Sentences with phrase «among voting blocs»

«For example, the gap among voting blocs that gave a B or better to the Republicans versus the Democrats was greater among white evangelicals than all other religious groups and all voters, as reported in these data,» he wrote.

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CNN: Pew poll: Obama opens up lead over Romney among Catholics President Barack Obama has opened up a significant lead among Catholic voters, a crucial swing voting bloc, according to a recent Pew poll.

In recent decades, white evangelicals — and yes, that's a statistically identifiable voting bloc and I'm using it as such in this article — have been among the most consistent supporters of the Republican Party.

Cuomo leads 87 - 8 among his fellow Democrats while Paladino leads 83 - 13 with his fellow Republicans and 49 - 43 percent among the all - important independent voters, who could end up being a key swing voting bloc.

In the most recent, a Marist poll released last week, Spitzer led Stringer 48 - 36 among likely voters, and he held impressive leads among African - American and Hispanic voters, crucial voting blocs in the Democratic primary.

And while Weprin has a strong advantage among voters 55 and under, the two candidates are evenly divided among voters 55 and older, a large and influential voting bloc in the district, especially in a special election.

Among those writing letters to hotel management are the eight - member state Senate Independent Democratic Conference, the leader of the mainline Democratic Conference, and the chairman of the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus, a powerful voting bloc at the Capitol.

But charter parents do not constitute a significant voting bloc, and turnout is often low among charter families, leaving observers to wonder whether she can cultivate a base of support outside the reform movement.