Sentences with phrase «be an election about»

Opening the debate, Gordon Brown said: «This may have the feel of a TV popularity contest, but in truth this is an election about Britain's future, and a fight for your future and your jobs.

What's this election about?

But beyond foreign affairs, this is likely to be an election about profound differences on questions like the Affordable Care Act, gun control, Planned Parenthood, and taxes — with limited attention to the ins and outs of federal programs.

Remember, this was supposed to be an election about the economy.

Not exact matches

(After the election, Legere said he had «got way past» the feud and was optimistic about the impact of a less restrictive regulatory climate.)

He was ousted from a pro-Trump lobbying group in April amid questions about Russia's election interference, but he continued to visit the White House as late as June, according to The Daily Beast.

Also, as data was only collected over a few months, it's unclear whether this was a one time «pop» in aggressiveness that resulted from study subjects being worked up about the election, or whether the change in negotiating tactics will hold steady.

Although no recent First Amendment cases could be seen to apply directly to the publication of tax returns from a candidate for president, lawyer Floyd Abrams said that «all the cases make it extremely unlikely that the Times could constitutionally be held liable for publishing such a newsworthy story, a month before a presidential election, about a candidate for President.»

CNN analyst Van Jones, who gained a high profile for his strong and pointed commentary during election season, will speak about the current state of affairs, as will venture capitalist and guest Shark Tank investor Chris Sacca, who has been a vocal critic of Trump since long before he came president.

And since the election, there's been a real optimism in the stock market about prospects of the U.S. economy.

Cambridge Analytica is being scrutinized for the methods it used during the 2016 presidential election, after executives with the British data firm boasted about their ability to covertly target voters, entrap politicians, and launch propaganda campaigns.

While Greenblatt was obviously looking to avoid any connection between Trump's long stint at NBC and the fact that the billionaire is now one election away from the White House, other media executives have previously spoken more freely about the positive effect Trump's political career has had on TV ratings.

«Of the 282 accounts with non-zero karma, more than half (145) were banned prior to the start of this investigation through our routine Trust & Safety practices» said Huffman in the announcement, referring to an internal investigation that began last month, in response to «recent reports about the integrity of Reddit» regarding the scope of Russian election influence on various social media platforms, according to a previous announcement.

It mostly contradicts the way they covered the election while it was underway [and] it puts a fair amount of emphasis on news events such as the Comey letter, which leads to questions about how those stories were covered.

One of those women is porn star Stormy Daniels, who was paid $ 130,000 by Cohen shortly before the 2016 election in exchange for her silence about an alleged dalliance with Trump years earlier.

But the Israeli government remains defiant about maintaining its freedom of action to make war on Iran, and it is counting on the influence of right - wing extremist views in U.S. politics to bring pressure to bear on Obama to fall into line with a possible Israeli attack during the election campaign this fall....

Regardless of who wins the presidential election on Tuesday, there is likely to be a lot of analysis about who is to blame for two of the most unpopular candidates in modern history.

And, by the way, we were furious about the past presidential election of a man whose presidency would eventually end in disgrace with his impeachment for obstruction of justice.

«I was trying to explain, in response to a question about the election, that my limited understanding was that the President talked to a portion of America like an accessible person they could relate to, as he was NOT a politician.»

The days when Mark Zuckerberg felt like he could be glib about the idea of Russia using Facebook to interfere in the presidential election suddenly seem long ago.

After Trump was elected, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved their Doomsday Clock closer to «midnight,» saying his election brought the world closer to the apocalypse due to Trump's «casual talk about nuclear weapons,» as well as his environmental policies.

The rising support for populism and recent shock outcomes in Britain and the U.S. show nobody can be sure about election results.

Last Thursday, moreover, both The Washington Post and The New York Times reported that Flynn had spoken with Russia's ambassador to the US, Sergey Kislyak, about the US economic sanctions on Russia before Trump was sworn in — including at least one call on the day President Barack Obama imposed new penalties on Russia for its election - related meddling.

«So this election isn't about the same old fights between Democrats and Republicans.

Now, with its trust - and - safety team in place, its message about pseudonymity honed, and the election behind it — in which it got a minuscule fraction of the criticism Facebook did — Reddit is stepping up its competitive talk.

Right now, both scholars say the election is too close to call — and in any case, is unlikely to bring about the profound change Indonesia needs.

«Going into Election Day [2012], we were down about 326 votes.

Cohen said he told the panels that he never engaged with, was paid by, or communicated with anyone representing the Russian government, or anyone else, about hacking or interfering with the U.S. election, hacking the Democratic Party, or about creating fake news stories to assist the Trump campaign or to damage the Clinton campaign.

«That would be the way to think about it... at this stage, there is a lot of uncertainty in the consumer's mind as we work through the election,» said Penegor.

About 87 million is an oft - cited figure in connection with the number of users whose data was mishandled by Cambridge Analytica, a political data firm hired by President Donald Trump's campaign before the 2016 election.

When accusations were flying at Facebook for allegedly helping spread fake news about the 2016 US election, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg responded by saying the idea that Facebook had any serious impact on the election was a «crazy» one.

When we asked them whether the election was having an impact on how optimistic or pessimistic they are about the economy, and an overwhelming 77 % of 411 respondents said yes.

Wendy's CEO Todd Penegor said in August that uncertainty about the election was leading customers to spend less freely.

And, prior to the 2016 U.S presidential election, Khan told British broadcasters that he hoped Hillary Clinton «trounces» Trump and said that he would be happy to educate Trump about Islam.

«I would be remiss in not sharing the full conversation [about the election],» said Conway, who ran President Donald Trump's campaign.

Facebook has already provided information about Russia - linked ads to U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller, who is also investigating alleged election meddling, a source said last month.

Finally, Cuban said the outcome of the election ultimately will be all about the economy: «There's so much uncertainty with markets, there's so much uncertainty with international finance, that people could start feeling the effects personally and that could change what they're focused on,» he said.

Regardless, the data, which was earlier reported on by Apple - tracking site 9to5Mac, provides some insight into the feelings tech company workers might have about this year's election.

Leading up to the election, questions were raised about the security of state computer systems that protect voting data.

Regardless of how you feel about the election, we hope our data analysis encourages more people to pay close attention, and illuminates how technology is opening up new kinds of societal understanding based on mobile usage.

Whether we are talking about a football game, an election or an entrepreneurial journey, one thing is certain — there are going to be winners and there are going to be losers.

She was referring to the reaction of a group of employees she spoke to who were apprehensive about the outcome of the election.

One thing, however, is very different about this season's presidential campaign: an explosion of election spending by groups known as super PACs.

«I'm not happy about being hacked by the Russians in their quest to throw the election to Donald Trump,» campaign chairman John Podesta tweeted.

When I went through it, the «no» option was already checked on questions about whether I'm blind or whether I want to donate $ 3 to the presidential election campaign fund.

In fact, as recently as March 2015 he was talked about as a frontrunner for the Delaware's 2016 gubernatorial election.

Only about a third of Republicans said they have a great deal or quite a bit of confidence that votes on Election Day will be counted fairly, according to recent poll from the Associated Press - NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

For his part, Sanders, a presidential contender in the 2016 election, said that he is «very worried about North Korea's nuclear capability» and seemed skeptical that Trump is taking diplomacy seriously.

From a political nobody, to one of the front runners of the 2017 French elections, this is everything you need to know about Emmanuel Macron, leader of En Marche!.

Many politicians on both sides of the aisle are raising questions about Facebook following revelations about its role in the 2016 election and, more recently, in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.