Sentences with phrase «campaigns in safe seats»

Dr Middleton's research is about low - key campaigns in safe seats.

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Harper has spent the last four days campaigning in the voter - dense areas around Toronto and southwestern Ontario, venturing even into safe Conservative seats to try and counter the Liberal threat.

For the past 25 years there has been an aggressive campaign to convince parents kids are far safer in rear facing seats.

Democrats close to both New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy had also worried that Trump - allied self - funding candidates would jump in against them, forcing them to spend serious campaign cash to defend their otherwise safe seats.

Its campaigns in the by - elections later in 2012, particularly the potentially sticky contest in Rotherham, have been much more successful and aware of the pitfalls of entrenched local power structures in «safe seats».

After a scenic tour of political ideology that took in the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) and the Liberal Democrats, the new MP has at long last won herself the safe seat of Norfolk South West - as a Conservative.

The Liberal Party appeared to shift campaign resources into defending its safer seats, Labor achieving substantial swings to win the marginal seats of Kingston, Makin and Wakefield, but failing to dislodge the Liberal Party in Boothby and Sturt.

By creating safe seats where parties (whether incumbent in the seat or not) do not bother to campaign, the system creates voters who consequently do not bother to vote.

In fact, this year, there was a bus tour of Democratic legislators from safe seats that traveled around the state, campaigning for Democrats in swing seats from Antelope Valley to Ventura, Dublin and SacramentIn fact, this year, there was a bus tour of Democratic legislators from safe seats that traveled around the state, campaigning for Democrats in swing seats from Antelope Valley to Ventura, Dublin and Sacramentin swing seats from Antelope Valley to Ventura, Dublin and Sacramento.

«There's now no such thing as a safe seat, we have got the potential, if we get the campaign right, to win virtually anywhere,» Mr Farage said at the party's conference after showing several polls illustrating the rise in Ukip's support.

Politics: Generally a very safe Labour seat, in various guises Salford has consistently returned Labour MPs since 1945, although Hazel Blears «majority fell sharply in 2010 after she became embroiled in the expenses scandal and was targetted by a hostile «Hazel Must Go» campaign.

How many male, white, straight Conservative MPs currently passionately campaigning for the selection of more women, and more men and women from ethnic minorities, would voluntarily relinquish their own seats in order to encourage local associations to follow the policy line they preach from their own smug, safe base?

That to me is the great unknown — it's a good bet UKIP are going to double or triple their national vote share but it might be very uneven, with big votes in safe seats and more modest performances in marginal seats due to a stronger campaign from the other parties.

She got in over a couple of more deserving co-stars, one with a misguided campaign, the other a seasoned vet who never made much of a mark on the season, but I think it's safe to say Cruz won't be getting out of her seat on Oscar night.