Sentences with phrase «called swing districts»

Swing districts usually swing the other way after a change in power, that's why they are called swing districts.

In 1992, there were 103 members of the House of Representatives elected from what might be called swing districts: those in which the margin in the presidential race was within five percentage points of the national result.

Not exact matches

The officers» duties were rather limited because the Dixmoor Park District owned just the one tot lot, called Children's Memorial Park, which had two swing sets, a slide and a couple of plastic whales and pelicans for children to rock back and forth on.

In Democratic and swing states and districts, Obamacare supporters dramatically outnumbered people calling for tis repeal, shutting down Congressional switchboards and filling up voicemail boxes.

House Republicans are running web banner ads criticizing 20 House Democrats who represent swing districts for not stopping what they call «Obama's sequester.»

«This should be another wake up call that having an «R» next to your name is not a good thing for swing districts for this election or, in this case, even safe districts,» he said.

But underlying it all is the hope Trump's campaign — with its calls to temporarily ban Muslim immigration, a tough - on - crime approach and efforts to deport undocumented immigrants — will help Democrats in swing district win crucial races this fall.

Republicans in suburban swing districts are convinced they can boost their support with independent voters with a vote in support of the so - called Dreamers, young, undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents and are now at risk of deportation after President Donald Trump ended a program protecting them.

Last year, the school district also did mass layoffs prior to the beginning of the school year, but by the time the academic year was in full swing, all but 400 teachers had been called back.