Sentences with phrase «voters over gun»
Mr Howard suffered a spate of bad polls in his first term, taking a hit from conservative voters over gun control and from moderate voters over the GST and failing to respond to the Pauline Hanson phenomenon.
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The Democratic presidential contest finally landed in DC over the last couple of weeks, with the Clinton and Obama campaigns gunning for a share of the rich lode of Democratic voters in the diverse neighborhoods of Mount Pleasant and Adams Morgan.
Skelos's approach to deal making with Cuomo, as well as a five - member bloc of Democrats in the Independent Democratic Conference, angered grassroots conservative voters in New York, who were especially upset over the gun control legislation passing the chamber.
Democrats, women, liberals, moderates, New York City, black, and Jewish voters and voters over the age of 55 said the incident should lead to stronger gun control laws, while Republicans, men, conservatives, and upstaters said some acts of violence simply can't be prevented.
Cuomo believes that the popularity hit he's taking at the moment, mostly with upstate Republicans over gun control, is worth it for the sake of good policy — and that he's in sync with the opinions of younger voters.
The GOP this year is banking on a large upstate turn out, counting on anger over Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 2013 gun control law known as the SAFE Act, as well his the delay on making a decision over hydrofracking, as key issues that will bring voters outside of New York City to the polls.
Siena College poll shows Hillary Clinton losing some ground to Donald Trump in their shared home state of NY, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer widening his lead over his little - known challenger, Wendy Long, and voters» opinions on key issues from gun control to climate change.
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will court voters on opposite sides of the gun debate over the next two days in events that will highlight the nation's deep divide on the topic.
In the survey conducted, policies like comprehensive background checks and preventing convicted stalkers from obtaining guns were backed by over 85 percent of registered voters.
Protecting citizens from gun violence should take precedence over protecting gun owners» rights, a majority of voters said, according to a Fox News poll released Sunday.