Sentences with phrase «backing of the party»

No such majority is achieved and, despite extreme pressure from Washington, Cook stands firm and, with the overwhelming backing of his party in parliament, refuses to support the American action in Iraq.

The Committee after series of consultations got the formal backings of the party's Board of Trustees.

But a number of downstate and NYC suburban chairs — including the party's first vice chair, Rockland's Vinnie Reda — are backing Belesis, in part because of his financial backing of the party and its candidates.

We blogged on the subject on an almost daily basis and coordinated the early national media effort to stop the rolling back of party democracy.

Babalola noted that Africa factor which usually discouraging people to accepting failure as a challenge will not affect the bouncing back of the party.

But Cunningham will have the full backing of the party, which sees him as the best progressive choice following a primary where nearly six in 10 voters voted for someone other than Eugene.

It's unclear if the attention around the Kane case will have any impact on his effort to get the backing of both parties for Supreme Court Judge.

Cuomo said he would not seek the backing of the party that had endorsed him in the past.

Open primaries would allow outsiders and those without the backing of the party machine to have a place in politics.

The lawsuit alleges that Mr. Astorino undertook a «frantic» effort to win the backing of the party — the allegations include racketeering, conspiracy, wire and maul fraud — by coercing dozens of staff members, political associates, friends and family members to switch their party affiliation to the Independence Party.

In one of the hotel's inner courtyards, two committee members said they were still debating whether or not to support Cuomo, who has reportedly expressed a willingness to back some of the party's priorities — including raising the minimum wage, and backing a Democratic State Senate — in return for the party's ballot line.

Timothy Kneeland, chair of the political science department at Nazareth College, says the Republicans would have an advantage with a candidate who has already raised funds and has the backing of party leaders.

Boyark, who owns a bar in Malta and manages a jewelry store, had the backing of party leaders.

«Corbyn has the backing of his party, one that ached for something more than the nervy, cautious, hesitant attempts by Ed Miliband to move his party on from the New Labour era.

McDonald had the backing of party leaders, but didn't make a full circuit of G.O.P. committees to explain himself.

The senator's campaign said he gained the backing of the party after he «met with individual Independence Party members in his district and gaining their support through a grassroots outreach.»

Not only can he help boost their campaign coffers, but his presence with them in their districts shows that their campaigns have the backing of party leadership.

Cuomo won the backing of the party after promising to work for liberal priorities, including a higher minimum wage and broad public campaign financing.

He had the backing of party leader Reg Cornelis, who announced his resignation last week, and the town GOP executive committee.

According to unofficial vote counts from the Ulster County Board of Elections, Hayes Clement, who ran with the backing of the party establishment and holds its official endorsement, beat out Shayne Gallo by a razor - slim margin of 648 to 642.

Edward Braunstein won last week's Democratic primary because he had broad support from voters across his northeast Queens district as well as the backing of the party's county organization, political insiders said.

When making his deal with the Conservatives, Mr Clegg reasoned that he could secure more of the Lib Dems» priorities in coalition with Mr Cameron than with Labour - and he won the backing of his party for the deal at a special conference.

Democrats were privately hoping that Mr. Recchia would win the backing of the party, which observers say could be worth several thousand votes.

The Labour Party is holding a special conference next month to get the backing of party members and the unions.

Keep them in the back of your party ready to heal the units that get injured.

One such artist, Angel Otero, stood at the back of the party, dressed in a navy polka dot shirt paired with a khaki suit and a fedora, listening to a Daft Punk song.