Sentences with phrase «labor party winning»

In 1970, the Socialist Labor Party won a lawsuit against the Ohio ballot access law for minor parties.

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But his «safe hands on the economy» message cut through in the end, with the coalition winning a majority of seats in 1998 despite Labor winning 51 per cent of the two - party vote.

South Australian Liberal leader Steven Marshall has promised a «new dawn» for South Australia after his party won the state election and ended 16 years of Labor Government.

Take this salad to your Labor day party or keep it to yourself (I wouldn't be mad if you added a nice grilled salmon fillet on top to make dinner proper) either way you win!

The WFP is poised to win big tomorrow with NYC mayoral frontrunner de Blasio, whom the labor - backed party has supported throughout his career.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo in his first public comments since his primary opponent Cynthia Nixon won the endorsement of the Working Families Party emphasized his ties with organized labor amid the party's sParty emphasized his ties with organized labor amid the party's sparty's split.

One of commentors on a Slashdot article (somewhat tangentially to the question's topic, discussing a Liberal Democratic party Senate win) noted that the main reason Labor lost the nation - wide election -LSB-...

Today he won endorsements from State Senator Eric Schneiderman and Assemblyman Adriano Espaillat, has the nod from Manhattan BP Scott Stringer, and is in talks with the Working Families Party to gain their important support in labor - rich District 10.

Asked whether the Australian Labor party could win the upcoming election despite Murdoch campaigning against them he replied that: «Of course they can and I'm sure Rupert Murdoch would be the first to concede that the power of the printed media is not what it was twenty or thirty years ago.»

What I don't get is why did they win when under the party totals, Labor clearly had nearly 800,000 more votes in the party totals as compared to the Liberal National Pparty totals, Labor clearly had nearly 800,000 more votes in the party totals as compared to the Liberal National Pparty totals as compared to the Liberal National PartyParty?

The speaker won 68 percent of the vote thanks in no small part to the combined efforts of his allies in labor and the Working Families Party and in spite of the fact that he was widely lambasted by editorial boards and even saw the NY Times back Newell.

The episode began during the 2009 elections, after the Working Families Party, backed by labor unions and armed with a formidable voter turnout operation, won a series of surprise victories for liberal candidates.

Earlier in 2004, the labor - backed Working Families Party endorsed Spano over his Democratic challenger, then - Westchester County Legislator Andrea Stewart - Cousins, providing him with the razor - think 18 - vote margin necessary to win re-election.

Sen. Bernie Sanders responded to former Vice President Joe Biden's recent endorsement of former Secretary of Labor Tom Perez for DNC chair by reaffirming the necessity for Rep. Keith Ellison to win the DNC chair seat in order to take the Democratic Party in a more progressive direction.

The first politician ever to win an election on the Working Famlies Party line alone said today she was «disappointed» the labor - backed organization chose to support Sen. Bernie Sanders for president.

One of the two front - running candidates — Thomas E. Perez, the former Labor Secretary and a native of Snyder — has solidified the support of the Obama / Clinton wing of the party and won the endorsement of former Vice President Joe Biden.

Powerful labor allies of Mr. Cuomo's are pushing to fill vacant slots on the party's central committee to tilt the governing body in the governor's favor — and threatening to withdraw from the party entirely if they fail and Ms. Nixon wins the endorsement.

Jennifer Fuentes, a former Ward 5 alderwoman with a background as a labor and community organizer, helped Gallo win support from the Working Families Party, support Gallo has credited with giving him the margin of victory in the down - to - the - wire squeaker that was last September's primary race.

The Working Families Party has proven adept at winning local races, but this race in eastern Queens will be some new territory for the labor - backed party, whose strength is in central Brooklyn and the west side of ManhaParty has proven adept at winning local races, but this race in eastern Queens will be some new territory for the labor - backed party, whose strength is in central Brooklyn and the west side of Manhaparty, whose strength is in central Brooklyn and the west side of Manhattan.

He won despite alienating the labor - backed Working Families Party with his newly formed Women's Equality Party, seen as a rival to preserving the WFP's ballot space.

The party received fewer votes than the American Labor Party ticket, a Socialist Party splinter group, which endorsed Democratic incumbent Gov. Herbert Lehman who went on to win the elecparty received fewer votes than the American Labor Party ticket, a Socialist Party splinter group, which endorsed Democratic incumbent Gov. Herbert Lehman who went on to win the elecParty ticket, a Socialist Party splinter group, which endorsed Democratic incumbent Gov. Herbert Lehman who went on to win the elecParty splinter group, which endorsed Democratic incumbent Gov. Herbert Lehman who went on to win the election.

It was how the workers» movement and its small farmer allies were able to build movements to win the universal franchise, to organize labor unions and cooperatives, and to effectively compete in elections against the older top - down parties of the landed and business elites that were based on their legislative caucuses and wealthy sponsors rather than a formal membership with democratic rights in their party.

The 1910 election was the first to elect a majority government, with the Australian Labor Party concurrently winning the first Senate majority.

The Liberal Party appeared to shift campaign resources into defending its safer seats, Labor achieving substantial swings to win the marginal seats of Kingston, Makin and Wakefield, but failing to dislodge the Liberal Party in Boothby and Sturt.

When Cuomo was running for re-election in 2014 and seeking the endorsement of the labor - backed Working Families Party, the governor committed to aiding Senate Democrats, who favor raising the minimum wage, in their campaign to win the majority.

Benjamin said also tied it to Nixon's burgeoning campaign and said Cuomo was attempting to block her from winning the endorsement of the labor - backed Working Families Party.

A reformer who won the lion's share of labor endorsements in the race, including that of the Working Families Party, Torres was supported by State Senator Gustavo Rivera, who ousted disgraced and jailed incumbent Pedro Espada, Jr. in 2010, as well as by the Bronx's most popular elected official, Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. (who has broken with his father on social issues like LGBT rights and marriage equality).

The progressive, labor - backed Working Families Party, worked tirelessly for Mr. Williams and a handful of other candidates, and he eventually won the six - way race with 37 percent of the vote.

The Labor Party has pledged to create a A$ 280 million research institute to «take politics out of the classroom» and «put an end to decades of ideological battles about school education», if it wins the next federal election.

In 2013, Australia's conservative party won control of Parliament, ousting a progressive Labor Party majoparty won control of Parliament, ousting a progressive Labor Party majoParty majority.

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