electorate
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But with the electorate in a dour mood and reeling from rocketing gas prices, some speculate voters’ willingness to tax themselves may be dwindling as ballots arrive for the June 2 primary election.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
It’s a message that has clearly resonated with a slice of the California electorate.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
But of the biggest, highest priority projects DC should be taking on, you should tell the electorate, “Here’s what we’re going to get done over the next two years.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Voters aged 18-39 - roughly 42% of Tamil Nadu's electorate - show particularly strong support, especially first-time voters.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
Dukakis will boast that two- thirds of the electorate prefer him to Gore, whereupon Jackson will respond that two-thirds of the electorate prefer him to Dukakis.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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