Sentences with phrase «conservative general election campaign»

And just a year before, Johnson and Gove had been key players in a moderate Conservative General Election campaign that secured a majority for a moderate Conservative Government led by a moderate Prime Minister.

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With less than four months until the general election, Ontario's Progressive Conservative party is leaderless, and would - be-leaders have already abandoned at least some of the commitments in the party's election campaign platform.

Reagan ran a more disciplined campaign than his more liberal rivals (both in the GOP primary and the general election), and while he kept faith with his conservative base, he never seemed to be speaking only to his pre-existing conservative supporters.

Mr Alexander said his party would start campaigning for change immediately and if it couldn't convince its Conservative coalition partners it would made a manifesto pledge ahead of the next General Election.

Even by the standards of general election campaigns, the Conservatives continue to act in a highly disreputable manner.

Midway through the general election campaign, both Labour and the Conservatives are changing their tactics — and it's a triumph for voters.

They are high - profile measures aimed at stopping Labour's «jobs tax», as the Conservatives put it during the general election campaign.

The PSOE / Conservative Party general election manifestos made no mention to whether the party / government would campaign to leave or stay in NATO / the EU.

Clear anti-EU statements throughout the Conservative Party's 2015 general election campaign were that the EU «is too big, too bossy and too bureaucratic» and that the UK should «reclaim power from Brussels.»

His former running mate, ex-NYC Council Minority Leader Tom Ognibene (whom Edwards defeated on Sept. 14), Erie County Conservative Chairman Ralph Lorigo (whom Lazio defeated for Row D in the primary before deciding to drop out of the general election), former Rep. Tom Reynolds, Erie County GOP Chairman Nick Langworthy (Paladino's earliest and most staunch support), Nancy Naples (former Erie County comptroller and chair of Paladino's campaign), state GOP Chairman Ed Cox, state Conservative Chairman Mike Long (although not today).

The move will make it harder for Labour to take key seats from the Conservatives in the 2015 general election campaign.

Though she has some support from state Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long (no relation) she is believed to be too far to the right to be able to mount a competitive general election campaign.

While there are of course other factors in play in a general election, the Conservatives need to inject a sense of urgency into the campaign.

In recent weeks, Conservative Home editor Mark Wallace has written several fascinating pieces about the Tories» disastrous general election campaign.

«Neighbor,» Third of General Election, Features Congressman Chris Gibson, Who Endorsed Faso Kinderhook, NY — September 19, 2016... The campaign for John Faso, the Republican, Conservative, Independence -LSB-...]

While Callum Kerr is widely admired for his stint as MP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (BRS) but he has the smallest majority in Scotland and the Conservatives are so confident that their candidate John Lamont gave up the safety net of a Scottish parliament seat to take on the general election campaign.

These are the phrases that have become the template for the Conservative Party's 2015 general election crusade, and the arrival of Lynton Crosby to lead the party's election campaign is being seen as the answer.

The Conservatives Party's 2010 general election campaign put David Cameron up front, even if he was a bit too air - brushed.

When I wrote for Total Politics in the aftermath of the last General Election, my main criticism of the Conservative Party's campaign was its failure to hire an experienced, seasoned campaigner to run it.

Republican / Conservative mayoral candidate Nicole Malliotakis held a press conference today to kickoff her general election campaign.

Kinderhook, NY — August 23, 2016... The campaign for John Faso, the Republican, Conservative, Independence and Reform candidate running for Congress in the 19th Congressional District, has released its first television advertisement for the general election.

Kinderhook, NY — August 25, 2016... The campaign for John Faso, the Republican, Conservative, Independence and Reform candidate running for Congress in the 19th Congressional District, has released its second television advertisement for the general election — this one focusing on his plan to fix Upstate's struggling economy.

Kinderhook, NY — September 19, 2016... The campaign for John Faso, the Republican, Conservative, Independence and Reform candidate running for Congress in the 19th Congressional District, has released its third television advertisement for the general election — one that features his friend and neighbor, outgoing Congressman Chris Gibson.

The next few weeks will determine whether this ends up in a vote which, at the very least, would help the Conservatives identify dividing lines and make it a campaigning issue in the 2015 general election.

Aside from the Labour - Conservative struggle, the biggest development comes today with the launch of the Scottish National party's (SNP) general election campaign.

He was appointed leader of the Conservative Party 2001 General Election Campaign in Wales.

Carswell's defection is not just a little local difficulty, it has far wider implications for the Conservatives» campaign in the run - up to the general election next year.

Dionisio, who will run in the general election on the Republican, Independence and Working Families lines, said losing the Conservative line — and, therefore, gaining a second opponent on Election Day — does not change the way he will approach the remainder of his celection on the Republican, Independence and Working Families lines, said losing the Conservative line — and, therefore, gaining a second opponent on Election Day — does not change the way he will approach the remainder of his cElection Day — does not change the way he will approach the remainder of his campaign.

Most sensible Conservatives know that the Lib Dems are still gifted, hard working and canny campaigners and will do better than their current opinion poll ratings suggest and certainly when those ratings rise in a General Election campaign, as they inevitably will.

He also spent a brief period at Conservative Central Office, working as a press officer, in the 1997 General Election campaign.

During the 2017 UK general election campaign Liar Liar GE2017, a song by the reggae band Captain SKA, which criticised unfulfilled Conservative party campaign promises from previous elections, was banned by all major British broadcasters.

Liam Fox has urged the Conservative party not make David Cameron the focus of its general election campaign because «people come and people go».

That changed this week when Baroness Jenkin quoted the abuse one Conservative Party candidate received in the general election campaign last year.

The Conservatives spent the general election campaign warning of a tie - up between Labour and the...

Mr Clegg said he believed Conservative opposition to electoral reform could prove their «biggest strategic error» in one of the most unpredictable general election campaigns of modern times.

He is said to be planning to approach Jim Messina, the 2012 campaign manager for Barack Obama who was hired by the Conservatives to advise on their 2015 general election strategy.

The Conservative Party's campaign director has rejected claims that the party is resigned to losing the next general election.

The Conservatives had won 69 % of their new 2017 voters by the start of the general election campaign.

The Conservative Party needs to try everything to end this Labour nightmare, i really think it is time for the June Elections to be turned into a de-facto General Election campaign.

Almost # 14.4 m was donated to political parties» war chests during the general election campaign - with the Conservatives and Labour almost neck and neck, official declarations show.

David Cameron's hopes of being able to avoid terminal damage to Conservative party unity after the EU referendum campaign were dented on Sunday when two rebel MPs openly called for a new leader and a general election before Christmas.

On economic competence, Labour's lead is down to 8 points compared to 22 points at the general election and, perhaps surprisingly given the Conservative party is in the midst of a leadership campaign, while both parties are seen as divided, more people think Labour is divided than the Tories (70 % compared to 58 %).

ConservativeHome ran a campaign, the Conservative Party supported it, and the coalition agreement specifies it, so whatever happens between now and May 2015, another boundary review is on the way and, regardless of the result of a referendum on the «alternative vote», the next General Election will be fought on new boundaries, with equalizing the size of the electorate the absolute priority for how those boundaries are drawn up.

The Conservatives accused Labour of telling «lies» about David Cameron's policies yesterday during bitter skirmishes at the start of a marathon four - month general election campaign.

Owen Polley lives in Belfast, where he campaigned for the Conservatives and Unionists at the general election.

«A former Conservative general election candidate has pleaded guilty to a campaign of harassment against his Liberal Democrat rivals.

Paladino is also planning on mounting a third party campaign and Lazio is already the Conservative Party's nominee, so the general election will be a three - way race regardless of what happens in September.

A general election year always takes its toll on the finances of political parties, and both Labour and the Conservatives were forced to rely on loans to fund their campaigns.

The Conservatives spent the general election campaign warning of a tie - up between Labour and the SNP which never happened in the end.

At the beginning of the 2017 General Election campaign, Labour's poll ratings fell to a historic low 13 %, and were more than 15 % behind the Conservatives in Scotland in some polls.