Sentences with phrase «focused on the issues voters»

Democratic Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar suggested Tuesday that her party should spend less time talking about President Donald Trump and Russian bots, and more time focusing on issues voters actually care about.

For the moment, the Sunday shows, quite naturally, still focus on the issues voters care most about (war, money, health, candidates» eating habits, race, religion, likability, gender).

Not exact matches

He focused on issues that brought conservative and moderate voters together.

The next three years will see a number of issues relevant to rural voters feature in the public debate, including the re-regulation of the sugar industry and a renewed focus on animal welfare.

Maybe if the Dems focused on issues that the every day voter actually cared about, they'd start to win elections.

This makes the focus of Jeremy Corbyn's Labour party on rail fares somewhat confusing: Corbyn's supporters and detractors alike agree he has shifted the party to the left, to concentrate on the party's «real» voters and issues.

The 74 - year - old senator's success, including his upset victory in the Michigan primary last week, has been fueled by his appeal to younger voters, who so far have resisted Clinton's efforts to reach out to them through targeted TV ads and an increased focus on issues such as student debt.

An ad that never ran got plenty of media coverage and took attention away from the issues on which the group wanted to focus voters (though all the attention also boosted the group's membership, so it wasn't exactly a total loss).

Moreover, the issues that the Leave campaign focused on had emotional resonance with voters, regardless of the veracity of their claims about immigration or the economy.

But with voters focused on the issue of public corruption, after indictments of key officials including County Executive Edward Mangano, the candidates have said less than usual about the central issue in past campaigns: How to cut high county property taxes.

Long is far out of step with voters here on immigration and social issues, among other topics, but her focus on the dangerous influence of money in politics echoes a real issue for New Yorkers.

An important aspect of representation is how well voters» feel the parties focus on the issues that matter to them and share their views.

It's time to focus on the issues and let the voters know what and how you are going to bring NYS back.

An increased proportion of voters (45 % up from 35 % in November 2013) think Cuomo is focusing too much attention on national politics and not enough time on the issues facing New Yorkers.

He said many voters would not focus on the issue until the last minute.

The forums, which will be co-sponsored by the League of Preservation Voters, will place a focus on parks and environmental preservation issues affecting Council districts in Queens.

Mainstream politicians claim voters want them to focus on immigration — and when they do, the issue is further reinforced in the minds of voters.

«I also commend Rick Lazio for traveling throughout the state and also focusing attention on these issues, which will clearly resonate with voters in November and produce election victories for Republicans across the state.»

Larry Levy, who leads the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University, said Long Island voters typically focus on issues of education and taxes.

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Appealing to the north of England, working class voters and ethnic minorities with an aspirational agenda was at the heart of this launch, with a focus on «bread and butter issues such as the cost of living,» as well as ensuring environmental problems aren't merely seen as a concern of the left.

«We will not be complying with this request and I encourage the Election Commission to work on issues of vital importance to voters, including ballot access, rather than focus on debunked theories of voter fraud.»

Instead, the mail piece is coming from the independent expenditure campaign being funded by the New York League of Conservation Voters is actually a focus on environmental issues.

The one - hour debate between Sutton and Yepsen focused on many of the issues facing Saratoga Springs voters — including the potential impact of an expanded Saratoga Casino and Raceway, calls for more EMS and fire department service in the city, and issues with downtown traffic and parking.

«Voters are very angry about corruption and they want to hear the candidates recognize this problem and what they plan to do about it,» said Craig Holman, a government affairs lobbyist for Public Citizen, a Washington, D.C., nonprofit focuses on ethics and campaign finance issues.

Even de Blasio's strongest supporters in the African - American community believe a focus on national issues is distracting the mayor, with voters weighing in by a margin of 44 percent to 37 percent.

Two minutes deep into the five - candidate showdown, Weiner was already acknowledging and apologizing for his sexting scandal, but he urged voters to move beyond his «personal failings» and focus on the more substantive issues in the race.

Candidates in the 19th Congressional District race will be part of a forum Tuesday afternoon in Dutchess County focusing on issues important to older voters.

Reuters adds that it might be Trump's lack of focus on LGBT issues that makes him a potential favorite among gay Republican voters in an election year where many GOP candidates are virulently anti-gay.

«Both candidates have growth potential as they become more known to voters and as voters focus on the issues in the campaign.»

But when asked which is the most important issue they want their member of Congress to focus on, a plurality of voters — 31 percent — said jobs should be a top priority.

As a result, the party lost focus on the issues that these voters care about.

Siegfried said that Massey's lack of name recognition would not be an issue, and that he could do better if he actually avoided a primary battle and instead focused on reaching out to voters.

«Mark Grisanti is focused on the issue most important to voters in the 60th Senate District — creating jobs and getting our economy back on track,» said Grisanti campaign spokesman Doug Curella.

Jonathan Ashworth said focussing on the «bread and butter issues» that affect ordinary people's lives while trying to win back Tory voters is the only route to victory in 2020.

Our group which consists majority of floating voters, wish to emphasize that we are now focussing on issues and thinking of who really fits to wear the shoes of Hon Dr Richard Anane to transform the lives of the youth and uplift the image of Nhyiaeso before the world.

Bracing for what is expected to be a strong anti-Albany surge this fall, many Democratic candidates in New York have adopted the mantra of the middle, talking up pocketbook issues like jobs and taxes and focusing intently on moderate voters.

But with a higher - than - average unemployment rate, voters are focused on economic issues when it comes to the 2012 presidential election.

Albuquerque Teachers Federation President Ellen Bernstein told the Journal that the poll «indicates that voters are starting to understand the issues with these high - stakes teacher evaluations and how this skews what happens in the classroom to focus narrowly on a single test, rather than on the deep, well - rounded education that students deserve.»

At the most recent Sun Valley conference — an annual gathering of the country's most influential CEOs and financiers — Moskowitz described herself as a «single - issue» voter, focused on the issue of education reform.

While this blog is not meant to be a comprehensive assessment of Mr. Trump's stance on energy policies, we hope it provides a general overview for evaluating where Mr. Trump may stand on issues of interest to energy - focused voters: coal, climate change, renewables, efficiency, natural gas, nuclear and drilling.

While this blog is not meant to be a comprehensive assessment of Dr. Jill Stein's stance on energy issues, we hope it provides a general overview for evaluating where she may stand on issues of interest to energy - focused voters: coal, climate change, renewables, efficiency, natural gas, nuclear and drilling.

While some of the advertisements specifically named Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, the statement says the majority of ads focused on controversial voter issues such as gun control, abortion, and LGBTQ rights.