Sentences with phrase «majorities of voters continue»

Large majorities of voters continue to support increasing the minimum wage to $ 15 per hour and support the nearly three - year - old Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act.

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.

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.

And an overwhelming majority of voters continue to call out the importance of quality preschool, even if the issue isn't getting much air - time yet in the 2016 presidential election.

Not exact matches

«This speech represents a continued abandonment of the commitments the PCs made to voters in the last election and upon which the Premier's majority relies.

Compared to a Republican majority in both houses of Congress with a Republican President of Perry's ilk, such voters may decide they want to continue with divided government.

As I flew back from Dublin to Edinburgh I read the Sunday edition of the Irish Independent the headline of which was «POLL: Act Now on Abortion say voters» with the story continuing: «The most seismic shift [in the Irish public's attitude to abortion] is that a clear majority (56 %) now favour a new referendum to repeal the current position, which gives equal right to life to the mother and foetus.»

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.

As long as Cuomo's cap stays in place, it will continue bending the property - tax curve lower — especially in school districts, where the law gives a simple majority of voters the power to absolutely freeze tax levies at prior - year levels.

Since the middle class comprise the majority of eligible voters, the Democratic Party has been targeting them in its message, while continuing to preserve and enhance the programs that target the poor.

Sturgeon requires the continuing support of unionist voters, happy to back the SNP in government if not to endorse their view on the future of the UK, if she is to repeat her party's trick of winning an overall majority in a parliament elected under a system that's part first - past - the - post and part proportional representation.

I personally am more frightened by the prospect of a continued Repub majority in Congress as they lurch further and further to the extreme right than I am by the excesses of the Dems, who can always be held in check by the combination of a robust Repub minority, independent swing voters and people who are simply fed up with the size and inefficiency of our government on all levels.»

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.

Governor Cuomo continues to be viewed favorably by a majority of New York voters despite a job approval rating which matches the governor's lowest since taking office.

If the Democratic superdelegates continue to support Hillary after Bernie wins a majority of the voter's choice delegates, the Democratic elite will have created a mathematically impossible path for the party in November.

Weiner has continued to say he is leaving it up to the voters to decide what should happen with his campaign, and majority of those surveyed say he should pack it up.

If that same level of growth continued over the length of a possible eight - year Trump administration, Democrats will be close to a majority of CD - 1 voters.

A majority of New York City voters continue to disapprove of Mayor Bill de Blasio's job performance, according to a Q poll released yesterday, but he would still probably fare well in a matchup against at least two of his potential Democratic primary rivals.

«So I am hoping, and I think all of us are hoping, we will find a way frankly to work as a majority to be able to A) respect what our voters continue to ask for and B) create the policies that we seem to say we all agree with.»

David Cameron continues to enjoy very good underlying figures — 66 % of people see him as a potential Prime Minister (obviously this includes nearly all Tory voters, but also a majority of Labour and Lib Dem voters).

While many Lib Dem voters think they'd be better off with another leader, the great majority of Lib Dem voters continue to think he is doing a good job.

Miringoff says the poll indicates a majority of registered voters in New York State approve of Cuomo's job performance -52 % - and he continues to be well - liked in the state.

A majority of white voters want implementation stopped, a majority of black voters want implementation continued, and Hispanic voters are evenly divided,» Greenberg added.

Siena College pollster Steve Greenberg says that, «trying to avoid the fate of the last three incumbents who went down to defeat (in the 24th), Katko continues to be viewed favorably by a majority of voters and to demonstrate significant crossover appeal.»

This site continues its drift to The Right: note the assumption here that the «Vast Majority» of voters are obseessed with immigration.

«Aside from apple pie,» he continued, «preschool may... be the only issue on which voters agree,» referring to polls showing that big majorities of Republicans and Democrats «support expansion of prekindergarten.»

Even with strong majorities favoring time to adjust, over three - quarters (78 %) of voters believe teachers should continue to be evaluated based in part on test scores during the transition with 26 % believing those evaluations should be used only to reward good work or provide guidance to improve teaching and 19 % agreeing only if the evaluations are not used to hire or fire teachers.

An enabling majority in Congress amplifies the risk that these dangerous policies will emerge and that an electorate that has been at least somewhat disenfranchised by Gerrymandering, voter suppression on the part of republicans, and overall intimidation and abuse, will continue to generate harmful and worsening fractures in American society.