Sentences with phrase «yes campaign support»

Independence referendum: Blow for Alex Salmond as Record poll reveals Yes campaign support has stalled 10 April 2014

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Shortly before 23:00 BST Mr Davidson received vocal criticism after pointing out that the SNP's proposals were not always accepted — as was the case with his support for the «yes» campaign in the defeated alternative vote referendum.

Alex Salmond goes into the last month of campaigning for the Scottish independence referendum with a spring in his step, after two polls show a boost in support for the «Yes» camp

Here's an observation from Joe Trippi and Rod Martin's lunchtime POLC conversation yesterday — yes, the long American election seasons have some drawbacks, but they do give campaigns a chance to build support incrementally over months and even years.

Though Labour remained officially neutral, he in a personal capacity supported the ultimately unsuccessful «Yes to AV» campaign in the Alternative Vote referendum on 5 May 2011, saying that it would benefit Britain's «progressive majority».

All the coolest celebrities support the «Yes» campaign in the Scottish independence referendum.

Of course, Sturgeon would like to hold a second referendum and to be the politician who led the Yes campaign to victory but she is not reckless; the First Minister wants to see support for independence polling at at least 60 per cent - for a substantial period of time - before gambling on another vote.

After keeping a dignified silence for years, Andy Murray shocked fans by announcing his support of the Yes campaign for Scottish Independence hours before polling stations opened yesterday morning.

However, we also know Ed Miliband himself supports the Yes campaign and he is not alone in the party leadership.

MPs supporting the «No» campaign have been adversely criticised by Labour «yes» for abandoning their manifesto commitment to hold a referendum.

The Better Together campaign and the Unionist parties said the SNP had failed to boost support for a Yes vote despite more than two years in power.

«Support for Yes is solid and as we move into the final eight weeks of the campaign we will be working hard to continue the flow of undecided voters to our side,» Yes Scotland chief executive Blair Jenkins said.

Ed Miliband shared a platform with Lib Dem business secretary Vince Cable to support the «yes» campaign for the alternative vote:

The issue of Weprin's support for gay marriage was raised early in the campaign after Orthodox Jewish voters signaled they were upset with the lawmakers» yes vote in June.

Five out of six of the Yes campaign's steering committee have worked for or explicitly supported the Liberal Democrats in the last 12 months, and at least half of their so - called «grassroots co-ordinators» are former Lib Dem candidates, councillors and activists.

The Panelbase survey was commissioned by the Scottish National party (SNP) and leads with two questions which could be seen to tilt opinion towards supporting independence, but its results suggest that critics may be unwise to have already written off the «yes» campaign.

During the course of the AV referendum campaign over the last couple of months, numerous supporters of the Yes campaign have variously claimed that polls which give a cursory explanation of the system before asking the voter whether they support AV - which have generally shown larger numbers opposing the change - are a «complete misrepresentation», «loaded» or «flawed».

«Today I call on Gov. [Andrew M.] Cuomo to tell the people of New York without any equivocation whether he supports a yes or a no vote on the Constitutional Convention referendum this Election Day,» said Bill Samuels, a major campaign contributor for decades who created an advocacy group to hold a constitutional convention next year.

Samuels says while opponents have the monetary advantage to run a campaign to discourage a yes vote, his group hopes to make headway using social media as a back channel to win support for the event.

The «Yes» campaign today unveils a number of celebrity backers and says it is supported by a cross-section of society in comparison to the No group's politician - led emphasis.

Opposition figures have accused Chávez of using all the resources of the government to support the Yes campaign, ranging from near - total support for the Yes campaign on state radio and television to placement of Yes campaign ads on official ministry websites.

Assemblyman Bill Magee, D - Nelson: Yes «I will support a voluntary public funding of campaigns as proposed by the Governor.»

«The No campaign worked hard from day one to expose the Yes campaign's funding and its attempts to enlist charities in support of AV Main A massive Get Out The Vote operation by CCHQ that saw the Tory vote harden decisively during the campaign»

Urging Labour voters who had backed independence to support his vision for the party, he claimed Labour had «so much more in common with [those who] voted «Yes» in the referendum than we do with many of the political leaders who campaigned for «No» on the 18th of September».

Anna Wintour's support for Barack Obama's reelection campaign seemingly knows no bounds: yes, we've seen the Vogue editor organizing funraisers, filming video clips, and spearheading the «Runway to Win» fundraising initiative.

The game will feature four playable characters, which, yes, means four - player co-op is supported for the game's six - hour campaign.

Colin Farrell is campaigning for gay marriage rights in Ireland.The Hollywood actor is putting his support behind a «yes» vote in his native country...

... I'm on the fence on how she should be campaigned... regardless, her work undoubtedly needs to be recognized somewhere... if you want to be really precise, then narratively, yes, she should be campaigned in the supporting category because the film revolves around the married couple, Tom and Gerri...

Along with many other Irish actors like Cillian Murphy and Andrew Scott, Saoirse takes part in a campaign video for Ireland's «Together for Yes» in support of their abortion referendum on May 25.

Yes, a film needs good reviews and industry support to get noticed by the Academy, but the publicity campaigns mounted by studios are crucial as well and usually dictate whether an actor is considered for a «leading» or «supporting» role.

Presenters include Chris Kingsley, Associate Director, Local Policy and Advocacy, Data Quality Campaign; Laura Hansen, Director, Information Management and Decision Support, Metro Nashville Public Schools; and Gene Chasin, Chief Operating Officer, Say Yes to Education.

They showed the depth of No campaign's support in the black community, rather than the artificial image of support that the Yes campaign attempted to portray.

This was critical not only in turning a substantial constituency against charters, but also in showing that the Yes campaign's narrative of voting yes to support inner - cities is backward because inner - city voters overwhelmingly opposed questionYes campaign's narrative of voting yes to support inner - cities is backward because inner - city voters overwhelmingly opposed questionyes to support inner - cities is backward because inner - city voters overwhelmingly opposed question 2.

«Throughout his storied career, Sen. Danforth has been known for his humanity, and his support for Prop B reflects his compassionate instincts,» said Barbara Schmitz, campaign manager for Missourians for the Protection of Dogs / YES!

«We are immensely grateful to Audubon Washington for its partnership and support, the thousands of people who donated to the Yes on 732 campaign with a median donation of $ 50, and everyone who endorsed the policy and campaigned on our behalf.»

Friends of the Earth, Victoria, have recently (early 2011) started a campaign called «Yes 2 Renewables» in support of wind power;