Sentences with phrase «for moderate voters»

The battle that counts is for moderate voters in the centre ground of politics.

The campaign releases themselves (a typical headline: «Amedore Voted For 96 Tax Increases In Last 2 Years») come as Democrats hope to compete in suburban and upstate districts in which taxes could be a key issue for moderate voters.

Plus, talking up religious liberty is likely less of a turnoff for moderate voters than is talk about bans on abortion and gay marriage, traditionally the top concerns of religious conservatives.

His speech at the convention is expected to position her as the best choice for moderate voters.

Not exact matches

Considering Trump has convinced voters that he's qualified for the position based on his experience as a businessman, an endorsement from Bloomberg, a successful billionaire businessman, could help Clinton win over some voters, especially swing voters and moderate Republicans wary of a Trump presidency.

Fifty - four percent of self - identified liberals sided with Sanders, while the smaller group of self - identified moderate Democratic primary voters cast their ballots for Clinton.

While this meant that the Garrisons and the Sumners were unpopular with swing voters, their more inflammatory form of anti-slavery politics made it easier for somewhat more moderate (in both tone and substance) politicians to campaign on opposition to slavery.

Of great significance was the fact that two black Democratic candidates, David Dinkins in New York City and Douglas Wilder in Virginia, used their support for legalized abortion to persuade white voters that their politics were «moderate» and «mainstream.»

For starters a swing state isn't necessarily any indication as to how moderate vs extreme the voters are.

By contrast, I assume that if the vote is nation - wide, then candidates may be trying to convince extremist voters to vote for their candidate, rather than sitting it out because the candidate is too moderate, or voting for a minor party candidate instead.

I assume that under the existing system, the focus is on swing states, which contain moderate voters, which means convincing moderate supporters of one candidate to vote for the other candidate instead, or convincing moderate supporters of one candidate to get out and vote for them, or convincing moderate supporters of the opposing candidate to stay at home on election day.

As the former leader of the New York State Assembly is currently on trial for his life, and a second former State leader is expected to begin his corruption trial next week, I probably don't need to tell you that frustration with the current state of affairs could encourage moderate and independent voters to embrace a party promising — well, reform.

That is about the same as the figure for Democrats generally: — about half of them were likely voters, with little difference among conservative, moderate and liberal Democrats.

And of course the best way for voters to compare candidates is face to face interviews [debates] moderated by individuals that know what questions need to be asked and aren't afraid to ask them.

«Most voters continue to view Cuomo as an ideological moderate, and by a four - to - one margin, they continue to trust the governor more than the Legislature to do the right thing for New York.»

Thompson's reasoning: With Paladino at the top of the Taxpayers ticket, the chances are higher for the creation of a new third party, which could perhaps rival the state Conservative Party — a big goal of some right - leaning voters who are upset with Chairman Mike Long and his decision to back a moderate like Lazio.

Blairites and moderates have similarly been labelled «Tories» for daring to listen to what key swing voters want.

Cuomo is well ahead in early polling, but Astorino has argued that his re-election in Democratic - leaning Westchester County shows he can compete with the governor for Democratic and moderate voters.

For a sufficiently informed electoral, this voting scheme should make a plurality victory by an extremist less likely, since to guarantee a victory the candidate needs a larger proportion of positive voters to counteract negative voters who don't have strong views between the moderates.

«For the Tories to learn the wrong lessons from Eastleigh and exclusively pursue the Ukip leaners would be to leave the part of the field occupied by moderate centrist and even centre - right voters wide open to the Lib Dems.»

We saw last night that for victory in the Senate, we need more palatable, moderate candidates who can seriously contend and appeal to the voters as a whole and who can raise serious money.

By seeking to prevent Momentum from pushing for a more left - wing Labour Party, the moderates want to continue appealing to those voters who are disengaged from the political process yet vote based on a range of real world issues.

There's a genuine difference of opinion between the Cuomo and de Blasio administration on charters, but the move also stands to benefit Cuomo politically: Along with his opposition to the pre-K tax hike, it cements the governor's position as a moderate bulwark against the more liberal de Blasio on education, appealing to voters outside the city and preemptively shutting down a potential area of attack by his Republican challenger as he runs for re-election.

She describes herself as a fiscal conservative who is moderate - to - liberal on social issues, she wins consistently in a city where Democrats dominate the voter registration rolls, and for the past two election cycles, she's won endorsement from municipal unions.

With the center - left badly beaten, Mr. Berlusconi was quick to claim a «victory for moderate» voters against Five Star populists.

There is a significant number of party - unaffiliated voters to woo as well as moderate Democrats and Republicans, but most of the votes in play for Dietl or Malliotakis are largely out of the de Blasio target area to begin with.

In particular, Democrats sense an opening in the race for the Nassau County seat being vacated by Mr. Martins, as well as other seats on Long Island and in the Hudson Valley, where there are plenty of the moderate suburban voters most likely to be turned off by Mr. Trump.

But consider whether this is more or less likely in the context of AV: there would have been more second preference votes that had the potential to be transferred from both the Lib Dem candidate and the Tory candidate than from the BNP candidate, so Woolas would surely have been far more likely to try to appeal to moderate voters than to try to appeal to those considering voting for the BNP had AV been used instead of FPTP.

It also presented a chance to double down on his credentials and position himself as a progressive leader for New York — and perhaps the nation — as he faces a primary challenge from the left and a crescendo of voters across the country, at least within his own party, who seem to have little appetite or patience for moderates.

He also warned Labour moderates against splitting and forming a new party recalling that in the 1980s the formation of the SDP «split the Left and made it almost impossible for voters to vote for an alternative government».

The League of Women Voters, Mid-Hudson Region, will moderate a public forum for the candidates for Marbletown Supervisor on Sunday, October 15.

Munger's support for Bryson is a noticeable departure from his past emphasis on electing moderate candidates that will expand the party's outreach to minority voters.

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.

If they can win the argument that control orders in practice do more harm than good (for example by alienating «moderate» Muslims or because some of those subject to control orders still manage to evade their restrictions), then they can win over millions of voters.

The labor - backed Working Families Party all but apologized for nominating Cuomo, as it tried to preserve its ballot status by courting left - leaning voters disaffected by Cuomo's proudly moderate policies on issues like hydrofracking and tax cuts.