Sentences with phrase «voting for candidates who»

Right about now is an excellent time to start letting those elected officials who refuse to support the Puppy Mill Bills know that there are more dog lovers in Pennsylvania than there are breeders and that you will be voting for candidates who refuse to support the pet profiteers and their breed for greed mentality as well as for those who place compassion above cash contributions.

The way to effectively reform Congress lies in supporting and voting for candidates who uphold the belief in a stronger local government rather than a stronger national government.

Saujani and her partners in Up to Us also posted an online petition at http://www.uptous2013.com asking for the public to get involved in reclaiming the public discussion and voting for candidates who will address the real needs of women and girls.

Note that the average citizen is not voting for candidates who favor more restrictive gun laws.

One desperate solution was for blacks to risk voting for the candidate who represented the greater of two evils, in the hope that he would be sympathetic to African Americans because they helped secure the election.

Jesus sees no virtue in Clinton supporters dismissing swaths of people as racists and misogynists because they plan to vote for a candidate who displays some of those qualities.

The group also bought newspaper ads in November encouraging Christians to vote for candidates who oppose same - sex marriage, support Israel and «base their decisions on biblical principles.»

Additionally, 19 % of voters identified they would be less likely to vote for a candidate who had strong religious beliefs other than their own.

So you have a small percentage (I would guess 15 %) for whom this is a litmus test in support of gay marriage and you have a much larger percentage who would NEVER vote for a candidate who supports gay marriage.

Here's a novel thought, Tal Luken: Why not vote for the candidate who is best for the country as a whole, not just the one that adheres to your own narrow belief?

I will never vote for a candidate who uses his religion and personal beliefs in their political office to then enforct it onto others.

Even more disagree (63 %) with the statement, «American Christians should vote for a candidate who has a reasonable chance of winning.»

There is nothing illegal about a President being a Muslim, it's just that the majority of ignorant fearfull Americans who can't take the time to do even the slightest bit of research and prefer to just listen to Fox news all day, would never ever vote for a candidate who is Muslim.

Now, I'm not suggesting that it is somehow more Christ - like to vote for a candidate who supports universal healthcare and who will increase taxes for the wealthy.

My complaint arises when they say they are doing so because the Bible commands them to vote for the candidate who is opposed to abortion rights and opposes same - sex marriage.

If you happen to be a creationist, I will vote for the candidate who believes in science, bit if you are wishy - washy, flip - floppy, or just «walking a fine line» that answers nothing, you do NOT deserve my vote.

I hope millions of Americans will join me in praying for our nation and to vote for candidates who will support the biblical definition of marriage, protect the sanctity of life and defend our religious freedoms,» the evangelist's statement continued.

''... vote for candidates who will support the biblical definition of marriage, protect the sanctity of life and defend our religious freedoms.»

Consider this: 60 % of self - identified evangelicals who attended a caucus tonight in Iowa voted for a candidate who is either Roman Catholic (Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum) or Mormon (Mitt Romney).

This break between the responsibility of voters to vote for candidates who will deliver their desired policies and their accountability for decisions they dislike being made is innately hostile to a functioning democracy, and thus such politicians are criticised on that level.

I'm Blue Labour through and through yet there's no chance I'd vote for a candidate who supports killing animals for «sport».

Mr. Skelos is hardly the first powerful politician to make the pilgrimage to Brooklyn's kosher soup kitchens, but he is the most notable Republican to do so in recent years, demonstrating a new reality that a swath of heavily Democratic Brooklyn and Queens is ready to vote for candidates who belong to the same party as Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum.

While they may flirt with a purist, in the end they'll vote for the candidate who most closely matches their views WHILE ALSO having a good chance of winning.

«What we did last year, with the creation of the Women's Equality Party, the first state in the nation to say that women's issues are so significant that we believe that women — people should have the right to vote for a candidate who is on that line.»

If you want to argue that people are more likely to vote for a candidate who shares their religion, then go for it — I think that's very likely — but you should actually make that claim, rather than silently presupposing it and jumping straight to the resulting math.

10 % of Democrats overall are less likely to vote for a candidate who has Obama's support.

BURNET, Texas (Aug. 3)-- It never ceases to amaze me how many citizens can vote for a candidate who doesn't represent their views merely because he's not as bad as the other guy, Read more»

Mr Buah called on all citizens of Akwatia Constituency not to vote for a candidate who will go and experiment in Parliament.

If no candidate achieves that, the second - preference votes from those who voted for the candidate who received the lowest votes will be redistributed.

Want to give Ron Paul supporters in Georgia the option of voting for a candidate who will defend the Constitution and our God - given rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?

«If New Yorkers want to see these changes, they need to vote for candidates who support them,» said Vote Better NY spokesman Sollars, whose organization's website lists the state politicians that support its legislation.

«If people are mad about Donald Trump, the «Stop de Blasio» line will give them an opportunity to vote for candidates who want to stop de Blasio and not pull the Republican lever,» said Malpass.

I believe that the rejection of Quinn for valid, political issues such as third terms and her legislative record shows a growing maturity in our communities — we rejected the old «ethnic appeal» and instead of voting on a single - issue or identity we voted for the candidate who best represents a progressive platform.

Vote for those candidates who can cut spending, maybe they should start with a 30 % reduction in salaries and staffing across the board in the NYS legislature.

Independents closely resembled Democrats, with 63 percent saying they would vote for the candidate who was silent on climate change, 79 percent for the one who took the green position and 44 percent for the candidate with the not - green position.

Sixty - five percent said they would vote for the candidate who was silent on climate change, while 48 percent said they would vote for the candidate who took the not - green position.

Among Democrats, however, 74 percent said they would vote for the candidate who espoused the green position compared with 53 percent for the candidate silent on the issue and 37 percent for the one with a not - green position.

Depending on the state and on their party, delegates may be bound to vote for the candidate who won the primaries or they may be free to vote for the candidate of their choice.

-- Andy Hargreaves In this presidential election, I believe it is critical to vote for the candidate who has the most impactful 21st century vision for education because addressing our issues now is essential for the U.S....

And for the second time this century, more Americans — nearly 3 million more, in the case of Secretary Clinton — voted for a candidate who will not be their president.

Vote for candidates who pledge to support public education and to fund the needs of children and schools.

Participants signed an education voter card committing to vote for candidates who support adequate funding for public schools, a moratorium on charters, no vouchers, and who support community schools.

Voters, including union members, deserve the right to vote for a candidate who will look out for their interests, not just the option of choosing one failed politician over the other.

The staunch champion of the free marketplace should then go out and vote for a candidate who strongly commits to one of these systems.

I can assure Mr. Morano and the Senator that I will not vote for any candidate who does not completely «get» the problem of climate change and commit, sincerely, to taking steps to address it.

While conservative Republicans continue to cater to their base, approaching self - parody in the process, registered voters indicated that they're 2.5 times more likely to vote for candidates who support climate action — and three times as likely to vote against someone who opposes it:

They were less likely to vote for candidates who questioned or denied the science that determined that humans caused global warming.

I voted for the candidate who has a decent grasp of reality and isn't doing anything more or less than what all the other politicians are doing.

For example, 67 percent of respondents, including 48 percent of Republicans and 72 percent of independents, said they were less likely to vote for a candidate who said that human - caused climate change is a hoax.

Among Republicans, 48 percent say they are more likely to vote for a candidate who supports fighting climate change, a result that Jon A. Krosnick, a professor of political science at Stanford University and an author of the survey, called «the most powerful finding» in the poll.