Sentences with phrase «determine electoral outcomes»

While there are many factors that determine electoral outcomes, many independent observers had pegged President Obama and other Democratic campaigns» ability to win in the face of record spending by Republican Super PACs to their edge in the ground game.

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If a campaign could persuade thousands of voters in those 50 ridings to vote strategically, countering the perverse nature of our electoral system, it could determine the outcome of the election.
Those familiar with the geographics of the US electoral college will immediately recognize that there is a high correlation between the steel producers and the «swing states» which most often determine the outcome of the American elections.
Indeed, I am not only worried but I'm also very concerned over the setback to our electoral system, and speaking generally in the best tradition of our legal profession, not being specific on matters before any court, the implication of some of the tribunals outcome intended to shoot down the use of the card reader as some of my fellow lawyers involved in petition matters are determined to achieve is worrisome.
The determined refusal of Labour and the Tories to even include PR as an option on the ballot paper makes it * look * as if they are trying to ensure that the status quo which gives them their undeserved electoral advantage is maintained, whatever the outcome.
[8] Winston Churchill criticised the electoral outcomes of the alternative vote as «determined by the most worthless votes given for the most worthless candidates.»
Nor is there reason to believe with any certainty that the company was instrumental in determining recent electoral outcomes, including President Donald Trump's victory and the success of the Brexit referendum.
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