Sentences with phrase «popular vote among»

BEST PICTURE: The popular vote among moviegoers would surely go to «Sniper,» Clint Eastwood's grim, down - the - barrel look at the Iraq war, and his account of the unsung burden of sacrifice borne by those who serve and their families.

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But I also follow the ups and downs of the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign, which since 2004, when the Presbyterian Church USA voted to divest from companies doing business with Israel, has become popular among some Christian groups.

The annual Gingerbread House Contest is one of the most popular events at Christmas by Candlelight, and visitors can vote for their favorites among dozens of hand - crafted entries.

But it does not necessarily follow that the Greens could not do this - they are often a generally popular party among those who do not vote for them.

Cahill garnered a little more than 41 percent of the vote, which many Republicans considered a success against the then - popular incumbent, who was a prodigious fundraiser and favorite among labor unions.

Voter fraud has been a popular theme among Republicans this year, from Trump to state Republican leaders who cite fraud as a reason to make it more difficult to vote.

Details are still scarce, but the Democratic governor in the third and fourth legs of his State of the State tour said his latest effort to promote shared services and purchasing among local government entities would include a mandate that county executives develop a plan and then put it up for a popular vote.

The second most popular reason to vote for independence among «Yes» voters was the NHS, reflecting claims in the later stage of the independence camapign that continued union would mean the end of a publicly owned NHS.

Healey is the second most popular MP in the PLP according to the shadow cabinet vote, so I'd argue he's likely to attract votes from across the party, including among trade union and left MPs.

And despite being incredibly popular among the wider Labour membership, he also has very little backing within the PLP — only 10 % voted for him.

While spending on the NHS and the state pension is among the most popular (and the over-65s are the most likely age group to vote), few will object to the abolition of housing benefit for the under - 25s (the least likely age group to vote).

1) Our final poll was the closest among all pollsters who correctly picked Hillary Clinton to win the popular vote.

Beloin - Saavedra was among the top vote - getters on the ballot in her most recent re-election, and is popular with parents and much of the school faculty.

He's leading by 35 points in the polls — and is already more popular among women than men — but that hasn't stopped Gov. Cuomo from courting still more women's votes via a new ballot line: the «Women's Equality Party.»

At the last election, YouGov's eve of vote poll — which successfully predicted Labour and Tory vote share to within 1 % — identified the Tories as the most popular party among working class voters: 32 % of the social demographic C2DE backed the Tories, 31 % Labour and 26 % Lib Dem.

You can still try a top knot, which could easily be voted Most Popular among easy hairstyles for school.

But if there was a vote for Most Popular, among geeks and non-geeks, on the male side it was probably Tom Hiddleston's Loki.

These are not popular - vote awards, but juried awards by select judges among the very people who read and review YA books every day: book blogging community.

Voted among the top 50 most tourist - friendly countries in the world, by the World Economic Forum recently, South Africa remains a popular place to visit.

Half of the weekend's acquisitions were made by popular vote, as dozens of LACMA supporters paid $ 15,000 per couple to buy tickets to the Saturday night gala, thereby funding an acquisition kitty and giving them voting rights that night to decide among acquisitions proposed by museum curators.

The winner of the popular vote is guaranteed a spot among this year's 30 Under 30.

Beach locations — popular among couples who are keen to have a more personal wedding experience — received very few votes (0.4 %).