Trump's repeated attacks on liberal orthodoxy highlight how Democrats are themselves bound — hogtied is not too strong a word — by the conflicting needs and goals of the various constituencies in their multiracial, multiethnic coalition — a coalition that has been vulnerable to wedge issue attacks for 50 years.
His special representative in Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello, said, "We have now an institution that, while not democratically elected, can be viewed as broadly representative of the various constituencies in Iraq".
Karzai, a master at keeping his various constituencies in the tent, had no interest in the ideas that consumed Ghani.
"If I'm an Egyptian general, I take notice and think President Obama is trying to take the least painful step to demonstrate to various constituencies in the US that he means what he says about democracy in Egypt," said Amy Hawthorne, who until recently was an Egypt policy official at the State Department, "but only the least painful step, so we won't take him that seriously".
Backed by a five-piece band — including a white grand piano that she played at one point — Ms. Gverdtsiteli, who is Georgian, sang in different languages to reach her various constituencies in the audience.
"I'm sounding out various constituencies in the harbor," Henn said last week, "to try and make an assessment about how much enthusiasm there is for private donations for the project". But some boaters — even those who could directly benefit from dredging — say that the government should cover the costs.
Focusing on the period after World War II, and the fate of legislative proposals offered by presidents from Harry Truman to George W. Bush, Mayhew reveals that the presidency, Senate, and House rest on surprisingly similar electoral bases, with little difference in their partisan textures as indexed by the presidential popular vote cast in the various constituencies.
"I certainly don't want to downplay the importance of diversity and the various constituencies and communities we have here in New York," he said.
In their video about Mr. Cuomo, several students list the various constituencies, from superintendents to bus drivers, who have lobbyists in Albany.
Renewed opposition to offshore drilling could break the various constituencies apart.
