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The liberal elite sewn up

"Perhaps he has a cynical belief that, with the support of the liberal elite sewn up, the anti-migrant rhetoric can potentially help him appeal to a broader audience. Certainly, most opposition politicians, even if they don’t like Navalny much, are aware that he is the best hope for swelling anti-Putin sentiment." (The Guardian.)

What does phrase the liberal elite sewn up exactly mean in the paragraph above?

  

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Anonymous with the the support of the liberal elite sewn up Here are three possible paraphrases. confident of receiving the support of the liberal elite assured of getting unconditional approval from the leaders of liberal politics having earned as much support as possible from the highest class of liberal citizens CJ

  • Anonymous with the the support of the liberal elite sewn up Here are three possible paraphrases.
  • confident of receiving the support of the liberal elite assured of getting unconditional approval from the leaders of liberal politics having earned as much support as possible from the highest class of liberal citizens CJ
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Anonymous with the the support of the liberal elite sewn up

Here are three possible paraphrases.

confident of receiving the support of the liberal elite
assured of getting unconditional approval from the leaders of liberal politics
having earned as much support as possible from the highest class of liberal citize

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