Sentences with phrase «back against conservative»

That campaign fights back against the Conservative government's outrageous budget «omnibus» bill C - 38.
«It's a way for New York liberals to strike back against conservative evangelicals.»

Not exact matches

When conservative firebrand Ann Coulter launched a tirade on Twitter against Delta Air Lines over the weekend, the company pushed back publicly — calling her accusations «slanderous,» «unnecessary» and «unacceptable.»
A vote on the measure was delayed for hours after Democrats revolted against provisions to roll back part of the Dodd - Frank financial reform law and allow more big money political donations, while conservative Republicans objected because the measure did not block funds for Obama's immigration order.
Top allies of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blasted Bannon, the head of the far - right website Breitbart News who pledged to run opponents against McConnell - backed candidates whom Bannon deemed not sufficiently conservative.
Pushing back against «political correctness,» in 1987, Thiel co-founded the Stanford Review, a journal of conservative and libertarian viewpoints, and was its first editor - in - chief.
A number of Conservative MPs have already revolted against Osborne's proposed Brexit spending cuts, with at least 65 signing a letter saying they would not back such a move, calling them a «punishment.»
And Coulter pushed back against the vilification of Trump - boosters in the conservative press, characterizing many of those lobbing bombs as irrelevant players in the movement.
Some conservatives tried to fight back against Trump, pleading with their audiences to see what they contended to be the rational point of view, but their arguments seemed to go unheard.
I think you're exactly right about being reactions against the other and I often find that when some people's world is upset, they become even more conservative in their thinking; reaching back to the old seemingly for comfort.
These fears are not so different from the fear I see in the eyes of protestors carrying signs that depict President Obama as Hitler, the fear I see in the red faces of angry preachers urging their parishioners to «take America back for God,» the fear I detect in some of the books against emerging church, the fear I detect in some of the books in support of the emerging church, the fear I hear in the voices of both gays and the conservative evangelical activists who lobby against them when both sides consider for just a second the possibility that maybe they have it wrong.
I want to provide a little Protestant push - back (against Alexis, not Peter), and to expose a little of my own academic work in Postmodern Conservative, since I actually do not spend all my time philosophizing about pop music!
Back in 2008 I wrote a post called «A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Polls» to address how surprised I was at the way Conservative Evangelical Christians were embracing the idea of a woman for Vice President while at the same time standing against women being ordained as pastors.
Sheesh, it is ABOUT TIME that progressive Christians started pushing back against the self - righteous self - centered notions of conservative Christians.
Hoping against hope that the conservative Wenger changes it at half time and brings on Giroud for either per or kolasinac and reverts to a back four.
-LSB-...] in her latest angry screed against Obama - backed school food reform (and she's written others), conservative pundit Michelle Malkin applauded District 214 for voting itself out of «the -LSB-...]
While Assini, who also ran against Slaughter in 2014, coming closer to ousting her than many expected despite his shoestring campaign, is not backing away from his conservative values, he believes Slaughter has violated the Fair Campaign Pledge she signed in September.
Nick Clegg railed against Conservative backbenchers this morning, in a speech which saw him demand that David Cameron stop buckling to their demands and «get back to governing».
Suffolk County Conservative Chairman Ed Walsh is calling on Chris Cox to drop his bid for Congress in Long Island's 1st CD and back one of his two primary opponents, Randy Altschuler, reasoning it has become clear Cox «does not have a viable path to victory» against the Democratic incumbent, Rep. Tim Bishop.
«Anna Kaplan has the determination, talent, and experience we need to deliver progressive change for New Yorkers and fight back against Trump's extreme conservative agenda,» Cuomo said.
Against this background, the Conservative back benchers» attempt to repeal the Fixed - term Parliaments Act in order to promote their party's vested interests, just like the Prime Minister's attempt to shape devolution with much the same aim in mind, appears ill advised.
You forgot to mention that back in 2004, Russian Jewish Republican / Conservative Arthur Gershfeld, a criminal justice lawyer from Manhattan Beach, ran against Symbrowitz and received surprising 32 %.
New Yorkers for Growth, the conservative political action committee that has launched a crusade against the Working Families Party, and GOP / Conservative gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio are out with duel statements slamming AG Andrew Cuomo for agreeing today to accept the endorsement of the labor - backed party and run on its line conservative political action committee that has launched a crusade against the Working Families Party, and GOP / Conservative gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio are out with duel statements slamming AG Andrew Cuomo for agreeing today to accept the endorsement of the labor - backed party and run on its line Conservative gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio are out with duel statements slamming AG Andrew Cuomo for agreeing today to accept the endorsement of the labor - backed party and run on its line in November.
But purists like McKee worry the WFP's willingness to kowtow to Cuomo will cost the party its independence in the long run, arguing it would be better situated to push back against the AG's fiscally conservative agenda if it strikes out on its own.
Sen. Stephen Saland, the other pro-gay marriage Republican to back the measure in 2011, was confirmed the winner of the Republican line in an even closer primary against Neil Di Carlo, who retained the Conservative Party line.
A reader forwarded an e-mail from a fairly frantic - sounding Dan Cantor, executive director of the Working Families Party, announcing the labor - backed party wasn't successful in getting a pre-Election Day decision in the so - called «double - vote» lawsuit it brought against the state Board of Elections along with the state Conservative Party.
It would probably be a Conservative / Labour marginal but in 2001 it was won by an Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern candidate, Dr Richard Taylor, on the back of a campaign against the closure of the casualty unit at Kidderminister hospital.
Despite mea culpas and the public backing of his boss, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Kevin Jennings, a so - called schools czar in the Obama administration, continues to be the target of a conservative campaign against his long - ago actions as a schoolteachers.
The Conservative Member for Brigg and Goole, Andrew Percy, has had his long - term back problem seemingly cured by being pushed against a wall by Joyce.
Senor has kept his finger in NY politics even though he decided against running for office, lending his name back in June, along with state Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long and 2006 GOP gubernatorial nominee John Faso, to a joint fundraiser for six New York GOP congressional hopefuls.
The inclusion of Pataki, who remains popular, could help the governor win back upstate and more conservative voters, who have turned against Cuomo in recent months.
A City business run by a former Conservative party treasurer has agreed to pay back donations made to five of the party's general election candidates running against Liberal Democrats following a shareholder revolt.
According to mayoral candidate Joe Sullivan — 5th ward Common Councilman Mark Robinson, who will face - off in September's Democratic primary against Sheehan - backed Corey Ellis and County Legislator Chris Higgins, has already accepted the conservative line.
«The nationalists are against nuclear power, so they're uncomfortable,» he says; the Conservatives only back nuclear energy as a «last resort».
But in many other cases, Paladino gave to Democrats, like Poloncarz and Dyster, who are major party figures and compete in elections against candidates backed by the Republican and Conservative parties.
Noting that Democrats were divided in their choices two years ago against Grisanti — the conference backed Conservative Party candidate Chuck Swanick over Democrat Mike Amodeo — the situation this year is reversed, with Grisanti retaining the Independence line, but a Conservative Party candidate running sideways to Stocker.
They were eager to see the leadership post in the Senate go to a conservative upstater, and are now vowing to get their revenge by backing primary challengers against some of the more pragmatic GOP members in 2016.
That paves the way for Miliband to call the SNP's bluff by defying them to vote against him and instead back the Conservatives — a move Nicola Sturgeon has already ruled out.
And back in 2004, Dadey himself ran against Valesky on the Conservative and Independence Party lines.
When considering who has the best policies for the country, the Conservatives were backed by 35 per cent of voters, against 25 per cent for Labour.
Wendy Long coasted to the New York State Conservative Party's U.S. Senate nomination today, with the strong backing of the state chairman Mike Long, who's made no secret of the fact that he thinks running a tough woman against Senator Kirsten Gillibrand gives his side the best chance in an uphill battle.
For town supervisor, incumbent Berndt Leifeld is seeking a 12th term on the Democratic and Independence Party lines against Republican and Conservative Party - backed Cindy Johansen, who also ran against him in 2007.
On the «forced choice» question, asking people to chose between a Brown - led Labour government and a Cameron - led Conservative one the Tories now have a seven point lead, but Cameron managed a nine - point lead in the same question against Tony Blair back in June 2006.
Incumbent Highway Superintendent Clyde Russell, a Republican with Independence Party backing, is facing off against Michael Paul, a Democrat with Conservative Party backing, seeking a third two year term.
Blair's call for voters to consider backing Conservatives or Lib Dems to maximise MPs willing to vote against «hard Brexit» seen as unhelpful by party figures
Under Theresa May's leadership, the Conservative party has turned its back on urban and suburban areas by pursuing policies and public spending decisions that discriminate against our cities and towns.
The Independence Party's decision comes on the heels of an announcement yesterday from the state Conservative Party that it, too, had voted to back Donovan, who will face off against Democratic Brooklyn Councilman Vincent Gentile in two months.
The decision means that Serino, a Dutchess County legisator from Hyde Park, now has the backing of the GOP, Independence and Conservative parties in the race against Gipson, the incumbent Democratic state senator from Rhinebeck.
Latino lawmakers and their allies have been speaking out against Levy and his conservative stance on immigration since he announced his likely gubernatorial run back in January, going so far as to threaten to call for a boycott of any organizations that support the county executive's statewide campaign.
«I think the rank and file in the Senate are going to have difficulty going back to their votes, including the numbers I showed you from conservatives and registered Republicans, they're going to have a very difficult time showing up on Election Day saying I'm against this when they're all for it.»
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