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American Voters
pragmatic
broadly representative
swing-minded
risk-averse
judicious
gut-driven
parochial
electorally decisive
image-sensitive
electorally consequential
normative
politically constraining
A diffuse national electorate invoked across the series as an aggregate collective actor whose preferences shape political survival and adjudicate public office and judicial fitness. Characters deploy this constituency rhetorically as an external normative benchmark—an image‑sensitive, swing‑minded public that rewards visible courage and decisive rhetoric and can unseat incumbents who fail to meet popular expectations. Functionally, this consolidated entity translates elite legal and moral debates into popular stakes, pressuring leaders to balance principle against electoral consequences.
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Public Opinion and Electoral Legitimacy
Also known as:
the American electorate,
the voters,
voters,
the American public,
the voting public,
the public,
the electorate
American Voters's Journey
A timeline through the narrative