Sentences with phrase «national party challenger»

Over the weekend, Alexander, the beleaguered Lib Dem MP and Chief Secretary to the Treasury, openly urged Tory and Labour voters in his Highland's seat to support his bid to hold it against an insurgent Scottish National party challenger, Highlands council leader Drew Hendry.

Not exact matches

It's not out of the ordinary for a challenger to tie their potential opponent to the national party's leadership.

National pundits began to speak of moderate Republican candidates being «Scozzafavaed» by tea party challengers and the GOP's conservative wing.

But rather than cleaving along partisan lines, Democrats and Republicans — incumbents and challengers alike — came down on both sides of the issue depending on their states and districts, suggesting national party committees aren't likely to take up the vote in their national messaging.

As it stands, none of the Republican challengers is likely to get much help from the the national Republican Party, which is prioritizing the more traditional battleground states in its effort to regain control of the Senate.

Rather than make themselves a vessel through which Cuomo can position himself as a national progressive leader, community groups are backing candidates like Nixon, lieutenant governor candidate Jumaane Williams, and a slate of IDC challengers in September's primary in order to help remake the party in their image.