Sentences with phrase «also as a voter»

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Women also chose Trump as the worst choice for president, at 33.67 percent, demonstrating how he has tended to polarize voters.

He may also elevate voter fraud as a priority, something the current Justice Department leaders see as negligible.

Not only do we think black voters should abstain from voting for the Democratic presidential nominee in red states, we also think black voters should continue their role as pivotal voters in battleground states.

Companies may also encourage registration for a particular party, distribute voter registration information advocating for or against specific candidates, prepare and distribute voter guides that advocate for a particular candidate, and finance voter mobilization, such as voter identification activities, some legal experts say.

It also mentioned that governments might be inclined to organise referenda to counteract the «perception that the EU is an «elite - driven» project,» as it notes that notion has been lingering since the start of the recession as «voters increasingly associat [e] the EU project with austerity, rather than a source of union and prosperity.»

The project is detailed in the contract as a seven step process — with Kogan's company, GSR, generating an initial seed sample (though it does not specify how large this is here) using «online panels»; analyzing this seed training data using its own «psychometric inventories» to try to determine personality categories; the next step is Kogan's personality quiz app being deployed on Facebook to gather the full dataset from respondents and also to scrape a subset of data from their Facebook friends (here it notes: «upon consent of the respondent, the GS Technology scrapes and retains the respondent's Facebook profile and a quantity of data on that respondent's Facebook friends»); step 4 involves the psychometric data from the seed sample, plus the Facebook profile data and friend data all being run through proprietary modeling algorithms — which the contract specifies are based on using Facebook likes to predict personality scores, with the stated aim of predicting the «psychological, dispositional and / or attitudinal facets of each Facebook record»; this then generates a series of scores per Facebook profile; step 6 is to match these psychometrically scored profiles with voter record data held by SCL — with the goal of matching (and thus scoring) at least 2M voter records for targeting voters across the 11 states; the final step is for matched records to be returned to SCL, which would then be in a position to craft messages to voters based on their modeled psychometric scores.

In a later section, on demographic distribution analysis, the contract mentions the possibility for additional «targeted data collection procedures through multiple platforms» to be used — even including «brief phone scripts with single - trait questions» — in order to correct any skews that might be found once the Facebook data is matched with voter databases in each state, (and assuming any «data gaps» could not be «filled in from targeted online samples», as it also puts it).

I've also been surprised by the number of voters who see it as a political movie — a valorization of the marginalized (a mute woman, a gay man, an African - American woman, and a fish dude) against the forces of Michael Shannon and his ilk.

She also blamed the stalemate on partisanship, particularly as lawmakers prepare to face voters in November.

Kenney faces another potential liability — that, as unpopular as the Notley NDP is, voters also don't want a swift return to the arrogance and entitlement of the old Alberta Tory regime.

But as more and more states bring decriminalization measures to the ballot, it's important for voters to be informed not just about the use of marijuana itself, but also about the consequences of making it a crime.

Rasmussen's April survey also showed that likely voters were more likely to describe themselves as «pro-choice» than «pro-life,» by a 51 «40 margin.

As the Republican nominee, Bob Dole's task in 1996 was also straightforward: to retain the support George Bush received in 1992 and find enough new voters to win.

They're the «nones,» also known as unaffiliated voters, according to a new American Values Survey by the Public Religion Research Institute.

Those topic also rank as the top three priorities for American voters overall, with 20 percent of voters listing health care as priority No. 1.

The state's propensity to assign individuals identities through voter registration lists and social security numbers or more generally to reinforce conceptions of individual rights serves as an example; the roles of educational systems (through individualized test scores) and professional careers (organized around cumulative skills attached to the individual's biography) provide further examples.7 This work is important because it shows the dependence of self - constructs on markers in the culture at large: the self is understood not only in terms of internal development but also as a product of external reinforcement.

The poll also answers other burning questions of our time, such as which golfer his peers would want on his back in a bar fight (hint: it's not Bubba Watson), who has the «prettiest swing» on tour («Not the Americans, that's for sure,» noted one LPGA voter), whether the PGA Tour should ditch Doral because of Donald Trump's controversial positions (nope), and whether LPGA players believe Michelle Wie will win another major (not so much).

As voters, we're also inclined to think about the best - case scenario for everyone.

Also, as Michael Felger pointed out on the Felger and Mazz radio program, many voters may be a little sick of the Patriots and shy away from voting for Brady if they feel the race is close.

West Virginia also sticks out as a team extremely overvalued by AP voters, highlighted by +40000 National Championship odds and a price of +7000 just to make the 2018 College Football Playoff.

It was also considered as part of the park district's 2012 referendum attempts, which did not win voters» approval.

As Dilday observed, there's a challenge in lumping all singles together: «This rather large and amorphous body does not define itself as a group; the voters in it are also often folded into other target demographic categories, including younger voters, ethnic groups, divorced people, widowers and those older adults who have never married.&raquAs Dilday observed, there's a challenge in lumping all singles together: «This rather large and amorphous body does not define itself as a group; the voters in it are also often folded into other target demographic categories, including younger voters, ethnic groups, divorced people, widowers and those older adults who have never married.&raquas a group; the voters in it are also often folded into other target demographic categories, including younger voters, ethnic groups, divorced people, widowers and those older adults who have never married.»

I spent almost 4 years of my life trying to get the funding for that Point of Sale system — we applied for grants, we looked for a private funder, we approached the city — until finally we were able to get it funded through a parcel tax which was sold to the voters as a pay increase for our hard working and underpaid teachers, but which also contained a small portion vaguely dexcribed as «technology.»

As part of a 10 - year strategic Wake County Transit Plan approved by voters in 2016, Union Station will not only serve Amtrak passengers, but also act as a multi-modal transit center connecting riders to other forms of transiAs part of a 10 - year strategic Wake County Transit Plan approved by voters in 2016, Union Station will not only serve Amtrak passengers, but also act as a multi-modal transit center connecting riders to other forms of transias a multi-modal transit center connecting riders to other forms of transit.

«What Mr. Cameron is trying to do is what I've been trying to do,» he said when visiting Britain, «preserve your base principles and philosophies, but also see how you can shape those policies to attract what is viewed as the independent voter.»

As you might recall, Crowley was less than forthcoming earlier this week when asked by reporters about Lancman's claim the party is trying to siphon Jewish voters away from him by running Gottlieb — a late add to the NY - 6 field who has well - documented (thanks to Chris Bragg) ties to Meng and also (oddly) certain elements of the Queens GOP.

As well as a direct effect on support for Scottish independence, personality also has important indirect effects, which operate through the influence of personality on things such as a voter's sense of national identity and appetite for risAs well as a direct effect on support for Scottish independence, personality also has important indirect effects, which operate through the influence of personality on things such as a voter's sense of national identity and appetite for risas a direct effect on support for Scottish independence, personality also has important indirect effects, which operate through the influence of personality on things such as a voter's sense of national identity and appetite for risas a voter's sense of national identity and appetite for risk.

It is also among four amendments Cuomo has proposed as concurrent resolutions with the budget plan, including the adoption of same - day voter registration, limiting the outside of state lawmakers and term limits for elected officials.

Schneiderman has positioned himself as the most liberal candidate in the five - person Democratic AG field, and also the choice of Latino and black voters, which explains his support of Espaillat (although the two have a longstanding relationship; Espaillat backed Schneiderman when former NYC Councilman Guillermo Linares mounted a failed primary challenge to the Manhattan senator in 2002).

For instance, a campaign might run voter - file targeted ads designed to recruit and persuade local voters, plus geo - targeted Google and Facebook ads also aimed (as best as possible) at local voters.

Yet it's also not inconceivable that the polls were only apparently wrong, as would be the case with user chx's voter suppression answer.

It also shows how the party is very much in the business of trying to poach Labour voters as well as disgruntled Tories.

The overwhelming majority of «no» voters who voted Labour in 2010 also voted Labour in 2015, as the British Election Study shows.

Speculation has also mounted that the EC is set to go ahead with registration of new voters without implementing a validation of voters as recommended by the panel.

Now Stringer is also trying to turn Spitzer's candidacy (which could very well be short lived, unless he manages to collect a sufficient number of valid voter signatures by Thursday) as a fund - raising tool.

For me personally, the grievance is not just about «lies, damned lies, and statistics» (or as Robert Walker put it «Lies, Damned Lies and Brexit»), but also about the attitude taken by some of the campaigns on how to address the voter.

Also, the Paladino campaign's effort to paint the AG as too much of an Albany insider to reform Albany isn't working so well, as 52 percent of voters polled disagreed with that sentiment.

Second, the more optimistic one outlined by Peter Wielhouwer in the early 2000s, suggesting that more sophisticated targeting would also allow campaigns to identify more voters it makes sense to talk to and try to motivate, and thus expand the electorate as more people are turned out to vote.

The Conservatives are also seen as the safest pair of hands to manage the economy overall, with 40 per cent of voters thinking that the Conservatives are the best party for the UK economy, compared to 31 per cent who say Labour is.

Strach also said a «10 - year death audit» found 13,416 deceased voters who had not been removed from voter rolls as of October 2013.

They should also know every move available to every other voter as well as the leader (as well as the expected outcomes of every choice the leader could make).

Campaigns have also used search ads as a electoral turnout tool, connecting voters with information about their polling places or last - minute volunteer opportunities.

Balls has also run three marathons and learned to play the piano while on the Labour frontbench, as well as becoming chairman of Norwich City FC and turning his hand to writing about cooking since rejection by the voters of Morley & Outwood.

Miliband also assumed that voters had shifted to the left as a result of the global financial crisis.

In addition, the party is counting on Mr. Trump's unpopularity to drive swing voters to polls in 2018, when Mr. Cuomo will also be campaigning as he runs for re-election.

The firm also expanded aggressively, using its unprecedented cash flow as a launching pad to expand into research and voter contact, turning the company into a one - stop shop for Republican campaign communications.

For his part, a victorious Mr. Rangel also weighed in on the issue yesterday, issuing a statement to the press declaring, «Although there was no evidence found, I look forward to working with him to uncovering any possibility of voter suppression or fraud, as well as to foster reconciliation and unity across the communities that became divided during the campaign.»

It's also about whether the combination of parties seeking power will be viewed as «legitimate» by voters.

Kavanagh also has proposals to address the long lead time required for voters who are enrolled as a member of one party but want to change their party affiliation to vote in a different primary.

But what may also rescue Ms. Clinton from an embarrassing setback here is Mr. Sanders» failure to connect with African - Americans and urban voters in general, as well as the dislike higher - income suburban voters could feel towards a proud socialist.