Sentences with phrase «conservative circles for»

She is the most political of Mercer's three daughters, largely directing where the family puts its resources, and is known in conservative circles for her unyielding and skeptical questioning of candidates and established political operatives.

In its place was emerging a new Thomas, a woman familiar in conservative circles for her decades of activism.

Not exact matches

Dennis has been a central figure in conservative funding circles for over two decades.

For once, even the Conservative inner circle seem a bit unsure of where to -LSB-...]

Mr. Cooper is known in political circles for his hard - line conservative positions and has been involved in politics since he was a teenaged national director of the Canadian Alliance Party.

Monte Solberg would be a good choice for a numbers of reasons: he's well - respected in political and business circles; he brings the PCs back to the centrist - right; he provides a connection to the federal Conservatives that is missing now.

Facebook said its investigation found no evidence of bias but held a meeting with big names from conservative political and media circles that seemed to mend fences for a time.

Axios reports that though the initial reach of the ad is small for now — «a six - figure spend on digital and TV in Washington D.C.» — it is being passed around conservative circles.

For instance, the ecumenical openness of an otherwise profoundly traditional church is of crucial importance, especially in light of conservative and traditionalist circles in the Greek and Slavic worlds.

Several weeks back there was a bit of a dust - up in conservative Reformed Protestant circles over the following simple question: Does being a man or a woman have any ethical significance for the way we live together in civil society?

I've been in conservative denominations & ordained for 23 years & I find almost love within my circles.

It frustrates me sometimes that in many conservative religious circles, the media has been so demonized that journalists receive little respect for what they do.

President Barack Obama's support of same - sex marriage, like blood in the water, has conservative sharks circling for a kill.

So our political dreams seem always to circle back to the past, the era when we could emphasize freedom — lifestyle freedom for liberals, economic freedom for conservatives — while presuming stability.

For those not located in conservative Christian circles, her points will seem obvious and a bit pedestrian.

For instance, much of the conversation in conservative circles has been about what we won't affirm or won't participate in.

The claim that «the Cold War is over» and that the West needs a «new paradigm» for relations with Russia has become an antiphon in some conservative political circles — not least conservative Christian circles.

Who would have imagined, fifty years ago, that a passion for the democratic transformation of the world would find its primary American political home in (at least some) conservative circles?

Some in conservative circles were skeptical of Trump's intentions given his long history as a political tease, but Paladino aggressively vouched for him in public and behind the scenes, insisting he was serious.

was an expression of a belief so deeply held, and so thoroughly validated in the circles in which Romney travels, that it required no fact - checking» -LSB-...] It is probably too much to hope for that Romney will reconnect with conservative principles.

On the surface, it's a surprising win for a political neophyte who is not known outside of conservative activist circles against two other candidates with clear geographical bases who are also current officeholders.

Not entirely surprising from Cameron's stalwart green agenda devotee and Hug a Huskie mastermind, but what does Barker's circle represent for the Conservative party, and its unity?

But while some reforms, including open primaries, recall votes, and local referendums, have gained currency in Conservative circles — and I am a big supporter of Douglas Carswell and Dan Hannan as two of the greatest thinkers in our party for putting these ideas forward — there is still a fear that the Alternative Vote will benefit the left - leaning parties.

In the 1960s, the group attracted significant controversy in Conservative circles over its support for Kenyan independence.

The seat is held for Labour by Ian Austin, one of Gordon Brown's inner circle of trusted advisers, and whoever replaces John Perry as Conservative candidate will be seeking to overturn a notional Labour majority of a little over 4,000.

the ladies on the documentary wear very long skirts; I understand conservative circles will watch this DVD and may have paid for the making of this DVD, but mainstream Americans do not dress that way.

With opposition mounting in both liberal and conservative circles, support for Common Core slipped significantly among the public at large, casting doubt on its very viability.

If he were to run for president, Christie «would face some challenges among the more conservative circles of our party... concerned about issues like Common Core and judicial activism,» Bill Gustoff, a member of the Iowa Republican Party's state central committee, said this month as Christie campaigned in the state that hosts the nation's first presidential nominating contest.

Many in conservative circles see her primary role as using the bully pulpit to advance school choice policies, but government - backed school vouchers for private schools, which is something she's vigorously supported for decades, have really taken a beating recently.

«How to make a painting with an all - over composition» had been circling around in my head for years and years and years — I kept thinking about Pollock's paintings and de Kooning and some of the early Joan Mitchell's and early Guston and thinking about how I could make a painting using this all - over composition with deep space without them falling into something that was completely derivative and conservative.