Sentences with phrase «incumbents than voters»

Voters in these 2012 battleground districts are no more favorable toward their incumbents than voters in Democratic - held districts were toward theirs in 2010.

Not exact matches

Former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno deemed Giuliani «Judas» for turning his back on the party's nominee, little - known state Sen. George Pataki, who ended up defeating Mario Cuomo in what was widely attributed more to voters» rejection of the liberal incumbent than their desire to see a GOP legislator from Peekskill in the executive mansion.

Cherwin called Yepsen a «true progressive» and a «fresh face,» who he believes voters of the 43rd Senate District will find more attractive in an election year expected to be difficult for incumbents than the man to whom he referred as «Bruno's hand - picked replacement.»

First, our research shows that voters regard a government's choice to time the election strategically and for partisan benefit as significantly less important to their vote choice than the incumbent's policy performance and party leadership.

As far as I am concerned, McKay's tainted line is probably better off going to a tainted incumbent than a fresh newcomer who can offer voters a clean slate.

In the state comptroller's race, Democratic incumbent Tom DiNapoli has a two - to - one lead over his GOP challenger, Harry Wilson, but nearly two - thirds of voters still have no opinion about DiNapoli despite the fact that he's spent more than three years in office.

The latest Quinnipiac University poll on the Connecticut Governor's race finds more voters say Republican challenger Tom Foley would do a better job on the economy than Democratic incumbent Dannel Malloy.

Democrats are more forgiving of their incumbent senators than Republicans, while voters are divided over who should control the upper house in 2011.

«After 34 years of Albany incumbent Hugh Farley's runaway spending, job - killing taxes, and irresponsible corporate giveaways for his Wall Street banker buddies, it's not surprising that fewer than half the voters want him to remain as their senator.

Three, voters by a wide margin place «change» as their No. 1 priority, and Paladino, a political outsider if there ever was one, seems to embody it more than Cuomo, who, despite never having served as governor before, may be seen as something of an incumbent.

There will be no electoral embrace of Miliband if voters judge him less able than the incumbent government of so delivering.

If board members and potential challengers anticipate that voters will punish incumbents for poor school performance, declining test scores may lead board members to retire rather than endure defeat.

With no incumbent running for president in 2008, the primaries will present voters with more choices than they've seen in many years.