Sentences with phrase «despite public polls»

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Numerous polls published since the June referendum have shown that the British public still narrowly favours Brexit despite warnings of economic apocalypse and political turmoil.

The public isn't allowed to know what is specified in the full text of the TPP, which means that public knowledge of the agreement is limited — and according to one poll, most Canadians aren't even aware the agreement exists, despite the fact that one of the many rounds of negotiations was held in Canada -LSB-...]

The public isn't allowed to know what is specified in the full text of the TPP, which means that public knowledge of the agreement is limited — and according to one poll, most Canadians aren't even aware the agreement exists, despite the fact that one of the many rounds of negotiations was held in Canada during an unpublicized Ottawa meeting from July 3 to 12, 2014.

Representatives may defend and promote the science they believe is truth despite public opinion polls and fact checkers, but they often don't know what the science teaches for the simple reason that they are not scientists.

And, despite Labour's relative unpopularity, the public would prefer even an outright Labour victory to the prospect of a stalemate (BBC / ComRes poll February 2010).

Despite the polling lead, de Blasio successfully argued to the city's campaign finance board earlier this month that his campaign should receive an additional $ 1.6 million in public matching funds, saying the race was indeed competitive.

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Public outrage over Thatcher's poll tax, which John Major had been slow to abolish despite widespread protest and promises of change, led the Liberal Democrats to a storming victory, overturning Conservative Nigel Evans» 20,000 vote majority to win the seat.

Meanwhile, despite a summer of bad press stemming from his office's involvement in the Moreland Commission To Investigate Public Corruption, polls have shown Cuomo still maintains a wide lead over his Republican opponent, Rob Astorino.

Labour have been in the lead in the polls for a couple of years, despite the public being well aware of Ed Miliband and having a negative view of him.

Despite these public information campaigns, polling evidence suggested that by the time of the referendum about half of British Columbia voters were unaware of the referendum.

The poll is anomalous in giving the Conservatives a lead over the opposition, but it is in line with other surveys which find the public still trusts the Conservatives with economic policy, despite George Osborne admitting he would exceed the borrowing levels proposed by Alastair Darling and be unable to eradicate the deficit by the next election.

Though public opinion polls have shown the majority of New Yorkers have no idea who Schneiderman is, despite the fact that he has held statewide office since 2010, he enjoys a strong double - digit lead over Cahill.

The reality is that trying to pick a horse in the NYC race is tough, despite recent polls that suggest NYC Public Advocate Bill de Blasio has a shot at garnering enough support to avoid a runoff.

Yesterday's speech was light on new policy, so we must assume the point was to send a message: that despite growing public scepticism — a recent YouGov poll found 78 % of people thinking it «unlikely Cameron will deliver his immigration promises» — he remains personally committed to doing so.

Despite rivaling Mr. de Blasio in fund - raising, Mr. Massey, a first - time candidate for public office, struggled to gain support among voters in polls during nearly a year on the trail.

All three parties ordered their MPs to vote against an EU referendum - despite the fact that polls show the public want a vote.

Despite the severe flooding, the public remain unconvinced about climate change, according to the latest opinion poll.

Instead, Hoffman has triumphed over Scozzafava in public opinion polls, despite, not the local Republican Party, but local Republican Party leaders (a very different kettle of fish), who clearly misread the mind and mood of the electorate when they imperiously chose a candidate who is evidently closer to Nancy Pelosi in her ideology than to Joe Lieberman, let alone George Pataki.

Despite the fact that he has been the comptroller for more than three years now, DiNapoli remains largely unknown to most New Yorkers, according to public opinion polls.

The former congressman, in an interview on NBC's «Today Show» said that his chances going into the primary are good, despite the latest polls showing Weiner in single digits, far behind city public advocate Bill de Blasio, council speaker Christine Quinn and comptroller Bill Thompson.

Two polls at the weekend had Labour 21 points behind the Conservatives, despite a new survey indicating public backing for the party's recent policy blitz with proposals on free school meals, among others.

«While public opinion polls have largely remained constant on fracking in recent years, Governor Cuomo's statement that he expects to make a decision in just 40 days — despite a lack of accessible science — has caused a marked shift in public opinion and overall interest in this dangerous activity.

The poll found that city Public Advocate Letitia James, despite not being well known, would garner up to 13 % of the vote on the Working Families line.

Both main parties persist in favouring faith schools despite their wide unpopularity — a poll a year ago showed that 80 % of the public wanted to keep the cap (including 67 % of Catholics) and an earlier poll for the Westminster Faith Debates found 45 % against and only 32 % in favour of any government funding of faith schools.

«Despite substantial public health efforts, flu vaccine rates for U.S. children are well below national targets,» says lead author Sarah J. Clark, M.P.H., associate director of the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health and associate research scientist in the U-M Department of Pediatrics.

Despite the fact that 95 percent of those surveyed in the August 2015 Phi Delta Kappa / Gallup Poll on Public Education said that the most important way to improve schools is to improve the quality of teachers, professional development is often the first budget item to be cut or reduced.

Advocates claim there is great public demand, despite the fact that a 2013 Gallup poll indicated that opposition to the use of public funds for private schools is at 70 %, its highest level ever recorded in that survey.

Despite opposition within its own GOP ranks, and several national polls showing that the public supports collective bargaining, Republicans...

Despite the election setback, exit polls indicated 51 percent of voters favor public sector unions, and state union members appear to have been galvanized by the fight, Bronfenbrenner said.

A GOP - leaning polling group found two - thirds support for the strikers among Chicago's public school parents, and majority support among the city's voters — despite the condemnations issued by left - of - center pundits and editorial boards on the kids» behalf.

Despite two years in which school reform was at the forefront of the political debate in New Jersey, a majority of the state's residents are happy with the education provided by their local public schools, according to a poll released Tuesday.

One of the most vital resources any community has — even in polls of area residents, despite the low attendance numbers that post every so often — is the public library.

It's no wonder that, despite occasional shifts in polls and deeply polarized small factions at the edges of climate discourse (nourished by this kind of material), the public largely remains disengaged on the issue.

Polls show that despite hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars squandered on global - warming alarmism, the American public still refuses to widely accept the man - made warming theories advanced by an increasingly discredited UN and its allies.

Despite the president's focus on climate policy, three recent polls show the public isn't especially concerned about climate change and that any concern they do have is waning.

Guardian: Guardian / ICM poll reveals public perception of climate change remains consistent despite political shift during financial crisis.

At Croakey, Jennifer Doggett says an opinion poll published recently in the Fairfax press should be interpreted with caution, despite some commentators arguing that it shows the public will support a co-payment.

Overall, the bill has failed to win broad popularity in public opinion polls — despite Trump's repeated attempts to sell it as a boon for the middle class, half the public thinks they'll pay higher taxes under the bill, according to a Monmouth University poll that was released Monday.

Despite Trump's repeated attempts to sell it as a boon for the middle class, half the public thinks they'll pay higher taxes under the bill, according to a Monmouth University poll that was released Monday.