Sentences with phrase «higher in a presidential year»

While turnout among Democrat voters in the City of Rochester was high in the presidential year, it was Slaughter's win in the Republican - dominated suburbs that was truly remarkable.

In New York, turnout for both parties is higher in presidential years than in years when a gubernatorial race tops the ticket, but the jump is larger for Democrats than Republicans.

Voter turnout is higher in presidential years and while New York is expected to go to Obama, the voting history within the district suggests otherwise.

Democratic turnout should be higher in a presidential year.

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Comments: «Our economists see growth disappointing in 2013 with added risk as a result of uncertainty surrounding the fiscal cliff... Political uncertainty is also high and history tells us that the US underperforms in the first year of a presidential cycle.»

Since its launch in 2011, Affdex has helped measure audience sentiments for several high - profile events, including the 2012 U.S. presidential debates and this year's Super Bowl.

The Bud Light campaign, which leaned on a political theme in a presidential election year, in particular won high praise from the Wall Street Journal and other key publications.

Ms. Jones brings significant experience to the firm with over 40 years in the Canadian investment industry, holding presidential and executive roles at numerous high - profile companies including GBC Asset Management, AGF Private Wealth Management, TAL Private Management, CIBC Trust Company, and First Interstate Bancorp — where she was Canada's first female to lead a Schedule II bank.

A few weeks before last year's presidential election, Mitt Romney held a high - profile meeting in North Carolina with the Reverend Billy Graham, patron saint of American Evangelicals.

The majority of presidential games are Army - Navy, which has at least one high - level executive branch member in attendance every year.

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Republican leaders and high - powered donors in Utah are waging a quiet but concerted campaign to convince 83 - year - old incumbent Sen. Orrin Hatch, of Utah, not to seek reelection next year, and Mitt Romney, the one - time presidential nominee and leading Trump critic, is exploring a run for the seat.

Nevertheless, the relative calm in this country during the last three years should not lead one to believe that the upcoming presidential election is not without high stakes.

«He's slow and steady, but that approach can win the race, especially in a high - turnout presidential year where demographics and registration are on his side.»

In a high - profile presidential election year.

Republicans were working with a fantastic political baseline in 2014 — low presidential approval, a slew of Democratic Senate incumbents defending their seats in Red states, a midterm election, and high - quality candidates drawn into battle this year, in part precisely because it was so favorable to Republicans in the first place.

Democrats are hoping that higher turnout in a presidential year will help them gain seats in Long Island and the Hudson Valley.

He won by over 11,000 two years later, but Democrats are optimistic his seat will be winnable in a presidential year, when their voters usually turn out at higher numbers.

The left received its highest share, 54 per cent, in the same fifty two year period with the sole exception of the presidential elections in 1988.

Many of them looked naturally vulnerable in the face of a presidential year's higher turnout and more diverse electorate.

Heading into the 2016 presidential year when Democratic turnout is traditionally high, Gianaris is optimistic the Dems can pick up enough seats on Long Island to put them in a position to grab at least partial control of the chamber.

But given the swing nature of her northern Virginia district and the higher turnout expected in a presidential year, Democrats say if they're going to take the seat, this is the time.

«With both [presidential] candidates carrying some of the highest negatives in recent years, I'm not sure which side is advantaged.

Flagbearer of the Progressive People's Party (PPP), Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom is generating a lot of buzz on social media platform Twitter, following a judgement by an Accra High Court that offers him a chance to contest in this year's presidential elections.

Indeed, voter turnout of 38 percent in the town was considered unusually high for a year that didn't include Congressional or presidential elections.

Since 1975, that total has only been exceeded four times — in 2006, when an outgoing Gov. George Pataki vetoed hundreds of bills in an apparent attempt to bolster his conservative credentials in advance of a potential 2008 presidential campaign, and three of the four years when the state was governed by Eliot Spitzer and David Paterson, and tensions between the Legislature and executive were especially high.

County officials had regarded 2016 as the best opportunity to get a water fee passed on the ballot because of typically high Democratic voter turnout in presidential election years.

An Accra High Court has ruled in favour of flagbearer of the All People's Congress, Hassan Ayariga in a case where the APC flag bearer is challenging his disqualification from this year's presidential elections.

Higher turnout in a presidential year will make the environment favorable to any Democrat who decides to run in the swing district, however.

Several Republicans who won their seats in the 2010 GOP wave now have to defend them in a presidential year, when Democrats tend to have higher turnout.

IF the Republicans couldn't win a single statewide race in a banner Republican year like 2010, what makes them think they can win during a Presidential race when turnout will be much higher?

TV commercials for Gov. Andrew Cuomo's high - profile «Mario Cuomo Campaign for Economic Justice» are aimed at winning the governor the keynote speaking role at the Democratic National Convention in July — the same role that turned his father into a potential presidential candidate 32 years ago, Democratic insiders say.

«Nothing that happens on Tuesday is a reflection of what's likely to happen a year from now in a presidential election year, high turnout year, when there are real campaigns going on across the state in a variety of districts between the Democrats and Republicans for control of the Senate.

As for his presence on YouTube, I'll leave it to you to decide whether his appearance on the Ali G show a few years back, which comes up high in his search results there, will help or hurt his presidential chances, especially with younger voters:

Filibusters have spiked under the Republican Senate minority in recent years, with an increasing number being used against high - level presidential nominees.

This year, the stakes are especially high for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney because no Republican has ever won the White House without a victory in Ohio.

When I was in my last year of high school, there was a very famous presidential election and an equally famous court case to resolve the outcome, Bush v. Gore.

Halfway through September 2016 — roughly a year after the contest was launched — «XQ: The Super School Project» announced its 10 high - school design - team winners at a «Facebook Live» event in Washington, D.C. Even as a tumultuous presidential campaign was grabbing a big share of the headlines, the two - hour event attracted coverage by major newspapers such as the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, and the Boston Globe.

Reports have shown that acts and threats of violence and vandalism against Muslims from March 2015 to March 2016 were at the highest levels in 15 years, and the recent presidential election was filled with hateful and fearful anti-Muslim rhetoric.

In any presidential election year, the months before the election afford middle and high school teachers a great opportunity to engage students in the new The College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards (C3s) These new frameworks center on guiding students in activities so that they can see how citizens apply civic virtues and democratic principles and have the opportunity to see actual civic engagement in the democratic procesIn any presidential election year, the months before the election afford middle and high school teachers a great opportunity to engage students in the new The College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards (C3s) These new frameworks center on guiding students in activities so that they can see how citizens apply civic virtues and democratic principles and have the opportunity to see actual civic engagement in the democratic procesin the new The College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards (C3s) These new frameworks center on guiding students in activities so that they can see how citizens apply civic virtues and democratic principles and have the opportunity to see actual civic engagement in the democratic procesin activities so that they can see how citizens apply civic virtues and democratic principles and have the opportunity to see actual civic engagement in the democratic procesin the democratic process.

With the 2016 presidential election as a tail wind, equity markets in the U.S. and abroad advanced to record highs throughout the year.

Justice Quince has received the following honors and awards: 2017, National Bar Association Hall of Fame; 2017, Women Lawyers Division Jurist of the Year; 2017 Sharon Press Excellence in ADR; 2008, Lifetime Achievement Award by The Florida Bar's Government Lawyer Section; Florida Commission on the Status of Women, 2007 Florida Women's Hall of Fame award; American Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession; 2007 Justice Quince was inducted into Florida Blue Key as an honorary member; 2006 Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award; 2006 Rickards High School Outstanding School Volunteer Award; 2005 Key to the City of Winter Haven; 2005 Richard W. Ervin Equal Justice Award; 2004 Key to the City of Panama City, Florida; 2004 Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, Black Law Student Association Alumni Achievement Award; 2004 Lee County Association for Women Lawyers and the Lee County Bar Association Award for dedication to the promotion of equality in law and outstanding service as a distinguished member of the Florida judiciary; 2002 Florida Bar Equal Opportunities in the Profession Award; 2002 Florida Girls State Award; 2003 Helping Hand Award; 2003 Southern Women in Public Service Pacesetter Award; 2003 Florida Girls State Award; 2003 Pioneering the Future in our Community Award; 2003 Outstanding Jurist and Howard University Alumna Award; 2001 William H. Hastie Award from the National Bar Association Judicial Council; National Bar Association Presidential Achievement Award; Girl Scouts, Woman of Distinction Award, 2001; National Bar Association Women Lawyers Division Jurist Award for Outstanding Leadership Achievements and Dedicated Service to the Community At Large; Florida Chapter of the National Bar Association for Service on the Bench; Virgil Hawkins Bar Association Award for Community Service and Advancement of Equal Justice Under Law; the Virgil Hawkins Bar Association Certificate for Achievement in Jurisprudence; the Fort Lauderdale High School Award for participating in the School Law Magnet Program; the Broward County School Board Appreciation Award for Inspiration and Devotion to Our Youth; Award of Distinguished Service and Continuing Commitment to the People of Florida from the Fort Lauderdale B'nai B'rith; Proclamation from the Broward Board of County Commissioners stating that February 28, 1999, as «The Honorable Peggy A. Quince Appreciation Day»; Hillsborough County Sheriff's Black Advisory Council Appreciation Award; Lakeland NAACP Award for Contribution to Civil Rights; the African - American Production Company Personal Achievement Award; Paul C. Perkins Bar Association Appreciation Award; Florida State University College of Law Appreciation Certificate for Contributions made to Summer Law Program For Undergraduate Students; Certificate from the Office of the Attorney General, Florida Crime Prevention Training Institute for Exemplary Contributions to Crime Prevention in the State of Florida; and 2016, inducted into Stetson University College of Law Hall of fame.

Key Highlight: • Exceeded sales quotas by 300 — 400 % for six consecutive weeks • Consistently in top tier sales performance category, averaging 210 % to quota for 2007 & 2008 • Achieved annual Presidential Cruise bonus award, ranking in the top 5 % in total sales revenue • One of two associates that increased revenue by $ 100,000, on a prorated basis, for two consecutive years • Earned Top Dog sales award in 2008 for generating the highest sales revenue in the office • Successfully increased the sales force performance from 66 % quota attainment to the highest achieving team at 183 % of quotas in three months, raising revenue by 175 % • Promoted twice to sales manager within four months of employment based on top sales performance

Right after the Presidential election in November, the yield on 10 - year U.S. Treasury bonds rose to a high of around 2.5 percent, up from roughly 1.75 percent in October.

«Three months after the presidential election, measures of consumer optimism regarding personal financial prospects and the economy are at or near the highest levels we've seen in the nearly seven - year history of the National Housing Survey,» says Doug Duncan, senior vice president and chief economist at Fannie Mae.

After the last presidential election in 2008, foreclosure filings had increased 81 percent over the previous year and home sales were down nearly 42 percent from record highs in 2005.