Sentences with phrase «also scoring political points»

Gay rights activists knew that these Republicans were not on their side, but by getting them on the record struggling to explain their bigotry, this questioning likely reached moderates in favor of equality, while also helping to create a political environment in which Obama and Democrats were able to set themselves apart from the Republicans and reaffirm their support for equality, while also scoring political points with an influential constituency.

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He said: «Britain voted for change yesterday, but it also voted for a new politics, it did not vote for party political bickering, grandstanding and point - scoring.

He also denied that the effort was designed to score some sort of political point in his election.