Sentences with phrase «of voters of every party»

On the other hand, at least two - thirds of voters of every party and region believe an independent, outside prosecutor conducting the investigation would be preferable to the Attorney General.

Not exact matches

With a polarized electorate, both parties believe they benefit more by turning out core supporters than from courting a shrinking group of swing voters.

These local and mayoral elections are unusual because they come just five weeks before voters will go back to the polls for the general election, and slap - bang in the middle of the political parties» election campaigns.

Trump responded that he thinks the number of black voters in the Republican party will increase.

Even if the 40 percent of voters that supported former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi still stick with his center - left party, chances are that the next Italian parliament will be even more divided, making implementation of much needed reforms increasingly difficult.

The recapitalization process of BMPS is therefore set to upset Italian voters, which ultimately could punish the main parties in upcoming elections.

«The SNS has won over a huge number of Seselj's Radical Party voters.

The departure of Britain's $ 3 trillion economy would embolden the EU's growing number of anti-euro parties — and mainstream voters — who view the EU's grand plans for integration as a threat to their nations» sovereignty.

The competitive contest between Lipinski and Marie Newman, a first - time candidate who won 49.1 % of the primary voters, became a flashpoint for simmering tensions between the national Democratic Party's centrist and liberal wings, drawing months of national attention.

Indeed, even his newly elevated profile won't entirely dispel the challenges that bedeviled his failed 2006 bid, namely the Socialist Party's wide swath of voters.

And the NBC / Wall Street Journal poll that showed a lack of excitement among black and Hispanic voters revealed their lingering doubts about her and, perhaps, the party.

By converting «wasted» presidential votes into «none of the above» or support for third - party candidates in Oklahoma, Arizona and other deep red states in the South — the Confederacy, essentially — black voters would exert pressure on party leaders to not take black voters and their issues for granted.

The bulk of black voters remained loyal to the Republican Party, and the endorsement of Wilson from DuBois and other black leaders backfired.

As a senator, Sessions criticized the Justice Department in 2009 for dismissing three defendants from a voting rights lawsuit against the New Black Panther Party after allegations of voter intimidation outside a Philadelphia polling place.

That would mean that over a third of voters might have been in play as far as party strategists were concerned.

In each case, black voters were urged to turn out in large numbers for the Democratic Party, a party that, in the context of governing, would take them for graParty, a party that, in the context of governing, would take them for graparty that, in the context of governing, would take them for granted.

Times are tough, for sure, and voters are angry, regardless of party.

Some voters in Jefferson County ended up crossing party lines to cast their ballots for who they thought was the best candidate in each of the races — defying the practice of party line voting in an election that showed a deep red - blue political divide.

Landry said the selection of both Stephens and Trump shows that local voters were able to see past the presidential race and «pick the best representatives for the job, regardless of which party they represent.»

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.

Yet the official party stance on some of Iceland's biggest political questions is unclear, in part, because its members believe in deferring to the wishes of voters.

This was among the largest voter turnout efforts in history, and larger than those of both major parties combined.

The indictments described the internet tactics of several Russian - based operatives who sought to interfere in the 2016 presidential election through various social media operations that encouraged voters to support Trump, independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, and Green Party nominee Jill Stein.

The SPD only agreed to ally with Merkel after promising a list of distinctive policies to secure the approval of party members, many of whom wanted the SPD to regroup in opposition after the last four years in coalition damaged its standing among voters.

The proposal from the president, two months after voters booted his party from control of the Senate, reflects the White House's newfound confidence in the economy.

Despite receiving the support of local Conservative members and several leading Tory MPs, Goldsmith's decision to resign from the Conservative party in protest at the decision to build a new airport runway in his constituency meant he was barred from accessing the crucial local voter data he required.

Amid a convoluted and often chaotic political scene, Italy, has seen the rise of anti-establishment parties which have attracted voters weary of the old politics.

«We believe the sign of a healthy party is one in which there are competitive primaries where candidates must work to earn voters» support to become the party's nominee,» the report reads.

A long recession and growing disillusion with mainstream parties fed a bitter public mood that saw more than half of Italian voters back parties that rejected the austerity policies pursued by Prime Minister Mario Monti with the backing of Italy's European partners.

The new party has yet to be named, but even so, a recent Gallup poll reported Stronach had 8 % of voter support, compared to 28 % for the governing Social Democrats (SPO), 21 % for its conservative coalition partner the People's Party (OVP), and 20 % for the opposition Freedom Party (party has yet to be named, but even so, a recent Gallup poll reported Stronach had 8 % of voter support, compared to 28 % for the governing Social Democrats (SPO), 21 % for its conservative coalition partner the People's Party (OVP), and 20 % for the opposition Freedom Party (Party (OVP), and 20 % for the opposition Freedom Party (Party (FPO).

As Clinton gets closer to securing her party's nomination, Democratic voters believe it is important that she throw a bone to her party's base; 52 percent of them said it is important for her to choose a liberal as her running mate, and 41 percent said that it was important for that person to be from outside of Washington, D.C.

The leaders of the three main London - based parties — all of them unpopular in Scotland — wooed skeptical Scottish voters with the fervour of a rejected lover.

Then there's Slovakia, where in March's election 23 % of first - time voters backed the neo-Nazi People's Party Our Slovakia party (L'Party Our Slovakia party (L'party (L'SNS).

The bottom line is that marijuana ballot initiatives can drive more people to the polls, but they don't seem to help either party or affect the number of young voters.

Alain Juppé, France's prime minister from 1995 to 1997, urged French voters to open their eyes to the reality of the party's political platform.

To make the far - right party more palatable to the mainstream voter, Le Pen aimed to rid the party of its anti-Semitic and racist connotations.

The party's anti-immigration and anti-European Union stance is resonating with voters amid a climate of fear of terrorism and social instability, especially after last month's attacks, for which the Islamic State terror group claimed responsibility.

Across party lines, roughly nine in 10 Americans support solar power, and according to a poll commissioned last spring by The Alliance for Solar Choice (TASC), 69 percent of Republican likely voters and 80 percent of Democratic likely voters would be «unlikely» to reelect a politician who failed to raise the solar net metering cap.

The release of new opinion polls in Greece suggests a small lead by the New Democracy party, backed by 25.3 percent of voters, versus the 25 percent who favor Syriza.

Meanwhile, we compared the various parties» platforms on a range of issues, from eco-friendly energy subsidies to home owners to the needs of the aging and women voters.

Opinion polls showed that voters had opposed privatization at the outset (as did the press and many Conservative back benchers), but the Conservatives pointed out that Tony Blair rode to victory in part by abandoning «Clause Four» of the Labour Party's 1904 constitution, advocating state control over the means of production, distribution and exchange.

Italian elections are due to take place during the first half of 2018, and have the potential to deliver another political upset, although recently there have been signs that populist parties — most notably the Five Star Movement, which according to polls enjoys similar levels of support among Italian voters as the ruling Democratic Party — are toning down their calls for a referendum on Italy's membership of the eurozone.

If Kenney doesn't follow the lead of Brown, his fellow social conservative caucus colleague, it likely signals one of two things: he does want the support of voters for whom parental rights regarding their pre-adolescents and teens are a big issue; or that he's calculated that a softening of his image would show weakness and isn't worth it, because his party has such a comfortable edge over Notley that he can afford to lose voters wary of anything resembling social conservatism.

Having won the leadership with the help of social and religious conservatives, how much does he have to curry favour with a voter segment with no other party to vote for?

This may indicate that German voters are wary about doing anything to foster Trump's style of chaos within Germany (although internal party turbulence is probably a more salient factor for explaining the party's drop in the polls).

Government action to influence the price of goods might strike Canadians as out of place in the Conservative playbook but Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Tories are acutely concerned about dispelling the notion they're the party of «big business» as they target middle - class voters.

Voters decisively rejected the ruling Conservative party and placed the Liberal Party far ahead of the left wing New Democratic Pparty and placed the Liberal Party far ahead of the left wing New Democratic PParty far ahead of the left wing New Democratic PartyParty.

I just hope voters cast a critical eye on all claims of «created» jobs from any party.

«If someone was cynical, you would see this is a piece of direct mail from the Conservative Party to voters,» Mr. Nanos added.

When likely voters were asked whether a third - party candidate who is certified on a majority of state ballots should be included in the presidential debates, 76 percent said yes; 17 percent said no; and 7 percent were undecided.