Sentences with phrase «voter trust in»

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, who wrote Labour's manifesto, said today the document would focus on the economic and social problems while vying to restore voter trust in politics following the expenses scandal.

This is a very sneaky way to undermine some voters trust in Obama.

I am committed to working with Carl and with all my colleagues from across New York to restore the voters trust in this institution and to ensure that the people's work is done.»

Not exact matches

For example, the percentage of voters who trust Goldsmith in the categories of «public transport fares» and «reliability» has risen five points since Opinium's last poll.

She questioned whether a single revelation could have persuaded some voters not to vote for Trump, saying «there's been a huge erosion of trust» as media outlets had allowed themselves to «become discredited» by partisans and politicians seeking to engage in a battle of disinformation.

Such statistics likely reflect the impact of the voter attitude behind another of our key findings: over 80 % of respondents to our survey either «agreed» or «strongly agreed» that a politician who is dishonest in his or her personal life can not be trusted in their professional role.

«They say «trust us,» but Mark Zuckerberg needs to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee about what Facebook knew about misusing data from 50 million Americans in order to target political advertising and manipulate voters,» Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) said in a statement last week.

«They say «trust us,» but Mark Zuckerberg needs to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee about what Facebook knew about misusing data from 50 million Americans in order to target political advertising and manipulate voters,» Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) said in a statement.

The surprising Brexit vote and the election of President Trump, which was a veritable trans - Atlantic echo where voters sowed the seeds of their distrust in status quo irrespective of the consequences, are two macro-level examples of the trust deficit.

When running for the PC leadership last year, Jim Prentice promised to restore trust in a PC Party badly damaged by former Premier Alison Redford, but the latest nomination controversies undermine his promise and will likely increase cynicism among Alberta voters.

If voters don't like or don't trust him, any mud thrown in his general direction is likely to stick.

«These are people who are trusted by voters to go in and do the right thing, to use the money to benefit the community.»

It's about realizing he couldn't litigate his past comedy, about trusting his staff, about understanding why politicians act the way they do in interviews, about recognizing why the norms of the Senate matter.So this is an interview about what it's like to be a politician, why perfectly nice and interesting people end up acting like all those other politicians after getting elected, and the role we as voters (and we in the media) play in it.

WASHINGTON — Almost half (48 percent) of Ohio voters with children in K - 12 public schools think that students do not have enough time to eat lunch at school, according to a statewide survey released today by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts.

Many Tories feel the party has lost out to voters because of eroded levels of public trust in former promises on European referenda.

Given that Leave voters are already less distrustful of MPs, it would be catastrophic for trust in democracy if MPs ignored the referendum outcome.

The overriding priority must be to restore trust in the party — the sense that it is not only working for voters but with them, and prepared to take them into its confidence.

Every time we pass an end - of - quarter date, and every time these articles reach fever pitch about the Dems» massive and over-the-top email fundraising operations, the more it erodes the average voter's trust in the larger Democratic Brand.

I think the voters trust he will represent the needs of the Hudson Valley in the House because of his first hand knowledge of living here, working here and raising a family here.

«Marisol Alcantara won a highly contested campaign against these two failed candidates because the voters trusted her to do everything in her power to change the way Albany works,» said Lis Smith, a spokeswoman for the IDC.

At a time when only four in ten Americans trust mass media, and only one in four believe the media even attempts to report without bias, Trump's ability to send the media into overdrive fact - checking, debunking, and calling him out likely sends the same signal to voters that his provocation of the GOP establishment did: he is someone who will drive those who have betrayed their trust up the wall.

Clinton is also a political insider at a time when voters have very little trust in government.

«[Katko] not only faces a math problem in this district but an even bigger trust deficit with voters.

Gov. Cuomo said Monday voters will just have to trust him to do the right thing when asked why he won't return more than $ 1 million from a real - estate firm involved in two of Albany's biggest corruption scandals.

A YouGov poll commissioned by the SNP found more than two - thirds of voters do not trust the Tories while only 16 per cent of voters trust them to represent their voice in Holyrood.

Two new Quinnipiac University polls show that New York voters trust the teachers» unions more than Governor Andrew Cuomo to improve education in the state, and two thirds of New York State voters say the Common Core aligned standardized tests are not an accurate way to measure how well students are learning.

To be frank his views made what should have been an easy decision into a difficult one.I don't trust Smith and will back Jeremy again but I am concerned.Having sensible views on immigration and defence is ethical and doesn't turn me into a raging right winger or closet racist and is probably in line with what most potential Labour voters want.I'd like to think that more will join our party and that Corbyn will continue democratizing it, giving us the opportunity to shape policy ourselves.

Keeping with the Labor Day messaging, Mr. Bermudez passed along a SEIU 1199 mailer supporting Ms. Rivera earlier today with an attached statement declaring, «The clear violation of trust in misappropriating our tax dollars that has lead to FBI and Attorney General investigations should give 1199 the message that a pro-labor voting record should not be the only consideration for Democratic voters.»

They believe that voters already trust the Tories on crime, Europe and immigration and that all energies need to be invested in converting peoples» perceptions on the environment and poverty.

They'd trust the intelligence and judgment of THEIR OWN PARTY's voters and then work for that choice in the general election, rather than manipulate the primary to impose the Grand Pooh - Bahs» anointed one.

Even by its own limited standards Labour's move to the Right failed, since the endless attempt to triangulate in search of the «floating voter» erodes trust and alienates Labour's base; 5 million lost voters over the New Labour years is testament to that.

Just after midnight, Hamilton said, «I'm humbled and honored by the trust voters have placed in me tonight, and I'll spend every day in Albany working to live up to it.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a NY1 interview on Friday said a shutdown of the federal government would be a «violation» of the trust voters have placed in elected officials.

The association cautioned against «any hasty, poorly - informed and premature decisions of the EC that could compromise the search for an enduring solution that could advance national interest», adding that: ``... a trustworthy voters» register and effective monitoring of electoral activities underlie public trust confidence in election results».

Obama was elected - and because voters did not know him that well, and he was inexperienced, voters placed a measure of TRUST in him.

Mr Cameron and his ministers insist the process of lifting the «cloak of secrecy» around government is essential to win back voter trust after the expenses scandal and a breakdown of public belief in the political system.

Do party members think that Andy Burnham, chief secretary to the Treasury in the Labour government on the eve of the crash, is best placed to overcome the Conservative onslaught and convince voters that Labour can now be trusted on the economy?

«Congressman McMahon has the utmost faith in the voters who have put their trust in him and looks forward to winning that confidence again on November 2,» she said in a statement issued by the McMahon campaign.

In the post-Miliband era, the new Labour leader will have to «speak human» appeal to «John Lewis voters», be a «friend of the north», be trusted with the economy — and have some charisma.

He says he's placing his trust in the voters.

Polling conducted for Labour Uncut by YouGov shows that voters narrowly place greater trust in Ed Miliband and Labour over David Cameron and the Tories, to keep gas and electricity prices down, by 21 % to 15 %.

In select state Senate and Assembly races, voters ousted those who violated their trust — by misusing public funds, or by... Continue reading →

The «debacle» of the Liberal Democrats» U-turn on university tuition fees «massively undermined» voters» trust in the party, one of its leadership candidates has said.

«If politicians want voters to trust them, they're going to have to show a bit more trust in the voters.»

He goes on to say the Apathy Party is winning elections; millions no longer vote and appear to have no trust in the political parties (that includes me, a former Tory voter) and it is those voters that Cameron should be attracting and not a few piffling votes from the Lib / Dims.

Quinn's coldness toward animals in the horse and carriage industry showed voters her true colors as animal lovers across the city realized that she was not to be trusted with public power.

The voters wanted a champion in Tallahassee who will fight for higher paying jobs, affordable healthcare and fully funded public schools and I am honored and humbled that they have placed their faith and trust in me,» Taddeo said in an election night statement.

But Labour in the new parliament will also need a deputy leader who can reach those parts of the electorate untouched by the current leadership, and who will also be trusted by our core voters as we engage that new country.

This event will explore the crucial issue of how the centre - left in British and European politics can restore its reputation for economic competence drawing on the recent research from Southern Discomfort — One Year On, which identified that Labour has a mountain to climb in winning back voters» trust.

Low information voters largely just trust «leaders» in the correct community (local Democrats, union reps, and so forth), but of the people who aren't surprised by federal elections every two years who like Obama, they just don't care.