Sentences with phrase «issues from the voters»

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Its mission is to «help voters take back control of their democracy» by giving them a place to debate issues, research candidates» platforms, recruit vote pledges from others and more.

A former publicist, DuVernay never shied away from the issue, tweeting to her 600,000 - plus followers that «shame is a helluva motivator» after the Academy tweaked its membership rules to bring in more minority voters.

And while that issue is newly top - of - mind for many voters, some bedrock economic policy issues also deserve attention from the candidates during their last in - person exchange of the year:

GOP political advisors think the issue could push voters away from the GOP agenda and give Democrats a big boost in the midterms.

Meanwhile, we compared the various parties» platforms on a range of issues, from eco-friendly energy subsidies to home owners to the needs of the aging and women voters.

So if a Republican senator mostly hears from GOP constituents, and these constituents are more likely to be really passionate about the issue since they are on the side that opposes stricter laws, that's going to give the senator a skewed perception of where voters are on this topic.

I think the issues with the movie extended beyond Twitter; the new voters I've talked to are less enthusiastic about it than the ones you've talked to (New Yorkers, you know), and it sounds like we've both heard from at least some voters who are drawing a bright line between the performances (thumbs up) and the movie (thumbs sideways).

This feedback from the general public gave some indication about the specific issues that would shape the campaign, as the parties jockeyed to garner favour with potential voters.

The Strategic Counsel poll referenced earlier, for example, found that 15 percent of voters ranked the environment as the most important issue, up from three percent in the last election.

Though the Supreme Court is far from a consistent proxy issue for social conservatives or religious voters, it does provide a flashpoint for issues of religious liberty, traditional moral values, and abortion - on - demand.

The Democrats» present failure stems from their presumption that on economic issues they win by default, that non-wealthy voters know their own material interests» those historically opposed or left unaddressed by Republicans» and do not require instruction or reminding as to which party is on their side.

My guess is that Cain was getting substantial support from «conservative Evangelical,» social issues - first voters.

The decline in political activity proved true for every category, from preaching a sermon on a public policy issue (1 % did so in 2016, down from 37 % in 2014) to distributing voter guides (36 %, down from 45 %) to speaking to the congregation about the importance of voting (62 %, down from 78 %).

It is personified by Dr Evan Harris, the Liberal Democrat MP who lost his Oxford seat at the last election substantially because local church members drew voters» attention to Dr Harris» ulterior motives on a variety of issues from abortion to euthanasia.

Universal is universal, period / Secondly — if only the Catholics who have never benefited from birth control (either directly or indirectly) were allowed to vote on this issue, that would be a very small population of voters.

So every ten second sound bite and every misleading commercial further separates the voter from the real issues.

Regardless, it was clear from our panel of undecided voters that contrary to expectations, the public are interested in the EU debate and they are eager to participate in debates about complex issues.

b) to be issued voters Identity Cards «to enable» them «to vote in public elections and referenda» while resident abroad and being outside the jurisdiction of the Republic of Ghana at the time of such elections, and doing so from / at their places of residence abroad or designated centres close to their places of residence abroad or from / at the Ghana Mission / Embassy within their jurisdiction abroad;

Secondly, and more importantly when it comes to the future of the party, we had spent decades building up a very local base of electoral support, from council to parliamentary levels, on the basis of populist, or indeed protest, issues that played well with disgruntled voters, but almost impossible to deliver in government.

«For most offices, New York State's contribution «limits» are substantially higher than those of any other state that imposes limits, and they are so high as to ensure that large donors dominate major political campaigns and candidates spend as much time as possible raising money from donors rather than talking with voters about issues,» Cuomo said in the written version of the SoS.

Stewart - Cousins, a Democrat from Yonkers, confirmed that issues such as voter reform measures and changes to the state's ethics laws had fallen out of the budget talks.

But sorting out such issues is not politically convenient for Cameron, especially as many traditional Conservative voters in the south have had most to gain from runaway house prices over the last 30 years.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio — who endorsed Hillary Clinton in October 2015 — also issued a statement Tuesday condemning the purge of voters from voting lists and added his support for the comptroller's audit.

The letter cited reports of voters purged from voting lists, closed polling stations, and broken machines, among other issues.

In response to a request from Suffolk County, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman issues an important legal opinion that will permit a limited form of online voter registration.

After their rout in the elections and referendum, the Liberal Democrats now talk privately about «identity issues» where they diverge from the Tories, to remind voters they are a separate party, and «unity issues» on which they strongly support their Coalition partner.

Still, both legislators and group leaders agreed that the influence of the NRA and other gun groups stemmed from their credible threat of mobilising essentially single - issue voters for or against a candidate.

But from the standpoint of issues, I think the voters across the country are wanting to find new people who want to bring new ideas in.»

The Deliberation Day event aims to cut through the spin and biased information coming from the campaigning groups by encouraging all voters to spend a day learning and deliberating about the issue.

An ad that never ran got plenty of media coverage and took attention away from the issues on which the group wanted to focus voters (though all the attention also boosted the group's membership, so it wasn't exactly a total loss).

But we can not forget that these issues will be a million miles away from the concerns of most voters at the next election.

An increased proportion of voters (45 % up from 35 % in November 2013) think Cuomo is focusing too much attention on national politics and not enough time on the issues facing New Yorkers.

It's time to move on to the issues that confront the state and its voters, like jobs; restructuring government to be what it needs to be to meet the needs of citizens that need help from government; addressing structural problems with the state's finances; ensuring that roads and bridges are safe for passage, not just today, but for tomorrow as well; making the state a place that people want to move to, not out of; and the list goes on.

He explains that while carrying out research he encountered many examples of young voters engaged with local issues but who simultaneously felt «absent» from the wider political process.

«Once again, Anti-Choice Bob Cohen and his conservative allies are using the same tired tactics to distract voters from their candidate's and their party's abysmal record on women's issues.»

«It's no surprise that the Amherst Democrat Committee is trying to distract voters from the real issues in town,» she said by email.

There are three proposals on the ballot, and advocates are concerned that controversy stemming from Proposal 1 — if the state should convene a constitutional convention — will cause voters to conflate the two issues.

Beyond potentially undermining voters» faith in our electoral system, these claims distract from a very real issue: New York's voter registration system is badly in need of modernization.

In fighting hard for campaign finance reform, even to the point of causing a stalemate on other major issues, the governor may yet win support from voters who expected him to live up to his feisty reputation.

«I've been knocking on doors to speak with voters about issues facing middle class families, from creating jobs to improving our transportation and infrastructure.

While an attempt to remove Clause IV from the party constitution in 1959 failed, Tony Blair, and the «modernisers» saw the issue as putting off potential voters, [140] and were successful thirty - five years later, [141] with only limited opposition from senior figures in the party.

Shadow health minister Lord Hunt also defied his party over the issue last month, backing an amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill which would give voters the chance to either rubber stamp the final Brexit deal or reverse the UK's exit from the EU.

«And since property taxes is consistently the most important issue to voters, the governor should benefit from this at the polls.»

The press conference also took place just as a new Quinnipiac University poll was released, showing 46 percent of New York voters think the mayor's «involvement in national issues» is a distraction from his daily duties.

«While Bob Cohen has run a campaign on the issues Westchester residents care most about — property taxes, education, and jobs — Senator Oppenheimer has been running from them, trying to distract voters with a pack of lies.»

All that data collected from physical canvassers through Electionear can also be synched with campaigns» and issue advocacy groups» other existing databases that manage their relationships with voters and supporters.

And while Kiryas Joel voters sympathize with Republicans on social issues and appreciate the GOP's tough - on - crime rhetoric, they also belong to a community that suffers from poverty and depends on Democratic - backed assistance programs.

DiNapoli also suggested a separate constitutional amendment to ban public authorities and other entities from issuing state - funded debt, allow bond acts to be considered by voters in the same year and require all state - funded debt to be issued by the state comptroller after it's approved by voters.

The Debt Reform Act also prohibits the state from issuing debt without voter approval.

This event will explore the crucial issue of how the centre - left in British and European politics can restore its reputation for economic competence drawing on the recent research from Southern Discomfort — One Year On, which identified that Labour has a mountain to climb in winning back voters» trust.