Sentences with phrase «general election matching»

There are primary matching funds and general election matching funds.

General election matching funds, which could mean several million dollars for the Green Party come the year 2016, can only be achieved by our presidential ticket winning 5 % of the vote this November.

One pollster estimated that a general election matching these results would see Labour with a similar number of seats to the 262 it scored in 2017, while the Tories would lose 12.

It's a position that could play well in a low - turnout Republican primary, but potentially cause serious headaches in a general election match - up in an overwhelmingly blue state.

Dr. Lee Miringoff, Director of The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, passed along some insight as to what me might see in the general election match up between Carl Paladino and Andrew Cuomo.

None of these lawmakers are facing what are considered by Democratic operatives in Albany to be top - tier battleground races later this year in general election match ups.

But unlike the WFP's endorsement in the race for governor, which could have held real consequences for Cuomo's general election match up against Republican Rob Astorino, the impact of the national endorsement for Sanders over Clinton is more of a symbolic statement of purpose for the party.

Both of the remaining Democratic candidates for president — former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders — easily top Republican front - runner Donald Trump in hypothetical general election match - ups, according to a new CNN / ORC Poll.

And as expected, Democrats comfortably lead Republicans in general election match - ups by roughly 25 points.

There is more good news for Clinton in a possible general election match - up, where she leads all the possible Republican opponents that were polled.

The National Republican Congressional Committee conducted polling that shows Bacon in much better shape in a general election match - up against Eastman than Ashford.

In a general election match - up, de Blasio gets 48 percent against former NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly, a rumored 2013 candidate for mayor who never ran and has not indicated he would run again, and Michel Faulkner, a reverend and former NFL player.

Cuomo would also easily beat Republican Rudy Giuliani in a general election match up, 53 - 36 percent, according to the poll.

According to a Quinnipiac poll released in September, he trails Republican Rob Simmons - one of several candidates seeking the GOP nomination - by four points in hypothetical general election match - up.

Quinnipiac offered the 1,038 residents three hypothetical general election match - ups, with Mr. de Blasio running as a Democrat against either city Comptroller Scott Stringer, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. or Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams running as an independent.

Not exact matches

After losing his Glasgow - Govan parliamentary seat in the 1992 General Election, Scottish National Party politician Jim Sillars condemned Scotland as a country of «Ninety - Minute Patriots,» willing to support Scotland during a football match but unwilling to take the necessary steps to....

It is important to note that under Speaker Sheldon Silver's bill, (1) receiving public funds depends on the candidate's ability to raise money from numerous small donors, so only donations up to $ 250 are matched with taxpayer dollars and that (2) candidates are limited to a maximum amount of public funds ($ 400,000 for Senate candidates and $ 200,000 for Assembly candidates in the general election race).

But the graph shows that even if Jeremy Corbyn can not match that performance, he only has to beat his own 1 - point lead from 2016 to do better than any other Labour opposition leader a year after a Tory general election victory apart from John Smith.

The Senate Republicans» assumption, that two candidates in every general election would receive the maximum amount of public funds, does not jibe with the experience of New York City, where a multiple matching funds system is already in place.

Lazio suggested Cuomo's appeal reflected in the polls can be traced back to his father's popularity, and believes he would be evenly matched with Cuomo in the general election.

She now has more than $ 5 million cash in her campaign war chest — which, when combined with public matching funds, is more than the $ 6.4 million candidates are allowed to spend during the primary — leaving her with $ 2.4 million for the general election or a potential run - off with a fellow Democrat.

The imprint of first - past - the - post is so strong that voters see general elections as football matches in which a side has either «won» or «lost».

However, when matched against Cuomo or Clinton in the general election contest, Christie does not fare as well in this very blue state.

These polls obviously add another chapter to the litany of bad news stories for the Labour Party, with this analysis suggesting that the party would struggle to retain Dail representation after the next general election should support levels at that contest exactly match the party / grouping support levels measured by this poll.

With just four months till the September primary, candidates have begun to step up their fundraising efforts in order to pose a strong challenge to a mayor who is enjoying relatively comfortable polling numbers and is now able forge ahead with fundraising for the general election, having hit the maximum he can spend on the primary, with anticipated public matching funds.

When you agree to the $ 3 tax checkoff, it funds the Presidential Election Campaign Fund (PECF), a common pool of money that matches the fundraising of eligible presidential candidates in primary and general elections, for those who choose to take it.

Ahead of the general election Macmillan will be calling on all three parties to commit to: • deliver cancer outcomes that match the best in Europe • ensure all cancer patients are treated with the highest levels of dignity and respect and that staff are supported to do this • ensure everyone at the end of life is given free social care to support them to spend their final weeks and days in the place of their choosing.

And, because Baldacci is the lone candidate not accepting public financing for the general election campaign, if he spends more than $ 400,000, the state provides dollar for dollar matching funds for Woodcock, as well as the Green and Independent party candidates.

General election races may attract the most interest from the casual political observers but for true political junkies there is nothing that matches the intensity (read: nastiness) that defines primary fights.

James, who did not accept matching funds in the 2013 general election, is widely expected to win her reelection bid.

If James had collected $ 125,000 in matching claims by that date, she would have qualified for matching funds in the primary, when she faced Democrat David Eisenbach — but she fell short, and didn't qualify until the next cycle and the general election.

And he'll get millions more for the general election, further adding to his cash edge over Republican Nicole Malliotakis — who doesn't get early matching funds because she has no primary opponent.

Up to $ 4.5 million in additional matching funds would be available to qualified candidates for the general election.

September's in - party match - ups will decide whose names appear on the general election ballots in November.

For instance, in a City Council race, for those participating in the matching system, the 2017 spending limit is $ 182,000 each in the primary and general election, so a candidate could receive up to $ 100,100 in public funds by raising about $ 16,800.

Just a thought — to reduce the disconnect between the Labour Party and the voters, and to maximise the Labour vote at general elections, would it not be wise to match candidates to constituencies in the selection process, wherever possible?

Hein probably would have matched up against Gibson in the general election, if he got that far.

Since polling large numbers of people is expensive, firms normally aim to ask around 1000 people, and adjust their responses to match the profile of the general population, usually based on results from the previous general election.