Sentences with phrase «campaign gets to a close»

«We knew of a meeting that Nana Akufo - Addo himself attended where they decided that as the campaign gets to a close, these are kind of things they should be throwing out there because they have realised their campaign is weak and not progressing.

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«We are so close to getting bldg (sic) trades and if we do this right, it will be ok even though they won't like it,» wrote Amanda Renteria, the campaign's national political adviser.

For example, it may take 30 days or more to get your money after the campaign closes, so if you aren't thinking ahead and keeping your contributors updated on your progress, you could end up upsetting them.

Today's business landscape requires companies to get closer to their customers, according to Andrew, and marketers need real - time access to insight in order to create more compelling marketing campaigns and deliver a better customer experience.

ABM University will teach you how to completely reshape your marketing campaigns and tactics to get results, align sales and marketing around revenue, and how to close more deals faster.

I see no improvement from a side that got so close to winning the title last campaign.»

When Danny finally does return to fitness at least he should be fresh for the rest of the campaign as we get down to the nitty - gritty of the closing stages.

Initially, the Boss had resisted all insunuations from quarters telling him to sign a World class striker to enhance his season campaign before the last summer window got closed.

It might seem a bit churlish for me to question the value of this pre-season game for Arsenal, after eight goals and a clean sheet for the Gunners seems to be just what the doctor ordered as we get ever closer to the start of a crucial campaign, but I have to wonder whether a tougher test might have been better for the players in the long run.

Chelsea should look to use the time to stay as close to home and work on rebuilding their squad and analysing what went wrong during the previous campaign, whilst should a new manager be hired, he will need to spend valuable time with his new squad to get to learn their best roles.

Tottenham may have fallen away in the latter stages last season, but can we get closer to the Premier League title in this campaign?

Campaign for One New York, a lobbying organization set up by NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's campaign strategists, spent close to $ 1.7 million to advance his agenda during his first six months in office and got donations from unions, developers and people like Google's Eric Campaign for One New York, a lobbying organization set up by NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's campaign strategists, spent close to $ 1.7 million to advance his agenda during his first six months in office and got donations from unions, developers and people like Google's Eric campaign strategists, spent close to $ 1.7 million to advance his agenda during his first six months in office and got donations from unions, developers and people like Google's Eric Schmidt.

Only about 5 % of taxpayers choose the $ 3 check off for public campaign funding (which is about $ 23 million per year because there are about 150 million 1040 tax returns filed each year), but public television, radio, the NEA and the NEH might get closer to the 25 - 27 % percent participation that the check off got when it was started (bringing the take to perhaps $ 115 million a year), because their programming is probably more popular than campaign funding for politicians.

A source close to Turner admitted the congressman would likely prefer to see Ognibene in the chairman's post, but insisted he's not actively campaigning for the switch and has bigger things to worry about (like setting up a Congressional office), reasoning: «Why would we get involved in this fight until we see the headcount?»

Carl Kruger's old seat, confidentally announced at a Brooklyn Young Republican meeting that the Senate majority is putting a «tremendous» amount of money into his campaign, adding: «In the last ten years, all of the money that all of the other candidates got times ten is not even close to what we're getting.»

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«I also understand the political motive for such accusations as the grand jury investigation» — a federal probe into state Democrats» funding of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's 2014 re-election campaign — «gets deeper and closer to the Democratic Party,» Fasano wrote.

Combine this with an America - made clause and he gets a lot closer to meeting campaign promises about US manufacturing.

And in tonight's conversation, «my book» is exactly what I'll have in mind, at least the e-book variety — I've seen a steady uptick in traffic to both the Obama campaign book and «Winning in 2010» over the last couple of months, which makes sense as 2012 gets closer.

DM's campaign: that if the race got closer to neck - and - neck in the summer; they have had momentum later (Jon Cruddas; Daily Mirror and other papers); that party members will have responded to David as most PM - ready, even where this is «head v heart» for some.

The strategy for your campaign or movement comes first, and tools like Twitter (or blogs, or mass media) are used — strategically — to get you closer to your goal.

No matter what the polls have been saying, most political observers believe mayor's race is going to be a lot closer than expected, and it's likely going to come down to which campaign has the better get - out - the - vote operation.

Pushing a candidate or a cause can be dangerously close to selling consumer goods, a statement that's been true at least since the advent of democracy (if Joe McGinniss's Selling of the President 1968 doesn't get the point across, look up my distinguished ancestor's campaign slogan, «Tippecanoe and Tyler Too»).

In addition, the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee is close to inking a deal with adman Jimmy Siegel, who got his start on Spitzer's 2006 campaign for gCampaign Committee is close to inking a deal with adman Jimmy Siegel, who got his start on Spitzer's 2006 campaign for gcampaign for governor.

The pace has been brisk, and has been quickening as we get closer to the start line for the formal campaign in May / June.

«We feel very good about continuing to close that gap before the campaign gets to the fall,» said Altschuler consultant Chris Russell.

Ardent fans of the former city councilman, whose once - promising campaign has been overshadowed by a federal investigation into his fundraising, overwhelmed the City Hall steps, mobbing him as he arrived and elbowing for a chance to get close to the first Asian American elected into city - wide office.

SEIU 32BJ is continuing its campaign to get the Assembly to follow the Senate's lead and pass a bill that would close a so - called loophole and extend a prevailing - wage law to apply to public utilities.

American Third Position Party candidate Harry Bertram, who got 0.35 % of the vote for Governor of West Virginia in the recent special election, ran a controversial ad in the campaign's closing days that proclaimed him to be the «voice for white American issues,» according to WTOV channel 9.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has charged one of his closest confidantes, Joseph Percoco, with taking bribes from companies that contributed to the governor's campaign in exchange for getting state agencies to loosen up with subsidy dollars.

Perhaps the most street savvy politician in the city, save Council President Darius Pridgen, her heart is in the right place, but her campaign never got close to gaining traction.

But he never got close to Cuomo in the polls and had only a tenth of the money Cuomo was able to raise for the campaign.

Earlier this month, she indicated she was getting closer to declaring her candidacy when she tapped Rebecca Katz, who served as a special advisor to de Mayor Bill de Blasio, and Bill Hyers, campaign manager for de Blasio's successful first campaign, to work with her.

A commander - in - chief forum held in NYC last night was the first time Clinton and Donald Trump shared a stage during this presidential campaign, and was as close to a dry run for the critical first presidential debate on Sept. 26 as they will get.

In addition, I'm told the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee is close to inking a deal with adman Jimmy Siegel, who got his start on Spitzer's 2006 campaign for governor, as the Dems continue to ramp up their political efforts in preparation for the fall fight to retain the mCampaign Committee is close to inking a deal with adman Jimmy Siegel, who got his start on Spitzer's 2006 campaign for governor, as the Dems continue to ramp up their political efforts in preparation for the fall fight to retain the mcampaign for governor, as the Dems continue to ramp up their political efforts in preparation for the fall fight to retain the majority.

An array of figures from Gov. Andrew Cuomo's inner circle — including a confidante so close the governor called him «my father's third son» — got slapped with a sweeping 14 - count federal indictment today, which alleges they colluded in a pair of schemes to solicit bribes for state assistance and to rig economic development contracts for companies that gave to Cuomo's campaigns.

Not sure, if this is undetAnd, labour spent more than the Tories in 2005 75 % of labours spending in 1997 came from the private side, and recall 1979 when the closed shop meant everyone had to joina Union, that union had to give money to the labour party, we knew the next election would be the most vicious since 1992 ′ we win the campaign, lost the election that time, The Tory press isn't as strong as it was then, the tories haven't got lost of «extremist» stories about labour they had thrn to smear us now, They're a smaller party not just cos of Ukip, But labour has a lot of keen strong members, and it'll come doen to 70 or so marginal seats what happens, while not losing our working class votes in Newcastle, birmingham Luton Rotherham, Scotland, and if they're not abstaining, or voting Ukip, we have to ask why they're voting tory

But the Kennedy campaign got what the Wilson campaign did not — $ 288,000 of its costs paid for by the state Democratic Party, close to the same amount Mr. Kennedy's business associates, relatives and friends donated to the party.

Other measures Heastie outlined include closing the LLC Loophole that allows wealthy donors to subvert the state's campaign contribution limits, tightening rules around the use of campaign funds and party «housekeeping» accounts, which are also used to get around state campaign finance laws.

«We're thrilled with where we got to,» said one source close to the campaign, who said the speaker is on track to be done with fundraising for the primary by the fall.

«It's time to close these corporate tax loopholes and pass publicly financed Fair Elections so that our elected officials don't allow CEO campaign contributors to get away with these sweetheart deals ever again.

NEW YORK — A former government and campaign adviser to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo testified Monday he participated in an alleged bribery scheme with one of Cuomo's closest associates to help his private sector clients get favorable attention in the governor's administration.

«The next big campaign filing is in the middle of January, so there'll be more energy getting close to that,» he added.

Joseph Percoco - Cuomo's campaign manager and closest staff aide, Percoco was paid by Cor Development via a shell company set up by Todd Howe to use his position to get several favors, including a raise for Steven Aiello's son who was working in the Governor's office and removing a project labor agreement from an Inner Harbor parking lot project.

Mr. Howe also said he got Mr. Kelly's firm to lend Mr. Cuomo a plane, at Mr. Percoco's request, in the closing days of the 2010 campaign.

Let's come back from our vacations and get to work closing the LLC loophole, restricting outside income, and rationalizing our campaign finance system.

Addressing a mini rally at Bulenga, a community in the Wa East constituency of the Upper West Region as part of a campaign visit, Mr. Amissah - Arthur said, «When we are talking to our NDC members, we know that as the elections are getting close, the people who are going to lose are going to get desperate.

Wide - brimmed fedoras and capes seem to be made for each other if you ask me and I intend to get a fedora with an even wider brim that I spotted at Zara's new spring campaign and which can't get closer to the gorgeous but expensive fedoras from the new Saint Laurent Paris collection.

Granted, that's a lot of Gears to get through but, with each campaign segmented into a series of hour - long bitesize chunks, this is about as close to Netflix - style video game binging as you can get right now, and there's no better a series to do it with.

Jordan Peele is in the midst of campaigning for his debut film Get Out as we draw ever closer to Oscar night, where the first - time director is nominated for a cool four Academy Awards.