Sentences with phrase «progressive voter base»

For a city known for its progressive voter base, where the mayoralty is almost always decided during the Democratic primary, this year's mayoral contest has taken on a decidedly conservative bent.

It would be a mistake to continue with such a strategy considering the anti-establishment fervor we are witnessing within both the conservative and progressive voter bases.

Not exact matches

He also fired the enthusiasm of young voters and progressives, two pillars of the Democratic base that Clinton struggled to charm.

Others in the progressive faith worlds, meanwhile, say Democrats - including President Barack Obama - have shied away from the faith - based messaging that they honed in the years after the 2004 election, which was seen to be determined by so - called values voters.

As such, he managed to line up a larger number of progressive voters, but disapproval of the current government and a 67 % of Costa Ricans opposing equal marriage have made it hard to extend his support base.

The 2016 DNC was engineered to speak not just to the progressive base of the party, but also to moderate Democrats, independent voters, and yes, even moderate Republicans.

After the Blue Wave of Democratic - progressive victories across Westchester last November, Mayer decided to run for State Senate because she said she believed she could represent this group of energized voters based on her years of advocating the same progressive ideals.