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Research team<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jocelyn Kiley, Director, Political Research<\/em>
Steven Shepard, Associate Director, Political Research<\/em>
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<\/a>Methodology<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Andrew Mercer, Senior Research Methodologist<\/em>
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