Sentences with phrase «white voters by»

According to the exit polls Romney won white voters by 59 % to 39 % for Obama.

Not exact matches

The claim made by black voters in both states is that Republicans packed districts with more reliably Democratic black voters than necessary to elect their preferred candidates, making neighboring districts whiter and more Republican.

Warren is expected to try tugging her party toward more progressive policies, while some more moderate Democrats are emphasizing the need to appeal to the type of working - class white voters who helped Trump win Midwestern states carried in recent elections by Democrats.

Among white voters, roughly three in 10 said they had been targeted by Trump get - out - the - vote efforts; the same share said they had been targeted by Clinton.

The gop has alienated so many people from so many walks of life that the only voter represented by them will be a 50 year old white man who mistrusts minorities and women and unions and non christians and seniors and government employees and teachers and librarians and nurses and postal workers and immigrants and firefighters and I have probably left out quite a few of you who they have managed to insult this past year.

Influenced by advisors whose white nationalists views are well known, the president has waged a propaganda war against ethnic and religious minorities, stoking fear and hate by lying about crime rates, terrorist attacks, and voter fraud and by issuing executive orders that have already hurt many thousands of people around the world, including desperate refugee families.

The latest polls by NBC and CNN show Trump still solidly leading Ted Cruz among white evangelical voters at large.

A voter - exit poll conducted by The New York Times and CBS showed that white «born - again» Protestants voted 61 percent for Reagan and 34 percent for Carter, a split which closely parallels that of other sectors of society.

We can choose now to retreat once again into those echo chambers or begin to listen more attentively to one another — to love our neighbors by learning about them and their needs and perspectives whether black, white, Asian, or Latino / a; whether Christian, Muslim, or none; whether upper, middle, or working class; whether voter or one of the nearly half of eligible voters that sat out this election.

Research by British Future suggested David Cameron could have secured a majority if ethnic minority voters had supported the Tories in equal numbers to their white counterparts.

Specifically, some white voters give inaccurate polling responses for fear that, by stating their true preference, they will open themselves to criticism of racial motivation.

Research conducted by academics Robert Ford and Matthew Goodwin shows that the average UKIP voter is white, male, middle - aged and working - class.

His endorsement by extremist racist groups did not harm his popularity with this large pool of white male (53 %) and female (42 %) voters.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Trump should demonstrate his rejection of the white supremacists» agenda by shutting down his commission on voter fraud, saying the panel's real aim is to «disenfranchise voters.»

That rating breaks down by 78 — 15 percent among white voters, 51 — 39 percent among black voters and 58 — 26 percent among Hispanic voters.

The recent book Revolt on the Right (co-written by Robert Ford) showed that Ukip draw their support from a very clear demographic: the «left - behind» electorate of older, working - class white voters with few educational qualifications.

A Washington Post-University of Maryland poll on Tuesday showed Edwards leading Van Hollen 44 percent to 40 percent, with likely black voters favoring Edwards three to one and likely white voters backing Van Hollen by two to one.

Despite the structural advantages that go with being a Democrat in the Ninth Congressional District, it's Turner and his surrogates who have driven the agenda by keeping the conversation about Barack Obama, who is deeply unpopular with many of the district's white Catholic and Israel - hawk Jewish voters, rather than the agenda of the very conservative House majority Turner would be joining.

Wonderbear wrote: «You who support Obama are quick to overlook many broken laws by politicians and office holders on all levels who paved the way for him including voter fraud; hidden educational and birth records and mysterious deaths along the way to the White House....»

But in the absence of any statewide elected Republican since Pataki in 2002, New York's GOP today is being defined by Trump's Tea Party brands, rendering the successful raiding of Democratic pillars (e.g., white Catholic, Jewish and Hispanic voters) suspect at best and a pipe dream at worst.

Broken down by gender, religion and race: women are 53 percent of the gubernatorial electorate, white Catholics are at a 33 - 35 percent share, Jewish voters cast a 12 - 13 percent of the total vote, with minority voters (the aggregate of black, Hispanic, Asian and bi-racial New Yorkers) at between a 27 - 30 percent share in gubernatorial elections.

Hillary Clinton may have been flanked by former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders at the presidential primary debate last night in South Carolina, but she wanted voters to see her as shoulder - to - shoulder with another Democrat: the one living in the White House.

This is driven, of course, by the overwhelming support of young voters, but also by white Catholics, who have grown more open - minded on gay rights as they have become more affluent and educated, and as their children return from college with more liberal attitudes.

If approved by voters, schools could use the money for wireless Internet connections, tablets to replace textbooks, interactive white boards and new pre-kindergarten classrooms.

Black voters approve 5 - 1; Hispanic voters approve by 19 percentage points and white voters disapprove almost 2 - 1,» Quinnipiac University Poll Assistant Director Maurice Carroll said in a statement.

Spitzer had a commanding lead in that first poll among likely Democratic voters who are black, 63 - 33 percent, while Stringer led among likely Democratic voters who are white, by 56 - 38 percent.

There's also speculation that the candidacy of NYC Councilwoman Liz Crowley, cousin of Chairman Crowley, was engineered by supporters of Meng to create a vote - splitting situation with Lancman with white voters, maximizing the Asian vote for Meng.

Civil rights advocates last week testified during a LATFOR hearing that the lines unfairly divided communities of color in central Nassau County as well as in Brentwood - Islip in Suffolk County, splitting minority voters — who tend to vote for Democrats — among districts now represented by white Republican incumbents.

If Trump is up by more than 15 points, he is likely not only to carry Indiana by double digits, but to do well among white voters overall.

But Dustin Reidy, who recently started a voter outreach group called NY 19 Votes, said the district could succeed with someone, man or woman, black or white, «who can really connect with voters by talking about the bottom line — wages, pocketbook issues.»

The seventh annual Running and Winning workshop was funded by the Westchester Community Foundation and sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Westchester, the American Association of University Women, and the YWCA of White Plains & Central Westchester.

By a slim 45 - 42 percent margin, more voters say they trust the Trump administration to «tell the public the truth» than the reporters who cover the White House.

White voters say that de Blasio does not deserve reelection by a margin of 61 percent to 29 percent.

Black voters still approve of de Blasio by a lot; white voters don't,» Quinnipiac University Poll Assistant Director Maurice Carroll said in a statement.

«She is viewed unfavorably by at least 60 percent of all Upstate and Downstate suburban voters, as well as among men and white voters,» Greenberg said.

Both results were good news for Theresa May's Conservative party, which has made a deliberate pitch for traditional Labour voters by focusing on «just about managing» families, and sought to see off Ukip by promising a «red, white and blue Brexit», prioritising immigration control.

Both parties have been criticized for disempowering minority voters in the past by holding the pivotal first two presidential nominating contests in overwhelmingly white states.

He is full of hurt about the attacks on Ukip as a racist party and says the message has really hit home with voters in Croydon, perhaps because it is one of the most mixed parts of the country, with the council predicting white people will make up 40 % of the population by 2021.

Abrams, an African - American lawyer from Atlanta, says it's a fool's errand for Democrats to keep trying to win elections in Georgia by going after white voters who've abandoned Democrats in recent decades.

Both places are filled with the white, working class voters where he lost to Clinton by big margins.

Blue Labour's relationship with working class populism: Blue Labour has the potential to gain support amongst white working class voters who usually stay at home on election day, by articulating populist themes.

A Quinnipiac University survey released Wednesday morning indicates that 8 in ten voters, including three - quarters of black voters, say a Democratic primary challenge by Cuomo, who is white, of Paterson, who is black, would not be racially divisive.

A former councilwoman from Manhattan, Ms. Moskowitz could have been a natural choice for a hodgepodge of communities frustrated by Mr. de Blasio, including white voters in Manhattan who have soured on the mayor, business leaders who have long viewed Mr. de Blasio with hostility and a diverse set of charter - school parents across the city.

But Schroeder has triumphed merely by pulling even with Brown among white voters in this late stage of the race.

The district currently represented by Rep. Charlie Rangel would keep all of northern Manhattan together and absorb a portion of the South Bronx and northwest Bronx, increasing the number of Latino and white voters there [clarified].

And then there's President - elect Elizabeth Keane (Elizabeth Marvel) and Dar, who meet in a metaphorical flag house, a stand - in for the White House to which Keane has been elected by 60 million voters («Who the hell voted for you?»

This is a smart film that arrives in theaters just about the time that the Electoral College will vote a disastrous choice by mandate of «the people,» putting in office a man that received only 27 % of the votes of those who were eligible to cast ballots and who will take his place in the White House because forty - three percent of registered voters stayed home on Election Day (or went to a bar, or pool hall or whatever.)

Still, some may be surprised by the opinions of these new, less white, less male voters.

It's a very good film and deserving of awards, but if we're talking about a 70 % white male middle - aged Academy we have to think about what movies directed by women those voters respond to, and they are responding to this one.

Several education leaders I talked to were struck by the wave of white working - class voters, including many rural and rust - belt Americans without college degrees, supporting Trump.