electorate
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DiCamillo said part of that change had to do with the likely voter population becoming more clear as the election neared, and older Latinos appeared to be a larger portion of the electorate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
“The Latino likely electorate now includes more older Latinos; that benefits Bass,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
It’s unclear how it will play with the electorate, but none of the supporters I met in the suburbs of Columbus after the ad was posted brought it up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
It's a message that appears to have struck a chord with the electorate, as preliminary results show more than two-thirds of Alberta voters said they want to remain a part of Canada.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Assume that one-third of the electorate prefers Dukakis to Gore to Jackson, that another one-third prefers Gore to Jackson to Dukakis, and that the last one-third prefers Jackson to Dukakis to Gore.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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