What does this do to the legitimacy of governments, and of political institutions in general? As long as winners with razor-thin majorities, once in office, steer a middle course, they are more likely to remain acceptable to an electorate that is more volatile than divided.
这样做会给政府和政治机构的合法性带来什么影响？只要涉险过关的多数党派掌权后奉行温和主义的政策，其合法性就可能受到变幻无常、而非四分五裂的选民们的欣然认可。