Sentences with phrase «election polling»

In the run up to the last election the polls felt off though most people (including me) mistakenly believed them.

Most election polls take the political pulse of a state or nation by reaching out to citizens about their voting plans.

Off - year election polling is often considerably more off than presidential election years.

Douglas Alexander, the man with the plan behind the Labour election strategy, has brushed off Nick Clegg's meteoric rise in recent election polls in a «Twinterview» with Channel 4 News presenter Krishnan Guru - Murthy.

If you are not sure where your poll site is located, click on the NYC Board of Elections Poll Site Locator.

YouGov's final London elections poll for the Evening Standard shows Boris Johnson defeating Ken Livingstone in the run - off vote for Mayor by 53 - 47 % - the same margin by which he won four years ago.

There may yet be a final London mayoral election poll from Ipsos MORI and I understand there will be one from YouGov, so we may yet get polls that show closer figures, but on the figures we've got at the moment there is an almost unbridgable gulf between them.

General election polling shows Mfume running even with Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele (R), and a race between two such prominent figures in the black community would assuredly draw national attention.

Our final London elections poll shows Boris Johnson defeating Ken Livingstone in the run - off vote for Mayor

At the time of Corbyn's election polls suggested that his supporters were far more concerned about his beliefs than whether he would lead Labour to electoral success.

Maybe it does, but given the speculation over a possible general election polls during conference were inevitable this year).

The YouGov local election poll in the Sun today is based on just repondents in those areas that actually have local elections in May — that is, excluding London, Scotland, Wales and the 13 or so councils who do not have elections this year (primarily Cornwall, Durham, the Isle of Wight, Northumberland, Shropshire and Wiltshire, with a handful of district councils with unusual electoral cycles).

The two candidates for the Democratic nomination for Congress in the 19th Congressional District in the Tuesday, June 26 (all general election polling stations are open noon - 9 p.m.) primary drew a standing - room - only crowd of over 125 attendees for the rare direct faceoff between them.

Voters can find out where to vote using the NYC Board of Elections poll site locator by clicking here.

Labour peer plans to revive his bill that would clamp down on election polling in light of US election

The latest election polls from a few weeks ago suggest there will be no clear winner on Sunday.

What the chart shows is that, while previous election polls do converge toward the result over the final three weeks of the campaign, they still tend to overestimate the Labour vote — even on the very eve of the election.

Recent European election polls have varied wildly with some showing Ukip with a clear lead, while others have shown Labour and even the Tories ahead.

Pinkney, a Board of Elections poll worker and lifelong Brooklynite, said attending Tuesday's event was «a rush.»

Princeton astrophysicist J. Richard Gott discusses some of the realities and speculations of time travel (one human holds the record for time travel — 1/48 of a second) as well as how best to evaluate presidential election polling data.

Cliff Zukin, a political scientist at Rutgers University, says election polling is in crisis.

The first election poll in the United States was conducted in 1824 by the Harrisburg Pennsylvanian newspaper.

So for the month of October, the economy hasn't changed, Main Street sentiment hasn't changed, but I bet there will be plenty of change when midterm election polls close on Tuesday.

This is interesting because British election polls have previously been met with a large degree of skepticism and distrust.

Indeed, in 2005, the Conservatives topped the shire council elections poll despite Labour winning the general election on the same day.

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French polls accurately predicted the numbers one through four in the first round of the Presidential Elections and Dutch election polls accurately predicted the general election outcomes of March 2017.

If Siena's final pre-general election poll is on the money, it could be a very long and tense election night.

Two years before the last election the polls pointed to a huge Tory majority — and we know how that turned out.

That, however, is hyperbole, as local government results, last year's Holyrood elections and general election polling clearly show the Conservatives rather better placed to do that.

This may not necessarily be wrong — many doubted the Scottish election polls for the same reason, but it turned out minor parties had lost support.

Well, at this time, it might not be the best source for election poll information, according to Dr. Don Levy, director of the Siena Research Institute.

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Though the stake is high, the state governorship election poll had been characterized by voters» apathy.

The alternative to scrapping election polls, suggested Page, was that broadcasters invest «seriously» in the work.

Gabby, a man with a reputation for conjuring his own set of facts, including allegedly bribing for fake election polls for his cousin, Akufo - Addo, would not miss an opportunity to employ his fakery.

Under section 14 of the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013, the Fixed - term Parliaments Act 2011 was amended to extend the period between the dissolution of Parliament and the following general election polling day from 17 to 25 working days.

June 26, 2018: Primary election - Federal September 13, 2018: Primary election - State November 6, 2018: General election Polling hours: 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. (general elections); primary times vary by county [1]

He said many school officials have been concerned for years that placing election polls at schools may jeopardize students and staff.

That's about the same as our previous Ohio election poll.»

Latest Angus Reid poll has more evidence of the Tories getting a bigger swing in the seats which will decide the election

In the WMUR / UNH New Hampshire Election Poll released Monday, three - term incumbent Democratic Gov. John Lynch leads his Republican opponent, John Stephen, a former state official by 8 percentage points among likely voters, 49 percent to 41 percent.

The Convention People's Party has declined to commit itself to ensuring peaceful elections polls in November this year, citing issues with the country's voters» register as the basis.

Prior to David Cameron's election polls consistently suggested that Labour would perform better with Gordon Brown as leader.