX.
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