Sentences with phrase «conservatives backing third»
Both Owens and Scozzafava - but particularly the Republican candidate - have been hit hard by conservatives backing third - party candidate Doug Hoffman, who has now pulled within single digits of the GOP's pick in the most recent survey of district voters.
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... Early polls for the Aug. 28 primary show Arpaio grabbing between one - third and one - fifth of the electorate, behind the establishment - backed front - runner, Rep. Martha McSally, a former Air Force combat pilot, and ahead of another conservative insurgent, state Sen. Kelli Ward -LSB-.]
The Conservatives are now Her Majesty's Official Opposition and the New Democratic Party is back in their familiar territory as third - place in the House of Commons.
I'm not about to get into a pissing match here, but in defense of what I said, a lot of what conservative Christians in this area say and write about Obama is so vitriolic it makes me wince, and if they back it up at all, it's usually with half - truths or outright lies, most of which they have gotten second - or third - hand.
Schuster representing the direct, conservative and muscular school, the back to basics methods he employed to miraculously convert Darmstadt from third division makeweights into Bundesliga survivors.
The third is that Cameron makes it back into Downing Street as the leader of a Conservative government with either an uncomfortably small or non-existent majority.
She has also run on a more conservative - minded platform and nabbed the support of the state Conservative Party earlier in the year, which was seen as a blow for Turner, who had the backing of the third - party organization when he defeated Democrat Dconservative - minded platform and nabbed the support of the state Conservative Party earlier in the year, which was seen as a blow for Turner, who had the backing of the third - party organization when he defeated Democrat DConservative Party earlier in the year, which was seen as a blow for Turner, who had the backing of the third - party organization when he defeated Democrat David Weprin.
GOP county chairmen just broke from a preconvention meeting with state chairman Ed Cox, who, I hear from sources, said he's looking at creating a third - party line, apparently to compete with the Conservative Party, which backed a slate last week that may look very different than the GOP's.
The third - ranked policy to maintain free education is backed by all the major parties except the Conservatives.
Thompson's reasoning: With Paladino at the top of the Taxpayers ticket, the chances are higher for the creation of a new third party, which could perhaps rival the state Conservative Party — a big goal of some right - leaning voters who are upset with Chairman Mike Long and his decision to back a moderate like Lazio.
They hoped to garner a lot of second preferences from voters backing the eliminated, third - place, Labour or Conservative, candidate.
For town clerk, incumbent Town Clerk / Tax Collector Judy Mayhon, a Democrat with Conservative Party backing, is unopposed for a third two - year term.
Incumbent Highway Superintendent Clyde Russell, a Republican with Independence Party backing, is facing off against Michael Paul, a Democrat with Conservative Party backing, seeking a third two year term.
Accordingly, a majority in all seats — reaching two thirds in the Conservative - Liberal Democrat battleground — agreed that «it is right to start cutting back on public spending now because the longer we put off dealing with the deficit the greater the cost of sorting it out».
While UKIP voters were as likely as the electorate as a whole to admit they didn't know what to expect, two thirds of those expressing a view thought the Conservatives would be back in government; most of these said they thought the Tories would win outright.
Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long said he likes both DeFrancisco and Molinaro, but his executive committee this week backed Molinaro — potentially denying DeFrancisco a critical third - party line.
Steele will back Republican nominee Dede Scozzafava, breaking with some party conservatives - including Sarah Palin, Tim Pawlenty, Fred Thompson and Dick Armey - who are backing third - party candidate Doug Hoffman.
She added that Labour MPs are «in disarray» on the issue, although it remains to be seen how many of those on the government backbenches who are sceptical about the third runway would be willing to back a Conservative motion on the issue.
But last night the Conservatives hit back - denying the scheme was behind schedule, and pointing out that it was managing to build schools a third cheaper than under Labour.