But whatever the cause, the connection between party affiliation and income is becoming more pronounced.
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Thirty-seven percent of men are willing to discuss their party affiliation, compared to 31% of women.
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In June 2007, Mike Bloomberg once again changed is political party affiliation--this time from Republican to independent.
' But curiously, because I've checked with her, Mr Winston Roddick didn't disclose any party affiliation whatsoever.
The next occupant of the White House, whatever his party affiliation, will undoubtedly try to broaden insurance coverage.
Most of us, regardless of party affiliation, believe that we should have a strong military and a strong defense.
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Shared party affiliation is taken for granted, as are other shared life experiences.
But what meeting demonstrated was that party affiliation is no guide to what politicians believe and advocate in Japan.
The most significant difference between Joe Lieberman-independent and Joe Lieberman-Democrat would be the party affiliation printed in the newspapers.
Republican Party affiliation shows an irrepressible decline over 20 years from 31 percent in 1990 to 24 percent currently.
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The split was forced by a parliamentary deadline for all MPs to declare their party affiliation for next year's funds.
Our support is not based on party affiliation, and we support both Republicans and Democrats who support market-based policies and solutions.
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Bias is inevitable, whether racial, based on party affiliation or other factors.
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Voters were not required to declare a party affiliation and instead voted for one candidate for each office, no matter from which party.
If the recent election is any indication, the American electorate also felt concerns about the character of many political leaders, regardless of party affiliation.
Except for his name and party affiliation, Al Gore has now changed just about everything a struggling candidate can change: clothes, consultants, message, manner.
Under the pretext of polling people on their party affiliation, they falsely suggested that a sitting Liberal member in Montreal was planning to retire last year.
Every American, regardless of party affiliation, should call out the Ohio GOP for its pitiful effort to keep law-abiding residents from casting a ballot a few days early.
Boeing spokesman John Dern said Mr. Keating's selection "was not decided by his party affiliation" but by his public-policy track record inside and outside of the aerospace industry.
The party affiliation of all the uncounted ballots isn't known.
The survey also notes a difference of intensity based on party affiliation with 56% of Republicans saying retirement is on the shoulder of the individual through savings and investments versus 42% of identified Democrats.
And there is talk of open primaries in which people vote irrespective of their party affiliation, and then elect a candidate in a run-off between the top two vote-getters, whether from the same party or not.
Controlling for income, as well as age, sex, education, family situation and even political-party affiliation, Hispanics were 16 percentage points more likely than non-Hispanics to say the government should do more to raise the living standards of the poor.
We need state and local politicians to think outside of their party affiliation and facilitate a Main Street business environment that encourages the local barbershop, restaurants, manufacturing plants, and other businesses to create and invent the products and services that will change lives and communities for the better.
Under the system that voters have now approved, all Californian voters will in future receive the same ballot, irrespective of their own or the candidates' party affiliation, and the two leading vote getters will move on to the general election, even if they belong to the same party.
No matter how large or small the entity or their party affiliation, there is a common theme to their goals: in these times of austerity and uncertainty, governments have a singular focus on not only doing more with less, but NEW with less so they can compete globally, grow jobs, and give their constituents an opportunity to succeed.
About a quarter (26%) consider themselves to be independents, 29% report an affiliation with the Democratic party, and 3% report an affiliation with some other party.
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There are even stories of Cuban-American voters in Miami registering to change their voter affiliation to the Republican Party.
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