Sentences with phrase «while more votes»

While more votes are clearly welcome for Labour, this particular constituency pattern is not particularly advantageous for the party.

Not exact matches

A vote on the measure was delayed for hours after Democrats revolted against provisions to roll back part of the Dodd - Frank financial reform law and allow more big money political donations, while conservative Republicans objected because the measure did not block funds for Obama's immigration order.

While eight US states and the District of Columbia have voted to legalise recreational marijuana, the White House has hinted that the Department of Justice will do more to enforce federal laws prohibiting recreational marijuana, raising concerns over how Canada's approach will coexist with a potential crackdown south of the border.

In response to the vote, the British pound had collapsed to a 31 - year low against the US dollar, falling below $ 1.35, while stock futures were collapsing with US futures off more than 3.5 % while London's FTSE 100 down almost 9 %.

While fundamentally the consolidation of power could cut Turkey's structural growth potential, cyclically the destructive focus on short - term votes to win the referendum should give way to a more pragmatic focus on returning to growth,» the bank said.

While I understand that the NDP must feel intense pressure to capture votes — including from people who have never taken a course from John Smithin — I often wish that the NDP would show a bit more policy leadership on the issue of the deficit and debt. I was particularly disappointed during the 2008 federal election campaign when Mr. Layton stated, unequivocally, that the NDP would not run a deficit in the following year if elected (even though it was clear that Canada was entering a recession).

(CP Rail lost its vote over a $ 19.9 - million pay package for CEO Hunter Harrison, which ISS claimed was 2.8 times more than his peers while CP's share price and overall performance were lacklustre.)

Fully eight - in - ten (81 %) of those who voted for Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party of Canada in the 2015 election say the B.C. government is wrong to try to delay the expansion of the pipeline, while supporters of the other two main federal parties are more divided.

The class of shares issued publically has limited voting rights, while the class issued to insiders carries more voting rights and allows them to retain control of the company.

That could create a political quandary for House Republicans, faced with voting next week on a tax bill with scores of controversial provisions, while another version sits across the Capitol that could be more palatable.

The vote by Greece's Parliament last week paved the way for bridge financing to tide Greece over while negotiations for a more permanent bailout are being held.

Stocks fell as large - cap technology declined more than 1 percent, while a Senate vote delay raised heighten policy uncertainty.

U.S. equities closed lower on Tuesday as large - cap technology stocks fell more than 1 percent, while a Senate vote delay raised heighten policy uncertainty.

While the people quoted within the article offer far more nuanced perspectives, the headline betrays a common but reductive sentiment — that people who vote for pro-choice candidates are voting for abortions.

While the bishops don't talk about dwindling contributions for political reasons (hey, they're Republicans) we know they are closing churches all over America and don't seem to be willing to finance anti-gay marriage equality votes any more.

Those undecided pastors told LifeWay Research last month that the top characteristic for getting their vote in 2016 is personal character (36 %), while likely Supreme Court nominees (14 %) ranked second by a more than 2 to 1 margin.

U.S. government leaders and an «objective» press described the Sandinistas in Nicaragua as «communist,» «Marxist,» «Marxist / Leninist,» «totalitarian,» «Cuban - backed,» or «Soviet - backed» so often that few U.S. citizens knew that Sweden was giving more aid to Nicaragua per capita than to any other country or that while Nicaragua does have both a Communist party and a Marxist - Leninist party these two parties together received less than 3 percent of the vote and are distinct from and hostile to the Sandinista party.

But just as religiously committed Evangelical and Mainline Protestants were much more likely to vote Republican than their nominally religious brethren, regularly attending white Catholics gave Bush a narrow plurality over Clinton (41 percent to 39 percent), while less - observant Catholics gave Clinton a bigger margin (44 percent to 33 percent).

More than half of white evangelicals (56 %) said they were less likely to vote for someone who had an affair, while 42 percent said they didn't care.

While many polls show Trump receiving most of the evangelical vote, others that focus on religiosity or leaders are more nuanced.

About 47 percent of white evangelicals were less likely to vote for someone who had served as an elected official in Washington for many years, while 34 percent said it made no difference and 18 percent said such political experience would make their support more likely.

Two - thirds of white evangelicals (64 %) said they would be more likely to vote for someone who had served in the military, while 29 percent said it didn't matter.

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While Jesus» name won't appear on the ballot this fall, I imagine that every time I care for the poor, attempt to live more simply, turn the other cheek, and love my enemies, I'm casting a vote for Jesus, who will one day return to rule His Kingdom in person.

While I'm sure a lot of politician (okay, all of them) should act a bit more Jesus - like, voting for a politician because he says he Christian is strait up ridiculous, main reason being that the politicians don't care.

Some other news about young people: 57 percent said that the primary reason they helped others was that it «makes them feel good personally»; 19 percent would not fight for their country under any circumstances, 24 percent were uncertain and 60 percent would not be willing to volunteer one year to serve their country; 17 percent could think of no famous person or celebrity they admired (only 1 percent admired Mother Teresa, and Donald Trump received a similar vote — indicating that religious and business leaders are among the least admired adults); 65 percent would cheat on a major exam in school, while 36 percent would lie to protect a friend who vandalized; 53 percent claimed that growing up for them is harder than it was for their parents (minority young people were more likely to say it was easier).

Marijuana — while still a federally controlled substance — is medically available in almost half the country, sold for recreational use in four states (Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington), and seven more states are bringing the issue to a vote this year.

Kansas State, with 11 first - place votes, also earns more points per ballot than Florida did last week while getting 16, suggesting that there's no one underrating the «Cats, and their vote distribution, with just one vote for lower than No. 4, backs that up.

I'm giving them a pass on the 3 - 1 loss to Baylor, because while the Bears were picked to finish sixth in the nine team Big 12 (insert joke here), there are two Big 12 teams ranked and three more getting votes.

Commissioner Tim Satkowski, who voted against the project, said that while he also believed District 54 should help pay for the playground, more importantly, the Park District could save $ 11,000 in labor costs if it waited until next spring to start the work.

«The uncertainty of not having a food contract service vendor worries me more,» council member David Grosso (I - At - Large) said as he urged his colleagues to vote in favor of the contract while conceding that the new arrangement has flaws at its start.

He is up by only 42 votes, while McDonald has a deficit of more than 100.

And you could see a more conservative candidate pull a chunk of upstate votes while a more moderate one does better downstate.

While some of the other answers and comments have some good points about people supporting meritocracy and similar ideas, I believe that the most important answer has less to do with individual voter's ideologies, and more to do with the voting system.

Demeny voting, if established, would be a very interesting mixture of the two systems, as at one hand minors would get a vote, furthering the «one person, one vote» concept, while at the same time their parents would get more than one vote.

While there might be more stops by the former president in the future, it's possible Arcuri's «no» vote on the health care reform bill, which cost him the WFP line and labor support, might be a mark against him.

While it will now be more likely that the justices will divide evenly on difficult cases, Justice Kennedy will remain the swing vote, providing a fifth vote for a majority of progressive justices (Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor and Kagan), and remaining with the conservatives (Thomas, Roberts and Alito) in tie votes, which will leave the lower court's judgment in place and will not operate as binding precedent on lower courts.

«The latest polls are welcome indications of the strong backing for the SNP we are seeing in communities across Scotland - while Labour are continuing to pay the price for working hand in glove with the Tories during the referendum, and lining up with them at Westminster to vote for more cuts.

While it would be simple enough to argue, «You should get as many votes on next year's taxes as you paid this year,» it is much harder to argue the logic «You should have more of a say in how we treat Russia» or even «How / Should we regulate abortion» in relation to your contribution to the country's finances.

As a rule, they had a bad night: BNP leader Nick Griffin actually managed to decrease his party's share of the vote in Barking, while Esther Rantzen proved little more than a sideshow in the Luton South Labour - Tory struggle.

Even younger voters question Corbyn's ability to deliver this, while for older voters it was nothing more than a poorly - hidden bribe to win the younger vote.

This is because the Tories have been promoting primaries for a good while, and not as far as I can see on the basis of any other argument except that they think it would be good to engage more of the public in party political democracy and because it makes them look more welcoming as a party which might garner votes in the long run.

The Tea Party Republicans and other far right politicians will not vote for more moderate bills, while more moderate Republicans will not vote for more far right bills.

Lord Ashcroft Polls found those aged under 50 were highly likely to have voted Remain, while those over 50 were much more likely to have voted Leave.

One of the key patterns in last year's general election results was a tendency for those who voted Remain to swing more to Labour than those who voted Leave, while the Conservatives lost ground amongst Remain voters while advancing amongst their Leave counterparts.

But while inferences are easier to make based on actual data, what's more difficult to discern is what happened for numerous voters who were turned away or forced to file affidavit ballots because they weren't enrolled in a party or at least weren't enrolled in time for the primary they wanted to vote in.

If a similar pattern is maintained at these local elections — and it was in last year's county council elections — then the Labour vote will increase more (or fall less) were the Remain vote was higher in 2016, while the converse will be true of the Conservatives.

One more or less inevitable consequence of this pattern is that Labour gained ground amongst those who voted Yes in in the independence referendum in September 2014, while it lost support amongst those who voted No.

While some of this population surge is due to Hasidim, the traditionally garbed community whose cultural practices often lead to large families of 10 or more children (and whose neighborhoods voted more heavily for John McCain in 2008 than the State of Utah), the larger Orthodox Jewish population is experiencing explosive growth in New York City as well.

The government presented its much anticipated plans to solve the West Lothian Question, or more simply, why Scottish MPs have long been able to vote on legislation only affecting England (or England and Wales) while English MPs are unable to vote on measures devolved to Scotland.