Sentences with phrase «black voters favoring»

A Washington Post-University of Maryland poll on Tuesday showed Edwards leading Van Hollen 44 percent to 40 percent, with likely black voters favoring Edwards three to one and likely white voters backing Van Hollen by two to one.

A March 2008 Quinnipiac poll even had black voters favoring Markowitz over Thompson, who, unlike Markowitz, eventually ran for mayor before losing to Bloomberg in 2009.

Not exact matches

The California congresswoman also claimed in July of that year that Romney intentionally drew boos during his address before the NAACP, and suggested that the former governor wanted to use the image of black people heckling him to curry favor with white voters.

Black Democratic voters also favored de Blasio over all other candidates, including Thompson, the only black candidate in the primary, whom only 25 percent of those surveyed said they backed, according to the Black Democratic voters also favored de Blasio over all other candidates, including Thompson, the only black candidate in the primary, whom only 25 percent of those surveyed said they backed, according to the black candidate in the primary, whom only 25 percent of those surveyed said they backed, according to the poll.

Leading black Democrats, worried by polls showing that African - American voters strongly favor disgraced former Gov. Eliot Spitzer in the primary for city comptroller, are mobilizing to turn those votes to Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer.

he said, apparently alluding to indignation from the Sanders camp that black voters have favored Ms. Clinton over himself in presidential primaries so far.

Forty - nine percent of the voters — with stronger disapproval by black and Latino voters — opposed the tactics, compared to 46 percent who were in favor of it.

Thompson's comments seem more in the realm of stepped up rhetoric to curry favor with black and Latino voters than a change of heart, CBS 2's Marcia Kramer reported.

A 2015 BAEO survey of Black voters in the state indicated strong across the board support for choice programs — 78 % supported parental choice, 66 % approved of charter schools and 63 % favored vouchers / scholarships.

A 2015 BAEO survey of Black voters in the state indicated strong across the board support for choice programs — 78 percent supported parental choice, 66 percent approved of charter schools and 63 percent favored vouchers / scholarships.