Sentences with phrase «class voters as»

Mulgrew and other speakers denounced the mounting disparity in income between rich and poor in the nation that has angered many middle - class voters as the battles over state budgets and the attack on union benefits have unfolded across the country.

Crudely put, Britain is increasingly Southern and middle class; for Labour to win they need to appeal to southern, middle class voters as well as their traditional working class supporters.

Not exact matches

During the election, Trump scored points with an array of working - class voters by saying he would renegotiate trade deals, such as the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, which the president has said favored other countries over the U.S.

Government action to influence the price of goods might strike Canadians as out of place in the Conservative playbook but Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Tories are acutely concerned about dispelling the notion they're the party of «big business» as they target middle - class voters.

As I was preparing for class, I learned that Mississippi's voters had rejected the so - called «Personhood Amendment,» which would have outlawed abortion in the state by affirming as a matter of law that human life begins at conceptioAs I was preparing for class, I learned that Mississippi's voters had rejected the so - called «Personhood Amendment,» which would have outlawed abortion in the state by affirming as a matter of law that human life begins at conceptioas a matter of law that human life begins at conception.

We can dismiss his socialism as an unworkable throwback, but he's doing something our political establishment can't or won't, which is to inspire the political imaginations of middle class voters.

To the extent that Democrats soft - pedal their support of abortion to working - class voters, Democratic party affiliation may not shift public sentiment on abortion as much as Beauchamp suggests.

Politics as change failed,» tweeted King's College professor Anthony Bradley, who suggested the results reflect lower class voters» reactions to being ignored and mocked by political elites.

As a middle - class white volunteer at work on black voter registration in the Deep South, I rode along a highway one day in a car with three young black men.

Today's Republican establishment understands persuadable voters as occupying the ideological space between the Washington Republican lobbying class and the Obama White House.

Bishop Azariah of Dornakal, in theologically justifying the rejection of the reserved minority communal electorate offered by Britain to the Christian community in India, spoke of how the acceptance of it would be «a direct blow to the nature of the church of Christ» at two points — one, it would force the church to function «like a religious sect, a community which seeks self - protection for the sake of its own loaves and fishes» which would prevent the fruitful exercise of the calling of the church to permeate the entire society across boundaries of caste, class, language and race, a calling which can be fulfilled only through its members living alongside fellow - Indians sharing in public life with a concern for Christian principles in it; and two, it would put the church's evangelistic programme in a bad light as «a direct move to transfer so many thousands of voters from the Hindu group to the Indian Christian group» (recorded by John Webster, Dalit Christians - A History).

Voters weren't asked to conceive of the Labour Party as a direct representation of working - class interests in aggregate — politics became about choosing which group of elites offered the best deal to you as an individual.

As an immediate response to Labour's losing a considerable number of those middle - class voters, Tony Blair and his close aides, such as Peter Mandelson and David Miliband attacked Ed Miliband for ditching their policy of aspiratioAs an immediate response to Labour's losing a considerable number of those middle - class voters, Tony Blair and his close aides, such as Peter Mandelson and David Miliband attacked Ed Miliband for ditching their policy of aspiratioas Peter Mandelson and David Miliband attacked Ed Miliband for ditching their policy of aspiration.

While UKIP has few / no MPs it is not unreasonable to say that they have taken votes away from the Conservative party in recent years and potential UKIP voters are seen by many as key in some marginal constituencies especially in «working class» areas where many voters are socially to the right and economically to the left.

Hence much of the changes that many Argentines credit the Kirchners for having brought about (such as family subsidies, higher employment levels and stronger purchasing power despite rising inflation, as well as access to services and products that the poor were suddenly able to access post-2001) are expected to yield wide turnout among Argentina's poorer classes, without the Frente para la Victoria having to worry about registering — and then turning out — those who might be considered marginal voters in the US.

As I wrote before the election, speaking with Americans gave me the impression that voter turnout could put Trump in the White House; it seemed that an increase in white, working class Republican votes together with a decrease in Democrat voters from parts of President Obama's support base could tip the result Trump's way.

Bluntly, your hope is that an issue that matters to you and to many educated middle - class people (but not to most Labour voters, who may well regard the idea in the same way as many Conservatives, as a way to give unfair influence to Liberal Democrats), electoral reform, is important enough to form an electoral alliance over, despite the fact this would leave many party members unable to vote (and who would get to stand in say Durham or Redcar anyway?).

(The fact that this is often said by people who both regard themselves as working class and voted Conservative at the last election probably says as much about the strength of the Labour brand as it does about the caprice of voters).

Clinton attempted to undercut Trump's claim to working - class voters, portraying her Republican rival as untrustworthy on economic issues and pushing policies that would only benefit the super-wealthy — himself included.

How Nick Clegg can seriously class himself as Liberal is beyond me and given the party's record while in this despicable coalition, I feel many supporters and potential voters will never vote Liberal while Clegg is the two faces of modern liberalism.

Electorally, Labour also stands to lose most from pursuing such a xenophobic line as it will alienate ethnic minority voters who are a major component of the most deprived sections of the working class, and are a core constituency of its support in most metropolitan areas.

In poorer northern England urban seats such as Redcar and Hull, disaffected working - class voters deserted the Lib Dems as the local opposition to Labour, opting instead for Ukip.

She argued despite his principles, the party under Mr Corbyn was not «communicating with our voters» and stressed her northern working class roots as well as her experience with «metropolitan things».

On the occasions when Ukip's vote increases dramatically (such as in European elections) their new or temporary voters are more likely to be middle - class, financially secure and from Conservative backgrounds.

Michael Portillo claimed Margaret Thatcher had a «hot line to the working class» as the he debated the appeal of politics to women and other groups of voters.

Some working class Labour voters are also reportedly returning to the red column as anger over the 10p tax band diminshes.

Michael Portillo claimed Margaret Thatcher had a «hot line to the working class» as he debated the appeal of politics to women and other groups of voters, while the current government lacked that.

At the same time as unemployment benefits were ramped up, Gordon Brown introduced tax credits to buy off middle - class voters.

While the 2001 seats tally was much the same as the 1997 landslide, in key areas like Stoke the working class voter had already started to slip away.

Appealing to the north of England, working class voters and ethnic minorities with an aspirational agenda was at the heart of this launch, with a focus on «bread and butter issues such as the cost of living,» as well as ensuring environmental problems aren't merely seen as a concern of the left.

A 27 year old college freshmen who runs for office as a class project and is forced onto the conservative column because the republican party won't let him, they'd rather kruger ran unapposed, and gets 27 % of the vote says that 27 % of the voters are telling kruger they are unhappy with him.

It comes as Labour takes the lead in the independence debate following research suggesting the swing toward the «Yes» camp comes mainly from working class Labour voters.

Convicted felon and disgraced former Queens politician Hiram Monserrate lost his comeback bid for a seat on the NYC Council as voters in his working class district couldn't look past his history of corruption and domestic abuse, electing Assemblyman Francisco Moya instead.

By contrast, Nick is screamingly out of favour with voters as a whole but probably seen as a good - ish egg by a boss class relieved that he kept most of his Coalition promises.

It would surely not be too difficult to devise a core voter strategy in Scotland which differentiated Labour from the SNP, which will prevent it appealing to «all classes, all communities, all parts of Scotland» as Alex Salmond rightly says the SNP has done this time — as they have been allowed to by Scottish Labour.

As in the very different circumstances of Bradford West, where George Galloway stunned the political class, the lack of enthusiasm for Labour is such that it can not assume that it will automatically pick up anti-government voters in the way that oppositions always used to.

Many working - class voters like Harry, 71, have been portrayed as anxious, frustrated, angry and desperate.

The major policy announcement on free school meals was the obvious move in this direction — as well as being a sop to middle class voters who lost out after cuts to child benefit — but Nick Clegg's speech is full of references to policies which help in day - to - day life: the pupil premium, flexible parental leave, free childcare, a cap on social care costs.

Something that could — as in 1945, 1966 and 1997 — unite working - class and middle - class voters around a vision for society.

Democrats heavily outnumber Republicans in every ward and citywide have recently eclipsed non-enrolled voters as Kingston's most populous political class.

He has a reputation as someone who connects with working - class voters — just the kind of voters who defected to Trump and whom Democrats need to win back.

It's Nice Ed's coming back he was at stoke after all, Ed dropped the triangulation line that Blair liked, funny as he actually appealed to both Daivd Owen, Maurice Glasman and Tony benn in 2010 ′ but the triangulation of middle / working class votes has gone that it's not even Left / Right anymore, and the dozen or so policies that unite ex Labour voters who vote Libdem, and the ones who vote Ukip can be summed up in, ignore Soctland and Northern Ireland politics concentrate on the economy, Defence, freedom of speech and women's rights,

If the collective wisom of the political classes is that they have to kiss Rupert Murdoch's arse, or kow - tow to the Guardian, or act as lickspittles to the vile Daily Mail, that's up to them — and indicates a profound lack of respect on all sides for the voter and an inability to engage in a conversation with the electorate on grown - up terms.

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.

I think in fairness to Steve Hart, Unite's strategy makes union backed candidates from a broader social background part of their political strategy, but certainly not the end of it: At the Unite meeting at Labour Conference, Jon Trickett & Len McCluskey made the case for Unite & Labour developing MP's from down to earth backgrounds, but linked this very much to having policies that adress the needs of working class voters: The Unite strategy is fairly broad, including recruitng union members to Labour, developing MP's (who as McCluskey are backed because they «reflect the values of the union movement» — rather than just being from a particular social class), and supporting the CLASS think tank to develop policy — I did a write up of this meeting for the Morning Star (and a rival Progress one), which may be of interest (I think it will appear if you click on my name)

As well as worry about getting the blame, MPs are increasingly concerned about a permanent loss of working class voters to Ukip if Nigel Farage's aims and values are legitimised by a Brexit votAs well as worry about getting the blame, MPs are increasingly concerned about a permanent loss of working class voters to Ukip if Nigel Farage's aims and values are legitimised by a Brexit votas worry about getting the blame, MPs are increasingly concerned about a permanent loss of working class voters to Ukip if Nigel Farage's aims and values are legitimised by a Brexit vote.

Ed had been able to get across the worry a lot of Core labour voters have about immigration concerning work, and not be shouted down as a racist by the likes of Diane Abbott, the way other labour supporters like lord Glasman or rod Liddle have in the past, when as Liddle pointed out lately, it's the rich bosses employing Eastern European workers that have financially benefitted, not the working class, and the mess Cameron has made over Junkter, is nothing to the failure of Ed, to score over Andy Coulson scandal,

The Labour party was in flux, concerned about the erosion of its core voter base as the class and demographic boundaries changed.

The assertive victory was seized on by the anti-EU party has proof it appeals to working class Labour voters as well as disaffected Tories.

Corbyn is now 36 points behind Theresa May as the preferred prime minister among working - class voters.