Sentences with phrase «suburban voters»

While 37 percent of voters felt negatively about the state's direction in the fall, now 48 percent of suburban voters feel that way.

Support is highest among suburban voters, 61 - 33.

The choice is clear and pretty simple especially for suburban voters.

Five districts should be wholly within the current city; 15 should be outside the city; and nine should include half city residents and half suburban voters, the commission said.

Fifty - six percent of such suburban voters had an unfavorable opinion of the mayor — the highest of any region in the state — while only one in three had a favorable view.

And among suburban voters, the increase was larger.

He also slipped among New York City and upstate voters, while gaining a little ground with suburban voters.»

He lectured Andrea Stewart - Cousins that Jeff Klein is more qualified in understanding suburban voters despite her being a Senator from the suburbs of Westchester.»

But based on the results in the county's various municipalities, it certainly seems plausible that the results were driven by an increase in the number of suburban voters who cast their ballots for a Democrat rather than a surge in turnout among the solidly blue city voters.

Analysts said Tom Suozzi, a Democrat, will quite likely be aided by anti-Trump suburban voters in his race against State Senator Jack M. Martins, a Republican.

The Siena College Polling Institute on Monday found 74 percent of suburban voters supported ride sharing compared to just 15 percent who were opposed.

Across the nation, a backlash to the Trump agenda is underway, especially among angry suburban voters like Dr. Mutnick.

Even if minority voters aren't entirely won over, Dowd said, GOP candidates still benefit from talking up school choice: «It gives the message to moderate white suburban voters that they're tolerant, they're expansive — they care.»

Turnout among minority voters and younger voters could affect the result in a district here or there, but an increase in suburban turnout or a substantial shift by suburban voters (especially suburban women) from the Republicans to the Democrats could have a much broader impact on the fight for control of the House.

For instance, 22 percent of suburban voters said they support a metropolitan government that merges the city and county governments and 24 percent said they oppose that.

He noted that the governor's job performance scores dropped 25 points among New York City voters and 32 points with downstate suburban voters.

They can be a potent force of criticism for Cuomo, who in 2002 primaried Carl McCall, the first African - American to run as a major - party candidate for governor, and whose agenda has focused mostly on suburban voters.

The combination of tax - cutting zeal and law - and - order bluster has made Levy popular with mad - as - hell suburban voters.

In particular, Democrats sense an opening in the race for the Nassau County seat being vacated by Mr. Martins, as well as other seats on Long Island and in the Hudson Valley, where there are plenty of the moderate suburban voters most likely to be turned off by Mr. Trump.

Northwest suburban voters gave small taxing bodies a vote of confidence this week, as they overwhelmingly approved tax - rate increases and bond issues.

NYSUT and Working Families quickly came on board and they were able to tap into suburban voter fear over the unsteady leadership in Washington.

But what may also rescue Ms. Clinton from an embarrassing setback here is Mr. Sanders» failure to connect with African - Americans and urban voters in general, as well as the dislike higher - income suburban voters could feel towards a proud socialist.

The governor didn't use the words income inequality in his hour - long speech today, but he's trying to find a way to accommodate the shift in the political winds while not alienating suburban voters, backing the goal of statewide pre-K without explaining exactly how it would be funded.

This month, Cuomo's approval rating among New York City voters stands at 53 percent to 27 percent, while suburban voters are more mixed, 47 percent to 37 percent.

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.

It will be a cold day in hell when suburban voters (like myself) allow the City of Schenectady to foist its problems (and costs) off on us via consolidation.

Suburban voters also support drilling, by a 44 to 40 percent margin.

However, Joseph Mondello, Nassau GOP chairman, believes the Democratic merger will «energize suburban voters to support Republican Senate candidates... to stop New York City Democrats from having complete and total control over state government.»

The Citizens Budget Commission warns suburban voters to be careful what they wish for when it comes to the MTA's payroll mobility tax.

And the New York City - centric Democratic leadership angered suburban voters with the 11 - county MTA tax.

The page references his support for taxpayer - funded college for illegal immigrants and prisoners, hot - button topics for many suburban voters who are tax - weary and struggling to fund their own children's tuition.

Large urban districts would get the spending while districts with reserve funds would have to use the money to contain property tax increases next year — something that Senate Democrats are seeking in order to boost their popularity with tax - weary suburban voters.

Massachusetts Democrats recently launched a campaign painting Republican U.S. Senator Scott Brown as anti-Fenway Park, in an effort to help challenger Elizabeth Warren capture suburban voters and win over an electorate that sees her as an unlikable liberal outsider.

Suburban voters went strongly for Brown in 2010, surprising some who consider Massachusetts to be a solidly Democratic state.

Now, he said, more suburban voters care about social issues pushed by Democrats than the fiscal conservatism of Republicans.

Suburban voters typically constitute the swing vote in statewide elections, experts say.

Though Rice once worked in the Brooklyn district attorney's office, she was elected in Nassau and Cunningham said that will help her draw suburban voters.

Supporters cheer at an election night rally in Canonsburg, Pa., for Democrat Conor Lamb, whose victory got a boost from suburban voters.

For example Richard Whitmire attempted to shame suburban voters, tweeting to an approving chorus of progressive reformers: «All comes down to: Will well - off suburbanites deny better schools to urban parents?»

As Bush strategist Karl Rove explained in his book Courage and Consequence: «When Bush said education was the civil rights struggle of our time or that the absence of an accountability system in our schools meant black, brown, poor, and rural children were getting left behind, it gave listeners important information about his respect and concern for every family and deepened the impression that he was a different kind of Republican whom suburban voters... could be proud to support.»

«They are showing the message discipline they need to get these anti-environmental policies past suburban voters,» said Ken Cook, president of the organization.

«I have read about him lecturing [state Sen.] Andrea Stewart - Cousins that [state Sen.] Jeff Klein is more qualified in understanding suburban voters, better than she does, despite her being a Senator who oversees the suburbs of Westchester.»

Across the nation, a backlash to the Trump agenda is underway, especially among angry suburban voters.

High property taxes are a major concern among suburban voters, and Cuomo could face a challenge from popular Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino.

The race received significant national attention after being highly touted as an early test of how the first few months of Donald Trump's presidency may have shifted the opinions or voter enthusiasm of suburban voters who live in swing districts.

26 % of suburban voters say he is doing an above average job, and 30 % of New York City voters share this position.

A majority of suburban voters in Westchester and Rockland counties do not support re-naming the Tappan Zee Bridge after former Gov. Mario Cuomo, a poll released Tuesday by an advocacy organization found.

«She is viewed unfavorably by at least 60 percent of all Upstate and Downstate suburban voters, as well as among men and white voters,» Greenberg said.

Republican Lee Zeldin is out with a new TV ad that slams his Democratic target, Long Island Sen Brian Foley, for his «yes» votes on rescinding the STAR property tax rebate checks and instituting the MTA payroll tax — two key issues for suburban voters.