Sentences with phrase «won overwhelming support»

Arguably the most significant reason Clinton is doing better in 2016 than eight years ago is that she's won the overwhelming support of urban voters this time around.

Still, Wilmot won overwhelming support from elected officials there, a requirement to compete for the state - issued casino licenses.

«Throughout this time, I have been honored to win the overwhelming support of the people Rita and I grew up with, and the people our children grew up with, and the wonderful people who reside in these great and diverse communities.

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Wins: the power to justify and support their purchase decision is overwhelming.

Davidson had the pressure of the winning streak and the worries of a second - round jinx, but it also had the overwhelming support of the fans, many of whom had helped fill the arena the previous year when the tournament had brought in $ 93,000 net and brought down the Wildcats.

During their 24 - game winning streak to start the season, Golden State went 16 -7-1 ATS while receiving overwhelming public support.

Casual bettors love to take winning teams, so it hardly comes as a surprise that the Packers have received overwhelming public support.

Mr. LaValle said he continues to receive support from his constituents, which is why he has won his re-election bids by overwhelming margins.

According to the party, which has been polling its members online for weeks now, Sanders won the support of an «overwhelming supermajority» of WFPers — 87.4 percent — compared to 11.5 percent who choose Clinton and 1.1 percent who backed former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley.

First, she is the overwhelming favourite to win the leadership, supported by many more MPs than her rivals.

He will have won a majority of his Parliamentary colleagues and the wider membership, along with sufficient support from unions and other affiliates to secure not just victory but an overwhelming mandate.

Former City Councilman Leroy Comrie, armed with widespread support from the Queens Democratic Party, overwhelming won the three - way race to unseat embattled state Sen. Malcolm Smith (D - Hollis).

He's an overwhelming favorite to win a second term, but his early moves aim not to shore up his Democratic base as much as to appeal to those most likely to support a Republican opponent.

No musical has won this category since 1951's An American in Paris but the clear and overwhelming support of La La Land can't be underestimated to upend that.

Which sense was reinforced by a third event at this year's convention: accompanying her overwhelming election as the next NEA president, Lily Eskelsen Garcia has made clear in interviews that among her missions — above all, «winning back public trust» for teachers — is loosening the partisan bonds and beginning to support whichever candidates will do the most for teachers, even including Republicans!

There has been an overwhelming amount of support from the public and millions of rands have already been raised to assist firefighters» efforts to win the battle against the blaze.

Running as a «ghost,» an unregistered runner who slipped into the back as the starting gun fired, he won dozens of races but, despite overwhelming support from the running community, was never able to compete officially.

While James and Matt are right on target and illuminate the issues related to the value of running the «marathon» rather than «sprint,» unless Senator Whitehouse has overwhelming support for a $ 42 price per ton of CO2, which I doubt he does, it seems like a good strategy to let him bargain high and hard to push for that price and let those who oppose a high price «win» a lower price, since that's what we think will establish a more effective long term carbon tax.

The Dallas Morning News reports that the state ban on fracking bans won a «sweeping victory» with «overwhelming bipartisan support» in both of Texas» legislative houses.