Sentences with phrase «potential voters polled»

The approximately 600 potential voters polled identified jobs, healthcare and the federal deficit as concerns that need to be addressed.

Not exact matches

And polls with a high percentage of potential voters who are undecided can lead to more uncertainty.

Voter turnout was low at 43 percent, however, although the regional government said 770,000 potential voters were not able to vote following the Spanish police's crackdown on voters and polling stations.

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.

That is, very often leading the polls is counterproductive because it shows the potential voters that their vote can be somehow decisive and trigger their fears.

And if you also have find - your - polling - place features or instructions for day - of - election voter registration (where it's allowed), you'll also have a better chance of providing your potential supporter with something they need and leaving them with a positive impression.

(Actually, the latest poll found that while a majority of NYC voters don't think de Blasio deserves re-election, he's still trouncing all of his potential rivals, and the one who comes closest to beating him is a fellow Democrat — and erstwhile primary opponent — former NYC Council Speaker Chris Quinn).

Like a number of states, Minnesota bars voters from wearing political items to the polls to reduce the potential for confrontations or voter intimidation.

State Sen. Toby Stavisky greets potential voters before voting during last week's primary at a polling station in northern Queens.

We now know that these larger poll numbers were predicated on large numbers of potential voters who were powerfully demotivated; witness the Labour voters who stayed at home at the 2009 European elections.

This research — the biggest ever survey of UKIP support and potential support, involving a poll of more than 20,000 people and fourteen focus groups with UKIP voters and «considerers» — defines the UKIP temptation.

The poll first asked potential voters about Nixon in March, just before she officially announced her candidacy.

The latest poll also shows that a majority of voters does not believe de Blasio deserves to be re-elected next year, while he finishes in a dead heat with two potential rivals.

Beyond winning over some moderate Republicans and getting potential Democratic voters registered and to the polls, the midsummer GOP primary runoff will mark a turning point in the race to replace retiring Sen. Saxby Chambliss.

A Politico / Morning Consult poll in June found that 19 potential Democratic presidential candidates, including Murphy, remain largely unknown to voters.

The poll commission noted long, slow queues in the first round and has arranged for more centres to serve areas with high numbers of potential voters.

At least one of the candidates is feeling out potential Republican voters, as a recent poll asked about name recognition and preference for Massey, Faulkner, Ulrich and Catsimatidis.

The poll also tested the likeliest reasons voters would decide not to vote for Cuomo, effectively trying out potential liberal lines of attack on the governor.

While concerns have been expressed by Mayor Stephanie Miner and other city residents about a potential merger with the county, by and large the Syracuse voters and suburban voters polled provided similar answers to most of the questions.

Hawkins says 70 % of voters did not bother coming to the polls, and he sees potential in the disaffected electorate.

More than 100 backbench Labour MPs are also thought to oppose the plan creating the potential for a significant showdown between Gordon Brown and his own party at a time when the polls show that many voters think Labour would be better off with a new leader.

Survation polling from last year (yep, we know - treat it with as much caution as you think sensible) showed he performed very well indeed with potential voters.

There are a handful of potential pick - ups in New York for the DCCC, but a Wall Street Journal / NBC 4 New York / Marist poll released today shows the Republicans have an edge here when it comes to voter enthusiasm.

The poll sought the opinions of voters in the regions designated for commercial casino expansion, ranging from their expectations for the benefits of casino gambling to their concerns over the potential downsides.

Two Siena College polls have shown support for the amendment, which grows when voters are read the amendment's actual language on the ballot that critics have said is too rosy when listing the potential benefits of casinos.

An assistant to John Catsimatidis, the supermarket mogul who unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for New York City mayor in 2013, sent a quasi-anonymous email poll asking voters their thoughts on Mayor Bill de Blasio and his potential rivals, a possible prelude to a second try at Gracie Mansion for the businessman.

«A new Rasmussen poll of Minnesota, where Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty is widely seen as a potential presidential candidate, finds that a plurality of likely voters in the state would not vote for him.

Perez Williams and Walsh are running neck and neck each with about a third of the support of potential voters in the most recent poll.

A majority of New York City voters continue to disapprove of Mayor Bill de Blasio's job performance, according to a Q poll released yesterday, but he would still probably fare well in a matchup against at least two of his potential Democratic primary rivals.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee commissioned a poll this month testing potential Democratic candidates to replace Rep. Michael Grimm, along with voters» opinions on the Eric Garner case.

Green Party gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins says he sees potential in the 70 percent of voters who didn't bother coming out to the polls: «Those are the future Green voters.

It's entirely likely that a lot of potential Democratic voters, out of ambivalence or frustration, just didn't go to the polls.

The Syracuse.com/Post-Standard/Siena College poll shows 17 percent of potential voters surveyed say health care is the most important issue to them.

In a potential head - to - head matchup, the poll found 28 percent of voters would support Cusick, compared to 48 percent for Donovan.

Hundreds of thousands of potential voters remain uncertain about what, if any, forms of identification they will be required to include on their absentee ballots or to present at their polling stations.

The poll showed only 2 percent of likely voters said hydraulic fracturing for New York's natural gas reserves — commonly known as fracking and tied up in studies of the potential health and environmental impacts — was their top issue.

Where the Conservatives have more grounds for optimism are some of the other questions asked in the recent polls about David Cameron — a recent ICM poll that found that David Cameron was seen as a potential PM, a person who could change the way people thought about the Conservatives and a person who over a third of Labour voters and almost half Lib Dem voters said they could vote for; another ICM poll that found that 40 % of people thought that Cameron was the natural heir of Tony Blair — these sort of findings were definitely not seen after Michael Howard became leader.

At this early stage, David Miliband is favourite to win the leadership election with two polls yesterday suggesting he had the support of 32 per cent of voters - that's far more than any of his potential rivals.

The Catalan government estimated that polling stations representing up to 770,000 potential voters — 14.5 % of all registered voters — were closed down by police in raids, with any votes cast in those stations either seized, lost or inaccessible and therefore not counted.

A new poll was released today based on survey data from last Thursday to Tuesday, asking potential voters about their feelings on the upcoming Congressional race in the West Bronx between Senator Adriano Espaillat (pictured >) and incumbent Charlie Rangel (pictured ^), as well as other Yolanda Garcia and Michael Walrond.

The set of issues so «unimportant on the doorstep» proved very important indeed for voters in the polling booths.Even when Miliband goes though, it is not yet clear that any potential successor has really escaped themindset of Labour's last fifteen years.

Some of the polls also found a greater degree of intensity among Trump's potential voters than among Clinton's, a finding that mirrors the stronger GOP turnouts that have been registered in the presidential primaries.

(CNN)- Jeb Bush has a wide lead over other potential 2016 Republican White House contenders in the battle in Florida for GOP presidential nomination, according to a new poll of Sunshine State voters.

A Yougov / Channel4 poll finds Vince Cable more popular than Alistair Darling or George Osborne as potential chancellor - and voters want whoever wins to start cutting the deficit this year.

Out west in California, Democrats looking for an upset in the 50th District special election got a boost Tuesday with the release of a poll showing that their candidate — 2004 nominee Francine Busby — is far better known than her potential Republican opponents and is thought of very favorably by voters in the San Diego - area district.

More likely, the polling points to a disinterested electorate — and the potential for a historically low voter turnout, even worse than the lowest - ever 24 % of registered voters who came to the polls to elect de Blasio in 2013, experts say.

«Uncertainty about the fairness of elections discourages potential voters from being engaged and going to the polls.»

The Deputy Prime Minister had an obvious reason to make it: his Party's seen by many voters as a captive of the Conservatives, and has consequently plummeted in the polls - which, furthermore, are turning against AV, the Liberal Democrat's main potential gain from coalition.

One of Myers» weaknesses identified in the poll, is a lack of name recognition among more than 40 percent of potential voters.

His prospects for re-election, if one believes the numbers, are strong but in great part the poll shows most voters are still unfamiliar with his potential opponents.