Sentences with phrase «general election loss»

McCain would look like a huge waffler, a label he is trying desperately to shed, and Huckabee would get his 43 percent, guaranteeing a general election loss (although since Huckabee has probably already conceded to himself that he's just in the race as a spoiler, he'd enjoy the opportunity for Bible thumping).

If he were to lose the leadership election he would go immediately I think, but this is a man who spends almost all his time on policy issues, he has little life outside politics and has spent all his life since his teens on either academic or political pursuits, I'm sure he would find his own nature militating for him to continue and he would probably see a General Election loss with him as PM as something he had to rectify.

Many political observers attributed his general election loss to Republican Roy Bernardi to that primary fight.

Democrats should hope that all the money the Club For Growth has poured into the RI GOP Senate primary for rightwinger Steve Laffey will result in a win over incumbent Lincoln Chafee, because that will mean the CFG will be able to pour tons more money into a guaranteed general election loss for Laffey to Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse.

And despite his general election loss, Romney still says his best advice for early state voters is to back a candidate with a viable shot of taking the White House.

Not exact matches

The issue arose in the Republican primary debates, and reportedly resentment of the abuse was a major contributor to Hillary Clinton's loss of Florida in the general election in the 2016 US presidential race.

Clinton may be headed for another loss in a Democratic primary battle in West Virginia today, though she believes she has already locked down the party's nomination and is focused on the general election and Trump.

The loss of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2016 general elections was not only a defeat but a rejection, hence the party needs a new leader for successive elections, former President Jerry John Rawlings has said.

I suspect this is actually an attempt by Clegg to construct a narrative which will see the blame for any losses at the 2015 general election placeable at the feet of someone other than himself.

Labour's big losses in these councils were not against the other main parties who they will be fighting in the general election, but against independent candidates.

Taking the responsibility for the NDC's defeat in the 2016 elections, Mahama said: «Of course as the general who led us into battle, I take ultimate responsibility for our losing the election and so if it will satisfy those people, blame me for the loss.»

The general elections on December 7 saw the National Democratic Congress suffer a net loss of 52 MPs from the last session while the New Patriotic Party have seen a net gain of 46 MPs.

But whatever tactical moves the Tories are tempted to make to minimise losses, they must keep their eyes on the real prize: the 2015 general election, now just 16 months away.

For instance, Labour's overall share of the vote increased in 2015, relative to the 2010 General Election, by 1.5 %, but the extent of the party's support / seat losses in Scotland to the Scottish National Party (returning with just 1 of the 41 seats that the party had won there in 2010) meant that most of the 701,147 votes won by Labour in Scotland were effectively wasted votes.

There is increased speculation that Kenneth Mitchell, Council Member from Staten Island District 49, chagrined over his loss to Debi Rose in the Democratic primary, is readying a run in the general election on the Conservative Party line.

As the last general election in the United Kingdom showed, this is a hazardous task to engage in, as the votes to seats ration can be skewed by geography and spatial differences in terms of support gains / losses for the different parties.

Mr Harpham had won the Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough seat at last year's general election and grilled David Cameron over 100 job losses in Sheffield steel at Prime Minister's Questions just two weeks before he died.

And are these May 23rd election results for the party prefiguring a large number of Labour Party losses at this next general election contest?

The Greater Accra Regional Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Anthony Nukpenu, is blaming the party's founder, former President Jerry John Rawlings for contributing to the party's loss in the general elections.

The 2015 general election unexpectedly resulted in a net loss of seats, with Labour representation falling to 232 seats in the House of Commons.

She must deliver a clean Brexit, one in which we are fully independent from the EU — no fudges or compromises — or Ukip will rise again, strongly, and swiftly, and the Tories will face a massive loss of electoral support at the next general election.»

But it's still probable they will draw back, as another change of leader will certainly mean an immediate General Election, and I don't think it could do more than mitigate some of their losses.

Under the leadership of Tony Blair, the governing Labour Party was re-elected to serve a second term in government with another landslide victory, returning 413 of the 418 seats won by the party in the previous general election, a net loss of 5 seats, though with significantly lower turnout than before — 59.4 %, compared to 71.3 % in the previous election.

Dr. Nduom, a few days after the party's loss, expressed optimism that Ghanaians will reward the party with victory in the country's subsequent general elections.

Astorino is widely expected to be a front - runner for his party's gubernatorial nomination, and it's likely his opponents will bring up his loss in the 2014 general election for that office to argue he shouldn't get a second shot.

Meanwhile, a Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) survey released on Monday predicted that the general election campaign would take place with a backdrop of job losses.

Former president Mahama has once again reiterated his reasons to accept the ultimate responsibility for the party's loss in the 2016 general elections.

In a recent article for the Labour modernisers» house journal, Progress, the blogger and former Labour Party staffer Hopi Sen commented on the growing consensus within and without the Conservative Party that a Tory loss at the 2015 General Election would trigger the end of David Cameron's leadership.

WASHINGTON (CNN)-- Caroline Kennedy's $ 2,300 donation to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign was not returned because of her decision to endorse Barack Obama in the Democratic primary, a Clinton aide told CNN — it was sent back because the New York senator's loss meant she would not be able to keep funds that had been contributed for her general election campaign.

• If those who have been working to destabilise Corbyn's leadership such as Tony Blair, Rupert Murdoch, Neil Kinnock, Peter Mandelson etc, and MPs such as Angela Eagle now succeed in their coup, then I predict a wholesale move of existing Labour supporters (myself included) to the Greens and electoral losses for the remaining «Labour party» that will eclipse even those suffered by the Lib Dems in the last general election.

According to the former Central Regional Minister, tensions within the party which have surfaced since their disappointing loss in the 2016 general elections, were being fueled by the uncertainty about the...

In spite of the rancor and acrimony which have characterized the body politics of our party since that bitter loss in the 2016 General Elections, our leaders have proven to us that they believe in the very fundamental tenet of democracy which is to «disagree to agree.»

Hynes announced last week that he will contest the general election on the Republican and Conservative lines, despite suffering a ten - point loss to former federal prosecutor Ken Thompson in last month's Democratic primary.

Labour's dominance of Scotland's Westminster seats continued in the 2001 general election, with a small loss of votes but no losses of seats.

We'll stick to statewide general elections for Senate and governor, even though there are plenty of eyebrow - raising results in party primaries (Sen. Dick Lugar's loss in 2012), off - season special elections (Scott Brown's triumph in early 2010) and U.S. House races (a good half - dozen of them every election year).

Despite the GOP line loss, Levy will still be on the general election ballot, running on the Conservative, Independence and an independent party line.

Ed Balls, the former Shadow Chancellor, has spoken exclusively to BBC News about «his loss» in the general election and his disappointment at Labour's failure.

She will appear on the Working Families Party line in the general election, on the heels of her loss in the Democratic primary, but she is not actively campaigning.

«The strategic problem is that only 14 % of our gains were in areas we need in order to win general elections — while just under 50 % of our losses were in those areas.»

This will mean that Labour will not win the General Election, but with the loss of Scotland that is likely to have been the case even if there was perfect harmony in the PLP.

Or, alternatively, the Tories won back significant support in the run - up to previous General Elections PRECISELY BECAUSE they'd suffered such a significant loss to Labour during the immediate 12 months following the previous Election.

Unlike the often straightforward results of a General Election, the party political outcome from Thursday has been very much a mixed one, with Labour suffering severe losses in Scotland, and being pushed into third position by the Conservatives, but largely holding on to their councils in England, and also securing a morale boosting win in the London Mayoral race.

Mr Watson said Labour suffered a devastating loss in last year's general election, meaning this year the party was «coming from low base».

Clement called the narrow loss «heartbreaking» but said that he bore no ill will towards Gallo and looked forward to campaigning on his behalf in the general election.

UKIP is «dormant» like the Black Death, its general secretary said after it suffered heavy losses in the English local elections.

The effect is, according to Electoral Calculus, that Labour would retain 13 seats to 46 for the SNP whereas yesterday's poll made it 4 to 54, a loss of 28 rather than 37 seats but still bad enough to ensure that Labour was incapable of winning the general election.

«In reviewing the crisis that has engulfed our party since the loss of the 2015 general elections after 15 years of uninterrupted leadership at the centre, it became obvious to both of us as principal actors that it is time to heal the wounds and bring about a united, focused and constructive opposition party that can bring sanity to our democratic process.»