Sometimes the elites forget certain essential facts about America.
I'd take that a little further and say that sometimes the elites
never knew certain esential facts about America.
Sadly when living in the seclusion of the academic ivory tower or in the shelter of unearned wealth, a person's view of humanity is impoverished and perversely skewed. If one did know these essential facts and over time through power, status, or accumulated wealth forgot them, they indeed may be easier reached than the types who never knew them at all.
What are these essential facts, anyway?