Sentences with phrase «american voters in the district»

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Last week, many Republicans said their special election victory in a heavily Jewish New York congressional district that had been occupied by a Democrat for nearly 90 years was a sign of trouble between Obama and American Jews, among the most reliably Democratic voters in the nation.

Majority minority districts were a reaction to states spreading out their African - American voters so that there were always more white voters in their voting districts.

Only a very small number of districts, mostly urban districts packed with African - American voters, vote Democrat in the south.

And in the future too, we should expect to see ever more intense efforts to reach more and more potentially persuadable or potentially «mobilizable» voters in high - stakes, well - resourced, competitive elections, even as the majority of Americans who live in states and districts that are not competitive will hear less and less from campaigns as they, quite reasonably, use all available information to concentrate their resources where they think they matter.

A poll commissioned by the Planned Parenthood Action Fund shows that 50 percent of voters in NY - 19 — Republican Rep. John Faso's district — support the Affordable Care Act and only 33 percent support the American Health Care Act replacement bill.

Johnson points out that in a 70 % minority district where 60 % of the prime voters are women, it is impossible to count out an African - American woman who has both extensive corporate and governmental experience.

The focus on Israel is interesting, as the district is more heavily Asian - American than anything else, but foreign policy - minded Jewish voters are considered an electorally significant swing constituency and the race is likely to see more plenty more events held in front of Jewish congregations like today.

But Heck is a thrice - elected congressman from a battleground House district in southern Nevada, who won his elections in part because of his broad appeal to Asian - American and Hispanic voters.

Kennedy's trouble in the district may also come in part after the 2012 round of redistricting drew in more black voters (Grant herself is African - American).

In the last two elections, Rangel has also faced challenges from African - American candidates looking to tap into discontent among his core group of black supporters in Central Harlem and white voters moving into the districIn the last two elections, Rangel has also faced challenges from African - American candidates looking to tap into discontent among his core group of black supporters in Central Harlem and white voters moving into the districin Central Harlem and white voters moving into the district.

Given that the council district is heavily African American, Obama voters will be turning out in droves.

There's speculation that Rangel's no - longer - majority - black district in upper Manhattan will extend north, all the way to Mount Vernon, in order to regain enough African - American voters to make it more likely that Rangel will get re-elected, and to make it easier, theoretically, for an African - American to succeed him.

The American Action Network, which has been conducting a national campaign to prod Republicans toward tax reform, is releasing a 29 - district robocall to voters in areas in which House Republicans voted for the measure.

Over the objections of Rangel and his supporters, the federal court overseeing the just - completed congressional redistricting process declined to stretch Rangel's district northward to take in more African - American voters, and instead increased the Hispanic population in the district, raising it to 55 percent of the overall population.

In a statement, Vallone said he was glad to have Meng's support in a district where the Asian American vote has grown to make up nearly 18 percent of the Democratic voters in his northeast Queens Council districIn a statement, Vallone said he was glad to have Meng's support in a district where the Asian American vote has grown to make up nearly 18 percent of the Democratic voters in his northeast Queens Council districin a district where the Asian American vote has grown to make up nearly 18 percent of the Democratic voters in his northeast Queens Council districin his northeast Queens Council district.

The best hope for Republicans is for Ms. Harris to flop in the predominately white and more conservative portion of the district in Bay Ridge, as well as struggle with right - leaning Russian - American voters in the Coney Island and Brighton Beach half.