Sentences with phrase «moderate voters»

The battle that counts is for moderate voters in the centre ground of politics.

He focused on issues that brought conservative and moderate voters together.

«Now they are looking to appeal to their activist base and moderate voters during a time of extreme weather and dangerous climate impacts, hence a different message strategy,» he said.

His speech at the convention is expected to position her as the best choice for moderate voters.

In a conference call over the weekend, Ryan reportedly advised congressional candidates to do what was best for their own candidacies in their own districts, revealing the uncomfortable tightrope many must walk between Trump's fervent base and more moderate voters who find Trump unacceptable.

Recent budget cuts, blamed on a deflating bitumen bubble, also threaten to unravel the coalition of moderate voters who carried her party to victory one year ago.

Despite the rough first year, Premier Redford's Tories still have at least three years left until the next election to fulfill the promises made and mend fences with the bloc of moderate voters who saved their party from defeat one year ago today.

Luigi Di Maio's cool appeal contrasts with founder Beppe Grillo's vitriolic style and may win over moderate voters in 2018.

Mr Howard suffered a spate of bad polls in his first term, taking a hit from conservative voters over gun control and from moderate voters over the GST and failing to respond to the Pauline Hanson phenomenon.

As the leading moderate, centrist and populist political party, it represents the sixty percent of moderate voters ignored by the Democratic and Republican incumbents.

The Adelsons fear that backing more extremist Republicans may drive moderate voters away, ultimately putting Democrats in power, strategists say.

The Adelsons fear that backing more extremist Republicans may drive moderate voters away, ultimately putting Democrats in power, strategists say.

Bracing for what is expected to be a strong anti-Albany surge this fall, many Democratic candidates in New York have adopted the mantra of the middle, talking up pocketbook issues like jobs and taxes and focusing intently on moderate voters.

But, President Obama carried moderate voters, 56 % -41 %, with 3 % of moderates voting for minor party presidential nominees.

The general problem here is that the religious right's God is a lot different from my God (as well as many other moderate voters.)

Because moderate voters can get their choice.

I assume that under the existing system, the focus is on swing states, which contain moderate voters, which means convincing moderate supporters of one candidate to vote for the other candidate instead, or convincing moderate supporters of one candidate to get out and vote for them, or convincing moderate supporters of the opposing candidate to stay at home on election day.

Unlike Michael Howard, Cameron can sell a tough immigration policy without frightening moderate voters.

Critics say her voting record belies her claims on women's health care, revealing her to be more in line with the conservatives controlling the House GOP than more moderate voters back home.

, a San Francisco liberal who recognizes that moderate voters helped sweep Democrats into the majority.

[102] He had earlier favoured Hailsham, but changed his mind when he learned from the British ambassador to the US that the Kennedy administration was uneasy at the prospect of Hailsham as Prime Minister, [103] and from his chief whip that Hailsham, seen as a right - winger, would alienate moderate voters.

The more they snarl about Cameron, the more it helps present him to moderate voters as a leader dragging his party back to the centre ground.

And 54 percent of moderate voters still think highly of him, while 37 percent of moderates have an unfavorable opinion of him, the poll showed.

The letter, which lacks the decorum traditionally found in such political correspondence, evokes the scrappy, street - fighting tone of Mr. Paladino's primary campaign, which galvanized conservative crowds and Tea Party affiliates but remains untested among moderate voters.

But testing, standards, and accountability alone could too easily come across as heartless, especially for a Republican trying to assuage moderate voters.

Plus, talking up religious liberty is likely less of a turnoff for moderate voters than is talk about bans on abortion and gay marriage, traditionally the top concerns of religious conservatives.

Both lawmakers were competing over white, moderate voters in northeast Queens — especially Italian - Americans — who, common wisdom holds, will now be more likely to lean toward supporting Mr. Vallone.

As the leading moderate, centrist and populist political party, the Reform Party of the United States represents the sixty percent of moderate voters ignored by the Democratic and Republican incumbents.

But with the Democratic base moving rapidly to the left, Republicans may soon see an opportunity to seize on moderate voters.

«When you call Eric Cantor too liberal in a moderate district like New York - 1, it's just pulling you further and further to the right and antagonizing and alienating persuadable independent and moderate voters who fundamentally disagree with the lurch to the right,» said Israel on the call.

This has angered the religious conservatives, who are probably wondering who the party really values most: them or more moderate voters.

Yet, the moderate voters in the cities are not so much..

These are the kinds of arguments that will moderate voters» enthusiasm for a low - immigration future.

As Republican leaders scramble to stave off a Democratic wave or at least mitigate losses in November, a strategy is emerging on the right for how to energize conservatives and drive a wedge between the anti-Trump left and moderate voters: warn that Democrats will immediately move to impeach the president if they capture the House.

Many assume that, while his brother was ready to appeal to the moderate voters who deserted Labour in May, Ed's Left - leaning instincts and union ties will inevitably lead him further from the voters he needs to connect with.

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.

That was because their efforts to control the grassroots were based on a misconception of local parties and members, who were seen as dangerous radicals who would thwart the modernisers» ambition to make the party more responsive to more moderate voters.

«Most Republicans still want a nominee who will stand on conservative principles rather than one who may appeal to more moderate voters.»

Cuomo is well ahead in early polling, but Astorino has argued that his re-election in Democratic - leaning Westchester County shows he can compete with the governor for Democratic and moderate voters.

These results from suburbs in nearly every corner of the state strengthen Democratic hopes that moderate voters will be less inclined to back Republicans as long as Trump is the face of the party.

Once rightwingnut Toomey takes out Specter, the Dems will take the seat by appealing to indy / moderate voters, including moderate Repubs.

Labour has transformed itself to become a party representing the narrow views of those well to the left of moderate voters.

Tony Avella's record is shameful for moderate voters.

But consider whether this is more or less likely in the context of AV: there would have been more second preference votes that had the potential to be transferred from both the Lib Dem candidate and the Tory candidate than from the BNP candidate, so Woolas would surely have been far more likely to try to appeal to moderate voters than to try to appeal to those considering voting for the BNP had AV been used instead of FPTP.

He says they anticipate a moderate voter turnout Tuesday.

His political brand was built on compromising with Republicans to get results, a government of action rather than a «debating society,» appealing to moderate voters who rated him more highly than liberals.