Sentences with phrase «whether voter turnout»

A key question was whether voter turnout would exceed 50 %, the threshold for the referendum to be binding.

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Whether it's fundraising, volunteer recruitment, voter turnout, or media management, the race in «08 offers up hope of the Holy Grail for political campaigning.

MANHATTAN — The fate of the State Senate and several offices likely hinged on two things Tuesday night: voter turnout in New York City and whether voters were willing to split their ballots and cross party lines.

No matter the internal strife over Donald Trump's presidential bid, the intensely competitive Republican primary contest is bringing a booming number of voters to the polls — while Democratic turnout plunges, raising questions about whether these trends will last through November.

The Republicans typically do better in nonpresidential election years, but it remains to be seen whether progressive anger over Trump translates to higher Democratic voter turnout.

While the 1st Congressional District has traditionally been flipped in mid-term election years, the current political climate makes it difficult to predict whether it could turn Democrat again without the boost in voter turnout typically seen in a presidential election year, when the party benefits from increased participation by minority and female voters.

«If I am holding onto my constituencies and I only have 4 percent voter turnout, then I don't really have to pay attention to whether I'm improving school performance or not,» Professor Wong said.

Obama's message to voters — intended to specifically reach black voters whose turnout is critical for Democratic candidate Jones — comes on the eve of a special election that has drawn extraordinary national attention and divided the Republican Party over whether sexual allegations against Moore make him unfit for office.

He declined to comment on whether Facebook would deploy any message to help to increase voter turnout at this year's US presidential election.

It will be interesting to see however whether the unions are subjected to increased challenge, and whether we see a decline in the taking of industrial action due to low voter turnout.

Many of the Russian pages and posts made by Kremlin - backed operatives have aimed to deter voter turnout, and Congress should demand an investigation into whether any of that actually worked.