Sentences with phrase «voters of color in»

Voters of color in Boston also expressed dissatisfaction with the city's shortest school day of any major city in the country.

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Formal slavery was quickly replaced by a Jim Crow system that was slavery in all but name, and many of its vestiges (mass incarceration of people of color, voter disenfranchisement, and all manner of systemic racism) remain alive and well today.

But city Democrats today argued that the real «rigging» in the works are voter identification and voter intimidation efforts they claimed the GOP has turned against communities of color, the poor and college students.

With the absence of any candidate of color in the AG's race, Schneiderman has been trying to position himself as the clear choice for Latino and black voters, stressing in particular his efforts on behalf of Rockefeller Drug Law reform and sponsorship of a controversial measure that will count prisoners at their last address for the purposes of legislative redistricting and not whever they're incarcerated.

The Sanders campaign in New York City has raised the issues of criminal justice and police reform, concerns that resonate with voters of color who the senator has struggled to gain the support of early on in the campaign.

«There's no question that the most liberal voters in New York City are people of color,» said Ken Sherrill, an emeritus professor at Hunter College, reflecting on the numbers.

Civil rights advocates last week testified during a LATFOR hearing that the lines unfairly divided communities of color in central Nassau County as well as in Brentwood - Islip in Suffolk County, splitting minority voters — who tend to vote for Democrats — among districts now represented by white Republican incumbents.

Nixon's association with AQE helps her burnish her credentials with voters of color, a constituency that is crucial for a victory in a Democratic gubernatorial primary and that Nixon, as a wealthy white woman, could struggle to attract.

To those who suggested that Quinn, long the frontrunner in the Democratic mayoral field, stumbled on the homophobia voters reflect once at the ballot box, Menchaca's and Torres» victories demonstrate that LGBT candidates can win in outer borough districts dominated by working class and poor people of color and without large visible gay and lesbian voting blocs.

Despite the mysterious exclusions, despite the perplexing and continually disturbing absence of people of color from the acting nominations, the voters in the specific branches gave indications of taking their jobs seriously, of looking past the obvious films to make their choices.

But when the poll focused in on the voters of color, the proportion that sees the need for deep change rose to 3 out of 4 or a total of 76 percent.

According to a press release, «the poll — conducted by Global Strategy Group — revealed that voters, especially those of color, believe strongly in high standards, aligned assessments, and importance of being prepared for college and career.»

In fact, three quarters of voters of color surveyed said that they have become more interested in climate issues over the past several years and are paying closer attention to new informatioIn fact, three quarters of voters of color surveyed said that they have become more interested in climate issues over the past several years and are paying closer attention to new informatioin climate issues over the past several years and are paying closer attention to new information.

They've also worked long and hard to tear down laws and protections that limit corporate control of our elected officials, dumping ever more money in politics, along with campaigns and strategic litigation designed to suppress or disenfranchise key groups of voters, especially low - income and people of color.

The survey, which was conducted in nine battleground states and surveyed registered voters of color including African Americans, Latinos, and Asian Americans, found that many voters of color feel climate disruption is a prominent issue that can not and will not wait for action in the distant future.