Sentences with phrase «edge over the politician»

Since men are the status quo, the strategic voter will use this largely meaningless distinction (male - ness) to select the candidate they think is most likely to have an edge over the politician they don't want elected.

Not exact matches

The politicians do still have the edge for best Prime Minister over a selection of celebrity figures — with Ed Miliband (17 per cent), David Cameron (15 per cent) and Boris Johnson (15 per cent) preferred to Alan Sugar (12 per cent) or Russell Brand (12 per cent).

Bharara, she wrote, «while castigating politicians in Albany for playing fast and loose with the ethical rules that govern their conduct, strayed so close to the edge of the rules governing his own conduct that Defendant Sheldon Silver has a non-frivolous argument that he fell over the edge to the Defendant's prejudice.»

«The U.S. Attorney, while castigating politicians in Albany for playing fast and loose with the ethical rules that govern their conduct, strayed so close to the edge of the rules governing his own conduct that defendant Sheldon Silver has a non-frivolous argument that he fell over the edge to the defendant's prejudice,» Ms. Caproni wrote in her decision.

Although she refused a defense request to dismiss charges, the judge added, «The U.S. attorney, while castigating politicians in Albany for playing fast and loose with the ethical rules that govern their conduct, strayed so close to the edge of the rules governing his own conduct that defendant Sheldon Silver has a nonfrivolous argument that he fell over the edge to the defendant's prejudice.»

Politicians and state officials may find ways to help push districts over the financial edge in order to accomplish their own purposes.

Robert A. Schaeffer, the public education director for FairTest, a standardized - test watchdog organization, said, «The numbers and consequences of these tests have driven public opinion over the edge, and politicians are scrambling to figure out how to deal with that.»