Sentences with phrase «state voters gave»

Eighty percent of state voters gave him an unfavorable mark, including three - quarters of New York City voters, according to the poll.

Not exact matches

Exit polls from the state gave a peek behind the motivations of voters who helped deliver Sanders the stunning victory.

If Trump is banking on this part of the state to win, he would need to carry roughly one - in - four voters — an almost impossible task given unions» strong control of members.

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.

Hoffman also stressed that transparency is important in a presidential candidate so that voters can be made aware of his conflicts of interest, his state of public affairs, and his charitable giving.

While Mr. Trump's stand is likely to give him a boost in industrial states like Ohio and Pennsylvania, which were both key to his 2016 victory, a trade war may harm other manufacturing strongholds that are home to his base voters.

In Arizona, where voters chose to keep marijuana legal only by prescription, the state's Wine & Spirits Association gave $ 10,000 to the anti side.

Less than half the state's eligible voters bother to register, but Mormons almost always do, which gives them about a quarter of the likely turnout.»

The institutional Republican party should instead focus on giving candidates the tools to understand public opinion, a set of best practices for using the media to reach persuadable voters and state of the art party organizations.

While the exact rules vary from state to state, essentially a voter is voting for a set of electors chosen by the party, and the most votes for a given party / candidate selects that set of electors, so where there is winner takes all, the set of electors is equal to the total number of electors for that state

incorrectly blacklisted by overly fuzzy implementations of the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program, (supposedly a fraud preventative database cleaner for purging or flagging duplicate entries from state voter rolls), which fail to require mandatory Social Security Number and birth - date comparisons given two voters named John Doe,

Specifically, some white voters give inaccurate polling responses for fear that, by stating their true preference, they will open themselves to criticism of racial motivation.

Second, the electoral college was set up to weed out «unacceptable» candidates not by dividing fringe voters in different states per se but by giving the electors the power to elect the candidate who lost the popular vote in the event that the more popular candidate turned out to be unacceptable for whatever reason.

«Voters in this upstate district would also be most susceptible to the argument that Democrat reunification and a Democrat Majority in the Senate (and therefore give downstate control of the entire state government) would lead to NYC getting everything at the expense of upstate and Central New York,» the source said.

The voters should demand face to face debates at multiple sites / markets throughout the state and throughout the campaign season so that the issues can be presented and compared and the voters given a chance to see how the candidates [all statewide races] stack up against one another.

GOP gubernatorial hopeful Carl Paladino, who has not yet given up hope on convincing conservatives to back his candidacy, even though the state party's executive committee has endorsed Rick Lazio, today announced the formation of «Gun Owners for Carl» to inform voters of his position on «the right to keep and bear arms.»

The simplest system would be that each voter would be voting for a specific elector but let's assume a round - half - even approach to splitting up each states electors gives us a approximation of that.

Each state usually gives delegate status to the top electeds, and their votes are not bound by voters in the state.

But that same poll found that Buffalo voters are an unhappy lot over the state of the city, with voters giving him poor grades for his handling of education and employment issues.

Political analysts said Curran may also have been helped by Democratic voters coming out in larger numbers to send a message to President Donald Trump; union turnout against the state constitutional convention ballot question; or by the surprising underperformance of Republican Hempstead Supervisor Anthony Santino, who lost to underdog Laura Gillen to give town control to Democrats for the first time in 100 years.

State Sen. Eric Schneiderman said the report should give voters pause.

Cambridge purports to go beyond the typical voter targeting — relying on online clues like Facebook Likes to give a hint at a user's political leanings and construct a picture of a voter's mental state.

CFD excels at street campaigning, giving the Upper West Side one of the highest voter turnouts in the state.

He put the state's borrowing practices into perspective, explained how politicians have repeatedly devised new ways to borrow more money and outlined a proposal that would give the voters more direct control over borrowing money.

«By requiring nonprofits to disclose the extent and nature of their electioneering activities, we are protecting prospective donors from misleading solicitations, and giving voters more information about who is behind many of the ads they will see in this year's elections,» Schneiderman stated.

Given the appalling state of the deficit even at the end of this Parliament, and the likely positioning of the main parties on the economy then, the coalition will face the real possibility that voters will opt for a softer message.

And let's not forget the advice the Times also gave: «For state races, the best advice for New York voters is to vote against anybody who has done time in Albany.»

Wilson said he believed there is pent - up frustration with the governor and an easy counter-vision to present, but acknowledged in the post that any campaign «would be hard, both given the state's voter registration rolls and the current political climate.»

33 states offer some form of expanded voting hours or early voting, with some giving voters a chance to choose their candidates one month before the first Tuesday in November.

Mark LaVigne, deputy director at the New York State Association of Counties, noted Cuomo's plan is to give voters more of a say about local spending.

Senate Democrats believe an independent redistricting process gives them a major advantage in reclaiming control of the upper chamber, given their large voter enrollment in the state.

New York State caps individual donations to candidates running for local office using a formula based on the number of registered voters in a given district, which varies slightly from year to year — but leaves the single donor ceiling around $ 16,000 in a Republican primary for Nassau County executive, and $ 48,000 for the general election.

The state League of Conservation Voters give high grades to two local state senators, Mark Gristanti and George Maziarz.

ALBANY — State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman is giving Suffolk the go - ahead to become the first county in the state to allow online voter registration, in a legal opinion that could have widespread impact on counties and voters across New State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman is giving Suffolk the go - ahead to become the first county in the state to allow online voter registration, in a legal opinion that could have widespread impact on counties and voters across New state to allow online voter registration, in a legal opinion that could have widespread impact on counties and voters across New York.

State lawmakers from New York City have given the thumbs down to Gov. Cuomo's plan to boost voter registration.

«If he did, he'd have to give the voters a direct answer on where he stands on fracking, since he has accepted campaign donations from pro-fracking companies and has not passed a ban on hydrofracking in New York State.

A Sienna Research poll of New York voters published Monday found that 41 % of Jews in the state plan to vote for Clinton in the primaries, while only 33 % of Jewish New Yorkers said they would give their vote to Sanders, who grew up in a Brooklyn Jewish family.

Although most New York voters give the state Senate and Assembly a C - minus grade for its accomplishments, a plurality would vote to re-elect their senator and Assembly member this year, according to a Siena College poll released yesterday.

The February 14 New York State poll found voters give Cuomo half - hearted valentine; little love for Cuomo or Gillibrand White House run.

Unlike, say, changes to how the state budget is put together, some voters are truly ambivalent over whether expanding gambling in the state is a net positive, given some of the less savory social ills that come with it.

AG Eric Schneiderman is giving Suffolk the go - ahead to become the first county in the state to allow online voter registration, in a legal opinion that could have widespread impact on counties and voters across New York.

Voters on Long Island will soon pick a replacement for a convicted former top lawmaker — ex-Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos — in a contest that could help give Democrats complete control over New York state government.

At the same time, Schneiderman wants to implement a system of permanent registration by having the state Board of Elections and local boards update registration when a voter who gives their consent moves.

«The ratings give voters a scorecard on how their individual legislator voted and how many times they force local governments — reeling from unfunded mandates — to raise taxes or nanny state proposals that interfere in how we choose to live our lives... As long as voters continue to hold Legislators responsible, we believe New York will become a business friendly place that people no longer have to flee in order to save on taxes.»

Who is it that tried to curry favor with a certain segment of NYC voters last year by out - of - the - blue giving every welfare recipient a $ 200 check out of the state till (i.e., our tax dollars)?

A bipartisan group of state lawmakers will be pushing legislation to give the public the power to recall elected officials, a move that could give voters a new way to clean up scandal - scarred Albany

Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa, who also heads the state Reform Party, wants to give voters a chance to abolish the NYC public advocate office.

A constitutional convention would give voters a path to making state government work better for them - a path their elected state legislators simply refuse to walk.

PARK SLOPE — Next week's state primary election will give neighborhood voters the chance to choose a new representative in Albany for the first time in three decades.

It's for these reasons that the State Constitution gives voters the right every 20 years to call for a constitutional convention.