Sentences with phrase «voters as the stronger candidate»

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Ukip candidates are hoping to put in a strong polling performance today as voters go to the polls in local elections across England.

In a press release distributed by Lazio's campaign, Sayward praised the former Long Island congressman as «a life - long Republican with strong fiscally conservative values,» and a candidate with «a message that is believable and will resonate with all voters.»

While voters are nearly evenly divided between the two candidates on most issues, Hayworth is viewed as stronger on taxes and the federal budget deficit in a district that favors repealing health care and retaining the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy.

Taking cues from Clinton's success, the party must work to address these weaknesses through better fundraising and voter mobilization as well as recruiting stronger candidates for these important elected positions.

According to Jeanne Zaino, an executive at Appliedtechonomics and a political scientist, «In the past, the GOP has been able to overcome deficits by running strong candidates on issues like taxes that voters care so much about... The Democratic avalanche [in Latimer's election], however, showed that as important as taxes are to Westchester voters, there is now another issue that gets them even more vexed: Trump.»

Although gubernatorial candidates regarded as having strong records and stands on education fared well over all in last week's elections, observers said the poll results also carried a warning that voters are likely to balk at costly education reforms.