Sentences with phrase «other get out the vote»

The state Democratic Committee, which he controls, will be offering phone banking and other Get Out the Vote support in the next two weeks.

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'' «You really did a great job of getting the vote out in places like Cleveland and Milwaukee,» in other words, black people,»» Obama allegedly said after the call, paraphrasing Romney.

They out Jesus each other because if you want power you have to play to what gets people to vote.

Getting your supporters out to vote and convincing the other team to stay home is a huge part of american politics, and it's really quite disappointing.

A heroine of the pro-life cause, she is on the picket lines in front of the abortuaries, running the phone lines to get out the vote, and doing many other good things.

He will have moderates and Independents fleeing to Obama and will help the Democrats «get out the vote» like no other candidate except maybe Sarah Palin.

On the other hand, Commissioner Mel Romani pointed out, «There has been (positive feedback) on other referendums, like that for the library, and they get voted down again and again.»

The organization has also championed — endorsing and raising money for — the handful of Assembly Republicans who joined the Democrats in voting «yes» to pass the marriage bill on the other side of the Capitol, protecting these lawmakers on a potentially difficult issue (and one that, as it turned out, didn't lead to anyone's ouster, but did contribute to Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava getting pushed out of the NY - 23 special election by conservatives who argued she was too moderate).

I assume that under the existing system, the focus is on swing states, which contain moderate voters, which means convincing moderate supporters of one candidate to vote for the other candidate instead, or convincing moderate supporters of one candidate to get out and vote for them, or convincing moderate supporters of the opposing candidate to stay at home on election day.

Because Labour could, potentially, win if the previously Labour but now non-voters can be persuaded to start turning out and voting Labour again, but only if the non-voting support base is fairly large, and without that sort of analysis over larger areas it's hard to judge — it's definitely partially true in my ward, Labour had disappeared electorally years ago, but won the seat in 2012, despite most other parties getting similar votes to normal (and our support mostly going to an Independent we were tacitly backing).

In the London election, roughly equal numbers of those voting for other candidates turned out to have a Labour or Tory preference - so those 250,000 voters got to count in the final outcome - though the result was unaffected by transfers.

These are the simple ways technology can help get out the vote: check out the polling place / ballot info finder below, developed by the NOI's other election - related resources — very cool to see someone putting out this kind of data in a way that others can use.

The other big news in the last seven days is that the Labour Party have now officially come out against the possibility of a formal coalition with the SNP, in part to reduce their vulnerability to the Conservatives adopting a «Vote Ed, get Alex» strategy.

In a clear signal that Mr Clegg will talk to Mr Cameron about coalition deals first, he said: «I have said that whichever party gets the most votes and the most seats has the first right to seek to govern, either on its own or by reaching out to other parties and I stick to that view.

«I wouldn't have gotten elected unless each time at least one million Democrats came out to vote and crossed the party lines to vote for me,» said Pataki, rightly pointing out that Turner will need to attract voters from the other party to win in the Ninth Congressional District, where Democrats enjoy a three - to - one registration advantage.

Veteran Tory MP Sir Peter Bottomley took issue with the idea of accountability, arguing that this aspect can often have difficulty translating into votes: «Some of the most awful rogues have been incredibly popular,» and other excellent MPs get knocked out.

Whether it's voters comparing candidates» policy positions or friends urging each other to get out and vote — it is happening on social media.

But if you vote for a fringe party who gets knocked out, your other preferences will be counted.

On the other hand, it could wipe out lingering traces of complacency among pro-union campaigners and help that side get its vote out.

If you cross out the name of one candidate, and make no other changes, then the party gets 8 votes, but the candidate doesn't get a vote.

He said he proved he could do this in Westchester, overcoming an enrollment deficit by running better than other Republicans in urban areas with concentrated minority populations (he got 25 percent of the vote in Mt. Vernon) and reaching out to Hispanics (he traveled to Puerto Rico for the annual «Somos El Futuro» conference).

The Trump campaign source said «tentative approval» has just been given to an ambitious New York strategy plan that calls for the opening of 10 campaign operation centers and the heavy use of phone banks, direct mail, and other get - out - the vote efforts.

Speaking to politics.co.uk earlier tonight, a Tory party spokesman said: «Yeah, we think we did a good job of getting our vote out, it depends on how good a job other parties did in getting their vote out.

Union members and other backers of Democratic governor candidate Kathleen Falk say their get out the vote effort will spur her on to victory in the May 8 primary.

«They're acting on the plan that the executive director and others from our staff went down and presented to them... and we are thrilled that we are going to actually [secure get - out - the - vote] funds, because in the past we have not gotten our full share and there are some times we have not gotten anything,» Cox said.

Sayward and two other Assembly Republicans who had voted for the marriage bill in 2007 were flooded with out - of - state, Gill - directed donations, and got reelected in 2008.

It's possible that No votes will rally behind her to some extent but she will lose other tactical votes that she got from the SNP to keep the other two Parties out.

Mr. Obama's get - out - the - vote efforts for Mrs. Clinton could also benefit other Democrats in reclaiming the Senate majority and making inroads in the House of Representatives.

Fayemi defeated other 31 contestants in the poll when he got 941 out of the 2337 votes cast by the delegates during the exercise.

Meanwhile, Democrat Sean Eldridge is counting on a last - minute barrage of negative ads highlighting Gibson's positions on abortion, fracking and other hot - button issues and an intensive get - out - the - vote effort to gain traction that has largely eluded him thus far.

Madison (AP)-- Union members and other backers of Democratic governor candidate Kathleen Falk say their get out the vote effort will spur her on to victory in the May 8 primary.

The union will also use its extensive phone bank and other get - out - the - vote capabilities to build member and public support and help produce results on Election Day.

Differential turnout on the other hand will be a major factor — it was for Jon Cruddas in the last deputy election where some union leaders worked hard to get his vote out (which is why I think the effect of the recommendation is only «arguable»).

Mr Hilton, who is backing a Leave vote in next month's referendum, said he was «certain» that Mr Cameron would be making the case to get out of the European Union if he were in any other job in politics.

Because her thinking man's Ilsa act in The Reader is at least conceptually riskier than her put - upon dishrag Debbie Downer in Revolutionary Road, we were that close to throwing her by the wayside in this category, especially because there's a clearly superior crypto - leading role in the mix (Rosemarie DeWitt, whose titular character in Rachel Getting Married has been shut out of a lot of races thus far, but we feel anyone who actually watches enough of the film to justify throwing their vote toward frontrunner Anne Hathaway should have no other choice but to recognize DeWitt's equally tricky, equally attention - stealing performance).

Each was referring to a Monday night vote by our local board of education (of which I am a member — though my gadfly tendencies often lead me to butt heads with other board members, and to get shut out of things like budget - making processes).

Parents and other community members — thanks to some local gadflies who began to get the message out — also began paying attention and, for the first time in memory, voted down a school budget in large part because of academic failures.

Even if we do manage to get the spendthrifts voted out of office, they are frequently replaced by others who also toe the union line.

Please be sure to check out / join the Florida Educators United group on Facebook, as well as share this podcast with other public education advocates who want to get involved to help foster change by voting in the upcoming election cycle.

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In both cases, and for all the other top recipients of Dominion's cash, the campaign donations have nothing to do with candidates getting elected, and everything to do with securing the loyalty of legislative power brokers who, by doling out money themselves, can deliver the votes on Dominion - backed bills when needed.

The Charlottesville Daily Progress broke the story: Letters Urged Protection of Minorities From Higher Electricity Costs Pointing out that «our state gets 56 % of its electricity from coal,» the letter urged Perriello to vote against the American Clean Energy & Security Act in order to «protect minorities and other consumers in your district from higher electricity bills.»

BELLEVUE, Washington (Oct. 12, 2016)-- REALTORS ® voted to join other supporters of a bond proposal for the Kent School District, not only by unanimous endorsement of the measure, but also by pledging assistance for a «get - out - the - vote» campaign for the Nov. 8 election.

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