Sentences with phrase «get to the polls on»

Millions of Londoners got to the polls on May 5 to elect a new Mayor with responsibility for housing, transport and the police in the capital.

One of the SEEC's main arguments in its Tuesday letter was that the proposed pro-Malloy mailing is 99.6 percent devoted to photos and words supporting Malloy's re-election, while less than half of 1 percent of it contains a tiny printed message about how voters may get to the polls on Nov. 4.

Unlike citizens in 34 other states across America, residents here can only vote ahead of time — by absentee ballot — if they can say their profession, business, studies, travel, illness or disability will prevent them from getting to the polls on Election Day.

Not exact matches

Buffett on Monday vowed to do «whatever it takes» to get out the vote in his congressional district in Nebraska, including driving voters himself to the polls to cast ballots.

According to the latest polls Esquerra will get the biggest share of the vote in the region, 20.5 per cent, narrowly leading Junts per Catalunya, the new name for the party led by Puigdemont, on 19.3 per cent.

NEW YORK (AP)-- Emotionally wrenching politics, foreign conflicts and shootings at home took a toll on Americans in 2016, but they are entering 2017 on an optimistic note, according to a new poll that found that a majority believes things are going to get better for the country next year.

I took a poll of the room asking the very simple question: «On a scale 1 to10, how hard do you feel it is to get a job in your desired industry?»

If business leaders support Gary Johnson vigorously enough to get his poll numbers above 15 % — which would give him a chance to take a place on the presidential debate stage — the candidate could make this case to a national audience.

On the one hand, that country is especially anxious to get a deal, with elections approaching and an anti-establishment outsider candidate leading in the polls.

Bocskor's analysis makes perfect sense on a cocktail napkin, but a closer look at historical precedent shows that it is difficult to get young voters to rock the polls.

Or run a poll and create a badge for the winner, which gets placed on their site and Links back to your blog.

Get out there to an advance poll, or to the polls on October 19, and exercise your rights.

On some of the challenges of getting reliable data in china, Leland explains that he and his team had to ask Chinese firms and consumers on ground what is happening in the country, and set up a number of polling units across sectors in order to get reliable and accurate informatioOn some of the challenges of getting reliable data in china, Leland explains that he and his team had to ask Chinese firms and consumers on ground what is happening in the country, and set up a number of polling units across sectors in order to get reliable and accurate informatioon ground what is happening in the country, and set up a number of polling units across sectors in order to get reliable and accurate information.

I was surprised to see that notwithstanding the success of the WR at the polls Jean only managed to get 78 % support on his leadership review.

Prospective home buyers say it is getting more difficult to find the right home, according to a quarterly survey based on national polls conducted by Morning Consult.

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Actually, on election day, instead of voting, I am going to invoke the power of prayer and spend the day praying as I know that this will get more people out to the polls to vote for Mitt Romney.

* Arming you with the information you and your employees need to make an informed decision at the polls on Election Day through Get Out The Vote efforts.

If the vets of the Chicago Hoops League were polled on the Teams that would get out to 2 - 0 starts..

I bet if we did a poll when DJ was hired, about how long it would take UMD to get a Top15 recruiting class, the responses would have been 5 - 10 years or never...... most excited for the upcoming season since 2001 - by TerpfanMA on Jun 3, 2016 5:33 PM Isn't it a great feeling that we are able to think (that all of these comments are about) its a big time recruit instead of just people bitching about Edsall though?

To be truly dominant in any sport over a long period of time you have to be a bit of a sociopath, and once the Pats get a lead they will continue to pile on the points like they want to make sure to stay ahead in the computer pollTo be truly dominant in any sport over a long period of time you have to be a bit of a sociopath, and once the Pats get a lead they will continue to pile on the points like they want to make sure to stay ahead in the computer pollto be a bit of a sociopath, and once the Pats get a lead they will continue to pile on the points like they want to make sure to stay ahead in the computer pollto pile on the points like they want to make sure to stay ahead in the computer pollto make sure to stay ahead in the computer pollto stay ahead in the computer polls.

The rapper Eminem, whose «Lose Yourself» was recently voted as the most popular running song in a Runner's World poll, claims he ran 17 miles a day on the treadmill to beat an addiction to alcohol and painkillers, stating that his «addict's brain» led him to get carried away with running.

You do a poll like that you'll also get non arsenal fans wanting to put pressure on the club saying they want Wenger out.

Well let's NOT Google «Arsenal fan polls» as opinions change over time, so let us have a reflection of what us Gooners think right now, without any games to distract us, and see if we can get a FACTUAL figure on the actual percentage of JustArsenal readers who agree or disagree with Jon.

Within the system, though, Florida State still has more reason for concern going forward: Frankly, if trashing another top - five contender by 37 points on its own field isn't enough to get them to No. 2 in the human polls, good lord, what is?

One such article (Untold also covered this article) claimed that 80 % of Arsenal supporters wanted Arsene Wenger to leave, but just clicking on the link reveals that the only people that were polled were the Arsenal Supporter's Trust (AST) a blatantly anti-Wenger group and the only surprise is that they did not get 100 % wanting Wenger out.

The voting poll closes at 10 p.m. on Wednesday night to allow the Bournemouth vote to get underway.

In any event, saying «everybody» cheats seems to be a stretch; while it's hard to get an exact number of people who are cheating because it's all self - reported (and you have to think that those who are lying to their spouse are probably not going to be totally honest when it comes to a poll on infidelity), some studies indicate it's about 20 percent of married couples while others suggest it may be as high as 60 percent to 70 percent.

They have to have enough of SOMETHING — money, polling numbers or on - the - ground organization — to convince outsiders to get involved.

Many of us followed Sasha's 2012 articles on Slate.com, which detailed how the Obama campaign team was using data, analytics and the scientific method to optimize voter outreach and get the people they needed to the polls.

This discussion will look at how candidates and interest groups in in the U.S. are using Facebook advertising, Twitter, Google Ads, mobile phones, location - based services and older technologies like email and blogs to raise money, mobilize support and get voters to the polls in an important election year, with an emphasis on practical results and the implications for future political campaigns around the world.

It will take a day or two for them to recover and get to work on the differences between the polls and the actual results.

The main goal of the Democratic party's field organizing is to get their supporters off their butts and to the polls, either on Election Day or (even better) beforehand — absentee ballots are field - organizing gold, since every early ballot in the bank represents a voter who WO N'T need to be hassled in person or over the phone before November 4th.

With that in mind, Democrats aren't skimping on the Get Out The Vote operation: the Jones campaign and liberal groups are working desperately to encourage Alabama's overwhelmingly Democratic black voters to go to the polls, regardless of past disappointment and present voter suppression.

But campaigns aren't just won in the air, they're also fought on the ground, by field organizers and local volunteers, whose job is to canvass their communities, persuade their neighbors and get their supporters to the polls.

Dems are counting on these phone calls and door - knocks to get their voters to the polls...

Over on Team Turner, campaign spokeswoman Jessica Proud took the opportunity to highlight the congressman's big get from last week — a nod from former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani — saying the poll results continue the «momentum - building» sparked by that endorsement, showing Turner as the favorite among Republican voters.

They're counting on those dire warnings having an effect by the time people get to the polling station, and probably they will, but in the meantime the histrionics just turn people away.

Niou has also won much of the union support which could make all the difference on election day when it comes to knocking on doors and getting people to the polls.

A poll released yesterday by ComRes for the Independent on Sunday newspaper showed the «no» campaign ahead but with a little over last two weeks before the referendum these events will be key for both campaigns to get their message across to the public.

Forecasting polls — polls based on asking the people to estimate how much one choice will get over another (see sample questions here, here, here, and here).

Update: One more point to note is that an all - online approach like this is perhaps particularly well suited to a low - profile campaign like a typical ballot initiative, since success in this kind of campaign often depends on getting a core group of supporters to the polls.

It turns out that Thad Cochran didn't just make good strategic decisions, like courting Democratic voters in a Republican primary; his campaign also made the smart tactical choice to rely on a data - driven field operation to persuade voters and get his supporters to the polls last week:

Christie isn't urging people in New Jersey to get to the polls in a tight election, he is promoting his own interview with Charlie Rose on CBS in which he denies all the sworn testimony about him in open court during the Brideggate trial which links him to the lane closures the touched off the scandal.

On Wednesday morning, these supporters will be lucky if they see an Election Day message encouraging them to get out and vote, or a link to help them find local polling places.

In 2010 the polls suggested that the Liberal Democrats were on course to get 80 + seats, but they got 57.

Dems have their eyes instead on the main prize — getting their voters (and only their voters) to the polls.

Based on a 10,000 - sample poll and focus groups around the country, the project asks what voters hope and expect to get from the Brexit deal, how they balance immigration control and access to the single market, the status of EU nationals already in Britain, people's confidence that the Prime Minister will secure a good deal, and how the Brexit negotiations compare in importance to other priorities.

Prof Curtice said all of the parties had to take the «grey vote» seriously because it remains the age group most likely to get out on polling day.

A special local government Siena Research Institute poll finds a majority of voters say local governments beat the state on everything from understanding citizens» needs to «getting things done.»