Sentences with phrase «activist than a politician»

It is so refreshing to back a candidate who is more an activist than a politician, who believes in something other than their own self - interest, and who, like Bernie, will certainly mobilize thousands of enthusiastic voters to rally behind his candidacy,» NYPAN Co-Chairman George Albro said in a statement.

Sounding at times more like an activist than a politician, the mayor earned several spirited rounds of applause from the gathering - all the more impressive considering the heavily credentialed audience of urban planners, environmentalists and veteran activists.

Sounding at times more like an activist than a politician, the mayor earned

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He saw himself as a protestor, an activist rather than a politician, and I feel that the drama helps place anyone in that situation.

But as it becomes normal rather than exceptional for campaigns to have a presence on Facebook and other social media channels, politicians will have to endure many more attempts by activists to take over their pages to get attention for their issues or their demands.

CITY HALL — More than a dozen of the city's most prominent politicians joined local activists on the steps of City Hall Thursday to protest a pending referendum to authorize nonpartisan elections this fall, saying the change would disenfranchise minority voters.

Diaz declined comment on the backlash from gay activists, other than to say that other prominent politicians are «quietly» backing him because they don't want to become a target.

«It is so refreshing to back a candidate who is an activist and not a politician, who believes in something other than their own self - interest, and who, like Bernie, will certainly mobilize thousands of enthusiastic voters to rally behind her historic candidacy.»

His reason: «Let the activists, let the people decide» who the nominee will be, rather than the politicians.

Tenant activists are leery of Cuomo, who has raised more cash than any other state politician from landlords and real estate interests.

Secondly, whilst the sights of Labour activists in both Scotland and Wales are firmly concentrated on their new national parliaments rather than Westminster, Scotland (unlike Wales) seems to send its leading politicians to Westminster.

The new polls make clear that more than a year of high - profile opposition to the Common Core from parent activists on the left and the right, as well as from tea party groups, celebrity comedians and politicians such as Jindal and Huckabee, has taken a toll.

I alleged that global population growth was declining more rapidly than the politicians / activists were stating.

But Brian cox acted and spoke more like a politician activist than scientist.

Rather than offering a sober perspective on risk, however, the finding provoked yet more speculation from the media, activists and politicians.

What possible worse scenario could there be, than the barrage of catastrophic visions we have been subjected to by activists, politicians, and the media, over the last few years?