Sentences with phrase «among liberal voters»

For Labor and Greens voters, the most favoured second - choice option was a carbon tax, while no single policy (not even Direct Action) came a close second among Liberal voters.

Cuomo's choice, former congresswoman Kathy Hochul, credited with developing jobs in Western New York, has shown some weakness in recent days among liberal voters.

Sanders also prevailed among liberal voters, who made up the majority of the exit - poll respondents.

Not exact matches

His London mayoral election campaign, where he was widely accused of running a racist «dog - whistle» campaign against Sadiq Khan, appeared to have hurt his support among left and liberal - leaning voters.

Liberal activists who have been critical of Cuomo on education and other issues think an insurgent with greater name recognition could provide a stronger challenge, even though polls say Cuomo is still popular among Democratic voters statewide.

That is about the same as the figure for Democrats generally: — about half of them were likely voters, with little difference among conservative, moderate and liberal Democrats.

In a recent Siena College poll, he held a 58 percent to 27 percent lead among registered Democrats over the activist and actress Cynthia Nixon, who is trying to appeal to more liberal voters.

The Schneiderman campaign has been racking up support in the LGBT community and touting that fact as he strives to position himself as the most liberal AG contender in the five - Democrat field, believing it will give him the edge among the left - leaning voters who tend to come out in primaries.

As Michigan and Arizona voters head to the polls to choose a Republican presidential candidate, the folks at Daily Kos hope that at least a few liberals will be among them.

For Labour, concessions to this by constant apologies that the last government got it «wrong» on immigration or saying there are «legitimate concerns» on immigration are seen in the same way and risk repelling significant sections of the electorate, especially among those Labour needs to win over or persuade to turn out — notably 2010 Liberal Democrats and ethnic minority voters.

It is no coincidence that voters in liberal countries strongly favoured Communism over fascism before WWII, nor that this trend continues in modern Britain, even expressing itself among Tory voters.

Cuomo, who is seeking a third term, has $ 30.4 million in cash on hand in the bank, an 80 percent approval rating in a recent Siena College poll among self - identified liberal voters and alliances with key labor unions.

«Cheadle, currently held by Liberal Democrats with a majority of just under 4,000, is among seats no longer regarded as likely to fall despite a well - funded, two - year campaign to woo key groups of voters.

De Blasio, buoyed by the city's most liberal residents for his opposition to the NYPD's stop - and - frisk practices and from a family - centric ad campaign, has 29 percent support among likely Democratic voters, according to the poll conducted by Penn Schoen Berland.

Four out of 10 people (41 per cent) who voted Conservative at last year's general election back licensed sales of cannabis, only just below the level of support among Labour, Liberal Democrat and Ukip voters.

Nick Clegg's personal ratings among Liberal Democrat voters have increased this month.

«She leads Sen. Bernie Sanders in many New York demographic groups except the young folks and very liberal voters, but it's a huge lead among black voters that gives her a comfortable double - digit margin.»

He's also hoping that his record on constituent services and issues important to local voters, like support for Lyme disease research, will help allay any ideological misgivings among more liberal voters.

Men, younger voters, independents and liberals are all about evenly split between Clinton and Sanders, while Clinton's lead rests on large advantages among women, older voters, Democrats and moderates.

White liberals dissatisfied with Mr. Rangel, Latinos in East Harlem and voters who turned out for the first time in last year's mayoral primary — so - called «surge voters» — will be among those the Espaillat camp hopes to reach, the source said.

Clinton «leads Sanders in many New York demographic groups except the young folks and very liberal voters, but it's a huge lead among black voters that gives her a comfortable double - digit margin,» Carroll said.

She can win with everything he's got,» said Joe Trippi, who faced a similar problem when he was trying to figure out the math for the 2004 campaign of Howard Dean, another Vermont liberal popular among white progressives, but one who didn't have a primary opponent with the kind of strength among African - Americans and other minority voters that Clinton's shown in 2008 and so far in this race.

Black support for Spitzer has diminished the last couple of weeks and the poll finds Stringer leads among self - described liberal voters and among the college - educated, Carroll said.

Sanders leads Clinton among likely Democrat voters ages 18 to 44 and among voters who describe themselves as «very liberal,» while Clinton leads among older likely Democrat voters.

But in more liberal Nassau County, in the Third District, where Democrats outnumber Republicans among registered voters, the story is different in the race for the seat that will be left vacant by the retiring incumbent Democrat, Representative Steve Israel.

An advantage among new enrollees doesn't necessarily translate into an advantage among actual voters for Democrats, as young adults tend to be both more liberal and less likely to vote than their older neighbors, but the current trend doesn't appear to be driven by an large number of 18 year olds who filled out registration forms to please their parents and have no intention of actually voting.

«Among registered Democrats (not likely primary voters) Cuomo is favored over Nixon by a huge 66 - 19 percent margin, including among self - identified liberals, 63 - 18 perAmong registered Democrats (not likely primary voters) Cuomo is favored over Nixon by a huge 66 - 19 percent margin, including among self - identified liberals, 63 - 18 peramong self - identified liberals, 63 - 18 percent.

Nicoletti had an edge with voters who are male, more conservative, older or white while Perez Williams led among women, liberals, younger voters and black voters.

«It has a strong constituency among Democrats, New York City, liberal and minority voters,» Greenberg said.

The most recent Siena poll has Hawkins at 4 % among New York voters, and 5 % among self - described liberals.

Second came the year the NHS was founded, with 24 %, but this was the first choice among Labour voters (42 %), Liberal Democrats (33 %), women (23 %) and working class electors (30 %).

It's a stark contrast to 2009, when Governor David Paterson rushed to try to legalize gay marriage and was rewarded with a boost from gay and liberal voters, who were among the very few constituencies that hadn't deserted him.

The researchers found that liberals with higher news media literacy were less likely to believe any or all of the five liberal conspiracy theories — among them that the federal government knew about the 9/11 terrorist attacks beforehand, that Republicans stole the 2004 presidential election through voter fraud in Ohio, and that there's a link between childhood vaccines and autism.

Among liberal Democratic voters, addressing global warming ranks as the sixth most important priority out of 23 policy issues, the poll found.

A similar site was set up for supporters of Bernie Sanders, the tousle - haired Vermont senator whose fiery rhetoric and embrace of environmental causes earned him a fervent and loyal following among liberals and voters under the age of 30.