Sentences with phrase «vote against a candidate»

Two out of five voters don't think Trump or Clinton would be a good president; half say they're voting against a candidate rather than in support of one.

But while 49 percent voted against a candidate in 2012, 55 percent are voting against one in 2016.

The sense of alienation that results may cause Christians to go to the polls out of anger, voting against a candidate or in protest of both.

As surveys indicate, many voters will go to the polls, not to vote for a candidate, but to vote against a candidate.

Would you definitely vote for that candidate, definitely vote against that candidate, or does it depend on who is running against that candidate?

It's also feasible there are some voters with philosophical distastes for certain third parties who will vote against candidates who receive the WFP or Conservative lines.

As citizens, vote against any candidates who impose Common Core on Connecticut.

Not exact matches

Below are the remaining 93 nominees selected by your first - round votes and our advisory panel, plus seven new candidates you suggested as write - ins, readily identifiable by the double asterisk against their name.

In other words, shareholders would follow a common procedure to vote «for» or «against» a candidate, and only those candidates who receive majority support would serve as directors.

I would neither vote for nor against a candidate JUST because they are Mormon.

If I fought against the right of atheists to campaign for atheist candidates, then why should I expect anything less than a counterattack against my own voting rights as a Christian?

The pastor proceeded to warn his audience against voting for a candidate in the upcoming midterm elections who supports gay marriage and abortion, even if that candidate, Carl DeMaio, is a Republican.

(CNN)- Bias against a Mormon presidential candidate hasn't budged in 45 years, with 18 % of Americans saying they would not vote for a well - qualified candidate who happened to be Mormon, according to a Gallup Poll released Thursday.

Try, TheMagnus, to distinguish between choosing a candidate with similar values and voting against one who does not share your narrow view of which religion God has blessed.

I base my vote for or against a candidate on how they have run or promise to run the country.

A brief history lesson - whenever 2 candidates go against each other in our country, about half vote for one candidate and about half for the other.

@ Bill Deacon, Sorry Bill, but during the last last Bush election, the catholic church ordered their membership to vote against the democratic candidate in violation of their 501c3 status, not support a candidate but an order.

As a result, we should allow for a range of opinions, affirming our areas of agreement (e.g., that a vote is a gift to be stewarded) and recognizing Christian liberty in areas of disagreement (How should we weigh the personal conduct of one candidate against that of another?

Lummis found plenty of search committees that encountered candidates lacking that self - confidence («Several members on our committee voted against him because he would not make eye contact with us when he talked»).

I'm a Mormon myself and it's really encouraging to hear more people take the same stance you are taking — vote for or against a candidate based on their platform, their record, etc..

I did not vote for their religious «leaders,» and I will vote against any of the weak - willed political candidates who allow these self - appointed ayatollahs to dictate policy in the United States.

Their political uniformity is so reliable that I take an LGBT voter's guide with me into the polling booth, knowing that in voting against their endorsements I can never, for example, inadvertently harm a pro-life candidate.

Religion may shape the character of a candidate but if that is either a platform plank or a reason to vote for or against a particular candidate you are only proclaiming your ignorance.

It's simple as this, Rick Santorum appeals to the less educated, extremely conservative and more bigot minded segment of rural America, which is largely dominated by Born again evangelicals, who as the article points out have a misguided view that that Mormons aren't Christian, and in their misguided bigotry seem to be voting against Romney based upon their religion rather than for a good candidate who can win the general election.

He hadn't been planning to vote a straight ticket, but my mother's relatives had convinced him to vote against every one of their candidates.

Fonterra Cooperative Group shareholders will vote on four new directors — one - third of the board — after the dairy company's exhaustive new selection process that rates candidates against a «skills matrix».

The inquiry will begin on May 29 just days before the committee will meet to vote for the next president of the World's governing body of which Bin Hammam is the only candidate running against Sepp Blatter.

A new survey found a majority of New Yorkers would vote against a mayoral candidate who opposes paid sick leave and a living wage bill.

Sen. Bill Stachowski is fighting back against Fight Back PAC, the political action committee created with the sole purpose of replacing senator who voted «no» on gay marriage with candidates who will vote «yes» on the issue.

A majority also recommended that the age of candidacy for Presidential candidates should be reduced from 35, but voted against any change to the presidential term of office.

Moreover, each and every member of Congress should be notified that he or she is personally liable (can be sued) for his or her own failure, or the same in conspiracy with other members, to perform what is a ministerial and constitutional duty, that is, to require and / or insist that Presidential electoral votes only be counted for candidates who are «natural born citizens» under Article II of the United States Constitution, the failure of which creates a cause of action for deprivation of claimants» constitutional rights (as allowed under the Bivens case) against employees of the Federal Government, in this case, to a lawful President and Commander in Chief, and therefore, for deprivation of adequate continuation of the United States as a Constitutional Republic.

Noting that «There is no greater voice against Republican candidates than this Republican candidate,» the filmmaker argues that a carefully considered vote for Romney can «keep this circular firing squad of jerkos alive.»

Finally, a specialized kind of campaign is designed to elect a particular candidate («Rep. Bilbo stands firmly against the blue fizzie lobby and deserves your vote»).

What I don't really see is how the Labour party holding three pilots in this Parliament, or even selecting all of its candidates in some form of primary at the next election or the time after would make any really significant difference to arguments for or against first - past - the - post, the Alternative Vote, AV +, AMS, STV and various hybrids thereof.

The Democratic Party picked up seats last election without a Presidential candidate who had great coat tails — and against your Trump landslide (where 10.6 million more Americans voted against Trump than for him).

Expenditure is «controlled» if it is spending on election activities which «can reasonably be regarded as intended to influence voters to vote for or against political parties or categories of candidates including those parties and categories of candidates who support or do not support particular policies or issues».

The Broadway Democrats, a party club on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, voted last night by a wide margin to endorse insurgent gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon against her primary target, incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi appears determined to remain in power, but her resolve is at odds with growing numbers of Democratic candidates who view her as politically toxic and are pledging to vote against her as their leader.

They put an X vote against their chosen candidate in the first preference column, and then (if they wish) an X vote in the second preference column.

Both candidates said they supported same sex marriage, and both were critical of Mr. LaValle's vote against the issue, in which he said the people of the district were «not ready» for it.

He cautions candidates against «piling on» Trump, however, warning that Republicans up and down the ballot would suffer if the GOP vote was divided or depressed.

November 14, 2017 Tony Evers, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Wisconsin, was recently the University of Wisconsin Board of Regent's lone vote against a new policy on freedom of expression.

Any ex officio member of the Executive Committee (District Leaders, past president) who runs against a VID slate or endorsed candidate will forfeit his / her seat on the Executive Committee until the next annual vote for Executive Committee members.

The NDC suffered its worst electoral defeat in the December 2016 polls when its candidate and incumbent President, John Dramani Mahama polled 4,713,277 votes (44.40 %) against the NPP's Nana Akufo - Addo's 5,716,026 votes (53.85 %).

Following the referendum, there were calls for greater unity within Scottish unionism and to vote tactically against nationalist candidates.

Gillibrand won a six - year term in 2012 against Wendy Long, taking 72.2 percent of the vote — a record margin for a statewide candidate.

Gillibrand won a six - year term in 2012 against Wendy Long, winning 72.2 percent of the vote — a record margin for a statewide candidate.

He will in easily this November as we can foresee a big turn out to vote against Rump... the worst candidate ever nominated in our nations's history!

The Democrats encouraged votes for Trump in the Primary as he was definitely the weakest candidate to go against their party front runners.

Whereas some NDC members in constituencies «boiling» since the primaries are in court challenging their outcome, others are said to have decided not to take any action but will remain noncommittal or possibly, vote against the party's elected parliamentary candidates in the November 7 elections.