Sentences with phrase «electoral maths»

But candidates are compelled by electoral math to almost completely ignore the rest.

As more Latinos move to Texas, Arizona, Florida, Nevada and similar states, the entire electoral math may shift, particularly if Republicans keep doing things like killing the DREAM Act — seats that are comfortably Republican after this year's round of redistricting may be much more competitive a few years down the road.

But the Democrats should have the edge in a bidding war, since the electoral math will probably be much easier for each of the members in their own districts if they're running as Democrats against Republicans than the other way around.

I'd love to think its because they want a far more democratic voting system but more likely they have done the electoral maths and understand the chance of LP ever winning a majority on its own are very very slim.

But last time around, the combination of the electoral maths and the lack of preparation for coalition negotiation by Labour led to this Tory government.

At this point, the electoral maths becomes headache - inducing.

The electoral maths is clear.

If Stocker can pull another primary upset, the electoral math in both the district and the broader battle for control of the Senate will get a lot more complicated.

We still believe Rep. Mike Sodrel (R) will struggle to recreate the electoral math he enjoyed in 2004, but at the moment he is in better shape than the two GOP incumbents ranked above him.

Caroline Flint progresses the traditional Southern Discomfort argument, tweaked for post-2010 circumstances; and Joan Ryan looks at the electoral math in both Lib Dem marginal seats and in Labour / Tory marginals arguing that a focus on Lib Dem votes alone will not be enough, and we have to also attract Tory switchers.

The electoral maths meant there was about a 50 % chance of a hung parliament, and a probable coalition, at the 2015 general election, said an elections expert.

But the electoral math works against Democrats, whose changes of regaining control of either the state's House or Senate are slim.