Sentences with phrase «who leads in polls»

Newsom, former mayor of San Francisco, who leads in polls as well as fundraising, talked about the platform he would adopt at the state Democratic Party's annual convention in Sacramento in May and included priorities on education.

She said that the power to defeat Cuomo, who leads in polls and fund - raising, was present, and hopefully, the people who turned out here would be ready to vote for the most credible anti-Cuomo candidate, be he Astorino, Paladino, Trump or Mickey Mouse.

Not exact matches

That was during a follow up to a question of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush about why he's more qualified to lead than the real estate billionaire, who garners as much as 41 percent of Republican voter support in some national polls, which is nearly triple the support for Cruz and four times that for Rubio.

The question of who will be Germany's next Chancellor looks increasingly unlikely with the current incumbent, Angela Merkel seeing her lead in the opinion polls being eroded by socialist leader Martin Schulz.

Sesno tells Fortune that «the media are between a rock and a hard place on this» due to the fact that Trump is a fascinating figure who has a lead in the polls that demands the public's attention.

In the category of «Well, that... didn't... work out,» leading Tea Party Republican Ted Cruz, who has been at the forefront of the shutdown and debt ceiling offensive, commissioned a poll.

But given the insurmountable lead of the opposition candidate, Tsai Ying - wen, who now enjoys a 20 percentage - point advantage in the latest opinion polls, the summit will not likely upend Taiwan's presidential race.

Still, there was degree of complacency in markets that the polls, which had shown a Bersani - Monti coalition, would be able to gain control,» said Westpac Bank's senior currency strategist Sean Callow, referring to center - left leader Pier Luigi Bersani and Mario Monti, the outgoing prime minister who leads a centrist alliance.

The release of new opinion polls in Greece suggests a small lead by the New Democracy party, backed by 25.3 percent of voters, versus the 25 percent who favor Syriza.

The five for the Conservatives were those who lead most in polls before last week: Bernier, O'Leary, Leitch, Scheer, and O'Toole.

That could boost the fortunes of left - wing populist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, popularly known as AMLO, who leads in early opinion polls.

I know a lot of people who are absolutely convinced that the liberal media is responsible for Obama's lead in the polls.

As a wave of disappointed voters announced on Twitter that Trump's election has led them to drop the label evangelical, den Dulk speculated that evangelical believers who voted for Clinton may have been less likely to identify that way in exit polls, widening the born - again gap between the two candidates.

Today's Q poll finds Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has a comfortable double - digit lead over all three of the Republicans who are duking it out in a primary for the right to face her in the November general election.

«Where this hatred comes from and why we will have to determine,» the billionaire real estate mogul, who is leading in opinion polls among likely Republican voters, said in the statement.

How did Alvarado Muñoz, an evangelical singer, who puts his religion front and center, come to lead in the polls going into Sunday's run - off election?

The Freedom Party, headed by the controversial Geert Wilders who attracted controversy following his anti-Islamic film Fitna, has led in several recent Dutch opinion polls and will secure its first seats in the Brussels chamber.

Spitzer, who resigned five years ago amid a prostitution scandal, leads Scott Stringer in the race for New York City comptroller, according to a survey released Wednesday by NBC / / Wall Street Journal / Marist Poll.

In a recent Siena College poll, he held a 58 percent to 27 percent lead among registered Democrats over the activist and actress Cynthia Nixon, who is trying to appeal to more liberal voters.

Polls suggest Cuomo enjoys a sizeable lead over Astorino, who is little known in many parts of the state.

That applies even to Mr. de Blasio, who enjoys a wide lead in polls against his likely opponents.

The one Republican who has been leading Gillibrand in the polls, former Gov. George Pataki, announced today in the Wall Street Journal that he will not run against her, opting instead to create a national committee focused on repealing the health care reform law.

Considering that Roy Moore, who's leading the polls for the election in Alabama, has been accused of being a sexual predator targeting underage women, and considering that the elected president of the USA, Donald Trump, is himself someone who has admitted to groping and spying on naked, underage models, and even said that he would like to have sex with his own daughter, my question is, to what extent is pedophilia an accepted sexual orientation in the United States?

According to the BBC, raw polling data published on the website of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) said that with almost 97 % of results in, incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta — who is seeking a second term — is leading with about 54.3 %, to Mr Raila Odinga's 44.8 % share of the vote.

Opinion polls show de Blasio, who was first elected mayor in 2013, with a 40 - point lead over his closest rival, Republican Nicole Malliotakis.

John Mahama, who is leading an ECOWAS Observer Mission to monitor the election in that country, told the media that although there were few hitches and late start of voting in some polling centers, the process has been «so far so good.»

In the weeks leading up to the result I conducted some polling to compare the views of Labour members and union supporters with those of voters who moved away from the party at the last election.

Admittedly that compares with 24 % of those who voted Lib Dem and a staggering 46 % of those who voted Tory (the poll puts UKIP in the lead over Labour for the Euro elections by 31 % to 28 %).

Today's Q poll is a mixed bag for GOP / Conservative gubernatorial designee Rick Lazio, showing him with a double - digit lead over his primary opponent, Carl Paladino, but with 49 percent of Republicans who have a favorite in the race saying they're open to changing their minds before the Sept. 14 election.

Today, Mr Salmond, who remains a popular leader with a relatively strong lead in the polls, said: Ten years ago, Scotland changed for the better - and forever.

A Q poll released this morning shows Cuomo with a 57 - 28 lead over his GOP challenger, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, who was nominated by his party last week in Rye Brook.

• Some Polling Assistants in - charge of issuing ballot papers who are NPP sympathizers would be recruited to issue multiple ballot papers to known NPP sympathizers or activists to be dropped into the ballot box, leading to over-voting and subsequent annulment.

All those Conservatives who want Gordon Brown to stay as Labour leader will be relieved to learn of an ICM poll for The Sunday Telegraph and Sunday Mirror that gives the Labour candidate, Margaret Curran MSP, a 14 % lead over her SNP rival in the Glasgow East by - election, scheduled for 24th July.

There was an Ipsos MORI poll this week (no change in lead), a ComRes phone poll this week (no change in lead), a ComRes online poll last weekend (shrinking Labour lead), two Populus polls (who have shown smaller Labour leads in their four post-Autumn Statement polls than their four before the statement) and five YouGov polls (whose post-Autumn statement polls have shown essentially the same Labour lead as those before).

Governor Andrew Cuomo, who has a massive lead in the polls and will avoid engaging his opponents for as long as he can, has said any debates should include all candidates who appear on the ballot.

Democrats have until Tuesday to find someone to replace Denenberg, who had a double - digit lead in polling against Republican opponent Michael Venditto.

In a Quinnipiac poll last month, Quinn was found with a huge lead among those who are seen as candidates in the race, ranking well ahead of former City Comptroller Bill Thompson, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, and current City Comptroller John C. LiIn a Quinnipiac poll last month, Quinn was found with a huge lead among those who are seen as candidates in the race, ranking well ahead of former City Comptroller Bill Thompson, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, and current City Comptroller John C. Liin the race, ranking well ahead of former City Comptroller Bill Thompson, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, and current City Comptroller John C. Liu.

As for the Democrats, the news of Lhota's candidacy likely won't please City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who enjoyed a commanding lead among likely candidates in recent polls.

In a Quinnipiac poll last month, Quinn was found with a huge lead among those who are seen as candidates in the race, ranking well ahead of former City Comptroller Bill Thompson, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, and current City Comptroller John LiIn a Quinnipiac poll last month, Quinn was found with a huge lead among those who are seen as candidates in the race, ranking well ahead of former City Comptroller Bill Thompson, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, and current City Comptroller John Liin the race, ranking well ahead of former City Comptroller Bill Thompson, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, and current City Comptroller John Liu.

Schumer, who enjoys a double - digit lead in the polls and is sitting on more than $ 23 million worth of campaign cash, has little to worry about from Townsend — a GOP political consultant who is running statewide for the first time and is unknown and vastly underfunded.

U.S. Rep. Dan Donovan (R - Bay Ridge - Southwest Brooklyn - Staten Island), who is locked in a primary race with former Congressmember Michael Grimm, has a large lead over his rival in a new poll, according to his campaign.

The Labour leader needs to remind himself of this fact and also bear in mind that he can't afford to lose his bloc of ex-Lib Dem voters, who have ensured his party has had a poll lead since 2010 and who won't be keen on an opposition that brings back the nasty «British jobs for British workers» rhetoric of the New Labour days.

The Daily Mirror reported on Tuesday that Corbyn, who is already supported by Britain's largest trade union, Unite, has opened up a 20 - point lead in the contest after a YouGov / Times poll last week gave him a 17 - point lead.

De Blasio said this in his opening statement, and spent the rest of the night largely on defense as Malliotakis and Dietl took turns attacking the incumbent, who has a huge lead in the polls.

Republican Ron Johnson leads incumbent Democrat Russ Feingold in the race for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin by 7 percentage points among likely voters including early voters and those who are undecided yet leaning toward a candidate, according to this McClatchy - Marist Poll.

Labour's poll lead has indeed fallen, but as we have seen that is more down to the Conservative share recovering, which in turn is down to Tory voters who flirted with UKIP returning to the fold.

It is very rare, even when it gets close, it would be very, very rare occurrence indeed for somebody who has led in every opinion poll in recent weeks not to win.»

In Sen. Ted O'Brien's district, Cuomo leads by 10 percent points, but the incumbent there faces a strong challenge from Rich Funke, who is ahead by 25 points, the poll today found.

In a panel of seven that was led by Justice Tanko Muhammad, on Thursday affirmed the election of the Peoples Democratic Party's candidate, Governor Seriake Dickson, who was returned as the winner of the poll by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

This is the same Gabby, who in 2008 allegedly bribed pollster, Ben Ephson, with $ 20,000 to conjure fake polls to say that Akufo - Addo was leading in voter ratings.