Sentences with phrase «number of voters saying»

Several public - opinion polls have recently shown Gillibrand with less than a 50 percent approval rating and with a large number of voters saying they know little about her.

You might recall that a number of voters said they would reëvaluate McGwire's candidacy if he would just admit that he'd cheated.

About the same number of voters said they think Cuomo's so popular because he's addressing average New Yorkers» concerns.

An Astorino adviser compared Cuomo's statement to presidential candidate Mitt Romney's damaging «47 percent» remark about the large number of voters he said are dependent on government and, therefore, always vote Democratic.

Not exact matches

But that wasn't all that depressed Clinton's vote: Hansen said a far lower number of provisional ballots than typical for a presidential election played a role, as did a recent strict voter - ID law that was in effect for its first presidential election in the state.

Wang said a number of steps must be taken to attempt correction of the miss, including reviewing if pollsters adequately captured hard - to - poll demographics — such as blue - collar white voters — and as beginning to understand how to capture the leanings of undecided voters.

In one case, ICE officers were said to be «following a lead» and that they «received information» on the specific room number of a suspect who hours earlier had shown the front - desk clerk a Mexican voter ID card.

For example, if one of the areas you want to say you have experienced and impacted within the time - frame you have chosen is around U.S. voting numbers, you would probably want to have worked with your local representative's office or powerful and politically influential organizations such as the League of Women Voters or AARP.

According to a 2016 Pew Research Center poll, the number of Republican voters who say they believe in human - caused climate change was 23 percent while the number of Democrats was 69 percent.

«What I've found fascinating in the last week of this process has been the numbers of people — probably not in the Labour party, may not even be Labour voters — who have written to me to say thanks very much for speaking up against austerity and for speaking up against inequality in society,» he says.

Because she is not God, former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman - Rawlings can not claim infallibility as far as her views on the number of «NHIS voters» is concerned, a former spokesperson and aide to the Rawlingses, Mr Kofi Adams has said.

More than half of the voters polled by Siena College said they felt the state was moving in the right direction; a steady increase in the number has been since Gov. Andrew Cuomo took office in January 2011.

Strach said North Carolina's check found 765 registered North Carolina voters who appear to match registered voters in other states on their first names, last names, dates of birth and the final four digits of their Social Security numbers.

A number of vendors and polling firms also offer what seem to be quite sophisticated microtargeting - based voter / donor outreach, but I've also heard experienced direct mail database people say that the by far the best predictor of a person's propensity to give money to a campaigh is his or her past history of donating — people who've donated before are more likely to donate again.

Political analysts said Curran may also have been helped by Democratic voters coming out in larger numbers to send a message to President Donald Trump; union turnout against the state constitutional convention ballot question; or by the surprising underperformance of Republican Hempstead Supervisor Anthony Santino, who lost to underdog Laura Gillen to give town control to Democrats for the first time in 100 years.

Only 26 %, including 60 % of Labour voters, said they would rather see Miliband in Number Ten.

Woolf also addressed his own lagging poll numbers, and said that because the polls show that a majority of voters support his stances, it's an issue of messaging and communication, and he is confident that his campaign can overcome the double - digit gap.

«The gap between Cuomo and Paladino has widened as Paladino is increasingly viewed negatively by New York voters,» says Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, Director of The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, «Carl Paladino may have wanted to run for governor in the worst possible way, and judging from these numbers, that may be exactly what he has done.»

At said election the qualified voters of each County and Senatorial District, as defined in article eight of this Constitution, shall elect, respectively, Representatives and Senators according to the numbers and apportionment contained in said article.

Greenberg says the numbers have remained consistent over the last several months, prompting a tweak to the survey: «What Siena did this month is we asked voters how they think Cuomo is doing his job on a variety of specific issues.

There are a number of reasons why some New York voters might get confused, and think they're able to vote when they aren't, Lerner said.

«Then lo and behold a couple months later when the Senate convenes, a number of people who are elected as Democrats enter an agreement that empowers Republicans who voters specifically said should be in the minority.»

«A smaller number, 44 percent of these likely voters, say they haven't seen a Teachout commercial or been contacted by the Teachout campaign.

Denerstein said the initiative would boost New York's sagging voter enrollment numbers and also save taxpayers money by streamlining the DMV's handling of voter registrations.

Perez Williams said the DCCC supplied a small number of paid canvassers to help her gather signatures from Democratic voters in the 24th Congressional District that are required to make it onto the primary ballot.

Organisations like the Electoral Reform Society have serious concerns about the move, which they say is being rushed and could result in a sudden drop in the number of eligible voters.

«The deceptive wording of this amendment on the ballot and the advancement of this late entry to «number one» position are obvious moves to misinform and bias voters,» he said.

«We expect this number to increase significantly as the Cahill campaign continues to educate voters on Schnedierman's record of corruption and incompetence as attorney general,» the campaign memo says.

Sheehan's campaign manager Steve Napier said those numbers were a reflection of voters» satisfaction with Sheehan's job performance and improvements to the city ranging from the installation of new stairs and wheelchair access at Lincoln Park to playing fields and bathrooms at Arbor Hill Park, and larger advances such as more equitable hiring practices.

Barbara Bartoletti, with the League of Women Voters, says many politicians believe it's safer for their chances to be reelected under the present system, when only a small number of their core supporters come to the polls.

«So when a first - time voter goes into the booth, if the inspector notices they didn't have, perhaps their last four digits of their social security number, or they didn't sign the book, originally they didn't sign the application, they will try to finish up the application process,» said Lenihan.

Malpass also said that if, as expected, the «Stop de Blasio» line draws a large number of voters, its use will be extended citywide next year to back the Republican Party's candidate for mayor — assuming de Blasio is running for re-election.

The numbers are a change from earlier in the year, when a poll showed the majority of voters said they were in favor of holding a constitutional convention, despite the fact that they had not heard much about it.

Pollster Larry Harris says that disparity is not unusual, because it generally reflects where the most number of registered voters live in the area that was surveyed.

He said he was not discouraged by the history of low voter turnout in the Bronx, citing increasing poll numbers since 2010.

But Tuesday's numbers hardly indicate a solid prediction of what will happen on September 10; only 46 % of likely primary voters say they'll definitely vote for the same candidate they support today.

The number of Onondaga County voters who either filled out affidavit ballots or went before a judge to try to get their vote counted was higher than normal for a presidential primary, said Czarny, although he noted that there are no historical numbers from past presidential primaries to use as a comparison.

MIDTOWN — Mayor Bill de Blasio's poll numbers have dropped to their lowest point ever and a majority of voters say he doesn't deserve re-election as multiple federal and state agencies probe his fundraising activities, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University.

While numbers of voters may also be influenced by ongoing «Get Out The Vote» campaigns, Republican Deputy Commissioner of Elections Robin Sion said that is strictly a political function — something the Board of Elections does not participate in.

«While the judge refused to consider a number of our objections on technical grounds, this much is certain: Fernando Cabrera's campaign repeatedly forged petition signatures from voters who testified that they had never signed; and callously signed under the names of deceased people,» said spokesman Karthik Ganapathy.

On Friday senior Lib Dem figures were privately saying that the party needed to energise itself in order to make an ambitious play for the vast numbers of «voiceless» voters in the country.

Our number one issue must be the same as that of the voter,» Ms Ryan said

Head of the Political Science Department, Dr. Bossman Asare, who made this revelation while presenting the survey findings, said: «We wanted to find out who the voters think should lead the party [NDC] in 2020, and overwhelmingly 58 % of the candidates we interviewed said they believed Mr. Mahama will become the candidate and a number of them generally said they wanted Mr. Mahama to come.

Despite a rough week for Trump in which he made a number of controversial statements, 57 percent of New York Republican voters say they have no impact on how they'll vote in the April 19 primary.

That said, I could see this happenning in multi-seat constituencies in small populations; the need to present a minimum number of candidates even for marginal parties makes for some of the smaller ones including «fillers» (people who agree to be in the list so the list can be approved but who are not voters / supporters of the party)

He's the only incumbent with a positive re-elect number — 55 percent of voters say they're ready to send him back to Washington, D.C.. His favorability rating is up to 60 - 28, compared to 54 - 32 in June.

After receiving an unprecedented number of voter complaints during the state's April presidential primaries, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has released a plan to overhaul what he says is a byzantine and antiquated system that produces questionable results and depresses participation.

«There's no question that the most liberal voters in New York City are people of color,» said Ken Sherrill, an emeritus professor at Hunter College, reflecting on the numbers.

Carroll said the numbers suggest that voters aren't entirely satisfied with the roster of choices.

A local source contacted The Bronx Chronicle said that one document turned over to federal authorities shows that some candidates in unnamed Bronx districts got more votes than the number of voters who went into the booths.