Sentences with phrase «suburban voters who»

There will be tweaks and give - and - take, but those same Republicans should have no problem signing on to initiatives that serve middle - class, suburban voters who are their core base.

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.

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But they added targeted communication on the issue with white suburban swing voters, who strategists say support measures such as expanded background checks, could help drive turnout with that segment of the electorate.

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.

Larry Levy, who leads the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University, said Long Island voters typically focus on issues of education and taxes.

«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.»

Anuzis» message is built on the necessity of reaching out to voters — particularly in the suburban Midwest — who have abandoned the party since Ronald Reagan left office; Steele, an African American, talks constantly about the need to find policies that speak to minority groups and, in doing so, grow the party.

Suburban voters, who represent 2/3 of the Erie County electorate, will hold the deciding edge in the three countywide contests in next month's elections, as well as the legislative races that will determine control of County Hall.

In a private meeting last month, The Times reported, Ms. Stewart - Cousins said to Mr. Cuomo during a debate over who best understands suburban voters: «You look at me, Mr. Governor, but you don't see me.

Republicans in suburban swing districts are convinced they can boost their support with independent voters with a vote in support of the so - called Dreamers, young, undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents and are now at risk of deportation after President Donald Trump ended a program protecting them.

National Republicans think a victory by McDonnell, who has led in every poll since June, would resonate well beyond Virginia because it would show that although many new, suburban voters have backed Democrats in recent elections, they're not wedded to the party.

If outrage about corruption is pervasive statewide, recent polling suggests it may be even more acute in the suburbs: In a recent Siena College poll, 54 percent of suburban New York voters said they were less likely to re-elect their own legislators because of recent corruption scandals, about 10 percentage points more than the share of rural and New York City voters who said the same.

By the time he embarked on his star - crossed 1994 re-election campaign, he'd become a target of national conservatives - and of suburban swing voters in New York, who'd grown convinced that he was too eager to spend their money and too hesitant to punish criminals.

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

It's not new for Cuomo, who has pushed agenda friendly to suburban, middle - of - the - road voters, to preach moderation for both parties.

The opposition Conservative party should have won the last two elections after all these scandals, but they kept choosing seriously right - wing leaders who scared urban and suburban voters (the majority in the Province now) away.