Sentences with phrase «conservative grassroots»

So where does that leave us - is it really indicative of Conservative grassroots thought what is written by a number of popular bloggers on a particular topic that they don't write about very often?

Flanagan, a 57 - year - old trade - directory publisher who once had aspirations of running for office, is now a study in conservative grassroots activism, illustrating both the way in which Tea Party groups can figure into policy fights even in a liberal state like New York, and how they maximize the influence they have with public officials.

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The independent conservative grassroots group, which has organized many of the larger tea party movement events over the past two years, is launching a campaign to expose «Jack Davis's record as a big government liberal.»

(CNN)- A leading conservative grassroots organization that spent millions of dollars helping elect Tea Party backed candidates in the midterm elections is holding a two day retreat in Baltimore, Maryland Thursday and Friday for many of those soon to be congressional lawmakers.

The ComRes survey was commissioned by Conservative Grassroots, an organisation founded by senior party activists which has mobilised local anger.

Washington (CNN)- A leading conservative grassroots organization is taking sides in the Republican Senate primary fight in Nebraska, in the battle to try and defeat Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson next year.

The independent conservative grassroots group, which has organized many of the larger tea party movement events over the past two years, launched a campaign to expose «Jack Davis's record as a big government liberal.»

Does their work herald a new era of conservative grassroots organizing, or will it remain a shadow of the shoe - leather emphasis of Democratic groups?

Since then, Conservative grassroots members» views on Europe appear only to have hardened — and, as a new report from the Project published yesterday by the Mile End Institute shows, they are one of the many things that set the Tory rank and file apart from the members of other political parties.

As Conservative Grassroots, our great concern is that the Conservative Party membership is engaged and involved in the direction of the organisation to which we give our time, money and support.

But Mourdock, who was supported by local and national conservative grassroots groups early in his bid, reiterated his vow to stand by his convictions, which he said include rolling back the size of government and lowering taxes.

The leading figure in the Vote Leave campaign and the bookies» favourite for the job, he has always been popular with the Eurosceptic Conservatives grassroots.

Hatch, who is running next year for a seventh term in the Senate, is facing opposition from some in the tea party movement, including FreedomWorks, a major DC - based conservative grassroots organization that is actively working to find a candidate to take on Hatch in next year's primary.

It's a not - so - subtle jab at recent conservative grassroots efforts against the White House's fiscal agenda.

Though its significance may be lost on the mainstream media (see Brat, Dave), talk radio is the engine of conservative grassroots politics.

«Conservative grassroots reject CCHQ's quotas Main It's another week of campaigning for Nigel Huddleston in Luton South as Esther Rantzen announces her intention to contest the seat»

While Conservative grassroots, along with a number of cabinet ministers, support the move, chair of the Education Select Committee and Conservative MP Neil Carmichael has also voice opposition to lifting the ban.

For the past eight years, the Texas conservative grassroots movement has led the fight against federal failures on everything from Obamacare to lax border security and non-enforcement of immigration laws.

Creating a vocal, conservative grassroots movement to demand action is a strategy used by other conservative groups like republicEN.

Keep an eye on what the TechRepublican guys are doing to educate Republican political professionals, for sure, but also watch for action in the conservative grassroots.

After losing the primary, McDonald had the option of fighting on in the general election on the Independence Party line — and he had the governor's blessing in doing so, which, when it came to the conservative grassroots, might actually have been more of a curse.

Hannan is popular amongst the Tory grassroots, in some ways he is their equivalent of Tony Benn in that Hannan's philosophy represents the aspirations of most of the conservative grassroots, even if it is not popular amongst «liberal - conservative» swing voters in the Midlands.

Libous also declined to say that the decision by Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos to allow the same - sex marriage bill to come to the floor for a vote last year — where it passed, thanks to «yes» votes from Saland and McDonald, along with Sens. Mark Grisanti and Jim Alesi — was a bad idea, though he did allow the Republicans knew quite well that the vote would cost them with the conservative grassroots in this election.

The anti-gay marriage movement is holding up McDonald's scalp as proof that Republicans who dare to cross the conservative grassroots on key issues will pay.

Hanging out with Paladino — while likely a popular move with the GOP and conservative grassroots — no doubt gives the governor and his allies more fodder with which to attack Cuomo's GOP opponent.

Cllr Miles Windsor, Chairman of Conservative Grassroots & Cllr Ben Harris - Quinney, Director of Conservative Grassroots.

Here in NY - 24, it is my sincere hope that John Katko will listen to the conservative grassroots of the GOP, and that he will faithfully represent our interests in Congress.

Lower petrol prices is the tax cut most desired by the Conservative grassroots.

In his email, Hunter said he hopes Katko will «listen to the conservative grassroots of the GOP, and that he will faithfully represent our interests in Congress.»

Some in the conservative grassroots movement immediately called for Republican voters to unite and support McConnell.

Mindful of the fact that the conservative grassroots is still smarting from the same - sex marriage vote two years ago, and steaming over the SAFE Act passage, the Senate Republicans drew a line in the sand over the abortion plank of the governor's Women's Equality Agenda and also refused to budget on campaign finance reform.

This angered the conservative grassroots, which finds Flanagan too liberal — largely due to his «yes» vote on the SAFE Act.

Also likely to return: Discussions about reforms to the SAFE Act, which Flanagan tried to push — unsuccessfully — during this past session as part of an olive branch to the conservative grassroots that preferred Sen. John DeFrancisco to him during the leadership fight — in part due to his «yes» vote on the controversial gun control legislation.

The Senate Republicans have taken a beating from the conservative grassroots for allowing the SAFE Act to come to the floor and letting it pass.

That might help the Republicans in the general election — especially in a presidential year when more Democrats will be coming out to vote than usual — but would no doubt further inflame the conservative grassroots, which is already not a fan of Flanagan due to his «yes» vote on the SAFE Act.

«Here in NY - 24, it is my sincere hope that John Katko will listen to the conservative grassroots of the GOP, and that he will faithfully represent our interests in Congress,» Hunter said.

(CNN)-- Campaigning for Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic nominee in Virginia's gubernatorial race, Vice President Joe Biden depicted Republican nominee Ken Cuccinelli as a puppet of the tea party and framed the race as a referendum on the conservative grassroots movement, one day before voters head to the polls on Election Day.

Especially on the Republican side of things, electeds are tethered in real - time to the conservative grassroots, and that shapes how they're voting on things day in and day out:

Saying the conservative grassroots movement is «now the most potent force in Republican politics» and pointing out Rep. Pete Sessions, chairman of the National Republican Campaign Committee, and Rep. Mike Pence, chairman of the House Republican Conference, are both members of the new House Tea Party Caucus, DNC chairman Tim Kaine said «the Republican Party agenda has become the Tea Party agenda and vice versa.»

Washington (CNN)-- Dede Scozzafava, the woman who has become the symbol of moderate Republicanism, is taking a shot at former Republican vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin, the woman who has become the darling of the Republican Party's conservative grassroots.

Lord Tebbit, a former Tory chairman, and a group calling itself Conservative Grassroots, have previously called for her to be sacked.

Graham Brady and the other recently elected officers of the»22 should be ambitious in (1) policy development, (2) improving the party's campaigning and (3) in representing the interests of the Conservative grassroots.

Our monthly polling of the Conservative grassroots shows that they oppose the pledge by 64 % to 24 %.

So Patrick McLoughlin has just been on Marr discussing, among other things, the state of the Conservative grassroots.

Conversely, the conservative Grassroots Advisory Board to Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has its own axe to grind with Abbott's legislation, charging that HB 4 opens the door to state - mandated, taxpayer - funded full - day pre-K.