Sentences with phrase «lead in the polls»

If you're only giving yourself a one point lead in the polls that you make up, that may be a sign your campaign is in trouble.

The Conservatives have led in the polls by double - digit figures for much of this period.

She started the campaign with a huge lead in the polls.

The crucial Conservative - Labour lead in the polls this week has varied from between 13 to 20 points.

On the final day of campaigning, the Democratic candidates who are holding comfortable leads in the polls are lending a hand to some of their struggling party members.

Why have Labour got a solid lead in the polls, but comparatively bad ratings in supplementary questions?

He's back this year, seeking the same seat, and he's holding onto a slight lead in some polls.

JUNE 28, 2004: Paul Martin's Liberals eke out an election victory over Stephen Harper's Conservatives who led in the polls for some of the election.

The provincial NDP, which has a commanding lead in the polls in the run - up to a spring election campaign, has taken a hard line against Northern Gateway.

Cuomo, who has not yet officially announced his candidacy for governor, faces no major Democratic challengers and holds wide leads in polls over three potential Republican opponents.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano has established a large lead in the polls over challenger Tom Suozzi.

Democrats have until Tuesday to find someone to replace Denenberg, who had a double - digit lead in polling against Republican opponent Michael Venditto.

Katko had a solid win and maintained a large lead in the polls throughout the campaign over his Democratic challenger Colleen Deacon.

Hillary Clinton holds a double - digit percentage point lead in every poll of the state.

Our Top States rankings show that whoever is New York governor in January (Cuomo currently holds a commanding lead in the polls), he will still have plenty to do.

Newsom, former mayor of San Francisco, who leads in polls as well as fundraising, talked about the platform he would adopt at the state Democratic Party's annual convention in Sacramento in May and included priorities on education.

Yet, just one point ahead at present, Labour have not enjoyed as much as a five point lead in the polls since last April, while the Conservatives have not been seven points ahead since shortly after the last election.

The nine point lead is the largest Conservative lead in any poll since May 1992, and the largest lead in a MORI poll since January 1989 (although MORI polls prior ro 2003 aren't really comparable).

That applies even to Mr. de Blasio, who enjoys a wide lead in polls against his likely opponents.

California Democratic operatives said Honda's campaign may have taken its early lead in polling for granted.

De Blasio said he's been preparing and not taking anything lightly, despite his significant lead in the polls and in fundraising.

The Conservatives are maintaining their strong lead in the polls as Gordon Brown struggles to shrug off his bad patch.

De Blasio maintained big leads in the polls throughout his campaign.

Incumbent London mayor Ken Livingstone has developed a slim lead in the polls before Thursday's vote, a politics.co.uk poll suggests.

Such a divide has always existed, to be sure, but its existence is one of the main reasons why the Tories have to gain a substantial lead in the polls even to approach a working majority.

Mr Sanders holds a big lead in polls in New Hampshire, which borders the state where he is a senator, Vermont.

Today, Mr Salmond, who remains a popular leader with a relatively strong lead in the polls, said: Ten years ago, Scotland changed for the better - and forever.

Labour have a good lead in the polls and my expectation is that it will get bigger in the coming months, Ed Miliband has the strategic choice of whether to gamble on the coalition remaining unpopular and just hammering away at the cuts and reaping the rewards of opposing them, or using the luxury of a poll lead to reposition Labour to a more opportune position should the economy improve and the cuts not be a disaster.

Grimm leads Recchia 53 - 34 percent, up significantly from a narrow 44 - 40 percent lead in a poll conducted by NY1 / Capital New York / Siena College two months ago.

During the first four months of his premiership, Brown enjoyed a substantial lead in the polls.

Romney, who has led in polls among New York Republicans, did not even show up for the state GOP dinner on April 19th and has campaigned in other states holding primaries Tuesday instead, like Pennsylvania.

Spitzer led in the polls for much of the race, but in late august his lead dissipated.

Clinton — who held a slim lead in polls leading up to election day — scored strong support among women, minorities and college graduates, but that wasn't enough to overcome Trump's unexpectedly strong performance.

While Cuomo has an insurmountable - looking lead in the polls and in fund - raising, his prospects of compiling an impressive margin could be compicated by determined opposition from a key component of the traditional Democratic base.

An assured Mr Cameron, who had the most to lose with the Tories leading in the polls, kept his cool.

Last week, Young took his first lead in polls.

Feinstein still leads in the polls and may not be seriously threatened in California's so - called jungle primary system, which places all candidates, regardless of party, on the same first ballot, with the top two vote - getters advancing to a second round of voting.

On the one hand, that country is especially anxious to get a deal, with elections approaching and an anti-establishment outsider candidate leading in the polls.

After the election, observers tried to explain how the Tories blew a 25 point lead in the polls at the start of the campaign.

The upturn follows an aggressive advertising campaign by the party and coincides with an eroding Democratic lead in polls gauging midterm election prospects.

It was novel for the New Democrats to come as close to power as it did recently, taking official Opposition status and then briefly flirting with a national lead in the polls.

Given this cynical strategy, employed over many decades, it's no surprise to Kristof that the man leading in the polls for the Republican Party nomination «is an ill - informed, inexperienced, bigoted, sexist xenophobe.»

The recent victory of the right - populist National Front in France and Donald Trumps» continued lead in the polls for the Republican nomination are exposing a hole in Western politics.

How did Alvarado Muñoz, an evangelical singer, who puts his religion front and center, come to lead in the polls going into Sunday's run - off election?

In calling the snap election at this point, Theresa May has put a lot of confidence in her projected lead in the polls.

Labour have their small but consistent lead in the polls, largely resulting from a lot of defected lib dem voters now favouring labour.

«Boris Johnson would wipe out Labour's lead in the polls if he took over from David Cameron as Conservative leader, a new survey has revealed.The research suggests the London Mayor's popularity increased after he was grilled by the BBC about an alleged extra-marital affair and other misdemeanours live on air this week.

By contrast, no governing party has gained a seat at a by - election since 1982 but the increased Con lead in the polls since July and UKIP's internal troubles mean that the prospect has to be taken seriously.

The findings come after a week in which the Tories fail to achieve a decisive lead in the polls.