Sentences with phrase «voters in these seats said»

Nearly one third (32 %) of voters in these seats said they were satisfied with the job David Cameron was doing as PM, with a further three in ten saying they were dissatisfied but preferred him to Ed Miliband.

Despite the 10 - point Labour lead in voting intention the majority of voters in these seats said either that they were satisfied with David Cameron's performance as Prime Minister (29 %) or that they were dissatisfied but would rather he were PM than Ed Miliband (29 %).

Not exact matches

In 2009, Daniels considered running for the U.S. Senate seat in Louisiana then held by David Vitter, a family - values Republican linked to a prostitution ring run by the «D.C. Madam,» saying that voters had drafted heIn 2009, Daniels considered running for the U.S. Senate seat in Louisiana then held by David Vitter, a family - values Republican linked to a prostitution ring run by the «D.C. Madam,» saying that voters had drafted hein Louisiana then held by David Vitter, a family - values Republican linked to a prostitution ring run by the «D.C. Madam,» saying that voters had drafted her.

Compounding problems for Democrats hoping to win the seat, a majority of voters — 54 percent — are locked into their decision as to who they will vote for in the special election, while 33 percent said they were «fairly certain» they won't change their mind.

In these seats the ground campaign looks quite even, if not exactly intense: 15 % of voters said they had heard locally from Labour, and 14 % from UKIP.

Democrats say Hinchey's southern New York seat could now be eliminated, with voters in the Democratic - friendly seat spread around to the surrounding districts currently occupied by GOP Reps. Nan Hayworth and Chris Gibson.

But Democrats say voter dissatisfaction with Washington Republicans and President Donald Trump could help them win more seats in November and wrest control from the GOP.

The method in which their new Chief Executive has been appointed is a poignant example of this problem and a source of a great deal of the ire of the protestors: elected by 689 votes from a 1,200 - seat committee of business elites, the three and a half million registered voters of Hong Kong had no say over who should lead them for the next five years.

Even in places where leave was strongest, such as Yeovil and rural south Somerset, Grant says the party believes there are enough angry remain voters to take back parliamentary seats.

Many Labour candidates, particularly in northern seats away from the major cities, say Corbyn's leadership is still problematic among some groups of voters, and the most pessimistic believe May could still secure a much - increased majority of 80 to 100.

That's the proportion of registered voters in the state who say Governor David Paterson made the right choice in appointing Gillibrand to New York's vacant U.S. Senate seat.

Several influential figures — including some potential candidates for the seat — say Acting Attorney General Barbara Underwood should stay in charge until voters elect a new AG in November.

«Adam Haber, the multi-millionaire commodities trader, is trying to buy a state senate seat and hiding facts from the voters,» Murray said in a statement.

Though Mayor Michael Bloomberg's support from Queens voters dwindled this year compared to the last election, he still carried the borough — in part buoyed by individuals who came out to vote for the three Republicans who won City Council seats in Queens, Executive Vice Chair of the Queens GOP Vincent Tabone said.

It was mentally insane to keep her as leader that after she lost 63 seats and even more so now as she not only had minimal gains this time but she's probably going to lose seats again next time because you won't have African American and Latino voters coming out to vote in such large numbers which was Obama true assets, racial identity politics (not criticizing it, just saying he did it well).

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has not said when special elections for these seats might occur, leaving voters in those districts without a timeline for when they will be represented again in Albany.

Capital NY noted this morning that the Republicans are on the offensive and dredging up old convictions not just in this race, but also in the 60th SD (Grisanti's seat), where they are reminding voters that the Democrat who emerged from Tuesday's primary, Marc Panepinto, had his law license suspended for 30 days in 2001 after pleading guilty to falsely saying he witnessed voters sign nominating petitions.

«AV could see candidates pandering to extremist voters - because to win a seat they will need to win the support of people whose first choices have already been eliminated,» she said in an article for the Sun.

In fact a whopping 22 % of Labour voters in those marginal seats said they were willing to vote for the Lib Dems to keep David Cameron out of No 1In fact a whopping 22 % of Labour voters in those marginal seats said they were willing to vote for the Lib Dems to keep David Cameron out of No 1in those marginal seats said they were willing to vote for the Lib Dems to keep David Cameron out of No 10.

According to Comres, 56 % of SNP voters in Labour - held seats say their desire for independence is one of two main reasons they are now backing the nationalists, with 35 % saying that «Labour no longer represents people like me» and 30 % saying «the other parties have broken promises on devolution.»

As in other marginal seats, a small majority of voters said they were optimistic about the economy over the next year, though slightly more so for themselves than for the country as a whole.

Tim Montgomerie said that the fact that the poll showed the Conservatives with a 2 per cent lead on the economy — «the number one issue for voters» — was «a building block for winning in the seats we need to win».

Fewer than one in ten of all voters in these seats (9 %) said they were potentially open to voting for any of the four parties.

«I look forward to electing Democrats to both open seats and finally giving New York voters the functioning Senate Democratic majority they have repeatedly voted into office, yet been denied,» said Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins in a release.

«We need a candidate who can win back that seat from Terry Gipson,» said Brilliant, adding that the executive committee belives that Serino's message resonates with conservative Republican voters in the district.

This way, people still have a single MP who represents their constituency, and all MPs can say they were supported by more than half the voters in their seat.

The Prime Minister's «English votes for English laws» proposal struck a chord south of the border, with two in three English voters saying MPs representing Scottish seats at Westminster should be banned from voting on issues such as health and education.

Astorino says he has twice won election to the Westchester County executive's seat in a Democrat dominated county, so Democratic voters have joined him before.

Israel said voters are already having buyer's remorse after delivering Republicans their biggest House majority in 60 years, and he said he's convinced Democrats can retake the majority this cycle, which require a 25 - seat gain.

He said the shift involved a Tory tendency to win in marginal seats and a greater distribution of Labour voters in seats where it was pipped by third parties, adding: «It is these last two things which has turned a system that once looked as if it was to the advantage of Labour to the Tories» advantage, and there is a boundary review to come.

Jeremy Corbyn spent Friday campaigning in the key swing seat of Cardiff North, where he said voters should draw inspiration from the party's Welsh history.

A third of voters in 40 marginal seats would consider voting for Ukip at the next general election but over half said they would next cast their ballot for the eurosceptic party, a new ComRes poll for ITV News suggests.

Another MP defending a seat in the traditional Labour heartlands said Corbyn's leadership had come up repeatedly in encounters with voters in recent days — and far more strongly than during the 2015 campaign.

Speaking alongside the new MP Liz McInnes, the Labour leader said this disillusionment had led long - time Labour voters to side with Ukip - who came second in the seat, just 600 votes behind Labour.

He said Labour had made 400,000 voter contacts in marginal seats since the start of the year, using software that allows members to set up phone banks in their own homes.

He lost his seat two years ago during the wave of Democratic support for President Barack Obama, but was elected again in November — a choice by the voters, Chabot says, that brings a strong message to Washington.

Mr Cameron insisted it was normal for voters to punish the governing party: He said: «It's a classic mid-term result and obviously made difficult by the fact that the Conservative MP left the seat in question.

November 15, 2012 • Some analysts are saying that Republicans appear to have the long - range advantage over Democrats when it comes to winning enough seats to control the House, not so much because of redistricting but because of the clustering of Democratic voters in fewer congressional districts.