Sentences with phrase «key voter issues»

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Our new report uses more than 250,000 interviews with registered voters to provide insights at the national, state, and aggregated district level on President Trump's approval, key senator approval & re-elect ratings, generic ballot, and top issues for voters.

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.

As with any election year, the topic of abortion has been a key issue for religious voters.

Since then, advocates changed their political approach, ceasing to simply support the Democratic conference as a whole in hopes of pushing the issue across the finish line and targeting key «no» voters for ouster.

Scaling back the teacher evaluation law is a key issue for the teachers unions, who have influence with lawmakers as well as Democratic voters.

On key issues — fighting corruption, combating heroin abuse, controlling taxes, health care, education and job creation — voters in majority or plurality margins believe Akshar would better deal with them than Fiala.

«SEIU members across the country are working hard to inform voters about where candidates stand on key issues facing working families, and to elect candidates up and down the ballot who will fight for working families.»

This compares with 65 % of voters who felt that the economy was the Tories priority — only 29 % felt that this key issue was a priority for Labour.

Theresa May is under pressure to tackle tuition fees after Labour's pledge to scrap them was highlighted as a key issue for young voters.

The League of Conservation Voters Education Fund (LCVEF) works with our state LCVEF partners, educates the public, media and elected officials about key environmental issues, works to increase voter participation in the democratic process and mobilizes a diverse network of activists to advocate for sound environmental policies.

«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...»

The campaign releases themselves (a typical headline: «Amedore Voted For 96 Tax Increases In Last 2 Years») come as Democrats hope to compete in suburban and upstate districts in which taxes could be a key issue for moderate voters.

Republican Lee Zeldin is out with a new TV ad that slams his Democratic target, Long Island Sen Brian Foley, for his «yes» votes on rescinding the STAR property tax rebate checks and instituting the MTA payroll tax — two key issues for suburban voters.

While not a key issue for many, fox hunting certainly raises temperatures among some voters, and May's pledge to hold another vote on the issue irritated some.

But with voters focused on the issue of public corruption, after indictments of key officials including County Executive Edward Mangano, the candidates have said less than usual about the central issue in past campaigns: How to cut high county property taxes.

Most Labour voters voted Remain, therefore Labour should fight against hard Brexit - but Brexit isn't the key issue for most Remain voters, so Labour shouldn't worry about Brexit.

Petitions like these can serve the purpose of building lists of voters and supporters who are interested in key issues, in this case allowing Uber and Lyft in upstate New York.

Likely voters side with Obama over Romney on key issues, including keeping so - called Obamacare in tact, eliminating tax cuts for those earning more than $ 250,000, Medicare, and protecting abortion rights and women's access to contraception.

Sampson says polls show that «taxes and job creation are key issues» for New Yorkers, and urges voters to pay attention to the rankings.

In her victory speech Teachout spoke specifically to voters in the Hudson valley, talking about her work against big oil and fracking, a key issue in the area.

The New York Public Interest Research Group, Citizens Union, the League of Women Voters, and Common Cause, are calling for an end to the long Albany tradition of closed door meetings between the governor and legislative leaders where they make key decisions on the budget and other issues, known as three men in a room.

The Washington, D.C. - based group says they received almost 700 calls about voter issues today, including calls about a polling site that opened two hours late because the poll workers» keys to access voting materials did not work.

In a National Journal cover story this week, the magazine asks, «With no voter attention, no key issue he wishes to advance, no obvious interest in any other bureaucratic position, and no visible egomania, what, then, is driving Pataki to embark on the surreal experience of running for president?»

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

But on a key issue for the protesters, keeping a surcharge on those making $ 250,000 or more that's due to expire at the end of the year, voters registered broad support for letting it stay in place.

On key issues facing the state — reducing corruption, improving public education, balancing upstate and upstate concerns, improving infrastructure, growing the economy and planning for the state's future — only between 23 percent and 35 percent of voters believe the governor has done a good or excellent job.

Meanwhile, 30 percent of voters believe the governor doesn't achieve consensus on key issues, while 22 percent believe he jumps from issue to issue without a plan.

The voters deserve an honest campaign, but Breslin is stooping to a despicably low level, even by the State Legislature's low standards, so he can avoid telling the truth on key issues,» Morse said.

On key policy issues — tax, the economy, infrastructure, mass transit and education — voters hold a negative view of the governor.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's favorability rating has recovered among New York voters, but he continues to face negative numbers for his performance rating and for his handling of key issues, a Siena College poll released Tuesday found.

What is needed is a daily, hourly, assault on the key constituencies, re-building shattered constituency associations, identifying key local issues that connect with the voters, establishing links, bonds of trust, between the party and the local and regional media.»

While Governor Cuomo and legislative leaders are downplaying any hope of major agreements on some key issues, a survey of New Yorkers find that voters want action.

On the issue of ethics, the governor may have a key advocacy group that can issue an ultimatum for him: voters, who in November will have an opportunity to judge 2016's progress and reform.

The panels are intended to provide local elected officials and candidates a platform to inform voters of their qualifications, legislative ideas and opinions on key issues faced by residents of the borough.

NEW YORK CITY — Mayor Bill de Blasio's approval rating has held steady even after a bruising war of words with the city's police unions — bolstered by overwhelming support from black and Latino voters as well as successes on key policy issues, according to a new poll and experts.

Labour believes health will be a key electoral issue as voters start to worry less about the economy and more about the NHS as it begins to suffer from the coalition's structural shakeup, declining staff morale after years of frozen pay and a budget not increasing fast enough to cope with the ageing population.

Two decades of late budgets and decision making by three men in a room on key issues led to voter anger and the defeat of several legislative incumbents.

On some key issues, New York voters overwhelmingly (by more than three to one) back a party to citizenship for those who are here illegally, and also believe that climate change is a significant threat to the planet.

«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.

The GOP this year is banking on a large upstate turn out, counting on anger over Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 2013 gun control law known as the SAFE Act, as well his the delay on making a decision over hydrofracking, as key issues that will bring voters outside of New York City to the polls.

The Washington, D.C. - based group said they received nearly 700 calls about voter issues Tuesday, including calls about a polling site that opened two hours late because the poll workers» keys to access voting materials did not work.

Siena College poll shows Hillary Clinton losing some ground to Donald Trump in their shared home state of NY, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer widening his lead over his little - known challenger, Wendy Long, and voters» opinions on key issues from gun control to climate change.

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

«From a policy perspective you have to succeed in getting those key issues on the agenda and give these voters a reason to go out, particularly during low - turnout primary season,» she said.

In addition to the race, voters also shared their opinions on four key issues, including whether they support repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act.

The finding in the ITV News Index is revealed on the day leader Ed Miliband made a key speech on the issue and was forced to disown a leaked party document telling members to avoid talking about the subject with voters.

Published by the BBC on 11th May: «Labour say if the Lib Dems back them they will put the Alternative Vote system into law and then hold a referendum asking voters if they want a proportional representation voting system - a key issue for the Lib Dems.»

Two key issues where the trust between the former government and voters had broken down irreparably were the Iraq War and MPs» expenses, Ed Miliband told a Fabian Society event in London where he officially declared his candidacy to succeed Gordon Brown — a move first revealed by The Sunday Telegraph last weekend.

«Education is a key issue, and I think what this poll says is that all of those involved in education have to do a better job of informing the New York voters and citizens of what their efforts are, what their purpose is, and how they're going about doing it,» Greenberg said.

The suit challenging the new law has raised a number of issues, but perhaps the key question is whether charter schools — operating independent of an elected school board and, in turn, the voters — qualify under Washington law for public funding.