Sentences with phrase «big contested elections»

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This would be a bigger deal in election years where one party has a contested primary and the other one doesn't (meaning there's not too much of a reason for people to go vote in one of them, so why not vote in the other?).

Television ad slots have been scarce in contested states during election seasons before, but the combination of big - money super-PACs and the expectation that both presidential campaigns will spend heavily seems to be driving political actors to reserve time much earlier than usual.

The biggest beast of all though, Winston Churchill, was defeated when he had to contest a by - election in his seat in Manchester North West on his appointment to the cabinet in 1908.

Corbyn's biggest success in this election has been his ability to sell it as a contest between a sneering out - of - touch Labour establishment and a mass of ordinary political activists.

According to those rooting for the Bole - born historian - turned - politician, he is the most marketable and visible candidate among all those who have either openly declared their intention of leading the party, or rumored to be interested in contesting the 2020 elections on the ticket of the biggest opposition party.

With a third of councillors up for election in most contests there will not be many big changes in control.

Democrats who backed the bill are finding big banks far less eager to host fundraisers and provide campaign cash heading into the tightly contested midterm elections this fall, insiders say.

In May 2016, the devolved and local elections will provide the first major test of his leadership and it is crucial for Project Corbyn that the party performs well in the big mayoral contests in London, Bristol and Liverpool.

He contested Cardiff West at the 2007 Assembly Election, challenging the then First Minister, Rhodri Morgan, and attaining a swing of 8.8 %, the second biggest in Wales.

While the votes in Northern Ireland's local government election contest are still being counted the big picture to emerge so far is that the Democratic Unionists and Sinn Fein remain the two biggest parties in the region.

While the No Child Left Behind Act has faced a lot of criticism from Democratic candidates for federal office this election season, a Republican running in the hotly contested U.S. Senate race in Colorado isn't exactly a big fan of the law either.