Sentences with phrase «by running a candidate»

By running candidates in completely unwinnable ridings, the Liberals will further splinter the vote and elect more PC's.

Another key reform proposed by the report relates to the replacement of elected senators, which are currently nominated by running candidates before election.

In 2014, the party expanded activity to Washington, D.C. by running candidates in the Democratic primaries for city council.

They would not want to upset their good feelings with the GOP by running a candidate against a Republican, nor would running a primary challnege against an establishment Democrat be the best use of their money.

Not exact matches

In Wisconsin, Democratic Senate candidate Russ Feingold, who ran a populist campaign, lost to Republican Sen. Ron Johnson by a larger margin than Clinton lost to Trump.

The same intelligentsia who say Trump alienates everyone around him are convinced Howard Schultz has the name recognition to be a serious candidate for the serious issues, even though most Americans probably think Starbucks is run by some guy named Starbuck (who may also have a topless - mermaid fetish).

Salmon points out that «not a single one of the 12 [candidates] is a CEO who was hired to run a company by its board of directors.»

In 1972, Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern proposed sending an annual check of $ 1,000 to every American but changed his mind after it became the subject of attack ads run by his Republican opponent, Richard Nixon, who himself had previously flirted with the idea.

After he was defeated in the 2015 federal election, Dykstra ran for the presidency of the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, winning by acclamation after his friend Brown brokered a deal where the other candidate, Jag Badwal, withdrew.

Good for us US investors not to forget companies run by our fine Canadian friends as we look for potential DGI candidates.

Optimize businesses by finding and recruiting the best employment candidates; run the acquisition process from end to end.

Twenty - five candidates have now registered their intention to run in a Feb. 22 by - election to replace City Councillor Amarjeet Sohi in Edmonton's Ward 12.

Conservative Glen Motz and Libertarian Sheldon Johnston appear to be the only two candidates to so far step up to run in the upcoming federal by - election in Medicine Hat - Cardston - Warner.

We must do something to change it as soon as possible and I am doing my part by stepping up to the plate to run as a United Conservative Party candidate, under the strong leadership of Jason Kenney, to defeat the NDP government in 2019 and to put Alberta's economy back on track!

Mr. Grover ran for the Wildrose in the September 2014 Edmonton - Whitemud by - election and placed third behind NDP candidate Bob Turner.

While most of Khosrowshahi's presentation — which was run from his computer — had to do with much of what you might expect from a longtime techie (artificial intelligence, better software, etc.), one screen was clearly a pretty big risk for the long - shot candidate to take and was much noticed by the directors.

He first ran for the PC Party in 1993, first in an unsuccessfully bid for the party nomination in Edmonton - Glenora and then as the PC candidate in Edmonton - Highlands - Beverly (in the election he was defeated by his Liberal opponent, Alice Hanson).

Here it is: You have a digital clock visible to the participants and the audience that gives a running total of the minutes used by each candidate.

Excepting being so out of touch with the average American which is terminal for a presidential candidate, Romney could have been a formidable candidate if the RNC had let him run on his record as a moderate Governor of Massachusetts instead of being pushed to the far right by the primary process.

All of the GOP candidates claim they were called upon by god to run.

Compare the situation in Israel where a candidate who once said that the Golden Dome would explode is disqualified by court from running and the situation in the pillar of Islamic democracy Iran where the President saying that the «regime in Jerusalem» would «vanish from the page of times» is re-elected and cheered by his supporters in Iran and other countries.

You also have people who can register as a specfic party and run on a ticket to strengthen their careers and yet they only espouse one or two things that could count them into the party in the first place.There's also a huge issue of people really thinking that a vote for a 3rd party candidate is a waste, If the only way you feel your vote matters is by voting for one of 2 parties (even if you are unsatisfied with both) does it actually matter?

In the most recent Republican debate, several Republican candidates tried to distinguish themselves from the idealistic Rubio by pointing out that Syria was more peaceful (and less of a source of global terror) when the Assad regime ran the whole country, and that Bashar al - Assad might be the lesser evil compared to ISIS.

The only Protestant Christian candidate in the national election is running for the «wrong» party in their eyes, so his faith must be discredited by the Christian right.

Ramesh Ponnuru wrote about how Missouri Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill influenced the Republican primaries by attacking the candidate she wanted to run against in the general election as a «true conservative» with a «pro-family agenda.»

While the other candidates have all made supportive noises in favor of something that includes legalization before enforcement and expanded low - skill immigration, Huckabee can run on something that combines enforcement - first to be followed by a limited amnesty and shifting future immigration flows in the direction of skills and language proficiency.

Eric Sapp, who runs a faith - focused consulting firm with Strider, said he wasn't hired by the House and Senate Democratic campaign committees or by candidates for Congress or governor, for the first time since he started doing such work.

God must be screwing around with one of these candidates... because apparently Michelle Bachman was also asked by god to run for President, or did one of them heard it wrong when God quietly whispered in their ears.

Isn't it interesting that so many republican candidates have been directly contacted by God to run for president.

My first introduction to this world on a personal level was at Virginia's Boys State program, when one of my closest friends ran for governor and was stabbed in the back by a last - minute, back - hallway deal that shifted support to another candidate in exchange for supporting someone else's election as Lieutenant Governor.

First baseman Paul Goldschmidt is one of the leading candidates for MVP, hitting.307 /.413 /.583 with 36 home runs, and he has been joined by midseason trade acquisition J.D. Martinez to form arguably the best 1 - 2 punch in the National League.

Although it's highly unlikely that Sanders would railroad Hillary Clinton by running as a third party candidate, it is another factor to consider when analyzing this line movement.

In this feature, we run down the key candidates to replace Ancelotti and rank them in the order that they are favoured by Marca's readers.

This Astros lineup — one that scored a whopping 501 runs on the road in 2017 — is buoyed by MVP candidate Jose Altuve, the larger - than - life diminutive hit machine who batted.346 /.410 /.547, his third batting title and fourth straight season with 200 hits; and superstar shortstop Carlos Correa, the former No. 1 pick who hit.315 /.391 /.550 with 24 home runs.

Italian international Giovanni Galli, who played for a string of Serie A clubs including Fiorentina, Milan and Napoli during his career, ran for Mayor in Florence as the centre - right candidate under the patronage of Silvio Berlusconi in March 2009 but was defeated by his centre - left opponent after taking only 40 % of the local vote.

I am confident Arsenal will end Crystal Palace's run by taking three points at Selhurst Park against a side I still feel are overrated and relegation candidates under Roy Hodgson.

Historically, being slated by the party has been tantamount to election, since candidates not chosen at the party's meeting usually do not run in the general election.

-- Ron Kim, a former aide to Assemblyman - turned - NYC Councilman Mark Weprin who's running for the seat being vacated by Assemblywoman / NY -6 congressional candidate Grace Meng.

Last month, another Gershman story — this time on the pension collected by Cuomo's running mate, Rochester Mayor Robert Duffy — provided fodder for Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Lazio to question the AG's judgment in selecting a preferred LG who, according to Lazio, was engaged in «double - dipping.»

Having been rejected by Labour as its candidate, something he and his supporters regarded as a «political fix», he went back on a pledge not to run as an independent, claiming that he was defending «the principle of London's right to govern itself».

Since 1991, all candidates of parliamentary or presidential elections, as well as candidates for the Assembly of Experts, have to be qualified by the Guardian Council in order to run in the election.

While not endorsing her bid for Attorney General, he is suggesting her record on Rockefeller Drug Law reform is being distorted by some of the candidates running against her in a press release that just came out.

Not surprisingly, state Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long is not at all pleased with the talk in Albany these days of going away with so - called fusion voting by repealing or amending the Wilson - Pakula statute that requires candidates who aren't enrolled in a particular party to get permission from that party's leaders to run on their ballot line.

«Nana Attobrah Quaicoe was invited and interrogated by the BNI on Monday, April 4 on his role in bringing the three South African nationals to train the security detail of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential Candidate, Nana Akufo - Addo and his running mate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.

Every penny of spending will have to be tallied and reported — this would severely limit campaigns such as those run by Hope not Hate against BNP candidates or local grassroots campaigns such as those against hospital closures or roadbuilding.

He defeated the SRCC's preferred candidate, Somers Town Supervisor Mary Beth Murphy, in the Sept. 14 primary, and is running against Democratic Westchester County Legislator Mike Kaplowitz for the seat being vacated by Sen. Vincent Leibell.

«This bill is an important step in the effort to reform the politics of Suffolk County by empowering grassroots candidates to run for office and challenge the status quo,» he said.

Ayariga had over the weekend challenged the endorsement of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate, Nana Akufo - Addo, by the APC's General Secretary, Razak Opoku and its running mate, Carl Bartels.

It was widely viewed as a major gaffe by Cuomo, who was at the time making a long - shot run for governor against Pataki and the Democratic Party's preferred candidate, then - state Comptroller H. Carl McCall.

All five candidates for the Labour Leadership have now responded positively to the campaign run by Dronfield Blather to issue «Manifestos of Intent».