Sentences with phrase «among voters of all parties»

Not exact matches

And the NBC / Wall Street Journal poll that showed a lack of excitement among black and Hispanic voters revealed their lingering doubts about her and, perhaps, the party.

This was among the largest voter turnout efforts in history, and larger than those of both major parties combined.

The SPD only agreed to ally with Merkel after promising a list of distinctive policies to secure the approval of party members, many of whom wanted the SPD to regroup in opposition after the last four years in coalition damaged its standing among voters.

Italian elections are due to take place during the first half of 2018, and have the potential to deliver another political upset, although recently there have been signs that populist parties — most notably the Five Star Movement, which according to polls enjoys similar levels of support among Italian voters as the ruling Democratic Party — are toning down their calls for a referendum on Italy's membership of the eurozone.

A poll among our Twitter followers revealed that 67 % of voters will be watching the fight in some capacity, whether it be at home, a bar or fight party.

While some argued that his constant accusations of corruption against the party gave the NPP enough fodder to campaign with, others are of the view that his outright abstinence from the party's campaign activities led to voter apathy among his staunch followers, especially in the Volta Region.

His argument is that it only pushes selection closer to the median voter among supporters of the party.

At least 62 percent of voters from every region of the state and every party agree that Spitzer should leave his political aspirations on the shelf next year and refrain from seeking statewide office, although he does continue to have a reservoir of support (more than 40 percent) among black and Latino voters.

(Cahill, it should be noted, is garnering more support among GOP voters than any other of the party's statewide contenders).

The NY Post reports this morning that a group of African - American Democratic leaders, headed by state Party Co-Chair Keith Wright, are mobilizing to try to erode the support among black voters enjoyed by former Gov. Eliot Spitzer as he heads into the final weeks of his NYC comptroller battle with his primary opponent, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer.

«The party must be careful about the implications of the failure to break through in Scotland, among public sector workers and in seats with large numbers of ethnic voters Main Cameron spent # 111 getting every extra Conservative vote»

The Republican National Committee voted unanimously Friday to reaffirm the party's commitment to upholding the definition of marriage as between one man and one woman, upending party efforts to grow support among younger voters.

The interesting angle from our point of view was the part — reported early by Yahoo News — that urges the party to create a data infrastructure to power the kind of voter targeting at which the Obama campaign (among others) has excelled.

Our June Scottish Public Opinion Monitor placed Labour on 32 % among voters in Scotland, an increase of nine points since January, reflecting the party's relative success in May's local council elections.

I just don't see why it discriminates against voters of major parties; it simply finds out which candidate has majority suport among all voters.

Not among the true believers, of course (they'll never cotton to the notion of a Kenyan socialist Muslim in the White House) but if the anti-Obamacare movement turns out to look like hysteria, many voters casually inclined toward the Tea Party might just start to question what Fox, et al, have been telling them all around for the last half - decade.

Both candidates are leading among voters of their respective parties, but Hayworth has a seven - point edge with independents — a key swing segment of the electorate.

As the graph below illustrates, the distribution of voters by income is actually very similar for both parties, and around 40 % of Republican voters in the last election earned less than the median income, making them excellent candidates for inclusion among the 47 % who Romney claims pay no income tax.

It also strengthens political parties in general, providing an intermediary between the state and the voters which can build pre-election coalitions which are important to developing a consensus among the people in support of a coherent set of policies.

In the opinion of CADA, election threats come in different forms and may include intimidation, registering minors and foreigners, multiple registration, etc. during voter registration exercise or targeting of election officials, intimidation or harassment of journalists, incitement to violence in the media or public, protecting, expanding, or delineating turf or «no - go areas», attacks on election rallies or candidates, intimidation of voters to compel them to vote or stay away, physical attacks on election materials such as snatching and destruction of ballot boxes, armed clashes among political parties, violent clashes among groups of rival supporters, vandalism and physical attacks on property of opponents, targeted attacks against specific candidates or political parties, attacks on rivals who have either won in elections or were defeated, violent street protests and efforts by armed police to maintain or restore order, tear gas, firing on protestors, attacks by protestors on property or the police, escalation and perpetuation of ethnic or sectarian violence.

Phil Woolas claims that even at party gatherings Labour was scared to talk about one of the biggest concerns among voters, and that by 2010 the party had no credibility left on the issue -

Governor David Paterson's job approval rating has notched down among voters regardless of party.

A newly - released poll by Remington Research Group suggests Governor Andrew Cuomo's re-election chances are in good shape among Democratic voters ahead of the party's New York State Primary.

With numerous races in 2015 not being contested and some outcomes predetermined because of major party cross-endorsements, how significant will the drop in voter turnout be, especially among non-party enrolled voters, considered swing voters?

Washington (CNN)-- Democratic candidates this cycle are working feverishly to exploit their party's edge among female voters, thrusting issues like equal pay, paid sick leave and women's health to the forefront of their campaigns.

The bill itself may also prove to be a true test of how in control the prime minister is of his own party given the level of opposition among backbench MPs and his weakened position in the latest ICM poll, published yesterday, in which 63 per cent of voters said Labour would be better off with a new leader.

The latest polls of the Republican presidential primary show a party badly divided by education: Donald Trump's strong showings are entirely attributable to huge leads among voters without a college degree, while voters with a degree are split among several candidates.

While many leading figures and national executives of the party have by and large cited voter apathy among their supporters in their strongholds especially in the Volta Region for their defeat, others are of the opinion that the party's campaign team failed at their job.

Weird, arrogant, out - of - touch, toxic and weak are among the words used by voters about the party political leaders.

Nevertheless, the now - common practice of the party with the most seats forming the government has led to a widespread misconception among voters that a convention exists whereby the party with the most seats always gets to form the government.

The former vice president advised the party leaders not to allow people of bad faith to fuel division and acrimony among the party, saying all positive energies should be directed towards sustaining the morale of the voters who look forward to the APC to make their lives better.

But Quinnipiac's Mickey Carroll says the voters surveyed are less enthralled with some of the action in Albany over the past month, including, an all night session of the legislature that approved, among other things new district lines manipulated by majority party legislators.

Though party activists rebuked Feinstein, she has millions of dollars to run a successful campaign and polling has shown she enjoys wide support among Democratic voters and independents, a critical piece of the electorate in a race without any well - known Republicans.

Tellingly, Boris has a higher level of support among voters than his own party, while Ken has slightly less.

This fall, among other campaigns, the Green Party ticket of Howie Hawkins and Brian Jones for governor and lieutenant governor in New York state will provide an alternative for voters who want a genuine choice besides a retrograde Republican and pro-corporate Democratic incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Cuomo now holds a clear advantage over Kennedy among Democrats (39 to 31 percent), Republicans (40 to 16 percent), and voters not registered with a political party (42 to 24 percent), and across most regions of the state.

The research, conducted by internet polling company Survation, suggested that the longstanding link between ethnic minorities and the Labour party was fraying, and that the Conservatives might at last be breaking through with minority voters, having achieved a 33 % share of the 2015 ethnic minority vote overall or «one million» new voters for the party, and with a lead over Labour among Hindu voters.

It's thus likely that if one party's voters feel significantly more motivated than the other's than that party would win regardless of which of the two polls more accurately captured likely voters» feelings (both estimated roughly equally turnout among the two parties).

Maryland, one of the nation's most Democratic states, serves as a microcosm of the trends shaping today's Democratic Party: continuing lopsided support in ethnically and racially diverse urban areas, increasing Democratic success among affluent, suburban voters, and a waning of the party's influence in rural aParty: continuing lopsided support in ethnically and racially diverse urban areas, increasing Democratic success among affluent, suburban voters, and a waning of the party's influence in rural aparty's influence in rural areas.

A Quinnipiac poll taken last September showed a similar level of support for the Tea Party among likely voters in New York State.

A recent opinion poll said she was the second favourite among voters, sadly for her apart from members of the Labour Party.

The continuing political fight in late 2015 over control of the new Women's Equality Party is making voting complex for absentee voters this fall, statewide and among military voters overseas.

ALBANY - The continuing political fight over control of the new Women's Equality Party is making voting complex for absentee voters this fall, statewide and among military voters overseas.

The letter, which lacks the decorum traditionally found in such political correspondence, evokes the scrappy, street - fighting tone of Mr. Paladino's primary campaign, which galvanized conservative crowds and Tea Party affiliates but remains untested among moderate voters.

Turnout among Dem voters dropped precipitously in 3 statewide primaries on Tuesday, giving the party more evidence that their voters lack enthusiasm ahead of midterm elections.

As Lord Ashcroft puts it: «the Conservative Party's unpopularity among black and Asian voters is not simply a matter of class and geography... Among ethnic minority voters the Conservatives» brand problem exists in a more intense form.&ramong black and Asian voters is not simply a matter of class and geography... Among ethnic minority voters the Conservatives» brand problem exists in a more intense form.&rAmong ethnic minority voters the Conservatives» brand problem exists in a more intense form.»

A senior Lib Dem source said the party believes leader Nick Clegg personally enjoys strong support among the remaining quarter of voters.»

Most strikingly, according to a Siena College poll of likely voters this week, Mr. Gibson has a 41 percent favorability rating among Democrats — the envy of the Republican Party.

At the last election, YouGov's eve of vote poll — which successfully predicted Labour and Tory vote share to within 1 % — identified the Tories as the most popular party among working class voters: 32 % of the social demographic C2DE backed the Tories, 31 % Labour and 26 % Lib Dem.

«Mitt Romney has shored up support among his key backers while cutting his loses among Tea Party voters,» says Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, Director of The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion.