Sentences with phrase «electoral outcomes in»

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And we're seeing just how important this duty is: Recent electoral outcomes in the U.S. and Europe underline that, while perceived economic fairness is not an exclusive determinant of political temperament, it certainly does count.

Thus while economic distress was critical to the electoral outcome in 1992, its effects are best understood within the cultural context of the vote.

Labour has failed to achieve the desired electoral outcome in its natural constituency and has managed to create outright hostility in its critical constituency: England.

Not exact matches

For all the claims that conservative news outlets shape electoral outcomes, Kristol noted that the biggest conservative victories — of Ronald Reagan in 1980 and George Bush in 1988 — came before Fox News (fox) or Rush Limbaugh.

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.

While some segments of the KMT pointed to the event as a last - minute external factor that swung many voters in DPP's direction in many competitive races, analysts and DPP supporters argue that the video probably only had marginal impact on the electoral outcome.

The Abacus study also asked those who voted in the 2015 Canadian General Election to rank a ballot that included the main political parties and generated data for 11 regions to estimate, with increased precision, the outcome of the Canadian election had it been run under different electoral systems.

Hence, a return to the polls in the spring is to be expected, and in the short - term such an electoral outcome creates confusion and instability.

On politics, we think the trickiest votes for the region happened last year (France, Germany, the Netherlands), and while Italy faces fresh elections in March 2018, a new electoral law reduces the risk of extreme outcomes.

This event may represent only an anomalous electoral outcome, the result of the special social character and ethical climate of a single state in the American West.

This interpretation of the election fits nicely with the conventional view of American politics, held by academics and journalists alike, that party coalitions and electoral outcomes are rooted in economic self - interest.

The outcome is likely to illustrate the inability of the electoral system to reflect the desires of the voters or produce a clear electoral outcome (in other words the main argument for FPTP seems to be going out the window).

The outcome of the national popular vote versus the electoral college in the recent elections is an example.

This kind of landmark judicial pronouncement is understandably rare in every jurisdiction not excluding the most advanced democracies for the obvious reason that it has always been considered prudent for the preservation of the state, democracy and the peace to ensure that proactive mechanisms are put in place before, during and after voting day to deliver credible electoral outcomes rather than rely on costly post electoral judicial reviews.

In the recent 2012 election, if all states had switched to «proportional» allocation of electoral votes, what effect would that have had on the outcome?

Simply put, democratic nations are celebrated for the robust and transparent systems they put in place that inspire the confidence of all in producing credible electoral outcomes that jealously protect the public purse and not how often courts annul elections within the electoral cycle.

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.

Gerrymandering is all about drawing electoral boundaries such that the artifact of most electoral systems (that one citizen's vote doesn't translate directly into voting weight in parliament) can override the natural outcome of a vote.

If the referendum educates the public in the power of their voice, and if it educates masses and elites to expand their moral imagination enough to recognize the complaints of the other side, this experiment, although probably not the best outcome, has the epistemic value desired by proponents of deliberation, and its long - term effect may be more electoral stability and a renewed aversion to change for the sake of change.

As such, this book argues that much of the scholarly literature in the electoral domain has the wrong object in view in focusing on the outcomes of this work, rather than the processes that create information environments.

Hurricane Sandy, which devastated many of the conservative areas drawn into Mr. Addabbo's district, didn't help Mr. Ulrich's electoral fortunes either, but it's not clear it was decisive in the outcome.

Despite the perversities of the outcome, a real prospect of electoral reform will only come if the 2020 election again produces a hung parliament where minor parties may be in a position to press for reform.

If one state becomes in doubt and unresolvable, the winner will still have 270 electoral votes, so the outcome will remain unaffected.

In conclusion, on behalf of all Ghanaians, I thank the Union for its assistance in helping to make Ghana's recent electoral contest credible and its outcome acceptable, thereby enhancing our principles of democratic accountability, which have reinforced the peace, stability and unity of the Ghanaian natioIn conclusion, on behalf of all Ghanaians, I thank the Union for its assistance in helping to make Ghana's recent electoral contest credible and its outcome acceptable, thereby enhancing our principles of democratic accountability, which have reinforced the peace, stability and unity of the Ghanaian natioin helping to make Ghana's recent electoral contest credible and its outcome acceptable, thereby enhancing our principles of democratic accountability, which have reinforced the peace, stability and unity of the Ghanaian nation.

Guido Fawkes was amongst the first to suggest that this might be the most plausible outcome — the social and economic liberalism in both parties (the Cameroons and Orange Bookers) could be made to match (with some limits on Lib Dem tax policy recommendations), so the difficulties would be Europe (where they are utterly divergent), and Cameron's reluctance to negotiate on Trident renewal, criminal justice and sentencing, and electoral reform (the Tories are squarely in favour of First Past The Post).

This much is clear: The ability of dark money — and those in the top 1 % — to sway New York's elections and influence electoral outcomes must be changed.

According to him, the largest share of responsibility for nurturing, sustaining and continuously deepening Nigeria's electoral process rests on the Commission, as a result of which it must take the lead in demonstrating to the general public and all staff, that the integrity of the electoral processes is the defining moment for credible electoral outcomes.

In summary, the proportion of the electorate who are satisfied both with a leader and with their party may be a useful supplement to other predictors of electoral outcomes.

How does that weight change when one electoral group has a presumably much stronger interest in the outcome?

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.

«It will be very promising of the IGP if he invested his accumulated years of experience in strengthening inter agency and electoral stakeholder discussions to consider a trusting electoral exercise and outcome.

It aimed to limit spending on campaign activity in the year ahead of a general election and redefined electoral activity as anything which could affect the outcome of an election.

It is a democracy in name only, operating on behalf of a tiny elite no matter the electoral outcome.

Sources say there was no long - term, premeditated plan for the IDC to eventually join with Republicans if the 2012 elections yielded a Democratic majority, in part because few foresaw such an electoral outcome.

It certainly didn't stop Farage contesting the Buckingham constituency in 2010, with a performance more memorable for his strategy of visiting every pub there and for his polling day plane crash than for its electoral outcome (third behind commons speaker John Bercow and a local independent candidate).

Since the most likely electoral outcome is somewhere in between, Klein can be plausibly courted by both sides.

But the defining characteristics of modern politics in the United States are a corrupt campaign finance system that enables corporate and wealthy elites to purchase political outcomes; and an abundance of anti-democratic electoral, ballot access and debate rules designed to minimize participation and choice.

According to the Commission's statement dated 9th September, the outcome of the meeting is expected to strengthen its Voter Education initiatives and enhance stakeholders» participation in the electoral process.

He said: «Election Management Bodies in our sub-regions and beyond have deployed technology in one way or another to improve on the processes, administration and outcome of elections, ranging from training and capacity - building for electoral officials, promotion of inclusivity in the electoral process (youths, women, PWDs, IDPs and out - of - country / diaspora voters), the biometric registration of voters, delineation of electoral constituencies, geo - referencing of existing as well as the creation of new polling units, establishment of robust electronic databases, accreditation of voters during elections, actual voting and the speedy and more accurate collation / transmission of results.

Graham Allen, who was Labour chairman of the Commons Political and Constitutional Reform Committee in the last parliament, said MPs should be recalled next Monday, if no party wins a majority to discuss the election outcome — including the electoral system.

At a press conference organised by the groups in Warri on Sunday to assess the outcome of the exercise, the accredited civil society stressed that there was no transparent distribution of electoral materials in the polling units visited by members of the observer groups.

Voting took place between 17 November and 10 December using the three - tier electoral college system, which gives parliamentarians, individual members, and affiliated bodies such as trade unions an equal say in the outcome.

«Republicans could do considerably better in electoral outcomes if they were to voice a green opinion on the issue, just as some of them did yesterday,» Krosnick said, referring to the votes.

Another study, based on interviews with 526 school - board candidates (winners and losers) in 253 California districts, reinforces the study of electoral outcomes (see Figure 2).

The outcome of the proceedings, however, would have a special significance in the entire judicial system, as it would be a primary precedent guiding the superior Courts dealing with electoral disputes at all levels58.

The congress in addition hopes to reverse the outcomes of pessimistic electoral that pollsters predict.

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.