Sentences with phrase «of key voters»

This does not mean replacing policymaking with focus groups or slavishly pursuing the opinions of key voters, but until we listen to what the electorate are saying, the party will never assemble an election - winning coalition.»

Balls has now signalled an abandoning of the direct interests of this key voter group.

Not exact matches

Naming her director was a part of Trump's strategy to win over the African American community in the U.S., especially after recent polls showed he had 0 % approval among black voters in Ohio and Pennsylvania — key states for the Republican nominee.

Trump won 20 % -30 % of millennial voters in key GOP primaries, generally behind both Cruz and Rubio.

Building a border wall, and having Mexico pay for it, was one of Trump's key pitches to his nationalist voter base during the 2016 campaign.

The nonprofit group Fight For The Future launched HelloVote on Thursday morning with the goal of boosting voter registration in several key battleground states by allowing voters to register directly via text message or Facebook Messenger.

Such statistics likely reflect the impact of the voter attitude behind another of our key findings: over 80 % of respondents to our survey either «agreed» or «strongly agreed» that a politician who is dishonest in his or her personal life can not be trusted in their professional role.

As early as 1979, the Globe and Mail identified Kinsella, then 38 years old, as a key insider who felt «he best understands the mind of the Ontario voter.»

In order for MAN1 to be successful and impact the results of the 2016 presidential election they needed to locate the key voters that could swing the election and establish creative ways to reach and interact with this audience to move them to action.

This allowed MAN1 to focus efforts and funding on the truly undecided voters in key regions of the electoral map that would ultimately decide the race.

Political affiliation emerges as another key driver of opinion, with past Conservative Party of Canada voters overwhelmingly taking Alberta's side.

The genius of the theft of the Supreme Court seat was that it energized conservative voters in the 2016 election, because they knew winning was key to pulling off the heist.

A press release from Cambridge celebrating its Ogilvy Award win featured a statement from then - senior vice president Emily Cornell: «Our team was able to identify a key group of undecided women voters in the final months leading up to the Election Day,» she said, «which ultimately led to «Can't Run Her House» — one of the most successful ads of the cycle.»

Some political observers say Republican overtures to Israel and to Jewish leaders are aimed more at American evangelical voters, a key part of the GOP base, than they are at Jews.

Ryan's presence on the ticket also could increase Romney's appeal among the millions of middle - of - the - road Catholic voters who populate key swing states, like Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Millions of middle - of - the - road Catholic voters populate key swing states like Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida.

The battle between Driehaus and a group of progressive Catholic supporters on the one hand and religious conservatives on the other is a reminder that abortion has become a key issue in the midterm elections in parts of the country, even as the economy and jobs remain voters» top concern.

As with any election year, the topic of abortion has been a key issue for religious voters.

The Spaniard played a key role in helping us win five of our six matches in all competitions, scoring two goals in the process, and his performances did not go unnoticed by the PFA's voters, earning the award with 37 % of all votes received.

Mayor Bloomberg maxed out to five of the seven key Senate «yes» voters on same - sex marriage.

Queer Rising and Marriage Equality New York are planning to protest a fundraiser Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson is headlining tomorrow for Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr., the outspoken Bronx lawmaker they have made a «key target of a unified LGBTQ effort» to oust «no» voters on gay marriage.

Since then, advocates changed their political approach, ceasing to simply support the Democratic conference as a whole in hopes of pushing the issue across the finish line and targeting key «no» voters for ouster.

Mr. Delany added that digital advertising would help target key demographic groups of voters who will be important to either Democratic campaign for a win in California.

Which explains why working out what on earth the voters are thinking, a key part of any politicians» job, is not as easy as it sounds.

A key requirement of democracy is equal protection of all stakeholders - i.e., if at some point there is a completely fair vote of 2/3 population preferring the choices advocated and implemented by party A; and 1/3 preferring the choices of party B - then a system must ensure that the minority gets adequate protections and fair treatment; so that while at this moment country gets steered to choice A, the minority doesn't get punished in any way for saying that in their opinion choice B might be best; and if some of the original voters change their mind, the choice B can still be known even if the governing clique that was elected on the idea of A wants to continue with A forever.

The number of voters who don't know enough to form an opinion about the GOP trio ranges from 76 percent (for Turner, who has made name recognition — at least in NYC — a key argument of why he's the best candidate to face off against Gillibrand) to 84 percent (Maragos and Long).

At the same time, voters are supportive of what could be a key argument for Cuomo's re-election bid: By a margin of 60 percent to 29 percent, voters back a governor with experience in politics versus someone who is new.

Rangel's email includes a link to Obama's appearance on «Late Night With Jimmy Fallon» last night, during which the president joined the host in «slow jamming» the student loan news — a continuation of Obama's obvious effort to bolster his support among young voters who were key to his election in 2008.

One of the key insights about campaign spending is that it tends not to change voters» minds about who to vote for but rather whether or not they bother turning out to vote at all.

Instead of mucking in with the multifarious resistance movement - which, as you rightly state here, does not require universal agreement in order to progress, that sort of Leninist thinking is weedkiller to the grassroots - Labour is already positioning itself for the next election, terrified of doing anything at all which might upset the few swing voters in key marginal seats that the party has repositioned itself towards over the past twenty years.

«Ukip's ideal seats share key characteristics: they have lots of «left behind» voters who we also know from our research are the most receptive to Ukip and its policies.

Fourth, Parliament held a national referendum on the bill in 2012 where the bill was accepted by 67 % of the voters and its individual key provisions were approved by 67 % to 83 % of the voters.

This compares with 65 % of voters who felt that the economy was the Tories priority — only 29 % felt that this key issue was a priority for Labour.

One of the key patterns in last year's general election results was a tendency for those who voted Remain to swing more to Labour than those who voted Leave, while the Conservatives lost ground amongst Remain voters while advancing amongst their Leave counterparts.

This page provides some of the key economic data for Sheffield City Region as well as voter polling.

That would not only create more jobs, cost less and make life immediately easier for so many more people — it would help Labour's key constituency of voters.

Critics say key figures talked up party's chances and failed to address concerns of white working - class voters

The League of Conservation Voters Education Fund (LCVEF) works with our state LCVEF partners, educates the public, media and elected officials about key environmental issues, works to increase voter participation in the democratic process and mobilizes a diverse network of activists to advocate for sound environmental policies.

«On the heels of thousands joining NAN in Tallahassee, FL for a «stand your ground» rally, participants will address additional key policy issues such as jobs, voter ID and immigration; which will be key in this midterm election year...»

I'm only asking you for what we need to get our message of real change out to voters in Iowa, New Hampshire, and other key states nationwide.»

So as we look ahead to the launch of manifestos, a keen focus on the most emotive policy areas, those that voters identify clear values with, will be key to winning both the head and heart vote.

The PM will deliver a stark warning to the voters of Britain just as John Key's National Party did Down Under last September.

The moment occurred when WCAX TV 3 «s (aptly named, in this case) Kristin Carlson, the station's senior political reporter, was pressing Paladino on whether he believed his comment about Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand being Sen. Chuck Schumer's «little girl» was sexist and if he worried it would hurt him with women voters — a key segment of the voting public.

Both candidates are leading among voters of their respective parties, but Hayworth has a seven - point edge with independents — a key swing segment of the electorate.

The incident may not change the course of the Labour leadership election, but it could yet cause significant damage to the Labour leader's image if it resonates with voters and eats into his key attributes.

Email has helped candidates engage supporters and raise tons of money, and it's been absolutely key in the process of mobilizing volunteers and voters.

The key to comprehending the 23rd CD is to understand that about 50 % of the district's voters live in garden apartment co-ops, which are middle - income housing units mostly owned by the occupants.

The party north of the border might have played a key role in the abolition of such fees in Scotland and tried to put clear yellow water between itself and the decisions made by colleagues at Westminster, but voters punished the party anyway.

But with voters focused on the issue of public corruption, after indictments of key officials including County Executive Edward Mangano, the candidates have said less than usual about the central issue in past campaigns: How to cut high county property taxes.

Rep. Danny Rovero, a key swing voter in the House Democratic caucus who voted for the Republican - written budget last month, said the nature of the compromise was choosing among a series of difficult and unpalatable choices.