Sentences with phrase «controversial voter issues»

While some of the advertisements specifically named Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, the statement says the majority of ads focused on controversial voter issues such as gun control, abortion, and LGBTQ rights.

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[105] On January 8, 2008, to address ongoing structural budget issues, Governor Corzine proposed a four - part proposal including an overall reduction in spending, a constitutional amendment to require more voter approval for state borrowing, an executive order prohibiting the use of one - time revenues to balance the budget and a controversial plan to raise some $ 38 billion by leasing the Garden State Parkway, the New Jersey Turnpike, and other toll roads for at least 75 years to a new public benefit corporation that could sell bonds secured by future tolls, which it would be allowed to raise by 50 % plus inflation every four years beginning in 2010.

But voters need to hear more than some impromptu remarks at a campaign - style rally when it comes to such a controversial issue.

Once the campaign year begins they are anxious to get back to their districts and are often reluctant to deal with controversial issues fearing voter reactions.»

Avella believes a four - year term would prevent lawmakers from avoiding controversial issues for fear of alienating voters.

The state Democratic Party is pushing an already controversial campaign - financing issue to a new level, asking the Federal Election Commission to comment on the legality of the party using money from a federal campaign account to pay for a planned campaign mailing asking voters to re-elect Gov....

While it has been a controversial issue, a poll shows voters approving of the move by a 2 - to - 1 margin.

California voters will go to the polls this fall to decide controversial issues of teacher tenure and school funding in a special election that will test the strength of the state teachers» unions in their ongoing conflict with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

But one supposedly controversial issue that has broad support among both white and African American voters is school choice.