Sentences with phrase «votes from supporters»

AV transfers votes from supporters of smaller parties to their second and third preference candidates till one has more than 50 % of the vote.

Next May's election is by «supplementary vote», so Labour should choose an independent minded candidate who can attract the second preference votes from supporters of the Greens and other parties.

Trump has mused on this in the past (slight variation) https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jan/24/donald-trump-says-he-could-shoot-somebody-and-still-not-lose-voters stating that he could openly shoot someone (even shoot one of his own supporters) and would not lose a single vote from his supporters.

Not exact matches

On the one hand, it could help her gain votes from Republicans looking for an alternative to voting for Trump; on the other, it could upset some supporters of Bernie Sanders who view Clinton as leaning too far to the right as it is.

Even if the stay supporters eke out a narrow victory, the sentiment stirred by the vote could stiffen the growing resistance to control from Brussels.

Thursday's vote by the Federal Communications Commission to revoke its 2015 net neutrality rules generated heated commentary from both supporters and opponents of the move.

That information — augmented by advocacy efforts from such Addyi supporters as the National Organization for Women and National Consumers League — turned the tide, and the FDA's joint meeting of the Bone, Reproductive and Urologic Drugs Advisory Committee voted 18 to 6 to support approval for HSDD treatment, contingent on Sprout consenting to risk - mitigation measures like warnings and restrictions to prevent misuse.

Supporters have praised the government for supporting the elderly, who are some of the most vulnerable in society, while critics have said increasing the state pension is a ploy to secure votes from older people, the majority of whom vote Conservative.

They will suffer from that in this cycle, as some of their base supporters will simply refuse to vote for a Morman.

For example: In Texas, the school board has voted to remove Thomas Jefferson from the educational program for being a supporter of «separation of church and state».

With indispensable assistance from computers, the movement has used direct mail to identify supporters, raise money, propagandize and inflame, generate outrageous amounts of mail to Congress, and get out the vote.

Support for Arsene Wenger from the Arsenal fanbase is waning as 88 % of a prominent supporters group voted for him to be sacked

West Ham manager David Moyes has received a vote of confidence from supporters to carry on the job he started last November.

The results from the Claret and Hugh's poll for Hammer of the year are in and it will come as no surprise that Marko Arnautovic is the red - hot odds - on favourite to pick up the award which is voted for by West Ham supporters towards the end of each season.

@user4012 about 2), the final election day is just the end of a lengthy electoral process; if voters are better educated and use that education all through the process a demagogue should be stopped earlier in the process (so, for a party supporter it would not be end as [My demagogue] vs [candidate from other party], because [My demagogue] would have been voted out in the primaries; in these primaries such a voter would have the option to vote for other candidates more ideologically acceptable).

While many supporters blamed their national executives and government appointees for not doing enough to retain power, some blamed former President Rawlings for his seemingly apathetic attitude towards the party's campaign which they say persuaded his numerous fans from voting.

At this point, it looks highly unlikely that there will be a «no confidence» vote forced on Cox from the convention floor, with Lazio supporters reasoning that to do so would step on the message of their candidate and only serve to feed the whole «GOP - in - chaos» storyline.

The man who secured over a quarter of a million votes from Labour Party members supporters and trade unionists as recently as last September is seamlessly elided into a deranged sect leader, ordering small numbers of isolated followers to top themselves in the fastnesses of a Latin American jungle.

Facebookers who had identified themselves as Tea Party supporters or Christian rock fans, or who had posted messages in favor of tax cuts or against abortion, found an ad from Bachmann waiting for them on their profile page in the weeks before the vote, asking for their support and directing them to a link where they could arrange a free ride to the polling place.

According to its supporters, one of the primary virtues of the electoral college is that winning candidates must obtainconcurrent majorities from around the country to win, rather than appeal to clusters of voters whose votes could be aggregated across states and regions but nevertheless might not represent all strata of society.

According to him, though the NPP won convincingly in the 2016 polls, they would have done better had it not been for the intimidations by the NDC which prevented some of its supporters from voting.

The Tories secured the votes of most former Ukip supporters, which prevented the party from losing even more seats, and helped it secure a handful of gains well away from the capital.

Probably the most immediate use of text messaging in the U.S. will be for election - day Get - Out - The - Vote efforts, though you can also use them as a two - way tool by soliciting information from supporters through polls and such.

Aside from fund - raising, Goff said the digital operation wasn't about getting supporters on their lists to vote — it was about getting their friends to vote for Obama.

About 40,000 of the 183,000 registered supporters are said to have been barred from voting in the contest, either because their cheques for # 25 bounced, they are not on the electoral roll, or because evidence has emerged of support for other parties.

By attempting to secure the votes of forgotten working - class voters, UKIP risks alienating its core middle - class supporters from the south east of England — who remain attached to the party's libertarian agenda.

Probably because the parliamentary Labour party, which overwhelmingly backs Smith, still clings onto the illusion that no matter how obnoxiously the party behaves towards its core supporters, it is still entitled to millions of votes from poor voters who have no alternative.

Those people who intend to vote UKIP in 2015 are mainly drawn from supporters of the major parties in the last Westminster general election in 2010.

Two years away from a general election 66 % of current Labour supporters say will definitely vote for the party, compared to 58 % of Conservatives supporters who say they will vote for their preferred party.

Nevertheless, Molinaro will need votes from Trump supporters if he wants to win the race, and he tried to reach beyond personalities.

And that lack of notice, they say, cost them: None of 29 sitting Republicans voted for the bill, and one potential Republican supporter, Phil Boyle of Long Island, was absent from the chamber that day.

Mara says he's learned from his failed runs in 2008 and 2011 how to put together a data - driven campaign that clearly identifies his supporters and focuses its attention on making sure they vote.

Besides video, a campaign could solicit slogans from supporters, ask them to contribute their own personal stories or essays to an online presentation, provide them with photos to embellish with captions and speech bubbles, or ask them to vote or comment on ads, speeches and position papers, just to name a few uses.

The question is - what prevents a party from gaming this overhang dynamic by spliting the party into two, one party to attract party votes, and one party to gain electorate votes, and instructing their supporters to vote accordingly?

«With a voting record focused on pandering and government takeovers, it's no surprise that his supporters — including donors — are backing away from his candidacy.»

Still, it's a big jump from identifying a supporter (note: a potential supporter) and persuading him or her to show and vote.

«We're taken a bit of a beating here from the Labour Party tonight... A lot of our supporters have switched over and voted UKIP tonight, they have come within a whisker of taking seats here tonight.

This message allowed the party to attract votes from different supporters who each projected their own understanding of what «new» politics would mean in practice.

Appelbaum, who is a strong supporter of Andrew Cuomo and has been among Schneiderman's biggest critics in the race, said the caller made a link between Rice and former President George W. Bush because she was a former registered Republican, and noted her lengthy absence from the voting booth.

Labour sources privately suggested that tactical voting from Conservative and Liberal Democrat supporters may have helped swing the vote further in their favour in what was acknowledged to be a two horse race.

Not likely — particularly if Democratic candidates learn from the Obama campaign and use the internet to help make sure that their supporters are the ones who show up to vote in November.

Probably the most common use of text messaging in 2012 will be for pre-election and election - day Get - Out - The - Vote efforts, though some will also use them as a two - way tool by soliciting information from supporters through polls and such.

According to him, most supporters of the party in the settler communities were intimidated by the NPP with threats of driving them away should they vote for NDC, which prevented them from voting in the 2016 election Therefore, the group has been formed to provide a sense of security for such people to enable them to take part in the 2020 elections.

60 % of UKIP's current supporters voted Conservative in 2010 — a clear majority, but far from everyone.

And while the Liberal Democrat vote is less than half what it was in 2010, it would be even lower without the 400,000 new supporters it has gained from other parties.

Serwotka, the head of the PCS union for civil servants, is among 3,200 people who have been prevented from voting on the grounds of not sharing Labour values, after he signed up as a supporter.

But there are growing signs that Miliband has stepped back from plans to dilute the size of the union vote at party conference, and is instead focusing on a series of reforms designed to make local parties more dynamic, and open up the party to a wider group of Labour supporters.

Tedisco, a Republican from Schenectady, says the list of supporters has grown to 38 senators, but there is still some opposition to putting the bill on the floor for a vote.

Meanwhile, Cuomo could still draw votes in New York City, especially from black and Latino supporters.

Ellis, a Wehrheim supporter, also controls the proxy votes of several of the roughly 160 general committee members from the town's 92 election districts.