Sentences with phrase «race as voters»

January 31, 2012 • Tuesday is the next step in the Republican presidential primary race as voters in Florida take to the polls.

Trump holds a strong lead in the presidential race as voters head to the polls Tuesday in Indiana.

Despite Cruz's vice presidential announcement last week, Donald Trump holds a strong lead in the presidential race as voters head to the polls Tuesday in Indiana.

Not exact matches

In the olden days, voters during presidential races would get into heated arguments over such amusingly quaint topics as tax policy, health care, and the future of Social Security.

After routing Clinton in New Hampshire and finishing a strong second in Iowa, states with nearly all - white populations, Nevada's Democratic caucuses gave Sanders his first chance to prove he can win over black and Hispanic voters and compete nationally as the race moves to states with more diverse populations.

In the race to advance data - driven electioneering strategies pioneered by successive Obama campaigns, Cruz has turned to Cambridge Analytica for its unparalleled offering of psychological data based on a treasure trove of Facebook «likes», allowing it to match individuals» traits with existing voter datasets, such as who owned a gun.

While some segments of the KMT pointed to the event as a last - minute external factor that swung many voters in DPP's direction in many competitive races, analysts and DPP supporters argue that the video probably only had marginal impact on the electoral outcome.

CNN: Passing significant test, Gingrich wins more S.C. evangelicals than rivals If there were any doubts that Newt Gingrich, a thrice - married convert to Catholicism, could connect with the evangelical voters who make up the Republican Party base, Saturday's South Carolina primary put them to rest, with the former House Speaker winning twice as many evangelical votes as anyone else in the race.

In November 1992, the voters of Colorado, in a referendum, foreclosed to legislatures at all levels the authority to treat gays and lesbians on the same plane as groups that have suffered discrimination based on race, religion, and gender.

Bishop Azariah of Dornakal, in theologically justifying the rejection of the reserved minority communal electorate offered by Britain to the Christian community in India, spoke of how the acceptance of it would be «a direct blow to the nature of the church of Christ» at two points — one, it would force the church to function «like a religious sect, a community which seeks self - protection for the sake of its own loaves and fishes» which would prevent the fruitful exercise of the calling of the church to permeate the entire society across boundaries of caste, class, language and race, a calling which can be fulfilled only through its members living alongside fellow - Indians sharing in public life with a concern for Christian principles in it; and two, it would put the church's evangelistic programme in a bad light as «a direct move to transfer so many thousands of voters from the Hindu group to the Indian Christian group» (recorded by John Webster, Dalit Christians - A History).

For good or ill, the nomination process today is structured as a marathon; for the race to end almost before it begins would leave voters uneasy and journalists with too much free time, which can only lead to mischief.

Also, as Michael Felger pointed out on the Felger and Mazz radio program, many voters may be a little sick of the Patriots and shy away from voting for Brady if they feel the race is close.

The statewide leadership of both the GOP and the Conservatives, as well as Governor Pataki's new Tipping Point SuperPAC should all stand down until the primary is over; just step aside and let the local voters choose in this race.

«In campaign terms, 40 days is a lifetime so there's time for Paladino to connect with voters and turn this race around, as his Republican primary performance proves.

Extremely high incumbency rates in state races — 93 % in 2008 according to Money in State Politics — may diminish as voters turf out ineffective or scandal - drenched pols a little more often.

The New York League of Conservation Voters has targeted two Assembly primaries — one in Western NY and another in Westchester — as «high - priority» races in the upcoming Sept. 14 elections.

«As evidenced by her pledge to not raise taxes, Wendy Long is the only candidate in the race who will stand firm in her convictions, protect taxpayers and job creators, not flip - flop, and offer voters a clear and compelling alternative to Turner, Maragos in June and Gillibrand in November.»

He added that corruption, such as voter fraud and bribing public officials was present among all races including the «Anglo - Saxon» community but insisted the problem was found «mainly [in] the Pakistani community».

Race and immigration have overtaken the economy as the biggest issue bothering UK voters, a poll has found.

Lazio leads among those unfavorable or undecided about the movement, while the race is deadlocked among voters who describe themselves as conservatives.

A USA TODAY / Suffolk University poll found that in a hypothetical race with Donald Trump as the Republican nominee and Bernie Sanders leading the Democratic ticket — presumably the scenario most conducive to a Bloomberg victory — Trump was chosen by 37 % of likely voters, Sanders by 30 %, and Bloomberg by 16 %.

As tens of millions of voters stream to the polls, millions more have already cast their ballots in one of the nastiest presidential races in American history.

The new commercial by a pro-McCain group, A Secure Arizona, will target Republican primary voters on air and online as the fifth - term lawmaker attempts to define his race on the issue of national security and fend off primary opponents in a contest that already features former state Sen. Kelli Ward.

After Akin made his comments about «legitimate rape» this summer, Gillibrand's McCaskill emails sought to recast that Senate race as an issue for women voters outside Missouri.

Steven Greenberg, a pollster with the Siena Research Institute, credits the recent Republican bump in the polls to the fact that voters have only recently begun to pay attention to the races, just as allegations, including a damning Inspector General's report, have emerged putting the focus on Democratic corruption in Albany.

The fact that the race was close, or that two other «yes» voters — Sens. Mark Grisanti and Steve Saland — managed to hold into their seats (albeit narrowly in Saland's case), is being spun by both sides as proof that New Yorkers, and the nation at large, remain closely divided on the question of whether gay couples should be allowed to legally wed..

Bob McCarthy: «In the grand scheme of local politics, this year's trio of countywide races is not exactly fanning voter passions... Still, much is riding on these campaigns this year, as well as with several seats in the County Legislature.»

Mr. DioGuardi eked out a narrow victory in a sleepy race — a sign, campaign analysts said, of the formidable odds facing Republicans as they try to unseat Ms. Gillibrand, an upstate Democrat who has made inroads with centrist voters.

A Senate race in Michigan against Stabenow — who has won three terms including beating an incumbent Republican in 2000 — wouldn't be easy and would require any candidate trying to replace her to spend a lot of time courting voters at town halls, rallies and debates, as well as developing a media strategy.

The Broadsheets: — New York Times: — 4 col., above the fold: «ISRAELIS KILL DOZENS IN GAZA» — 1 col., above the fold: «IRAQ VOTERS BACK ALLIES OF CLERIC WHO FOUGHT U.S.» — 1 col., above the fold: «Justices Nullify Law that Bans Sports betting» — 2 col., below the fold: «Trump Aides Bristle as Pence Seizes Control of G.O.P. Races» — Wall Street Journal: — 4 col., above the fold: «Chaos as U.S. Embassy Opens» — 1 col., above the fold: «CBS Ups Stakes in Feud with Redstones» — 2 col., below the fold: «High Court Voids Ban On Sports Gambling» — 3 col., below the fold: «Big Companies Fine - Tune The Robot Revolution» — See Them

Mr. Sharpe sued Mr. Parker for $ 10 million, saying he was damaged by a newspaper story in which the senator was quoted as saying that Mr. Sharpe had entered the race at Mr. Dear's behest with the aim of drawing black voters away from Mr. Parker.

«This was a race about issues and I tried to make the entire race about issues and my record,» Lorigo said, «and I think the voters heard it and they want checks and balances in county government and we are going to continue to provide those checks and balances for as long as I sit there.»

In the race to advance data - driven electioneering strategies pioneered by successive Obama campaigns, Cruz has turned to Cambridge Analytica for its unparalleled offering of psychological data based on a treasure trove of Facebook «likes», allowing it to match individuals» traits with existing voter datasets, such as who owned a gun.

As in many races around the country, female voters are being fought over in Washington state's 1st district, where the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee this week launched a $ 250,000 ad buy targeting GOP nominee John Koster's strong opposition to abortion.

In the mayor's race, undecided voters poll nearly as well as Weiner and Quinn at 21 percent.

Most notably, Rep. Ann Kirkptrick, D - Ariz., will at last her learn her general election rival as 1st District's GOP voters pick a nominee in this competitive race.

The focus on Israel is interesting, as the district is more heavily Asian - American than anything else, but foreign policy - minded Jewish voters are considered an electorally significant swing constituency and the race is likely to see more plenty more events held in front of Jewish congregations like today.

A majority of New York City residents, suburbanites and upstate dwellers, as well a large swath of voters across all age groups, races and religions showed support for the initiative.

New York Republican Party chairman Ed Cox is traveling the state discussing voter outreach as they prepare for the 2013 local elections, and the 2014 congressional elections and gubernatorial race.

Former foreign secretary rules himself out of Labour leadership race as he says voters delivered clear verdict on failure to embrace «aspiration and inclusion»

That is why the suburban voters, who represent 2/3 of the county electorate, will hold the deciding edge in the three countywide contests, as well as the legislative races that will determine control of County Hall.

And, as aides on both sides of the race told Capital, there was hardly anything new voters could learn about Rangel that would dissuade them from voting for him.

The day is expected to be further complicated by brand new Assembly and Senate district lines, which have changed many voters» districts and polling places, as well as lingering doubts over the competency of the Board of Elections, which bungled the ballot count in June's Congressional race between Rep. Charlie Rangel and State Sen. Adriano Espaillat so badly that it took weeks to learn the final results.

«I think for women, I think this is a race about who's delivered,» Quinn said, using a phrase that was intended both as a not - so - subtle shot at Weiner's thin resume while in congress, but also about the substantial record she'd like voters to know more about.

Democratic voters are choosing decidedly liberal candidates in some primary elections for House races viewed as key to the congressional majority.

When party isn't a factor, as in a primary, he said voters are forced to search for other markers, «so the power of race, ethnicity, religion, gender is multiplied.»

«In a wide open race like we are seeing, it is important to talk to as many voters as possible,» said Rakim Brooks, Williams» campaign manager.

Sanders, a veteran US legislator who energized a nationwide movement of media - savvy young voters in his presidential race, and Teachout, whose political experience includes serving as the internet organizing guru for Howard Dean's 2004 presidential bid — arguably the dawn of the current trend for social media to play a significant grassroots role in national political campaigns — operate largely from the same playbook.

If more races end up as close as Iowa — 8 votes separating Romney and Rick Santorum — quality targeting of voter contact could be decisive.

With the absence of any candidate of color in the AG's race, Schneiderman has been trying to position himself as the clear choice for Latino and black voters, stressing in particular his efforts on behalf of Rockefeller Drug Law reform and sponsorship of a controversial measure that will count prisoners at their last address for the purposes of legislative redistricting and not whever they're incarcerated.