Sentences with phrase «campaign against the majority»

The next post will offer some more detailed thoughts on why it has become necessary to campaign against the majority of money managers and what has gone wrong.

Not exact matches

By the early 20th century, bandwagons were commonplace in political campaigns, and «jump on the bandwagon» had become a derogatory term used to describe the social phenomenon of wanting to be part of the majority even when it means going against one's principles or beliefs.

An unprecedented, simultaneous rally across U.S. airports last week protesting Trump's order banning travel from seven Muslim - majority nations sparked an online campaign against Uber with the hashtag #deleteUber.

Wilshere managed to come through the majority of the campaign unscathed, and was giving us hopes of having a rejuvenated midfield dynamo to call upon next season, but last month he fell foul of injury against Spurs (typical!)

Firstly, immediately, and funds permitting, Nuttall will surely be planning a major campaign tour of those constituencies whose MPs voted against triggering Article 50 — and particularly those where the MPs have a small majority and where UKIP are even vaguely viable.

Round II of NYSUT's mail campaign against the Senate Democrats ups the ante considerably, comparing the majority members to ostriches with their heads in the sand when it comes to education spending cuts.

Trump's apparent commitment to stand by incumbent Republican senators against his former campaign CEO and White House strategist shows that even a tradition - bucking president may hew to the party line in the interest of moving his agenda forward and maintaining a governing majority.

The benefits of incumbency mean that it is harder for either Labour or the Tories to win an overall majority, as they have to battle against incumbent MPs who have large amounts of state funding to bolster their campaigns.

Krueger's comment came in response to my question about whether Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson will retain his leadership role in light of the fact that he backed a number of incumbents — notably Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. — against whom rank - and - file members like Krueger campaigned.

House Majority PAC, a super PAC that aims to elect House Democrats, announced Thursday it will unleash a major advertising campaign against nine House Republicans over the shutdown.

«However, we substantially cut Labour's majority and achieved a 13 per cent increase in our share of the vote and a 5 per cent swing against an entirely negative campaign on local issues from the Labour Party.»

Edgar Bronfman Jr., chairman and CEO, Warner Music Group Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: $ 15,000 Harold Ford Jr. for Tennessee: $ 1,000 Ford, a Democrat, is running against GOP incumbent and Senate majority leader Bill Frist.

But using the standard that Bharara used in the Silver case (and, arguably, his case against former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who was busted on similar charges and is also appealing his conviction), the prisons would be filled with people who made a campaign contribution so they can get a meeting with a politician.

But when Mr. Donovan fought for the turf against Democratic Councilman Vincent Gentile in a special election last May, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the House Majority PAC — which share a mission of of turning red districts blue — refused to get involved.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos has called the DREAM Act a nonstarter in his house, and with good reason — politically speaking — considering the fact that a number of his new members actively campaigned against the measure during the 2014 elections and were successful at the ballot box as a result of their opposition.

I am grateful that the majority of people and you, the media, have lent their support to the campaign against galamsey.

De Blasio was asked whether it was a mistake for him to campaign on behalf of, and raise money for, the Senate Democrats in their failed effort to re-take the majority, given the fact that it angered the Republicans and made them predisposed against his Albany agenda.

Interesting aside: The contact for Gipson's campaign is Brian Keeler, a reform - minded blogger whose resume includes a stint working for the Senate Democrats during their brief turn in the majority and a failed Senate run — against Saland — in 2006.

«Building a Conservative Majority (19): A researched campaign against Ed Miliband's politics Main Building a Conservative Majority (20): Make more use of MPs»

Senate Republicans, whose majority de Blasio actively campaigned against last year, have cast doubt on whether it would be renewed at all, and have said it wouldn't be renewed without changes.

In reality, though, the real insidious comfort zone in this leadership campaign is probably the nineties and noughties — the mythical golden age when New Labour could win big majorities against a directionless and demoralised Tory party in elections fought on centre - right, neo-liberal territory.

Rahall's campaign against Republican Evan Jenkins has been a long one, thanks to spring ad wars between House Majority PAC and Americans for Prosperity in this district.

«That the Parliament looks critically at the results of a new poll on support for nuclear weapons in Scotland commissioned by Lord Ashcroft; believes that the result stating that 51 % of Scots want the Trident nuclear deterrent to be replaced is misguidedly being used to suggest that a majority of Scots support keeping nuclear weapons in Scotland; understands that the results of this poll were intended to challenge the findings of a recent poll commissioned by the Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament that showed a decisive 75 % majority of the Scottish public is against both the cost and the reasoning behind the UK Government's intention to keep all of its nuclear weapons stationed in Scotland; understands that, while Lord Ashcroft conducted the poll to supposedly show that «more than half of Scots are in favour of nuclear weapons», the poll showed that only 37 % of Scots believe so in principle, compared with 48 % who do not; questions the integrity of a poll that, it understands, was privately paid for by a wealthy Tory backer; considers that Lord Ashcroft is spinning the results, and believes that he should stop doing so and accept what it considers the fact proven time and again that Scots want rid of nuclear weapons.»

ALBANY — Just as important as Monday's charges against Senate Majority leader Dean Skelos and his son was the revelation, in the newly unsealed complaint, that an executive with the state's top campaign donor is now cooperating with the feds.

He held a conference call with 100 reporters last week after filing a civil suit against the state Senate's majority leader, Pedro Espada Jr., on charges of siphoning more than $ 14 million from health clinics he founded for vacations, campaign expenses and $ 20,000 in takeout sushi.

By stalling action on the majority party's agenda, the minority leader may be able to launch a campaign against a «do - nothing Congress» and convince enough voters to put his party back in charge of the House.

For example, by stalling action on the majority party's agenda, the minority leader may be able to launch a campaign against a «do - nothing Congress.»

The letter, which was sent to the State Board of Elections, sought to rebuff the latest series of accusations against the administration: that Mr. de Blasio's team in City Hall had committed flagrant violations of campaign finance laws during the mayor's unsuccessful push in 2014 to win a Democratic majority in the State Senate.

Privately, they conceded that passing the measure was an attempt to derail a threatened big - ticket political campaign against them by Mayor Bloomberg and other prominent charter - school supporters that could cost them their razor - thin majority in the November elections.

Appearing on the Westminster Hour, he said: «I think it will not be difficult to find 50 people who are discontented with David Cameron at the end, probably more, but I think it would be very hard to produce a majority of the Conservative Party that wanted to remove him if he, or indeed even enough people to want to remove him and that I think will make even those who are against him think twice before they start a letter campaign that might end up strengthening him not weakening him.»

Given the timing, he and others suspect the cause is President Donald Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric during the campaign and his election, rather than the White House's 27 January travel ban against seven Muslim - majority countries, which is now in legal limbo.

Baraka won re-election despite a last - minute campaign against her after she voted with a majority of board members to suspend rather than fire Principal Carmen Perez Dickson for dragging kindergartners down the hallway at Tisdale School.

Of all the climate deniers, one scientist has been particularly closely involved in the campaign against the climate science consensus for the majority of his career: Dr. Willie Soon.

That startling answer was enough to push the majority of the court against the law, and now U.S. corporations are not only allowed to produce partisan movies, but to spend money campaigning directly, without having to set up political organizations.

June 19: A University of Massachusetts survey of 1,000 Americans finds a majority oppose fully autonomous weapons and support actions to campaign against them.