Sentences with phrase «minority voter issue»
She is a Latina, which, along with Thompson's appearance, addressed the whole minority voter issue.
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A former publicist, DuVernay never shied away from the issue, tweeting to her 600,000 - plus followers that «shame is a helluva motivator» after the Academy tweaked its membership rules to bring in more minority voters.
Influenced by advisors whose white nationalists views are well known, the president has waged a propaganda war against ethnic and religious minorities, stoking fear and hate by lying about crime rates, terrorist attacks, and voter fraud and by issuing executive orders that have already hurt many thousands of people around the world, including desperate refugee families.
«The issue of some large minority of voters not sure we will tally the election results properly are something of concern and... doesn't auger well for a credible election.
Earlier in the day, Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, a Republican, said he didn't think the Lopez scandal was resonating with New York voters, as opposed to economic issues.
Appealing to the north of England, working class voters and ethnic minorities with an aspirational agenda was at the heart of this launch, with a focus on «bread and butter issues such as the cost of living,» as well as ensuring environmental problems aren't merely seen as a concern of the left.
Javid, 48, said he recognised the scandal could cause concern among ethnic minority voters but issued a plea to those who were wavering to look at the government's attempts to «put things right».
Asked about the traditionally poor turnout of voters in the heavily - minority Fillmore District, Mascia says voters are turned off by nothing being done and says he will run a get - out - the vote campaign for his issues on race, class and economic inequities.
The NY - 24 spot again uses a clip from Democrat Colleen Deacon's Capital Tonight interview this past spring, when she couldn't come up with any policy issue on which she might break from the current House minority leader, Nancy Pelosi, even though the district is closely divided and voters there have demonstrated time and again that they prefer independent thinkers.
The presence of a northern woman in the cabinet will not be the silver bullet to the issue of Tory unpopularity with urban voters and women, just as Sajid Javid's appointment has not made the Tories more appealing to ethnic minorities.
Other Republicans say there's a chance for the GOP to appeal to minority voters on issues like education.
In April, the Legislature defeated a single proposal to have voters decide whether to both lengthen the terms of county legislators and limit the years most elected county officials could serve, with Minority Leader Hector Rodriguez saying linking the two issues was like «bizarre Siamese twins.»
Michael Benjamin (D - Bronx) predicted minority voters would look beyond race to the issues the Cuomo / Duffy ticket stands for.
The history of how minority groups — blacks, women, and Native Americans — fought to gain the right to vote is presented in this Vote America series volume and includes a discussion about the current issues related to voter suppression and the Latino vote.