Sentences with phrase «of listening to voters»

The answer that came back, following several months of listening to voters, electoral administrators, parties, candidates and academics, was a clear «no».

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The conservative politician who can listen to members of the other political coalition like Reagan did, and who can learn to respond to the arguments of the other side (as opposed to just posturing for the amusement of their own side), won't just win over those who currently think of themselves as swing - voters.

If Pawlenty had managed to stay in the race, shown some respect for his party's voters, and developed an articulate critique of Romneycare (he could have just listened to Rick Santorum for some clues), then the spotlight that fell on Bachmann, Perry, Cain, Gingrich, and Santorum would probably have fallen on Pawlenty too.

We can choose now to retreat once again into those echo chambers or begin to listen more attentively to one another — to love our neighbors by learning about them and their needs and perspectives whether black, white, Asian, or Latino / a; whether Christian, Muslim, or none; whether upper, middle, or working class; whether voter or one of the nearly half of eligible voters that sat out this election.

«Many of these seats have been long - held by entrenched Democratic incumbents who simply stopped listening to voters.

This first phase has focused on listening to the priorities of Suffolk County voters, and now it is time to harness the overwhelming grassroots support we have already developed including the support of the Suffolk County 9 - 12 Project.

Gove, also speaking on LBC, had been arguing that voters should not listen to the hordes of economic experts who are painting a grim picture of Brexit.

Borrowing a page from Clinton's 1999 «listening tour» — held as she prepared for a Senate candidacy — Buffalo mayoral candidature Mark Schroeder is staging a series of events in city neighborhoods, none downtown, to gauge feedback from voters and bolster his claims that incumbent Mayor Byron Brown cares only about downtown.

«You can't get clearer than that that I'm prepared to run, and run to bring my message to all of the voters in the diverse district that I hope will listen to what I have to share, and then will make a decision on Election Day,» Mr. Linares said.

And his debate defeat at the hands of Nigel Farage showed that even Clegg's much - vaunted communication skills may count for nothing if the voters don't want to listen to him anymore.

She has also vowed to unify a divided country, which means listening to the voices of the 48 % Remain voters including those of Scotland, Northern Ireland and London if the UK is to hold together and prosper.

«He didn't go to the voters and say, «Listen, as your attorney general and governor, I was committing crimes for most of my terms.

«New York's voters agree that we must preserve and protect a woman's right to choose, but the Senate Republicans aren't listening,» said Ivette Alfonso, President of Citizen Action of New York.

However, she added that she wanted to listen to the verdict of voters at the election.

«In both campaigns, Labour listened to thousands of voters on the doorstep.

The party leadership prefers to listen to them rather than the 62 % of Labour voters who voted remain.

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.»

«We urge political leaders in both Westminster and Brussels to listen and respond to the message of change that the voters have made clear they want now, not later.»

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg faced more questions over his leadership, whilst Labour leader Ed Miliband pledged to listen to voters on the issue of immigration, as Deputy Political Editor Chris Ship reports:

«Throw out politicians who care more about lining their pockets with campaign contributions from gay millionaires than listening to the voices of everyday voters like you and me,» said Brown in an email to supporters.

Since I took on this job I have listened to voters in a wide range of constituencies and from a wide range of backgrounds.

Ekujumi said, «Just this morning of June 28th 2017, while listening to the News at 10 am on a national radio station, Raypower FM, the Osun State chapter Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was quoted as calling for the postponement of the Osun West Senatorial zone bye election scheduled for Saturday 8th July, 2017 on the allegations according to him that, some INEC officials are colluding with some members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) to disenfranchise voters.

Dan Hendrick from the New York City League of Conservation Voters is an unabashed bike lane champion, but he frames the issue in a way that requires both sides to listen.

The enduring image will be that of a broken man listening to his own remarks about a voter that have all but guaranteed electoral defeat for his political party.

«I look forward to sharing my progressive message with the voters of the 32nd Senate District in the coming months, listening to their concerns and delivering my case as being the most qualified person to serve them in the Senate,» he said.

Candidate Michelle Schoeneman continued her door - to - door tour of the 10th District visiting with voters and listening to their concerns, which has become the hallmark of her campaign for Erie County Legislature.

«I've asked myself that question every day for five years and, believe me, every day I have burnt with the shame of it, nowhere more than when standing on doorsteps with good comrades, listening to voters demanding to know what I thought I was playing at.

The former shadow health minister Jamie Reed told the Sunday Times (#): «The vast majority of Labour MPs are keen to listen to and represent the ambitions and views of Labour voters and ex-voters.

Earlier this month, New Jersey state Senate president Steve Sweeney raised the prospect of a voter referendum to allow casinos outside Atlantic City, and Governor Chris Christie indicated he's willing to listen.

The GOP nominee, who had repeatedly said his call to take a «baseball bat to Albany» was «a metaphor,» produced an orange - red bat and took pretend swings, warning Cuomo to listen to the voters and said, «Make no mistake, you have not heard the last of Carl Paladino.»

Any chance of actually listening to people — those centre ground voters that change elections.

Many big hits drew terrible or middling reviews (paging Suicide Squad and Jason Bourne), proving again that we out - of - touch, eat - your - greens critics are irrelevant, and that Academy voters who listen to us are idiots.

You have material that voters will be interested in, music they likely listened to when they were younger, a screenwriter in Oren Moverman who they've nominated before, and a pair of overdue actors playing different stages in the life of the same man.

Here's a bit more on the Pew findings on voter attitudes on energy, which is relevant in relation to what to listen for on energy and climate legislation in President Obama's State of the Union speech tonight:

Via Earth2Tech More Transportation Articles Rasmussen Survey: Nobody Listens to Scientists, Only 34 % of US Voters Believe Global Warming is Caused by Human Activity Toyota to Cut New Prius Hybrid Base Price to $ 21,000, Offer 5 Trim Levels EU Closes Car Air Conditioner Regulatory Loophole, Earth's Climate Wins Toyota Claims Over 20,000 Pre-Orders for 2010 Toyota Prius Hybrid Breathtaking!

We are yet to see a «Churchill» - figure of our time who will champion the need to a «World War II - kind of mobilisation» against the threats of global warming and climate change — with both the necessary rhetoric skills and a sufficient scientific understanding to actually make voters listen.

Maybe conservative State Representative Bill Seitz, solar's most staunch and recalcitrant opponent in the Ohio Statehouse, might finally listen to the solar industry, now that nearly 80 % of Ohio's conservative voters say they support solar's expansion in the state.

More Nature Introducing Discovery Green for Earth Day Rasmussen Survey: Nobody Listens to Scientists, Only 34 % of US Voters Believe Global Warming is Caused by Human Activity Breathtaking!