Sentences with phrase «moderate voters as»

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.

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

Considering Trump has convinced voters that he's qualified for the position based on his experience as a businessman, an endorsement from Bloomberg, a successful billionaire businessman, could help Clinton win over some voters, especially swing voters and moderate Republicans wary of a Trump presidency.

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.)

He has generally failed to articulate a coherence behind his policy positions — and I do believe there is a deep coherence — thereby allowing the media, and many GOP primary voters, to write off this deeply conservative candidate as a «moderate.»

As the electorate becomes increasingly polarized, we need to do something to allow at least some moderate swing voters in to vote on legislation.

For starters a swing state isn't necessarily any indication as to how moderate vs extreme the voters are.

As the former leader of the New York State Assembly is currently on trial for his life, and a second former State leader is expected to begin his corruption trial next week, I probably don't need to tell you that frustration with the current state of affairs could encourage moderate and independent voters to embrace a party promising — well, reform.

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

Support cuts across ideological lines and geographic regions, with 64 percent of liberal, 57 percent of moderate, and 52 percent of conservative voters, as well as 60 percent of New York City dwellers and 55 percent of both Upstate and suburban residents standing behind reform.

That is about the same as the figure for Democrats generally: — about half of them were likely voters, with little difference among conservative, moderate and liberal Democrats.

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 voters continue to view Cuomo as an ideological moderate, and by a four - to - one margin, they continue to trust the governor more than the Legislature to do the right thing for New York.»

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.

As a moderate independent the GOP could grab my attention by making the neutralizing of special interests a top priority with publicly financed elections, non-partisan redistricting, universal voter registration, open primaries, etc..

In New York's gubernatorial elections the swing voters are almost always moderate white Catholic women living in the suburbs, upstate as well as downstate.

We saw last night that for victory in the Senate, we need more palatable, moderate candidates who can seriously contend and appeal to the voters as a whole and who can raise serious money.

In this debate preview, the candidates were asked why voters should not re-elect Katko, who has been viewed as more of a moderate Republican.

Half of voters see Cuomo as a moderate and, by a two - to - one margin, voters see him as a pragmatic, rather than partisan, Democrat.»

There's a genuine difference of opinion between the Cuomo and de Blasio administration on charters, but the move also stands to benefit Cuomo politically: Along with his opposition to the pre-K tax hike, it cements the governor's position as a moderate bulwark against the more liberal de Blasio on education, appealing to voters outside the city and preemptively shutting down a potential area of attack by his Republican challenger as he runs for re-election.

But this year, Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins has gained traction with voters — presenting himself as a liberal alternative to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the Democrat who has prided himself on a moderate agenda.

She describes herself as a fiscal conservative who is moderate - to - liberal on social issues, she wins consistently in a city where Democrats dominate the voter registration rolls, and for the past two election cycles, she's won endorsement from municipal unions.

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.

There is a significant number of party - unaffiliated voters to woo as well as moderate Democrats and Republicans, but most of the votes in play for Dietl or Malliotakis are largely out of the de Blasio target area to begin with.

In particular, Democrats sense an opening in the race for the Nassau County seat being vacated by Mr. Martins, as well as other seats on Long Island and in the Hudson Valley, where there are plenty of the moderate suburban voters most likely to be turned off by Mr. Trump.

It also presented a chance to double down on his credentials and position himself as a progressive leader for New York — and perhaps the nation — as he faces a primary challenge from the left and a crescendo of voters across the country, at least within his own party, who seem to have little appetite or patience for moderates.

Deacon said Katko tries to frame himself as a moderate, but added that voters need to understand Katko is not willing to support issues such as protecting Social Security, Medicare and women's health care rights.

But again Hoffman has a huge edge as Scozzafava's voters partisan ID is far more Republican then anything else, even if they are liberal to moderate Republicans.

Now, seeking to win over moderate Democrats, voters unaffiliated with any party, and as many of the city's 500,000 - plus registered Republicans as possible, Malliotakis has positioned herself as an open - minded, «common sense» candidate who works across the aisle and isn't easily placed on the political spectrum, despite what her legislative record might indicate.

Teachout represents Cuomo's left flank, and Astorino is trying to appeal to as many conservative and moderate Republicans as possible — and has been making attempts to appeal to all voters on issues like Common Core and corruption — in an effort to raise his statewide profile.

The labor - backed Working Families Party all but apologized for nominating Cuomo, as it tried to preserve its ballot status by courting left - leaning voters disaffected by Cuomo's proudly moderate policies on issues like hydrofracking and tax cuts.

As Hofstra University political science professor Larry Levy put it, «One thing these newbies are going to have to prove, not just to their party base, but to moderate independents and those in the opposite party is that they're worth keeping around when they'll be far more voters in the booth.»

Already, deep fissures are emerging between, on one side, a base of ideological voters and lawmakers with strong ties to powerful tea - party groups and super PACs funded by the fossil - fuel industry who see climate change as a false threat concocted by liberals to justify greater government control; and on the other side, a quiet group of moderates, younger voters, and leading conservative intellectuals who fear that if Republicans continue to dismiss or deny climate change, the party will become irrelevant.

The strategy is to divide conservative candidates and moderate voters; framing conservatives as standing on the morally wrong side of the climate change issue; as they have been portrayed in the gay marriage and Civil Rights debates.9 The NextGen campaign applies a master narrative that is adapted to each state, emphasizing that climate change poses a serious threat to the economy, public health, and children, and that if a candidate doesn't believe in climate change, they can't be trusted.