Sentences with phrase «by urban voters»

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Local confidence was soaring, thanks to the 2006 BCS upset by Florida over Ohio State after voters had agreed with Gators coach Urban Meyer's argument about tough SEC schedules trumping BCS No. 3 Michigan's «style points.»

Political scientists such as Danielle Resnick, Nic Cheeseman and Miles Larmer aver that Sata won by using a combination of populist messages which appealed to cross-ethnic, poor, urban voters with ethnically - motivated support in rural Bemba - speaking areas.

The party failed to kill off the urban myth that Labour overspending caused the crisis, and gave credibility to Conservative claims about the economy by signing up to austerity - lite; Miliband's personal ratings were never within spitting distance of Cameron's; falling oil prices finally increased real wages; and the SNP «threat» was mercilessly deployed to scare off English voters.

Fuel duty's disproportionate impact on rural voters: «The Government understand the challenges faced by people in rural areas in relation to fuel costs, which those of us in city and urban areas perhaps do not face.

Gronke studied Oregon's motor - voter law, which enables people to register to vote when they apply for or update their driver's license, and found it increased participation by voters from both parties, in both rural and urban areas.

Sure, there are plenty of Republicans who loudly support empowering parents with school choice, but they are still boosted by a party which expresses vocal disdain for the kinds of government supports on which many of these urban voters depend to keep their families intact.

A scholarship tax credit appeals to a diverse coalition of supporters: economically disadvantaged, working - class, and middle - class voters; African American and Hispanic clergy and parents; urban Catholics, Orthodox Jews, and evangelical voters; and a large swath of the labor - union movement (a scholarship tax credit proposal in New York is supported by 30 labor unions).

Writing for the Washington Post, Lindsay Layton reported the NOLA district closed the remaining neighborhood schools as part of a «grand experiment in urban education for the nation,» shifting local control of public schools by voters and their elected representatives to privately operated charter schools.

This paper adds richness to existing urban models by incorporating multiple workplace locations, alternative public services by jurisdiction (school qualities), and voter - determined school expenditure.