Sentences with phrase «pollsters found»

Similarly, pollsters found that in 2009 and 2010, just as cap and trade became more politically viable, there was a simultaneous increase in skepticism amongst Republicans.

The pollsters found «near - universal» support for individual elements of the state's clean - energy transition.

Pollsters found it didn't matter much.

At a point in the survey when Long's partisan affiliation hadn't yet been mentioned, pollsters found her favorability was 13 - 11 among Democrats and 10 - 11 among Republicans.

This time last year, the pollsters found that 71 % of voters saw the Lib Dems as a united party - an enviable score unmatched by any of their rivals.

The so - called «Trump Effect» most heavily influences Democrats, pollsters found.

The closest contest is between Clinton and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, where pollsters found Clinton would take 49 percent of the vote compared to the moderate governor's 42 percent.

Pollsters found former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg would pull more heavily from Democratic than Republican competitors if he entered the race as an independent, winning 25 percent of the vote in a race with Clinton (42 percent) and Trump (25 percent) and 26 percent in a three - way race against Sanders (who would get 42 percent) and Trump (who would slip to 24 percent).

Pollsters found that Osborne's ratings had plunged since July when he announced his controversial crackdown on tax credits.

The pollsters found 43 per cent of Britons saying the Conservatives, compared to 16 per cent choosing Labour.

The pollsters found that seven in 10 Britons want to keep the Trident nuclear deterrent, as supported by Cameron.

In particular, the pollsters found that 66 % people support his idea that companies should be banned from paying their shareholders dividends unless their staff earn the living wage.

The pollsters found that if May was an animal, she would be a rabbit.

Pollsters found 28 percent of respondents supported Cuomo's limited plan to offer medical marijuana at about 20 hospitals.

Not exact matches

The Angus Reid Institute (ARI) was founded in October 2014 by pollster and sociologist, Dr. Angus Reid.

As for the carbon tax, pollster Janet Brown did an extensive poll in Alberta for CBC (there have been many articles on it in the last week on CBC) and one of the interesting findings was that 66 % of Albertan's are still against the carbon tax and want it eliminated.

Eighty - eight percent of those contacted by pollsters agreed that «America was founded on the idea of religious freedom for everyone, including religious groups that are unpopular.»

Evangelical pollster George Barna found in 2001 that while only 33 percent of American Catholics, Lutherans, and Methodists (28 percent of Episcopalians) agreed that Jesus was «without sin», 70 percent of Mormons believe Jesus was sinless.

Not when three quarters of American Christians tell pollsters that they think the phrase «God helps those who help themselves» can be found in the Bible.

Paladino praised his pollster, Tony Fabrizio, and said his assessment of the head - to - head match - up finds just 10 percentage points separate the Buffalo businessman and the attorney general.

The problems with finding people and getting a representative sample are well known issues and ones that pollsters can make statistical adjustments for.

Holtzman was encouraged to get into the AG's race this year by a poll conducted by Doug Schoen (Mayor Bloomberg's pollster) that found she had the strongest name recognition of any of the Democratic contenders — particularly in NYC, where the bulk of the primary vote originates.

... That line comes compliments of the every - quotable Q pollster Mickey Carroll, who's out with a new survey today that found New Yorkers prefer Gov. Andrew Cuomo's charm offensive in hopes of getting lawmakers to support his budget to the all - out assault approach preferred by former Gov. Eliot «Steamroller» Spitzer.

«Chief executives often find third terms difficult, and the current economic climate is not making it any easier for Bloomberg,» said Marist pollster Lee Miringoff.

We found evidence that «herding» — whereby pollsters make design and reporting decisions that caused their polls to vary less than expected given their sample sizes — played a part in forming the statistical consensus.

But, but, but: The Post's in - house pollster, Scott Clement, flags a 2013 Pew Research Study, which found that people who prioritize gun rights over gun control are four or five times more likely to contribute money to advocacy groups, contact public officials, sign petitions and express their views on social media.

Deborah Mattinson is founding partner of international insight and strategy consultancy Britain Thinks and former chief pollster for Gordon Brown.

And pollsters will need to find a way to prevent over-statement of the Lib Dem vote share when so many potential supporters remain unconverted.

A poll out from McLaughlin and Associates pollsters sponsored by the Reclaim NY Initiative has found that among 400 residents of Westchester and Rockland counties, just under 15 percent approved of naming the new bridge after Cuomo's father, Mario Cuomo.

Siena pollster Steve Greenberg joined us to go over the findings.

«As Hochul faces her first re-election, in a newly drawn district, against Collins, the former Erie County Executive, she finds herself in a race that couldn't get much tighter now and looks like it will remain a barnburner over the course of the next 11 weeks,» said Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg.

Following the debate, pollsters congratulated Farage on apparently winning the argument; YouGov found that 57 % of 1003 voters thought Farage performed best.

Founding partner (2000) and president of the Benenson Strategy Group (BSG); has served as a pollster and strategist for U.S. senators, governors and mayors, CEOs and corporate clients.

She is now viewed unfavorably by 55 percent of the electorate, according to the HuffPost Pollster average, which tracks findings from 42 different polling outfits.

Seventy per cent of the public have an unfavourable view of energy firms, with just five per cent still having a favourable view, pollsters Comres found.

The main phone pollsters, ICM and Populus, find that samples that are not politically weighted contain too many Labour supporters.

GOP poll finds support for spending cuts: Resurgent Republic, a conservative non-profit founded by pollster Whit Ayres and former Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie, released a poll Tuesday showing that voters care about cutting spending even when told it will mean «slashing» important programs.

Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg said 57 percent of voters feel that Rangel's age gives him the «wisdom and experience» to do well in Congress compared to 32 percent who found that his age might make it difficult for him to do a good job.

During Trump Jr.'s Tuesday night stem - winder, veteran GOP pollster Frank Luntz polled 18 focus - group members and found that 15 wanted to see him holding elected office — with Luntz adding that «they felt his father should take lessons from him.»

This new attack strategy, focused on Sanders» fitness for office, dovetails with focus group findings from Republican pollster Frank Luntz, who has seen voters raise age as a potential problem for Sanders.

Like other pollsters ICM finds David Cameron is increasing his advantage as favoured Prime Minister:

The pollster Frank Luntz found that a focus group for BBC Newsnight rated him as the most impressive Lib Dem performer.

Taking an average of the findings of the pollsters Angus Reid, ComRes, Populus and YouGov, shows 51 per cent awarding the winner's medal to the Liberal Democrat leader, 25 per cent to David Cameron and 19 per cent to Gordon Brown.

The rise in the «other» support, the proximity of the local elections and the contrasting Liberal Democrat findings from different pollsters make it difficult to draw any firm conclusions about how party support is fluctating beyond noting that the last week has, unsurprisingly, seemed to give Labour's support a reasonable knock in the week leading up to the local elections.

WHAT IT FOUND: Jeremy Corbyn would be Prime Minister if an election was held tomorrow, according to the pollster which most accurately predicted Thursday's election result.

Pollsters at Marist College in Poughkeepsie N.Y., found that Americans considered «whatever» to be the most annoying word or phrase in conversation for a fifth straight year.

In fact this leads to some systemic biases, the main pollsters using quasi-random polling, ICM and Populus, both find too many Labour voters in their raw samples and have to use weighting to correct it.

Pollsters ORB, who questioned more than 2,000 people between May 1 - 3, found that 61 per cent believe the system should be reformed so that smaller parties are better represented in parliament, while 39 per cent think it should remain as it is, with MPs chosen directly by their constituents.

The figures come after a Sunday newspaper claimed that a Department of Health - commissioned study by the pollsters Ipsos MORI found that more people that ever believe the NHS is doing a good job, but that ministers have chosen to «sit on» the findings rather than make them public.

Many people may be impressed by the notion of a party prepared to foreswear the attractions of ministerial cars and salaries, just as the pollsters are prepared to speculate that the Lib Dems may, conceivably, hold the balance of power after the next election and find themselves able to dictate terms.