Sentences with phrase «support from voters»

The drama was the only film in that field to earn a Best Picture nomination, indicating it has the most support from the voters.

«I am incredibly humbled to have received such a remarkable level of support from the voters for my re-election,» said Hein.

Since Malloy wouldn't have won without support from voters in the Working Families Party, the state GOP said, Malloy's Republican challenger got the most party votes, and GOP candidates should get to be listed first this year.

«There is strong overall support from voters for the governor's proposal to increase the minimum wage to $ 15, however, there are wide partisan and geographic differences,» said Siena pollster Steven Greenberg.

According to exit poll results, Clinton lost support from voters who believed she was not as honest and trustworthy as the Vermont senator.

Several proposals being considered by the State Legislature enjoy strong support from voters, including the Child Victims Act (74 - 20 percent), codifying Roe v. Wade (65 - 18 percent), the Dream Act (59 - 38 percent) and bail reform (56 - 35 percent).

Nevertheless, nearly all of Cuomo's major goals in the new year draw majority support from voters.

In fighting hard for campaign finance reform, even to the point of causing a stalemate on other major issues, the governor may yet win support from voters who expected him to live up to his feisty reputation.

Ironically, Gibson enjoys a 57 percent favorability rating, despite support from voters on progressive issues like a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, higher taxes for millionaires, and a minimum wage hike.

Edward Braunstein won last week's Democratic primary because he had broad support from voters across his northeast Queens district as well as the backing of the party's county organization, political insiders said.

Tory peer Michael Ashcroft has even suggested the party must choose between winning back lost support from voters flocking to Labour or the Conservatives at the next election.

And without support from voters in St. Louis County, the act would have failed by more than 80,000 votes.

«There is strong overall support from voters for the governor's proposal to increase the minimum wage to $ 15,» said Siena pollster Steven Greenberg.

«We've experienced a groundswell of support from voters across the district who are tired of the same old phony promises from both parties about creating jobs — they want a real plan and real action,» said Babinec in a statement.

Fiorina, who announced her bid for president last April and ended her campaign in February after failing to get more than single - digit support from voters, has often been at loggerheads with Cruz.

«The lesson for the whole party from that period is that the only way to secure genuine, lasting support from the voters is to set out a distinctive argument and give them a real choice,» he wrote in an article for the Observer newspaper.

Though the measure on the state level is backed by Silver and broad support from voters according to polls, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said increasing it this year would be far too difficult to pass the Republican - led Senate.

The override requirement has been most effective in school districts, where budgets that override the cap must garner 60 percent support from voters — and where two failed budget votes result in the levy being frozen.

Carroll says so far, Astorino is earning only minimal support from voters in heavily - Democratic New York.

And that view doesn't command over two - thirds support from UKIP supporters, whereas the opposite one does command over two - thirds support from voters of the other parties.

De Blasio blasted Mitt Romney's pledge to raise Americans out of the depths of poverty as a «disingenuous» attempt to gain support from voters in Romney's nascent presidential campaign, saying: «This is a guy who was pretty brazenly uninterested in addressing income inequality in 2012.»

David Seifman's column the other day brought into the open some behind - the - scenes sniping between Scott Stringer and Christine Quinn, Democratic mayoral candidates who are both counting on drawing significant support from voters in their home borough of Manhattan.

«I appreciate the solid broad - based support from the voters, representing all the parties.»

Perez said at the time the DNC's job is «to help Democrats who have garnered support from voters in their community cross the finish line and win.»

«We are confident that our record of accessibility and bipartisan leadership will continue to resonate and earn support from voters on Election Day,» Weinstein said.

State Superintendent Tony Evers, who oversees the Department of Public Instruction, said the proposals fly in the face of consistent support from voters to increase taxes to fund schools.

Currently, state senators and members of the Assembly fail to achieve majority support from voters.

Mr. King will hope to count on winning support from those voters.

Regarding his resignation, Simeone cited frustration with lack of funding and of support from voters for a referendum measure.

That would present legal difficulties and cramp the scope to attract defectors from the Tory party and support from voters who do not naturally identify with Labour.

New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo receives the exact same proportion of support from voters.

The first annual Education Poll of the South found strong support from voters to improve the state of K - 12 education in the region.

This news only broke now during a time when Obama needs the support from his voters.

Ummmm... so there was a chance that it would pass (zero support from voters would give the initiative little chance of going through)... same reason women spent years working towards more equality before starting a public initiative to obtain the right to vote... no doubt you would have been against that «agenda» as well...

You could see the Buffalo developer standing over Trump's right shoulder, grinning as the reality TV star boasted about a near - sweep of New York's delegates, the result of a strong show of support from voters «who know me best.»

Paterson fares a little better on whether he understands the problems facing the state, but he still does not receive majority support from voters.