Sentences with phrase «bigger voting base»
If I'm understanding you correctly then the repubs would do better if they allowed birth control and went against the church in regards to providing contraceptives because that would reduce the # of abortions thereby giving the republicans a bigger voting base.
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/ Not exact matches
So in late January, in a big vote of confidence, Richard Baker — the Bay's American billionaire owner — added authority over the fusty New York City — based retailer Lord & Taylor to Brooks's portfolio, expecting a similar turnaround there.
«Right now that is one of the biggest problems; there just isn't enough transparency around the detail — the basis on which some parts of the analysis is being completed and / or overly broad subjective discretion which can be used to override voting guidelines.»
Cadre, a three - year - old, New York - based online platform helping accredited investors delve into commercial real estate deals in what it claims is a far more transparent way, has received a big vote of
Democracies with muslim minorities tend to have secular leaning voters and few elected muslim officials to begin with, so it's not a big stretch to imagine most of the latter voting based on party conviction much more than on religious conviction.
The biggest difference between parties was the number of people who voted on the basis that «the Party Leader would make the best Prime Minister.»
Efforts to reform the house of lords have foundered on disagreement on questions of scale - how big, what proportion should be elected and on what basis - first past the post, single transferable vote, alternative vote... a fresh start would make almost anything possible.
45 % of Lib Dem voters said the fact they were in a Con / LD marginal made them more likely to vote, and 43 % of them said their decision was based more on the local result than the big picture.
Electoral data is based on three indices: the percentage of votes cast for the big two (the only parties ever to form government - let's ignore 2010 for now), turnout, and voter registration levels.
Whether Britain votes In or Out, the gap between the Labour leadership and the party's traditional, working class base is only getting bigger.
«The biggest reason we got behind Kathy wasn't necessarily how he voted [on same - sex marriage], was why he voted, and raised all that money from downstate interests,» said Ben Potiker, head of the Upstate Conservative Coalition and a resident of Halfmoon, a suburb that constitutes Marchione's base.
A poll conducted by Dresner, Wickers & Associates LLC May 13 - 15 among 502 residents of New York both registered and considered likely to vote in the general election for governor revealed Mermel to be the biggest GOP threat to Cuomo this November — based on a composite description of both candidates.
With Rob Astorino waging an upstate campaign (there are few Republican votes in the big city) based on hot - button issues like repealing the Safe Act, economic deprivation and mandate relief, the tide, even in Democratic districts like the 46th, will probably be running toward the GOP.
Salmond, he writes, will ask the Scottish people to vote for independence on the basis that he rather than David Cameron should take the big decisions for Scotland.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship league, which has been battling every year to lift the ban, called Tuesday's news that there will be an Assembly vote, first reported on the Daily News website, «a big step forward for MMA, the athletes and the huge fan base the sport enjoys in New York.»
With the S&P 500 Index posting its biggest two - day rally since June in the run - up to Tuesday's vote, investors were clearly betting on Hillary Clinton to win the White House based on the Democratic candidate's recovering poll numbers in the campaign's final days.
We've compiled a poll with some of the biggest manga franchises in the world that Arc System Works could possibly make their next fighting game based on, and it's time for you guys to vote on them.
timg56, if you think lawmakers vote based on their constituents» wishes and not their biggest campaign donors» wishes, you don't live in the post Citizens United world.
Voatz, a startup based in Boston, MA, promises to dispel some of the biggest challenges associated with voting: access, security, transparency and efficiency.