Sentences with phrase «defeated in the landslide»

He addresses a number of myths, not least that which became a convenient excuse for the Conservatives, defeated in the landslide election of 1945, that their party organisation had atrophied during the war whilst Labour's had strengthened.

Faso was defeated in landslide in 2006 against Democrat Eliot Sptizer; Collins bowed out of running in 2010 after he compared then - Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to Adolf Hitler and apologized.

AP Photo / Evan Vucci Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Steve Israel (N.Y.) has formed an alumni association of members defeated in the landslide 2010 election in an effort to capitalize on their political knowledge and connections to help the party regain the House majority next November.

The 2010 election was such a blowout for Andrew M. Cuomo that incumbent and competitive Republican candidates down ballot — including brilliant state comptroller candidate Harry Wilson, on whose campaign I consulted — were defeated in the landslide.

Not exact matches

If one looks back from the perspective of the 1984 Reagan landslide, it is evident that the defeat of radicalism in 1972 has now been joined in history by the additional defeat of traditional liberalism in 1984.

It has led to many rebellions, numerous defections, the downfall of Thatcher, and partly accounts for the Conservatives» landslide defeat in 1997.

None of this changes the fact that Labour are still 15 - 20 points behind in the polls and facing a landslide defeat.

In their first public break since they made amends after Greenfield's landslide victory over the Hikind - backed / funded / inspired Joe Lazar, Assemblyman Dov Hikind has decided to endorse a Republican challenger to defeat centrist Democratic Congressman Mike McMahon.

An astonishing surge in membership after defeat for the Yes campaign in last year's independence referendum was followed by an SNP landslide in May's general election, when the party won 56 of Scotland's 59 constituencies.

That prediction, of course, proved spectacularly wrong when Paladino defeated his GOP primary opponent, Rick Lazio, in a landslide victory in last week's primary.

The previous record was in 1945 when the Conservatives went down to their landslide defeat at the hands of their wartime coalition partners, the Labour Party.

Although McCain defeated Bush by landslide proportions in New Hampshire eight years ago, he did so with overwhelming support from independents who are likely to vote in the Democratic primary this time.

Ukip poised to inflict humiliating defeat on Tories in Clacton by - election as Nigel Farage warns of «landslide victory» 31 August 2014

After a landslide defeat in the election on 1 May 1997, John Major resigned on the morning of 2 May.

In 2013, Oyster Bay Town Republican Supervisor John Venditto defeated his Democratic opponent in a landslide with 70.4 percent of the votIn 2013, Oyster Bay Town Republican Supervisor John Venditto defeated his Democratic opponent in a landslide with 70.4 percent of the votin a landslide with 70.4 percent of the vote.

[27] On September 12, 2006, in the Republican Primary for New York's 99th District, Ball defeated Stephens in a landslide with 70.4 % (5,165 votes) to 29.6 % (2,176 votes) for Stephens, the lowest vote total for any incumbent running for reelection to the State Assembly that day.

The constant pounding by the GOP, President Bush's landslide victory in South Dakota, and a strong candidate in John Thune, contributed to Daschle's defeat.

Cahill has strong support from the Alliance for Quality Education and former Metro - North chairman Joe Lhota, last year's Republican mayoral candidate in New York City, who was handed a landslide defeat by Bill de Blasio.

The politician, 67, tells Angela Wintle about tough times growing up in North Kensington, dodging dogs in his postman days and happy memories of landslide Tory defeats

One of only a handful of Labour frontbenchers to retain his seat in the landslide defeat of 1931, he became the party's Deputy Leader.

Early polls indicated Bloomberg would defeat Spitzer in a landslide.

He was defeated by less than 1 % and lost his seat in the Thatcher landslide of 1983.

Kuhl was defeated in the Democratic landslide of 2008 by a 51.0 % to 49.0 % margin.

He won the GOP primary in September, defeating supermarket mogul John Castimatidis, but lost in a landslide to de Blasio in the November general election.

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D - N.Y.) won re-election to his position on Tuesday, defeating Republican challenger Wendy Long in a landslide.

In 1983 the LCC organised a major conference «After the landslide» to examine the lessons from the party's catastrophic defeat of that year: the tone the conference set - that organisational and political modernisation and change were essential was to become the dominant theme in the party's internal life in the following decadIn 1983 the LCC organised a major conference «After the landslide» to examine the lessons from the party's catastrophic defeat of that year: the tone the conference set - that organisational and political modernisation and change were essential was to become the dominant theme in the party's internal life in the following decadin the party's internal life in the following decadin the following decade.

In addition to New York, where Democrat Chuck Schumer defeated Republican challenger Wendy Long by a landslide, Democrats carried Vermont, Connecticut, Maryland, Colorado, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, California and Hawaii.

Earlier this week he addressed the Pennsylvania Republican State Committee and talked about his landslide defeat in 2006, when he lost his Senate seat to Bob Casey.

On the night of Tony Blair's landslide election victory in 1997, nobody blinked at the defeat of a rookie candidate standing for the Tories in Stafford.

He defeated incumbent Michael Gallagher in a landslide win.

Moi Defeated, Wangari Maathai Elected December 2002 Former vice president and opposition leader Mwai Kibaki wins the multiparty presidential election in a landslide.

If the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) were a candidate in this election year, its track record would invite landslide defeat.