Sentences with phrase «vote along political lines»

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have limited or not widely known political history / association allowing them to position themselves along populist lines without looking like they're vote grabbing.

Just days before lawmakers are set to vote on seven members of the board that drives state education policy, WNY delegates remain divided along political and ideological lines about who might best represent the area's students.

In the end, despite eloquent reasoning between both sides of the lengthy Parks and Recreation debate, votes fell along political lines, with advocates of keeping Steve Noble's job representing the Noble faction on the common council, and the refuseniks hailing from «Team Gallo.»

True, there is a split along party lines in the US, but the question to be asked is whether the split is based on green ideology or whether green ideology is what splits the political vote (do you support AGW meme because you are a Democrat, or are you a Democrat because you support the AGW meme?).

While it passed along party lines, many Democrats support this issue and simply voted against the issue for political reasons and may reconsider if and when the legislation makes it to the House floor.