Sentences with phrase «general electorate»

Yet Democrats acknowledged the lively nomination fights could result in victories for candidates with little experience, scant scrutiny or political views that are out of step with general electorate.

But like Alicandro, he is relatively unknown by the general electorate.

While the Conservatives managed to win a majority of 331 seats for the first time since 1992, they are still far from being the general electorate's preferred option.

You could also include the outright rejection of Palin by the general electorate of the state of Alaska, where she was able to force a candidate down the the throat of the Republican party, who then had nearly 70 % of the voters in that state vote for someone else in the general election.

«As with each and every election I have entered, I will work hard to gain the support of the general electorate, as I wholeheartedly believe it is critically important to represent all of the people, regardless of party affiliation.»

This is all well and good for Cuomo, who, if he runs for president, will have to perform that classic two - step: winning over a liberal base first, a general electorate second.

We'll see how it comes off with the general electorate.

If he can't hold an audience composed of his own party members, how can he appeal to the general electorate?

The NYC Deserves Better findings contrast with those of a Quinnipiac University poll from just a few weeks ago, which found Mr. Stringer and Mr. de Blasio dead even among the general electorate — but with the mayor beating the comptroller by better than 20 points among members of their party.

As with each and every election I have entered, I will work hard to gain the support of the general electorate, as I wholeheartedly believe it is critically important to represent all of the people, regardless of party affiliation,» said Saland, R - Poughkeepsie.

What's more, if Republican primary voters continue to nominate paleo - conservatives over mainstream candidates, the general electorate might well decide to let Democrats gain seats.

Robin Cook, the Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry stated that he would not run, as he did not believe he was attractive enough to the general electorate and that this would damage the party at the next election.

But if Bloomberg has proven unpopular in the Democratic primary, Lhota is aware that Giuliani is even less popular, and his toxicity seeps into the general electorate.

Party primaries are not representative of the general electorate.

«It is not just locally in New York, but nationally, and New Yorkers, regardless of what New Yorkers think, are part of national trends,» he said, adding that more than 40 percent of the general electorate will be Catholic.

But, Paladino is largely a political unknown statewide as far as the general electorate is concerned.

Paul Nutall has said in the starkest terms why the Labour Party can not save itself in these seats - the current Labour Leadership is incapable of understanding the issues which divide them from not only the general electorate but crucially from Labour's core supporters.

Charter school families and supporters consistently turn out to vote at higher levels than the general electorate, making it especially important that we mobilize them around charter school policy issues.

By a slim margin, Republican voters remain opposed to U.S. cooperation in the global effort to limit greenhouse gas emissions, but, again, that isn't the case for the general electorate.