Sentences with phrase «more voters in»

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.»

That could make the politically difficult issue more acceptable to far more voters in a statewide referendum required to expand casino gambling beyond Indian lands.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former New York senator Hillary Rodham Clinton for the first time is viewed unfavorably by more voters in her adopted home state than those who approve of her, according to a new Siena College poll released Monday.

Regionally, more voters in the suburbs of New York City — 68 % — approve of Mr. Cuomo's tactics compared with those in New York City and upstate.

O'Brien remains unknown by more voters in the 46th, but is viewed more favorably than Hanna.

The leadership's strategy is to register and canvas more voters in target seats, banking on increased turnout to flip new marginals that were long thought to be beyond Corbyn's reach.

Voters are warming to the idea of an Ed Miliband - led government, and Labour is contacting more voters in local constituencies.

Despite the dismal primary numbers, Lenihan believes the County Executive's race will draw more voters in places like Buffalo's Fillmore district to the polls.

Not exact matches

That's not so easy when you are in the minority, and in a party where progressives are pushing hard left - perhaps appealing more to coastal and city voters than those in rural areas in red states.

The trial made embarrassing national headlines for the once - rising Democratic star, who was accused of seeking more than $ 900,000 from two wealthy supporters to conceal his pregnant mistress, Rielle Hunter, from voters during his unsuccessful run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008.

That was during a follow up to a question of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush about why he's more qualified to lead than the real estate billionaire, who garners as much as 41 percent of Republican voter support in some national polls, which is nearly triple the support for Cruz and four times that for Rubio.

Obama lost big with such rural white voters, but won more votes from woman, minorities and others groups clustered in or near cities.

So in each state, there were more than enough Stein voters to swing the result, just like Ralph Nader did in Florida and New Hampshire in 2000.»

Takeaway: Taking a stance that will make some people angry is great — it gets you more attention, more press coverage and more fans (or in Trump's case, voters).

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.

This time around, voters in those four counties cast nearly 64,000 more votes for Trump than Clinton.

May, however, insisted that the spending plans should focus more on working - class voters who feel they have been left behind by globalisation, and who voted in large numbers to leave the European Union in June.

«We were getting metro areas correct, but in the non-metro areas, and this will be true in Wisconsin and Michigan as well, that, a certain type of Trump voter seemed more [unwilling] to talk to pollsters.

Known for being a retirement - friendly area, residents here are more likely to choose a Caribbean vacation over Europe or Asia, they ski less than any of their peers in the top 5 richest neighbourhoods in B.C., and are staunch Conservative voters, with 60 % voting Tory.

They want a change that is significant in relation to a number of issues which are considered a high - priority now by at least 60 percent, and perhaps more, of Italian voters.»

In saying that the government stands with «consumers» — rather than citizens or voters or, God forbid, shareholders — Clement diminishes the federal government's importance, making it nothing more than the complaints desk at the Better Business Bureau.

While their contributions as pivotal voters have gone largely unacknowledged, Ohio black voters, in particular, have pulled more than their weight for Democratic victories in one of the most highly contested states in the Electoral College.

But J. Gerald Hebert, director of the Voting Rights and Redistricting Program at the public - interest Campaign Legal Center in Washington, said the states drew districts with more black voters than necessary to «dilute their voting strength in order to achieve a partisan gain.»

The claim made by black voters in both states is that Republicans packed districts with more reliably Democratic black voters than necessary to elect their preferred candidates, making neighboring districts whiter and more Republican.

If they act the part they are seeking before they get it, it will give them practice in living this success, and it will cause voters to see them in the role, which will make the election more likely to go in their favor.

Another ballot measure asks voters if they want to restore the more favorable solar rates, though that measure is being contested in the state Supreme Court.

Since the HST is a highly visible, in your face, daily encountered tax, have Ontario voters been more silent but will be just as deadly in the upcoming provincial election?

But numerous courts have found that in - person voter fraud is exceedingly rare and isolated, and that some such measures are more likely to disproportionately suppress legitimate minority turnout than to prevent voter fraud.

«But I can't imagine more than two - thirds of voters in San Francisco thinking that our city government should be introducing measures that will cost local jobs and spitefully target one industry.»

Warren is expected to try tugging her party toward more progressive policies, while some more moderate Democrats are emphasizing the need to appeal to the type of working - class white voters who helped Trump win Midwestern states carried in recent elections by Democrats.

In 2016, more voters are also using big data to identify trends in candidate activities and digital records to separate the truth from the lieIn 2016, more voters are also using big data to identify trends in candidate activities and digital records to separate the truth from the liein candidate activities and digital records to separate the truth from the lies.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 9 - Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg is kicking off an effort to get U.S. small businesses to spend more on advertising as the image of the social media network's ads have taken a hit for their role in alleged Russian attempts to sway U.S. voters.

The study that Trump was mentioning, which he repeatedly referred to late during the campaign, said 24 million voter registrations were no longer valid or were significantly inaccurate, more than 1.8 million dead people were listed as voters, and about 2.8 million people were registered in more than one state.

In an issue that many Americans care about, given the many mass shootings that have occurred in the past few years, Clinton was able to appeal to voters who want to see more serious gun control legislatioIn an issue that many Americans care about, given the many mass shootings that have occurred in the past few years, Clinton was able to appeal to voters who want to see more serious gun control legislatioin the past few years, Clinton was able to appeal to voters who want to see more serious gun control legislation.

The black voters in Philly, and I say this based on 30 years of picking juries and talking to them, are more likely to have a family member who is a police officer, a family member who is in jail, and a family member who has been killed or severely victimized.

Among all Democratic voters in Iowa, she said, more than 40 % said they didn't believe in capitalism.

After routing Clinton in New Hampshire and finishing a strong second in Iowa, states with nearly all - white populations, Nevada's Democratic caucuses gave Sanders his first chance to prove he can win over black and Hispanic voters and compete nationally as the race moves to states with more diverse populations.

Merkel was weakened after a September election as voters angry with her decision in 2015 to open Germany's borders to more than a million asylum seekers punished her conservatives by voting for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) far - right party.

More than four out of 10 GOP voters (42 percent) listed security as their top issue in Morning Consult's most recent poll, compared with 20 percent of Democrats and 26 percent of independents.

Being a Washington outsider may, in fact, ultimately be more appealing to voters than a CEO's actual business experience.

That order followed a similar, non-binding independence vote that took place that year, in which more than 80 % of voters chose independence — although only 2.3 million out of the region's 6.3 million eligible voters took part, AFP noted.

In recent months, those voters have consolidated their support behind another freshman senator, Texas» Ted Cruz, whose own belief and rhetoric more closely aligns with the state's conservative strain of evangelical Christianity.

Although Chinese rulers do not have to face voters to stay in office, as Trump will likely do in four years, they have a far more intuitive sense that it is their ability to deliver economic prosperity rather than their ideological purity that will keep them in power.

«Once in office, though, voters may recognize that business leaders who are used to calling all the shots may have a more difficult time compromising with others.»

Fiorina, who announced her bid for president last April and ended her campaign in February after failing to get more than single - digit support from voters, has often been at loggerheads with Cruz.

When asked more generally, should the use of marijuana be made legal in the United States, 54 percent of voters said yes.

«For instance, even if you are Warren Buffett or Bill Gates, you are limited to investing no more than $ 100,000 during any 12 - month period in all crowdfunding investments,» said Commissioner Piwowar, the dissenting voter.

She continued: «The work we're doing now will allow us to continue to reach these voters in future election cycles and hopefully encourage more young women to get involved.»

It was Zuckerberg's job in the hearing to provide reassurance in the wake of the news that political data firm Cambridge Analytica harvested information from more than 87 million Facebook users to create voter profiles that were used by Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

Scotland votes «no» on independence: On Sept. 18, 2014, Scottish voters will answer a referendum question more than 300 years in the making: «Should Scotland become an independent country?»