Sentences with phrase «far more voters»

As Hofstra University political science professor Larry Levy put it, «One thing these newbies are going to have to prove, not just to their party base, but to moderate independents and those in the opposite party is that they're worth keeping around when they'll be far more voters in the booth.»

That could make the politically difficult issue more acceptable to far more voters in a statewide referendum required to expand casino gambling beyond Indian lands.

Not exact matches

Merkel was weakened after a September election as voters angry with her decision in 2015 to open Germany's borders to more than a million asylum seekers punished her conservatives by voting for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) far - right party.

Although Chinese rulers do not have to face voters to stay in office, as Trump will likely do in four years, they have a far more intuitive sense that it is their ability to deliver economic prosperity rather than their ideological purity that will keep them in power.

To make the far - right party more palatable to the mainstream voter, Le Pen aimed to rid the party of its anti-Semitic and racist connotations.

There are far more unhappy voters watching from home.

The American electorate is far more diverse and Trump is deeply unpopular with minority voters, a serious weakness dogging his Republican candidacy.

More than half of voters view both Trump (57 %) and Clinton (52 %) unfavorably, far more than those who view them favorably (24 % for Trump, 31 % for ClintMore than half of voters view both Trump (57 %) and Clinton (52 %) unfavorably, far more than those who view them favorably (24 % for Trump, 31 % for Clintmore than those who view them favorably (24 % for Trump, 31 % for Clinton).

Nice try on the Obama thing... except those same exit polls from»08 clearly showed that Obama did far better than McCain with the more educated voters.

The state's propensity to assign individuals identities through voter registration lists and social security numbers or more generally to reinforce conceptions of individual rights serves as an example; the roles of educational systems (through individualized test scores) and professional careers (organized around cumulative skills attached to the individual's biography) provide further examples.7 This work is important because it shows the dependence of self - constructs on markers in the culture at large: the self is understood not only in terms of internal development but also as a product of external reinforcement.

The truth is that oddsmakers actually watch far more football than the average Associated Press voter and have a much better gauge on the talent of each team.

Though as ever, online football polls speak far more eloquently about the identity of the voters than the shape of the truth.

I'm not too familiar with specific MPs in other countries, but if you look at US, the only Muslim congressperson (Ellison) is far less religious and far more socially liberal than an average observant Muslim voter would be.

All of which creates the possibility of a further delegitimation of the system and more alienation of the voters.

Alas, Britain's parliamentarians are myopically obsessed with whether one party or another stands to gain or lose from boundary changes, forgetting the far more important question: which system gives voters a sense of connection with their representatives and makes those representatives more likely to work hard in their constituents» interests.

She is far more likely to reach that point if pro-Union voters become so horrified by the state of Westminster that they simply can not countenance Scotland's continued participation.

As for the last paragraph, VVD scores about the same domestically and internationally but D66, with similar policies (perhaps more migrant - friendly but otherwise I'm not sure how they differ), but with almost exclusively university - educated voters, scores far better internationally than domestically.

I fear voters are far more fickle.

A number of vendors and polling firms also offer what seem to be quite sophisticated microtargeting - based voter / donor outreach, but I've also heard experienced direct mail database people say that the by far the best predictor of a person's propensity to give money to a campaigh is his or her past history of donating — people who've donated before are more likely to donate again.

These figures suggest that for Labour to win back the voters they have lost to the SNP since 2010, they should take a strong positive stance of further devolution and more generally be seen to stand up for Scotland's interests.

Ordinary voters will only be alarmed if they think Tory policy is actually more destructive rather than being worried if a few nurses and policemen lose their jobs (they're far more likely to worry about their own jobs and security than that of public sector workers).

If the economy is key, Tories have managed to convince voters that they will give it far more attention than the other parties.

Pathetic that the Democrats can't form a majority now but Flanagan should step aside and let the voters see if they want the higher taxes and more spending that these Democratic Senators offer, policies that will only drive NY further into decline and get more people to leave.

I personally am more frightened by the prospect of a continued Repub majority in Congress as they lurch further and further to the extreme right than I am by the excesses of the Dems, who can always be held in check by the combination of a robust Repub minority, independent swing voters and people who are simply fed up with the size and inefficiency of our government on all levels.»

But if the process really does draw in lots of voters, it is more likely in general to pull parties to the centre and further diminish electoral choice.

The irony here is that for once, Corbyn is far more in touch with the public and with the kind of voters Labour needs to win back than his parliamentary party is (the most recent ICM poll, for example, suggests that the voters Labour's lost since 2015 break about 4:3 for Leave).

Voters in the 11th Congressional District, far more conservative than in many in other parts of the city, did not view Mr. Donovan as unfavorably after the decision in the racially - charged case.

The move is designed to reassure voters that by rejecting independence they will not be left with the status quo — but that more far - reaching constitutional change and devolution will definitely follow a no vote.

In this article, Carl Cullinane explains how, because of the UK's First Past The Post electoral system, some voters come to wield far more influence than others.

The April 19 date, further, would seem to favor Republicans because the party's presidential primary is more likely to be fluid (and therefore draw out voters) than the Democrats.

«The election of Bill de Blasio and a far left agenda has made voters want a more moderate voice in Congress,» said Jessica Proud, a GOP consultant who worked on Mr. Donovan's 2015 campaign.

As we move towards 2019, we must develop a more comprehensive and coordinated approach towards making, as far as is practicable, electoral services accessible to categories of voters that are traditionally marginalized by society especially women, youths and persons living with disabilities.»

Repeated public - opinion polls have shown Romney far more popular than Gingrich among New York voters, and state Republicans fear a lower - than - average turnout of GOP voters if Gingrich is the nominee.

In Lib Dem target seats Labour voters were far more likely to vote tactically against the Conservatives than against the Liberals by a margin of about 4 - 1.

In contrast to Lib Dem voters, when Labour voters in such seats were asked about tactical voting were still far more likely to vote Lib Dem to keep out the Tories than vice-versa.

It was a far more modest two point change among voters age 30 and up.

But the change of leader also gives the party the chance to reach out further to Labour voters in the north of England, perhaps with a more optimistic message.

Voters may fear that a Labour government led by him could end up controlling far more of the economy and not doing it very well.

Romney had said he had a state - of - the - art analytic operation, only to find that his campaign's get - out - the - vote technology crashed on Election Day and that the Obama team had far more - advanced information about voters.

So perhaps the Osborne and Cameron programme of reducing expenditure on public services will have more success in expanding the pool of «natural Tory voters» and further weakening Labour's social base.

Today, a Siena College poll of New York State found that most New Yorkers are aware of Governor Cuomo's email policy, and Siena's press release further notes that «by an overwhelming margin, 80 - 16 percent, voters say state emails should be retained significantly longer than 90 days, including more than three - quarters of voters from every region, party, gender, race, religion, age.»

Today, a Siena College poll of New York State found that most New Yorkers are aware of Governor Cuomo's email policy, and Siena's press release further notes that «by an overwhelming margin, 80 - 16 percent, voters say state emails should be retained significantly longer than 90 days, including more than three - quarters of voters from every region, -LSB-...]

Rare openings in the State Senate's Republican conference have intensified one of New York's most far - reaching political questions: Will Democrats, who have a nearly 2 - to - 1 voter edge and more Democratic senators than Republicans, control the State Senate?

«The Tories were advancing further into Labour territory but weren't defending their own marginals,» said Sam Jeffers, the co-founder of Who Targets Me, which tracked more than 7,000 political Facebook adverts sent to nearly 12,000 voters.

Most analysts agree that if McMahon holds Oldham as expected (albeit with a majority much reduced from Meacher's 14,738), it will be largely thanks to the 20 % of the constituents who are British Pakistani or British Bangladeshi, traditional Labour voters who are far more likely than their white counterparts to turn out and vote.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's push to register more people to vote needs to go further, the League of Women Voters said in a statement on Monday.

Turnout was increased, but it appears far more Labour voters turned out than in previously local elections.

Mr. Rey said that his firm didn't begin working extensively with Mr. Espaillat's last campaign until May and will now have far more time to lay the groundwork for a more effective and comprehensive voter outreach operation.

In the full page ad, Sanford gave his cell phone number if voters had further questions and noted that national Democratic groups were pouring more money into the race.

Robert regarding your view that labour cold win with 35 %, yes, but we won in 1974 ′ with 37 % and I believe Callaghan actually got a few more votes in 79 ′ than 74 although the percentage was the me, the point was that the 74 manifesto was so far from what the public felt, that the following election lots of liberals or stay at home voters came out and the Tories would get 13 + million for the next f our.