Pundits get so furious at accusations of "rigging" in large part because they are members of the institutions coming under indictment.
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The "rigging" charge is also a structural critique, and the quantitative-only pundit set can't handle / don't respect structural critiques.
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If the institutions on which pundits rely for professional validation are seen as "rigged," their personal credibility/status is diminished.
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So they'll point and laugh at the most looney-tunes proponents of the "rigged" thesis to avoid grappling with the actual structural critique
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There are plenty of reporters doing real work
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