Sentences with phrase «voters on both sides of the issue»

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So if a Republican senator mostly hears from GOP constituents, and these constituents are more likely to be really passionate about the issue since they are on the side that opposes stricter laws, that's going to give the senator a skewed perception of where voters are on this topic.

Sides found that the share of these voters who «perceived that the Democratic Party was to the left of the Republican Party on the issue of how much the government should help improve the status of African Americans grew dramatically over the Obama years.»

While the program is one of the rare issues that has managed to draw wide voter support on both sides of the aisle, some Republican leaders have targeted it as an example of executive overreach.

Whether the issue is size of government, or taxes, or abortion, a larger fraction of nonwhite voters are (moderately) on the conservative side of the issue than voted for Romney.

GOP gubernatorial hopeful Carl Paladino was on Staten Island today (one of two NYC boroughs he actually likes) hoping to woo voters by coming down on the right side of a long - standing local issue: The Verrazano - Narrows Bridge.

«On this and so many other issues, Ms. Gillibrand tries to play the political chameleon by taking all sides of an issue, but that's something voters can spot right away.

Abortion means little to most voters except the true believers on either side of the issue.

After months of criticism on policy from all sides, this was the first time the three rivals — Democratic incumbent Bill de Blasio, Republican Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis and independent Bo Dietl — had been in the same room together to take on the issues most important to NYC voters.

While one candidate's definition of a «negative campaign» might be considered issues - oriented by the other side, there is little question such tactics both turn off and turn on voters.

On the GOP side, there was less engagement with the issues that matter more to a majority of New York City voters because this is still a Democratic state.

Advocates on both sides of California's ballot initiative to curtail bilingual education in public schools went before the state school board this month, several months before the voters will decide the issue.

Gov. Jay Nixon explained, «Over the past week, my administration has been working closely with folks on every side of this issue to reach an agreement that respects the will of the voters, protects dogs and allows responsible breeders to earn a living in our state....

The strategy is to divide conservative candidates and moderate voters; framing conservatives as standing on the morally wrong side of the climate change issue; as they have been portrayed in the gay marriage and Civil Rights debates.9 The NextGen campaign applies a master narrative that is adapted to each state, emphasizing that climate change poses a serious threat to the economy, public health, and children, and that if a candidate doesn't believe in climate change, they can't be trusted.

The recent extension of the Federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) of 30 % for solar power shows that this an important issue, for voters on both sides of the isle.

But the party's opposition to the tax cost them the support of almost all environmental organizations, which sided with Campbell solely on the issue, while the nonpartisan Conservation Council launched a campaign telling voters to choose «anybody but James.»

As we quickly approach an election day with many environmental issues on the ballots, it's important that voters get all sides of every story, and this is one of them.

The American political landscape is increasingly polarized, with almost every issue falling on one side or the other of the partisan divide.1 There is, however, at least one issue that unites voters across the country: early childhood education.