Sentences with phrase «crucial swing votes»

The computer was particularly effective at predicting the crucial swing votes of Justices O'Connor and Anthony Kennedy.

CNN: Pew poll: Obama opens up lead over Romney among Catholics President Barack Obama has opened up a significant lead among Catholic voters, a crucial swing voting bloc, according to a recent Pew poll.

A recent Siena poll found Hanna trailing Arcuri by just eight percentage points, but 14 points behind him with independent voters, who could prove to be a crucial swing voting bloc.

(Which, incidentally, is another theme that reappears throughout European history...) But still, in the new North vs. South Europe France could represent the crucial swing vote, and throw some political clout behind the interests of the South, preventing Germany from fully setting the economic agenda for the continent.

That's about the same as in March (45 - 41, 14), although the discontent of independents — a crucial swing voting bloc — is waned slightly.

Ending months of speculation, Maine Sen. Susan Collins announced she will forgo a run for governor to stay in the U.S. Senate, where she has become a crucial swing vote in Republicans» narrow two - seat majority.

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Nationally this only had a modest impact (3 %), but in a few crucial states, this may have swung the vote more than expected.

With many Democrats already unhappy over the vote by McMahon (D - Staten Island / Brooklyn) against health - care reform, Democratic county committee member John Lavelle Jr. said it was «disturbing» to see the lawmaker's campaign staffer on Ms. Malliotakis» page, especially given the fact that Ms. Hyer - Spencer represents a swing district crucial to McMahon's re-election chances this fall.

Voters began casting absentee ballots Tuesday to take advantage of a disputed early voting law in the crucial swing state of Ohio.

The Democratic duo, who serve as co-chairs of the Council's Progressive Caucus, note Rice was living in a swing state (Pennsylvania) during the crucial 2000 presidential election and failed to vote for then - VP Al Gore.

Foster, served as a «get - out - the - vote» coordinator, writing software that pinpointed swing voter homes that were believed crucial to Murphy's narrow victory.

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