Sentences with phrase «causes during the election»

The commission says more than $ 4.8 million was donated to candidates and causes during the election.

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The long - suffering public official first drew Democrats» ire when he investigated party nominee Hillary Clinton during the 2016 campaign, then caused Republicans great irritation after the election by investigating the possibility of Trump campaign collusion with Russia.

In a rally outside of Trump Tower yesterday, Stein said she was hoping this recount would ensure this election was accurate, secure and just — a cause that's found support among some people in the wake of several high - profile hacking incidents during the campaign.

Facebook and Zuckerberg are currently embroiled in the fallout from a scandal caused by newsthat data firm Cambridge Analytica used data on 50 million individuals that was harvested from a «personality prediction» app on Facebook for political targeting purposes during the 2016 election campaign.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently begged forgiveness for the harm caused by his company during the 2016 election.

According to him, «No group (s) under any guise will be allowed to disrupt or cause violence before, during and after the election».

Election officials decided to resort to the older lever voting machines during Tuesday's primaries because the newer electronic machines used in 2012 confused voters, sparked long lines and caused problems during the tallying process.

By and large, it has been well documented that inter and intra ethnic tensions before, during and after elections often cause conflicts (Hickman 2011).

Envoy Murray caused a lot of controversy during the 2000 general elections in Ghana which brought the NPP to power.

The then presidential candidate of the PPP, Papa Kwasi Ndoum, had said during the presidential race that, if he won the 2016 elections, he would cause a change to the books to enable him pay his income tax.

Although there have inevitably been clashes during the election campaign, these are unlikely to cause lasting damage.

The post-election wave of the British Election Study (BES) Internet panel allows us to take a closer look at possible causes of the polling miss during the recent General Election.

When informed about Tom Steyer — a retired billionaire investor who plans to spend $ 100 million during the 2014 elections to pressure lawmakers to act on climate change — Teachout said that his money would be better spent on addressing the root causes of our government's failure to address climate change.

Gordon Brown caused controversy during September and early October 2007 by letting speculation that he would call a snap general election continue.

Take Cuomo's hand - picked running mate, Hochul, selected because of the regional boost she'd provide the ticket in a general election, with little expectation that she'd cause the campaign to go into crisis mode during the primary.

UKIP won more seats at the European elections than any other UK party and has already caused controversy during the first session of the new parliament by staging a protest.

He asked the people of the state to rise against such troublemakers, adding «We shall all rise up and confront any person or group that attempts to disrupt peace or cause chaos during the election.»

The furore over a looming primary school place crisis has intensified during the election campaign, with Labour accusing the Conservatives of causing a crisis in primary school places because of the high costs of their free schools policy.

The state government became panicky over Lamido's alleged call on his supporters to cause trouble during the local government election if the party in power tried to manipulate the process and its outcome.

The governor said there was no issue between him and Oke but for some rabble - rousers who were keen to cause disaffection in the party, especially during the last election.

Speaking in an interview with our correspondent on Friday, George said the support he gave to Agbaje during the governorship election was one of the causes of the crisis in the Lagos State chapter of the PDP.

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.

He says that during campaigns for the federal election held in July — after the massive bleaching event of earlier this year — both major political parties promised measures to protect the reef, but neither offered anything to address the «root cause of the problem, which is global warming.»

by Tavis Smiley with Stephanie Robinson Atria Books Hardcover, $ 19.99 320 pages, illustrated ISBN: 978 -1-4391-0002-8 Book Review by Kam Williams «During the run - up to the 2008 presidential election, while I was still the resident political commentator on the Tom Joyner Morning Show, I caused quite a stir among the listeners, who are largely African - American, by insisting that we hold then Senator Barack Obama accountable for both his political record and his campaign promises.

During the election, Ventura caused the largest registration of 18 - 29 year olds in U.S. history, on his way to a remarkable victory over the status quo.

Reality: Rather than a cause, PACs are a solution to the never - ending array of campaign finance problems that exist during each election.