Sentences with phrase «democrat general election campaign»

Danny Alexander, chief secretary to the Treasury, has made clear that Lord Rennard will play no role during the Liberal Democrat general election campaign after Vince Cable, the business secretary, suggested the party would want to use the peer's «expertise».

Nick Clegg has put improving mental health care right at the heart of the Liberal Democrats general election campaign.

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Outgoing Liberal Democrat leader has revealed he decided to quit his position two weeks into the 2017 General Election campaign after repeatedly facing questions...

Outgoing Liberal Democrat leader has revealed he decided to quit his position two weeks into the 2017 General Election campaign after repeatedly facing questions over whether he believed gay sex was a sin.

Richard Becker, one of several Democrats vying to take on Republican Rep. Nan Hayworth in the general election, was forced to issue a rather shamefaced explanation after questioned about a campaign contribution he gave to a former Republican congresswoman whose district (well, the re-drawn version of it, anyway) he's now running to represent.

And Mayor Byron W. Brown, running for re-election with only nominal competition in the general election, was suddenly back on television, spending a total of $ 106,500 in little more than two weeks on ads, campaign literature and a get - out - the - vote effort for himself and his fellow Democrats running for countywide office.

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Both Cameron and Gordon Brown have gone out of their way to blow kisses at Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, leading some commentators to say he won the opening skirmishes of the general election campaign despite not having said a word.

The endorsements, announced during a press conference at Perez Williams» campaign headquarters, come just four days before the Democrat goes up against independent Ben Walsh, Republican Laura Lavine and Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins in the general election.

She now has more than $ 5 million cash in her campaign war chest — which, when combined with public matching funds, is more than the $ 6.4 million candidates are allowed to spend during the primary — leaving her with $ 2.4 million for the general election or a potential run - off with a fellow Democrat.

They said Democrat Thomas Suozzi will have had 100 days to campaign since he won his party's nomination on June 28, while Martins will be left as a «drastic disadvantage» with only 32 days to mount a general election campaign.

Barring a substantial shift in the last few days of campaigning — which seems unlikely given that 91 per cent of Labour voters say they probably will not change their minds — we can expect a swing from the Liberal Democrats to Labour of around 8 per cent since the general election.

During the 2010 general election campaign Osborne was considered to have been sidelined, owing to his perceived unpopularity and the perception by both Liberal Democrat and Labour strategists that he was a «weak link».

Former President Bill Clinton, campaigning for his wife ahead of the June 7 California primary, urged Democrats to «relax» about her general election prospects, even though polls show her running even with, or even slightly behind, Donald Trump.

The Liberal Democrat donor who helped fund the party's general election campaign has been jailed for two years after pleading guilty to perjury and obtaining a passport by deception.

Tasini noted he had called during the campaign for Rangel to give up his re-election bid and focus on his defense for fear of bringing other Democrats down with him in the general election.

The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg launched the Welsh Liberal Democrats» general election campaign at Cardiff's Panasonic factory promising economic growth for all parts of the UK and «a fairer society for Wales».

A brief introduction to me: I joined the Liberal Democrats in March 2010, campaigned as part of Bosworth PPC Michael Mullaney's team in the run - up to the 2010 General Election (where Michael gained one of the largest swings to the Lib Dems in the country), I joined the Social Liberal Forum shortly after that.

The Liberal Democrats will continue to build a stronger economy and a fairer society for Wales, Nick Clegg has said today as he launches the Welsh Liberal Democrats» General Election campaign.

Stephen Tall suggested that Nick Clegg's motion on the economy, to be debated at party conference in Glasgow, marked the beginning of the 2015 general election campaign for the Liberal Democrats.

At 10:30 a.m., Democrat Kim Myers plans to kick off her general election campaign for the 22nd congressional district, Kim Myers for Congress Headquarters, 1901 Vestal Parkway E, Vestal.

A general election campaign seems a peculiar time to discuss a non-vacant position, but ambitious Liberal Democrat MPs are clearly just as uncertain about their party's fortunes as the pollsters.

Andy Burnham's campaign chair has reacted to the Guardian's endorsement of Yvette Cooper by reminding people that the paper backed the Liberal Democrats in the 2010 general election.

Ahead of the 2001 general election, the Liberal Democrats campaigned on a platform of abolishing tuition fees outright, while Labour claimed in its manifesto that it had made the introduction of top - up fees illegal.

The Liberal Democrats have been hit with a maximum # 20,000 fine by the Electoral Commission for failing to declare hundreds of items of campaign spending at the general election.

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

Unveiling the Liberal Democrat education policy for the party's general election campaign with a keynote speech in London, Mr Clegg said that the link between deprivation and low achievement remained, despite Labour's investment programme.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman plans to report $ 2.3 million in cash on hand in his campaign account, according to a person familiar with his July filing with the state Board of Elections, underscoring the Democrat's efforts to prepare for a possible gubernatorial bid.

In the general election to unseat incumbent Democrat Tim Bishop, Mr. Trump contributed $ 2,000 to Mr. Zeldin's campaign, according to Roll Call, a Washington D.C. newspaper that covers Capitol Hill.

Assemblywoman Carmen Arroyo is a scofflaw, says the man who wants to replace her in Albany, and the state Board of Elections supports his contention.Angel Molina, a Democrat running on the Republican line in November's general election in the 84th Assembly District, wants Arroyo investigated for failing to report campaign contributions and expenditures during 2014's election cycle.The nondisclosure is a violation of state election laws that often results in heavy fines, but little else.

An aide to Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, a Democrat, wrote in a Christmas Eve letter approving the reimbursement that his office was «constrained» to send the money back to the campaign account due in part to the «sorry state» of state election law.

And for the Liberal Democrats, Tim Snowball, who worked as campaign tour organiser for Nick Clegg during the general election, is now a private secretary in Clegg's office.

Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron poses for a selfie taken by carer April Preston during a General Election campaign visit to the Barlow Medical Centre, in Didsbury, Manchester

During the April general election campaign the Liberal Democrats campaigned against «a hidden Tory tax» and launched a poster campaign dubbed the «Tory tax bombshell».

He first won his seat for Labour in the 1997 general election, having contested the predecessor Littleborough and Saddleworth seat at a by - election in 1995, [7] which was marked by Labour's particularly vicious and personal campaign, attacking the Liberal Democrat candidate, Chris Davies, as «high on tax and soft on drugs».

Democrats will do their best to marginalize Labrador in the coming weeks, but the endorsement from Romney and the staff moves are signs that Labrador is prepared to run a serious general election campaign.

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has apologised again to the women involved in the Lord Rennard allegations and said the peer «will not be playing any role» in his General Election campaign.

Mark Williams was today (11th May) joined by Tim Farron in Cardiff to launch the Welsh Liberal Democrats» General Election campaign.

We will also relaunch ConHome's Yellow to Blue fundraising campaign that during the last General Election raised over # 12,000 for Tory candidates fighting Liberal Democrats.

The Democrats have ran campaigns against Malliotakis in the last three general elections, while she has ran unopposed in the Republican Primaries.

He was an enthusiastic supporter of the merger between the two parties in 1988 and became Campaign Manager for the new party the Liberal Democrats under Paddy Ashdown in the 1992 General Election.

With just six weeks left until the general election, Cuomo has yet to begin campaigning in person for Senate Democrats.

Tim Farron, former leader of the Liberal Democrats, says he regrets saying gay sex is not a sin during the 2017 general election campaign

The Times reports today that «the Liberal Democrats are to focus their general election campaign on Labour seats in an historic shift that could help David Cameron.»

Meanwhile, the English Democrats have launched their general election campaign, with candidates running in more than 100 seats across England.

The Liberal Democrat's policy to run on a remain ticket in a general election has more traction on the basis of the likelihood of an election in the near future following Cameron's resignation, and the legitimising claim that the leave campaign was based on mistruths.