Sentences with phrase «swing voting districts»

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The authors also suggest that bad actors could use AI to create «automated, hyper - personalized disinformation campaigns,» in which «Individuals are targeted in swing districts with personalized messages in order to affect their voting behavior.»

Thus, it may be beneficial to «Dance with the Devil» if your district didn't vote for your party in the last election, or they are showing signs of a swing.

Throne - Holst and Calone mentioned Zeldin's votes against funding for the Department of Homeland Security and student loans and Pell grants as signs that he is out of touch with the district, and Democrats have indicated they will attempt to paint the foreign policy hawk and only Jewish Republican in Congress as too extreme for the moderate swing district.

Today's endorsement in a battleground swing district proves to the Democratic faithful in New York state that Cuomo is not just a member of their party, but the leader of it, backing an incumbent lawmaker who made a tough but valuable vote at a critical time in the campaign.

Jewish voters represent a sizable portion of the Queens district's population, and an even larger portion of the district's swing voters willing to vote for either party, a fact further highlighted by the announcement events of Democratic Assembly Members Rory Lancman and Grace Meng heavily highlighting the issue.

Lancman and the New York Democratic Lawyers Council joined together with federal, state and local elected officials to announce a mobilization effort to protect the vote in swing states as well as swing districts within New York State.

In one of the key swing districts in the nation, country voters who register to vote in our district could easily be the votes that turn NY19 blue and stop Trump in his tracks.

With many Democrats already unhappy over the vote by McMahon (D - Staten Island / Brooklyn) against health - care reform, Democratic county committee member John Lavelle Jr. said it was «disturbing» to see the lawmaker's campaign staffer on Ms. Malliotakis» page, especially given the fact that Ms. Hyer - Spencer represents a swing district crucial to McMahon's re-election chances this fall.

We are partnering with Sister District to help elect Democrats in swing districts all over the U.S., and building a program to promote the youth vote to help Democrats win everywhere.

In the U.S. House, a small knot of moderate Republicans — from swing districts, from areas with high Hispanic populations, or retiring — are attempting to go around Speaker Paul Ryan and bring a compromise on immigration to the floor for a vote.

They may vote with us again, and I would hope they do because they could be in swing districts that could make a difference in their election or in the primary.»

Rep. John Katko, a Republican from a top - tier battleground swing district in central New York, was one of two GOP lawmakers from New York's delegation to vote against the measure.

Campaign strategists in Washington consider the 19th, which voted 54 - 46 for President Obama four years ago, a swing district.

Democrats are going to come out of the woodwork in droves to vote against her and it could very well swing the Governors race as well as Chief Financial Officer, Attorney General and some close US House races, like districts 9, 13, and 22.

Grimm's vote reflects his evolution from a Tea Party candidate in 2010 to a more moderate profile that's suited to his Staten Island swing district.

State Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, who represents a swing district in the middle of the island, had been a state chair for Marco Rubio, and now, she says, she can't decide whom to vote for, much less endorse.

with trump being so insane and this a swing district he probably assumed that he would lose anyway even if he didn't vote for this so he's resigned himself to being a one - termer, and the post-term options for a loyal one - termer are much more numerous than for one who went against the family.

The district has been a swing seat for several cycles after it was flipped by Democrat Craig Johnson, who was unseated by Martins in 2010 in a close vote.

The idea is to shift votes from the heavily Democratic city to swing districts where they could have more impact.

The coalition of activists and members of the Democratic and Working Families parties launched a second website, Smart Vote NY, urging people with second homes in swing districts to register to vote thVote NY, urging people with second homes in swing districts to register to vote thvote there.

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.

Its goal is to harness Democratic energy from deep blue districts like ours to help get out the vote in truly swing districts around the country.

They have certain partisan advantages for seeing it go to the floor: a vote either way for many Democrats in swing districts could help the GOP win back their seats.

The Cook Political Report Partisan Vote index, which factors in both of those presidential races and other factors, rates 18 of the 61 Obama - Republican districts as Democratic - leaning, while 36 lean toward Republicans and another seven are rated as bona fide swing districts.

Bishop has held the seat since 2002, but the swing district - which voted for George W. Bush in 2004 - has always tilted conservative, and it made the Democratic incumbent a prime target this cycle.

The incumbent representative, moderate Republican Chris Gibson, is retiring, and Democrats are exceptionally eager to take back the district, which tends to vote Democratic during presidential elections, although it is rural enough that it can swing red in midterms or close legislative races.

The other big swing in 2017 was with unaffiliated voters, who make up 25 percent of the district and only accounted for 15 percent of the vote last May.

As has happened on many other occasions, Paul Ryan gave her and others in swing districts permission to vote against it.

In addition, Republicans, who two years ago held a 7,300 edge in voter enrollment in the 6th Senate District, now trail Democrats 78,278 - 75,426 - a nearly 10,000 vote swing - a major change for Mejias, who has had to run in a heavily GOP county legislative dDistrict, now trail Democrats 78,278 - 75,426 - a nearly 10,000 vote swing - a major change for Mejias, who has had to run in a heavily GOP county legislative districtdistrict.

With 2018 midterm elections approaching, Downtown for Democracy hosted a Take Back The House event for Swing Left to raise awareness about voting in the upcoming elections in Florida's 27th Congressional District (FL - 27) and other swing districts around the couSwing Left to raise awareness about voting in the upcoming elections in Florida's 27th Congressional District (FL - 27) and other swing districts around the couswing districts around the country.