Sentences with phrase «majorities of state voters»

«Large majorities of California parents, and even larger majorities of state voters, want to see students tested regularly and in a wide range of subjects.»

A majority of state voters are pleased with Gov. Andrew Cuomo's work, according to our exclusive Time Warner Cable News / Baruch College poll.

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Voters have made marijuana legal for medical use in a majority of U.S. states and for recreational use in seven states and the District of Columbia.

The chair of the county's GOP said he first realized there could be a big flip in the vote after the state's April primary, in which Trump attracted the vast majority of Luzerne County voters.

Early returns suggest a significant majority of voters in the State of Washington have approved an initiative to privatize the state's remaining government liquor stState of Washington have approved an initiative to privatize the state's remaining government liquor ststate's remaining government liquor stores.

When likely voters were asked whether a third - party candidate who is certified on a majority of state ballots should be included in the presidential debates, 76 percent said yes; 17 percent said no; and 7 percent were undecided.

The majority of Californians, including two - thirds of the state's black voters, have just had their core civil right - the right to vote - stripped from them by an openly gay federal judge who has misread history and the Constitution to impose his views on the state's people.

Lindsay says that the motherhood angle could be refreshing to evangelical voters, who constitute a majority of the Republican electorate in early states like Iowa and South Carolina.

«George Bush was not elected by a majority of the voters in the United States, he was appointed by God.»

When voters in Florida were approving a lottery, a survey found that the majority believed the lottery was going to pay the major portion of the state budget for education.

Evidence, again from Australia, though this time from state elections (where full preference listing is not required) suggests that the majority of voters will only cast a single preference.

That's a clear indication of the cancerous results such monies spawn — the, «Perpetuation & Maintenance» of an IDC Coalition, bought into being by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, which denied Democrat Voters the «Majority» role in the NYS State Senate for 2 Election cycles now!

Voters in President Donald Trump's home state continue to hold an unfavorably view of him as a majority are concerned with reporters of Russian meddling in the election, a Siena College poll released on Thursday found.

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.

A majority of voters continue to say they'd like to see the state Senate back in Democratic hands, but Greenberg chalks that up largely to the considerable enrollment edge enjoyed by the party across the state.

«Voters in this upstate district would also be most susceptible to the argument that Democrat reunification and a Democrat Majority in the Senate (and therefore give downstate control of the entire state government) would lead to NYC getting everything at the expense of upstate and Central New York,» the source said.

And in the future too, we should expect to see ever more intense efforts to reach more and more potentially persuadable or potentially «mobilizable» voters in high - stakes, well - resourced, competitive elections, even as the majority of Americans who live in states and districts that are not competitive will hear less and less from campaigns as they, quite reasonably, use all available information to concentrate their resources where they think they matter.

According to its supporters, one of the primary virtues of the electoral college is that winning candidates must obtainconcurrent majorities from around the country to win, rather than appeal to clusters of voters whose votes could be aggregated across states and regions but nevertheless might not represent all strata of society.

They arise, too from electoral bases of legitimacy: from Senators» identifications with state interests and cultures, from Representatives» dependence upon their districts» majority party voters and party activists for biennial re-election.

If the majority of voters in a state vote one way it is not an indication that the majority of the tax paid in that state voted one way or the other.

My research in 2014 has included a weekly national telephone poll, surveys in over 100 marginal seats, two rounds of my Project Blueprint research on the quest for a Conservative majority, a detailed study of voters» attitudes to Europe, polling - day surveys of voters in the European elections, five by - election polls, and regular updates on the state of the parties.

ALBANY — A majority of New York State voters oppose Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's plan for building the country's largest convention center at the Aqueduct racetrack in Queens, according to a poll released on Monday.

The majority and minority leaders of the Washington State Senate and Washington House of Representatives each appoint one registered voter to the commission.

Senator Hillary Clinton may not have won the White House, but if it were up to a majority of New York voters, she'd be on her way to the State Department.

(Data from the Cooperative Congressional Election Study reveal a similar disparity — a majority of Democratic voters in swing states in 2010 and 2012 recall receiving phone and mail contact, but almost no voters recall someone knocking on their door.)

State Republicans pushed for voter ID after regaining a majority in the New Hampshire House in 2010, following Democratic control of the chamber for the first time since 1911.

A special local government Siena Research Institute poll finds a majority of voters say local governments beat the state on everything from understanding citizens» needs to «getting things done.»

A clear majority of voters (59 - 21) say all candidates for state office should sign a pledge in support of a nonpartisan independent redistricting commission — a victory for both former NYC Mayor Ed Koch, whose PAC, New York Uprising, is pushing candidates to do just that; and also for AG Andrew Cuomo, who is calling for citizens and candidates alike to sign his reform pledge.

Furthermore, the majority of those voters support the right to own an unregulated and unlimited number of fire arms, support lower taxes for the wealthy, and regard state healthcare as some kind of hideous Marxism.

The majority coalition that controls the state Senate is pleased with the Siena College poll that found 54 percent of voters surveyed believed the power - sharing arrangement would lead to effective governing.

«Women are actually the vast majority of voters in New York State, and I don't think we should be pigeonholed in a separate party,» said Scharff, who is also executive director of Citizen Action of New York.

Forty - four percent of New Yorkers see the Legislature in a better light thanks to state lawmakers» passage of a budget prior to the April 1 deadline, but Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos continue to to be viewed unfavorably by nearly twice as many voters as view them favorably.

The Senate has a threadbare majority and an utter lack of consensus brought about by the voters of this state deciding to vote for who they wanted where without regard to party or who needs enough votes to pass bills.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos praising Mr. Felders move into the Republican fold is a declaration of war against the Democratic Party and now it's time for Mr. Murphy and everyone else advocating that voters get what they voted for «A Democratic Majority in the State Senate» and nothing less.

«Although the gun law has certainly created a stir across the state, particularly upstate, the majority of voters are with the governor on guns.

«The majority of the voters in this state are not looking for an extreme liberal or an extreme conservative,» Greenberg said.

Thumbs Up for Governor Paterson's Performance in Office: A majority of registered voters in New York State think Governor David Paterson is doing either an excellent or good job in office.

While a majority of voters approve of Governor Cuomo's job performance, the New York State Senate and Assembly do not fare as well.

Awarding Connecticut's electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote may disenfranchise a majority of the individual voters in our state.

Meanwhile, according to today's Siena poll, Nearly three - quarters of voters say they are «concerned» about the safety of New York's nuclear power plants and a majority opposes building new nuclear power plants in the state.

In a new poll released Thursday by Quinnipiac University, the majority of voters surveyed — 55 percent — indicated that they believe New York State government is dysfunctional.

Democrats, now only one vote shy of a majority in the Senate, say a still - hotly - contested battle between Clinton and Sanders in the spring would produce a huge primary turnout, bringing more voters to the polls for Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky, their candidate for state Senate.

The poll comes in the wake of a stretch of high - profile corruption charges — including those facing Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos — 55 percent of voters say all state elected officials should be voted out of office so new representatives can start with a clean sState Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos — 55 percent of voters say all state elected officials should be voted out of office so new representatives can start with a clean sstate elected officials should be voted out of office so new representatives can start with a clean slate.

MIDTOWN — Mayor Bill de Blasio's poll numbers have dropped to their lowest point ever and a majority of voters say he doesn't deserve re-election as multiple federal and state agencies probe his fundraising activities, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University.

While a majority of voters think Governor Cuomo is improving Albany for the better, fewer say he is having a positive impact on the state, overall.

The poll showed that a slim majority of voters, 51 percent, believe New York state is headed in the wrong direction.

A majority of voters continue to back the minimum wage being set at $ 15, a proposal that still must be approved by skeptical Republicans who control the state Senate.

While the majority of the state's registered voters aren't members of any party, 85 percent of its lawmakers are Democrats.

In a video that went viral in June, Republican Mike Turzai, Pennsylvania's House majority leader, spoke approvingly at a Republican State Committee meeting of the state's new voter ID law, «which is going to allow Gov. Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania — done.&rState Committee meeting of the state's new voter ID law, «which is going to allow Gov. Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania — done.&rstate's new voter ID law, «which is going to allow Gov. Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania — done.&rstate of Pennsylvania — done.»

All that's missing is a candidate who can combine a Teachout / Sanders - style good governance platform with a message of economic uplift for upstate voters, a promise of a Democratic majority in the state Senate, and a genuine proposal to get New Yorkers to work on time.