Sentences with phrase «at election times»

It might be agreed that, for elections to be fair, there is a need for rules to ensure a level, or at least not too bumpy, playing field at election times.

In addition, unions draw on their political funds to provide one - off donations, mainly at election times, amounting to about # 12m.

Postal primaries under the Carswell scheme could only happen at election times and many constituencies don't vote every year.

Especially at election times when they have to make decision about who is going to govern them.

They are all smiles at election times and then abject distaste behind closed doors, locked in their shiny, beautiful cars.

Practically all - political strategists will tell you that any political party that even hints at a tax increase will be crucified at election time.

And now at election time, she wants us to believe she cares about fixing the health care challenges people in Kamloops have been facing for years.»

Then at election time, we let them know how we feel.

I don't know how they select judges in Pennsylvania, but if they are elected, the Pennsylvanians need to remember this nut at election time.

Sam Brownback uses religion for political purposes only, mostly at election time.

No wonder you continue to lose at election time.

People's impressions of parties and candidates (but especially of parties) aren't formed just at election time.

There we go again, shut up this hypocritical rightwingers.Only at election time do rear their ugly heads up to be seen and heard.It's time to unleash the CRACKKIN, the monster that the IRS people use on unruly religious groups, exemption is like a death sentence to these groups.Most of these religious leaders are wolves in sheeps clothing, selling their political poison to anyone in their flocks.They push the envelope on the seperation of church and state issue, seeing how far they can go.Pastors and ministers would never speak politics like this years ago, that was taaboo.Now people like Robertson, Graham, and the rest, flaunt their ideaology both religious and political at every event.They don't care about the legal consequences, they have LAWYERS, perishioners pay for that.

Just be glad at least half the people with these beliefs are not being counted at election time.

Let's remember that members of National Security have families whose experiences can differ drastically from their own, especially at Election time.

She discussed the importance of building up a core of year - round activists, people who can be counted on to work on issues more than just at election time.

Personnel in those institutions have their political inclinations and act the way they want to at election time.

Such political values are rarely visible at election time, when people are, for the most part, motivated by the same issues (in 2010: economy, immigration, budget deficit) irrespective of what religion they affiliate with or attend.

When the parliamentary stakes are high enough, a determined government with tough whips would know that votes on a particular bill are subsumed in noise at election time.

Election spending per candidate is already capped at election time.

The Lobbying Act has been widely criticised for the chilling effect it is having on the lawful raising of issues by third party campaigners which legitimately require airing at election time.

«This deal looks like one more cynical effort by the IDC to cement their power and avoid being challenged at election time, while presenting themselves as the «real» Democrats in Albany.

This means it has a robust local campaigning infrastructure, and the party should have learnt the lessons from 2010 about how to take proper advantage of a sudden upsurge in popularity at election time.

Although there's always a lot of talk at election time about «who's writing the manifesto», the task is never delegated to one individual.

They don't tell people what they have in mind at election time, for example.

They also build war chests to bombard voters with advertisements at election time.

While supporters form an important resource at election time, what attracts them to party activity is likely to be different to party members.

Most constituencies are occupied by safe seat politicians who see little need to engage with the voters other than at election time or to get a front seat position in their parties.

The lesson of the election is that Labour can't and mustn't be a party which only does community campaigning at election time, or that sees changes in central government policy as the only way to persuade people to support them.

Jay suggests the man would readily represent his and his father's political views particularly at election time.

Over decades, and particularly at election time, political parties trumpet their support for victims.

And if they don't like the decision, they can make that point at election time.»

«The only time we got mad at each other was at election time.»

It did not recommend a ban on MPs taking outside employment such as journalism, but said that any such activity should be within «reasonable limits» and «transparent», with information available to voters at election time.

He made some good points but he also suggested that voters could have two boxes on their ballot papers at election time - one to vote as normal but another to award, if they chose, say # 3 in annual funding to that same party.

Speaking to the Sun newspaper, Farage said anyone who did not satisfy new criteria would not be allowed to stand for the party at election time.

Funnily, though, even in countries whose politics is driven by theocracy, God is not invoked at election time.

For the first time in more than a decade, the State Senate Republicans isn't getting any money from the state's powerful health care workers» union, SEIU 1199, at election time.

For most people, participation occurs every few years at election time.

The University of Cambridge professor, who was awarded an OBE in 2013, said she often «floats around the left» at election time.

If the Tories can help inject momentum into parts of the country that have been struggling, there is every reason to suppose that local people will start to look at them in a new light at election time.

And on patriotism, which Corbyn also claimed as a particular virtue, and competence, which always matters at election time, Cameron enjoys large leads.

(Not least because the governments of Poland, Lithuania, Spain and other countries with large flows of migrants to Britain will never accept having to go to their own voters at election time having made it harder for them to come to Britain to work.)

Incumbent MPs have been male and are often encouraged to stay on, as in 2015 since incumbency is a huge advantage for the party at election time.

Members are expected to attend monthly meetings, to carry petitions for Democratic candidates, and to work at election time on canvassing and phone banks to help Democrats get elected.

Ken Brynien, President of the Public Employees Federation, says he can't tell his members what do to at election time, but he says right now they seem disinclined to do help any lawmaker who voted for the plan, and vows that they will «remember in November».

«I think Gordon Brown will be the prime minister, I think he will be a very successful prime minister, but I think that in politics in the end it is at election time that people make their judgment.»

«If Labour Ministers decide that protecting their dominance in County Halls is more important than voters being able to cast a fair vote at election time, the Welsh Lib Dems will have no choice but to vote down this Bill.

The Commons leader also urged an end to slick marketing campaigns, which swallow millions at election time.

There may also be difficulties ahead over electoral reform, with the Tories insisting that the number of MPs is reduced and the size of constituencies equalised — a move that could give the party an advantage at election time.