Sentences with phrase «as a protest candidate»

Clarke is significant as well because Schneiderman is trying to lock up support of minority voting blocs since there are no candidates of color in the AG's race — a fact that has spurred NYC Councilman Charles Barron to run as a protest candidate for governor.

She ran as a protest candidate for New York governor in 2010.

Not exact matches

If these nasty bombastic Christians that protest funerals and wrap their lives around political candidates as a savior actually read the Bible they would see they are not in line with God's will.

Yeah a peaceful protest would work... as long as we come in numbers and it is about being a pro Arsenal I guess... I also want a change at the manager position buto let's not hound him out like he is worth nothing If he stays though and the board backs him up... and no candidates rush at Arsenal door here is what I would like:

After his candidacy emerged yesterday, a storm of protest from Jewish organisations forced Farron to criticise his adoption as a candidate, while insisting he would not interfere with a local party matter.

New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon marches with activists as they rally against financial institutions» support of private prisons and immigrant detention centers, as part of a May Day protest near Wall Street in lower Manhattan on Tuesday, May 1, 2018.

In the opinion of CADA, election threats come in different forms and may include intimidation, registering minors and foreigners, multiple registration, etc. during voter registration exercise or targeting of election officials, intimidation or harassment of journalists, incitement to violence in the media or public, protecting, expanding, or delineating turf or «no - go areas», attacks on election rallies or candidates, intimidation of voters to compel them to vote or stay away, physical attacks on election materials such as snatching and destruction of ballot boxes, armed clashes among political parties, violent clashes among groups of rival supporters, vandalism and physical attacks on property of opponents, targeted attacks against specific candidates or political parties, attacks on rivals who have either won in elections or were defeated, violent street protests and efforts by armed police to maintain or restore order, tear gas, firing on protestors, attacks by protestors on property or the police, escalation and perpetuation of ethnic or sectarian violence.

Tim Rogers, who organized Teachout and Wu's stop in New Paltz, said that he originally supported her as a «protest candidate,» but as time went on saw that she was «gaining incredible momentum,» with endorsements from unions, environmental organizations and NOW.

On the protest being embarked upon by the PDP members over Jimoh's recognition as the party's candidate, Akeredolu said the position of the APC was that security agencies should not allow miscreants to take over.

«Michael Foot was wrong to condemn my advocacy of extra-parliamentary protests and to initially block my endorsement as parliamentary candidate for Bermondsey.

The protest comes as Paladino, a real - estate developer and school board member in Buffalo, is considering a run for governor on the Conservative Party line should the state GOP not coalesce around a candidate who doesn't support ousting the Republican leaders in the state Legislature.

The NAACP staged a sit - in to protest the nomination of the conservative Sessions as the nation's next Attorney General, vowing to occupy his Mobile, Alabama, office until he withdrew as a candidate or demonstrators were arrested.

The four states chairmen: Davies Ikanya, Rivers; Joseph Fafi, Bayelsa; Etim John, Cross River; Amadu Attai, Akwa ibom stormed out of the south - south zonal caucus meeting held at the Edo state government house on Monday in protest of what they said were plans by Godwin Obaseki, governor of the state, and Hilliard Eta, zonal vice-chairman of the APC, to adopt Oshiomhole as the consensus chairmanship candidate of the region.

To this set of people, who thought there is no alternative to Buhari, they must be living in fools» paradise as the President has never been the best for the country but a candidate of circumstance and protest vote in 2015.

An Accra High Court on Wednesday, struck out a case in which the PPP was protesting a GHc50, 000 and GHc10, 000, fixed by the Electoral Commission as filing fees for presidential and parliamentary candidates respectively, as part of the nomination process.

Esther Rantzen is the latest person to stand as an independent candidate for the Westminster parliament in protest against the behaviour of MPs.

In Makurdi Local Government, five contestants to the chairmanship seat stormed the office of the Deputy Governor, Benson Abnoun, to protest the alleged imposition of Mrs. Justina Audu as the APC chairmanship candidate.

In practice, independent candidates largely serve as receptacles for protest votes.

Green Party gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins said he doesn't mind if people vote for him as a protest to major party candidates.

Also participating were the Green Party and its gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins, delegations from several colleges, environmental groups such as the Sierra Club and Natural Resources Defense Council, indigenous dancers in traditional garb and headgear, a number of out - of - state liberal organizations, activists from several foreign nations and a large complement of radical socialist and communist parties — all marching to the usual protest accompaniment of acoustic guitars, drums, horns and whistles.

Candidate Pat Ryan of Gardiner, sailing along as one of the top - tier fund - raisers, dealt with some back and forth last week over whether he had conspired to spy on protest groups while employed with a high - tech computer surveillance firm several years ago.

Charles Barron, Freedom Barron is running as a protest because the Democratic Party is running an all - white slate of candidates for statewide office.

Idris explained further that the trained police officers are those the force utilised to cover the flash points during the Liberian National election as well as subsequent protests that marked the aftermath of that election by supporters of George Weah, a presidential candidate in that election.

«These actions have resulted in massive protests in many parts of Ondo State as the Ondo people have taken to the streets to show displeasure at the schemes to deny them of the candidate of their choice for the governorship election.

MPs and activists had protested that next Thursday's 12.30 pm deadline would stop candidates such as Mr McDonnell from running.

But the story won't change the fact that Zephyr Teachout is a protest candidate, or that, as Republican Governors Association chair Chris Christie noted on the subject of Rob Astorino, New York is not a realistic target for a Republican pick - up this year.

New York Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon, center, marches as part of a May Day protest near Wall Street in Lower Manhattan, May...

A Cuomo official told the Buffalo News earlier this week that «any protest candidate is going to get in the low - to mid-high 20s,» and the paper reported «Cuomo operatives were suggesting Teachout could get as much as 30 percent of the vote.»

The challenge in tonight's debate, he said, will be for Hawkins to set himself apart from the other third - party candidates, some of whom are running on one issue or as a protest.

De Blasio, who is positioning himself as the most liberal candidate in a crowded Democratic field, has been arrested at protests before, including at a 2003 demonstration over the closing of a Brooklyn firehouse.

Protests were staged in Akure, the state capital, Owo, Ondo and Ore towns on Friday, following the declaration of Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Ondo governorship election

Protests have continued to greet the choice of Yahaya Belo as APC candidate for the Saturday's supplementary election in Kogi State.

Two local councillors resigned from the party in protest, one of whom subsequently stood against her as an Independent Labour candidate, somewhat denting her majority of 2,688.

In the lead up to the Armenian presidential election on February 15th, the incumbent Serzh Sargsyan of the Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) emerged as the only viable choice on the ballot after four other prospective candidates dropped out of the race, one of whom was shot in an assassination attempt, while another cited electoral fraud and commenced a hunger strike in protest.

Holtz, a former teacher, principal and superintendent, touts himself as a more experienced educator and clear conservative candidate, in part because Humphries signed a petition to trigger a 2012 recall of Walker after the passage of Act 10, which curtailed collective bargaining and sparked massive protests — especially from public school teachers.

Still, I'm voting for a third party candidate mostly as a protest.

This would include Hansen at GISS who goes on protests and officially endorses candidates or anyone acting as an author / editor for IPCC.