Sentences with phrase «between voter opinion»

Finally, there is a difference between voter opinion and the action of elected officials.

The Bradley effect (less commonly the Wilder effect) is a theory concerning observed discrepancies between voter opinion polls and election outcomes in some United States government elections where a white candidate and a non-white candidate run against each other.

Not exact matches

Opinion polls suggest a majority of voters will opt to stay, but the post-referendum negotiations between the U.K. government and the E.U. could still sour market sentiment.

There are some voters who don't see the election as a contest between two candidates who have differing opinions on nuanced, complicated economic, diplomatic and social issues, but as one between a candidate who is against abortion, and one who supports a woman's right to have one.

«The gap between Cuomo and Paladino has widened as Paladino is increasingly viewed negatively by New York voters,» says Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, Director of The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, «Carl Paladino may have wanted to run for governor in the worst possible way, and judging from these numbers, that may be exactly what he has done.»

Voters» fears were exacerbated by the false impression in opinion polls that the election was a neck - and - neck race between Labour and the Tories.

There's a genuine difference of opinion between the Cuomo and de Blasio administration on charters, but the move also stands to benefit Cuomo politically: Along with his opposition to the pre-K tax hike, it cements the governor's position as a moderate bulwark against the more liberal de Blasio on education, appealing to voters outside the city and preemptively shutting down a potential area of attack by his Republican challenger as he runs for re-election.

The decision to campaign as Better Together in conjunction with the Coalition parties alienated large numbers of working class voters from Scottish Labour.The lack of a «more devolution» option polarised working class opinion though that option was effectively revived in «the vow «agreed between the Westminster parties last month.

The survey of 600 likely Wisconsin voters was conducted by Public Opinion Strategies between May 10 - 12, 2016 and has a margin of error + / -4.0 percent.

limit) the flow of information to voters; attempts to characterize dissent as psychological deviance; questioning the motives of those who dare to disagree; diverting massive amounts of tax dollars to the cause; ignoring inconvenient facts and opinions; the partnership between progressive government and progressive NGOs, etc..