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Victoria C. Woodhull: “They will begin to instruct their representatives instead of being led by them.”

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They will begin to instruct their representatives instead of being led by them.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull predicts a shift where the public will begin to guide their representatives instead of being passive followers.

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