Sentences with phrase «key issues in the election»

This article provides a summary of the 2004 Alberta General Election, including information on pre-election standing and polls, key issues in the election, leaders and platforms of the major political parties, and the election's final results.

And Cuomo took aim at the Trans Pacific Trade Partnership, a pact supported by President Obama that has emerged as a key issue in the election as well as a major talking at the Democratic National Convention this week.

The key issue in elections is voter motivation and turn - out.

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«Twitter is the most direct way to engage with the candidates and issues of this election and to participate in the live, public conversation around its key events,» said Adam Sharp, Twitter's head of news, government, and elections, in a statement.

Fake news was also a key issue in the 2016 vote, with special counsel Robert Mueller indicting 13 Russians in February for using bogus social media accounts to interfere in the election process.

Another issue that played a significant role in the election was government participation in key industries including auto insurance and energy.

A key issue in the 2004 election was how to spend the provincial government's surpluses.

Find out more on key issue areas and events in the 2008 federal election, including the minority / majority government question, the economy, leadership, the environment, and Canada in Afghanistan.

It also explores a number of key issues regarding the regulation of money in elections.

Find a detailed articled outline the key issues and events in the 2008 federal election in Canada, including the minority / majority government question, the economy, leadership, the environment, and Canada in Afghanistan.

«Clearly immigration, trade and terrorism were key issues that swayed electoral opinion in a very significant way, just as they did in the U.K., and probably will in the European referenda and elections to come,» he continued.

The battle between Driehaus and a group of progressive Catholic supporters on the one hand and religious conservatives on the other is a reminder that abortion has become a key issue in the midterm elections in parts of the country, even as the economy and jobs remain voters» top concern.

The allocation of funds and the 19 percent hike in the district «s tax levy were the key issues in the April election that unseated longtime board member Gladys Fox and board president Reno Caneva.

The three newcomers and one incumbent running for the two open seats on the Palatine Park District board talk about issues including a district - owned stable and the future of a municipal golf course as being key in the April 9 election.

Medicare was a key issue in this year's elections even before Mitt Romney selected Paul Ryan as his running mate.

But Cuomo has said he would push to make gun control — which has become a key issue for him after the passage of the SAFE Act in 2013 — a centerpiece concern in the 2016 presidential election.

The new pamphlet comes with exclusive polling data from YouGov, focussing on the key issues that led to Labour winning only 49 out of 302 seats in a region that can make or break elections.

«On the heels of thousands joining NAN in Tallahassee, FL for a «stand your ground» rally, participants will address additional key policy issues such as jobs, voter ID and immigration; which will be key in this midterm election year...»

If you'll recall the special election in which Murphy defeated Assemblyman Jim Tedisco in a squeaker, the key issue — thanks to CapCon's Jimmy Vielkind — became how the Republican lawmaker would have voted on the bailout bill.

Nor does the solutions section of his website feature the specific demand for full public financing of elections, another of Nader's key issues, (although Anderson has mentioned the idea in passing in a blog interview).

ATHENS (Reuters)- Greece opened its first purpose - built detention centre for illegal migrants on Sunday in Athens, a week before a national election where illegal immigration has emerged as a key issue.

This is an issue that polls very high — a vast majority of New Yorkers are in favor of seeing a statewide hourly wage increase (though perhaps not to as high as $ 15)-- and next year is a key election cycle for the Senate Republicans.

One of the key issues in the General Election last year, and Brexit now, is around immigration to the UK.

ToryDiary: «The Government's pledge to reduce net migration is a key plank of the next election campaign - CCHQ regularly issues infographics and updates reminding everyone that the Coalition's record starkly contrasts with Labour's incompetence in border control.

It's the kind of political issue he loves: widely popular, doesn't cost a dime in tax increases to enact (unless it includes public financing of elections), and doesn't upset any of his key constituencies.

«He's refused to stand up in front of voters and answer basic questions about key issues in an important election,» Kaminsky (D - Long Beach) said at a news conference in Oceanside.

Welfare spending will be a key issue - possibly the key issue - dividing the parties in the runup to the general election.

Thompson said as the election nears, voters are beginning to key in on the issues and the candidates.

The results of the General Election are in, and they represent a tremendous vindication of Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour left, who have insisted since he was put on the ballot two years ago that Labour can and would make gains running from the left, and that there is a route to power that doesn't involve triangulating the Tories, or compromising on key issues such as austerity.

This is the first of a series of pieces from Uncut on what has changed in respect of key political issues since the last general election.

In fact in this election Labour was the only mainstream party that placed immigration as one of its key issueIn fact in this election Labour was the only mainstream party that placed immigration as one of its key issuein this election Labour was the only mainstream party that placed immigration as one of its key issues.

In a news conference after the vote, several Democrats cast the measure as framing a key issue in the November elections, suggesting that Republican control in Washington would mean a reversal of Thursday's outcomIn a news conference after the vote, several Democrats cast the measure as framing a key issue in the November elections, suggesting that Republican control in Washington would mean a reversal of Thursday's outcomin the November elections, suggesting that Republican control in Washington would mean a reversal of Thursday's outcomin Washington would mean a reversal of Thursday's outcome.

On the Sunday Politics, Andrew Neil asked Eric Pickles several times whether the government would meet Theresa May's target figure, after immigration appeared to be a key issue in Thursday's local and European elections.

In its drive to tame entitlement spending and reduce the federal debt, the Ryan plan has been embraced by the GOP establishment as an article of faith, and it is likely to be a key issue in this fall's congressional electionIn its drive to tame entitlement spending and reduce the federal debt, the Ryan plan has been embraced by the GOP establishment as an article of faith, and it is likely to be a key issue in this fall's congressional electionin this fall's congressional elections.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Dan Maffei, D - Syracuse, and his Republican challenger, John Katko, answered six questions posed by Syracuse.com reporters on key issues in this year's 24th Congressional District election.

The Government has been accused of playing politics with the issue in order to protect Mr Clegg from criticism that he had dropped a second key election pledge following his backing for a rise in university tuition fees.

The Australian Education Union (AEU), which has previously committed to make The Gonski Review and needs - based funding one of the key issues in the 2016 election, has welcomed new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's announcement.

On the political issues facing them at the General Election, 43 per cent of parents polled stated that education and school funding will be a key issue in deciding their vote in the 2017 General Election.

Newly - appointed Federal President of the Australian Education Union (AEU) Correna Haythorpe addressed its annual conference over the weekend highlighting her commitment to make The Gonski Review and needs - based funding one of the key issues in the 2016 election.

Education a Key Issue in Some State Elections Education may play a surprisingly large role in several state elections next month and some issues are challenging partisan dElections Education may play a surprisingly large role in several state elections next month and some issues are challenging partisan delections next month and some issues are challenging partisan divisions.

Choosing a school is one of the key points at which parents experience national policy through a local lens, and as such, should be an important election issue both in the big debates and on the doorstep.

How all these issues play out in the context of a presidential election — or initially, for Christie, in Republican primaries — are a key component in predicting what the governor might do, as well as how long he might stay in office.

While we will never be able to equal the billionaires in their spending, it is absolutely vital that we significantly lower the ratio by which we are outspent — that is crucial to winning election races, and crucial to having money available for campaigns around key issues.

«In the aftermath of the decisive 2016 elections, school choice remains a bipartisan issue with strong support among key demographics across the country,» said Kevin P. Chavous, board member of the American Federation for Children.

«Education voters» turned out in force, helping to make sure education was a key issue in the public debate about priorities and in elections.

The intervention — at the DfE's doors — is likely to further highlight the growing profile of school funding cuts, also a key issue in the general election earlier this month.

The statewide voucher program's future has become a key issue that divides Gov. Scott Walker from his Democratic opponent Mary Burke, a Madison School Board member and former Trek Bicycle Corp. executive, in the Nov. 4 election.

Although student loan debt was not a key issue in the general election, Trump's victory on Tuesday has still made an impact among student loan lenders.

While the inflation is a sensitive issue, another key concern may arise from the general election to be held in May 2014.

How far, though, does he think the environment will be a key issue in next year's presidential election?