Sentences with phrase «election debate between»

Mortgage rules being drafted by federal banking regulators came under the spotlight last night in the first election debate between President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

That is why Channel 4 has spent three months negotiating with Alistair Darling, George Osborne and Vince Cable to mount the first ever televised election debate between the rivals.

The British electorate will experience its first ever TV election debate between the main party leaders this week.

Nine million people tuned in to watch the historic election debate between the three party leaders.

The first public election debate between the leaders of the seven largest parties was held on 29 October 2006, on public radio.

I was honoured to be selected to moderate one of the two major election debates between the paralegal Bencher candidates last month.

Not exact matches

The CNN anchor moderated a debate between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney during the 2012 election and took a lot of heat for doing exactly what Fox News» Wallace has said a moderator should avoid.

Most people think the whole debate between Calvinism and Arminianism revolves only around the issue of election and predestination.

The rancorous presidential election of 1800 brought religion to the forefront of public debate and had lasting repercussions for the relationship between church and state.

At the 2010 general election, the televised debates between the leaders were by far the most prominent feature of the campaign.

Professor Jane Green, Co-Investigator on the British Election Study, was interviewed by Charlie Stayt and Louise Minchin on BBC Breakfast News following the second leadership debate between Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage.

Throughout the campaign for the 7 May elections, Miliband insisted that David Cameron should debate him one on one as part of a televised election broadcast [104] in order to highlight differences in policies between the two major parties, but this was never to happen, with the pair instead being interviewed separately by Jeremy Paxman as part of the first major televised political broadcast of the election involving multiple parties.

... Speaking of early, the first debate gauntlet has been thrown down by Republican Harry Wilson, who today challenged his Democratic target, state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, to a head - to - head match - up in every major media market between now and Election Day.

We have called for at least one televised debate between the two major party candidates, as is custom in every election from President of the United States on down.»

«There was a strong consensus from the Meeting that it would be better to take some of the heat out of this public debate; this would entail taking forward a calmer internal party review of funding which would be more comprehensive and balanced (including importantly, addressing the Conservative multi-million pound donations at and between elections) and putting that forward as part of Labour's manifesto offer for party funding reforms.»

BUFFALO (AP)-- A debate between Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Republican Rob Astorino and two third - party candidates is likely to be the only opportunity voters have to see the candidates for New York governor interact before Election Day.

He said his campaign has received inquiries from several media outlets interested in hosting debates, and was eager to debate Cuomo «every day» between now and the November election.

After a great deal of horse trading, a timetable for the election debates has been set, culminating in a head - to - head between the prime minister, David Cameron, and his opposite number Ed Miliband a week before voters go to the polls.

It appears that a relatively small number of people watched the lone debate in the election for New York City Comptroller, which occurred on Tuesday, October 17 between incumbent Democrat Scott Stringer and his Republican challenger, Michel Faulkner.

MONTPELIER — Vermont Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Lisman, challenged fellow GOP candidate Lt. Gov. Phil Scott to a series of three one - on - one debates throughout Vermont between now and the Vermont Republican primary election.

Despite corruption in Albany constituting the majority of the back - and - forth between candidates, before the night's closing remarks, national politics found its way to the debate stage; specifically feelings on the presidential election's arguably most controversial candidate, Donald Trump.

Politicians gave their reaction to the plans by broadcasters for televised debates between party leaders in the run - up to the 2015 general election.

TWCNews hosted a contentious debate between Andrew Heaney and John Faso, the Republicans vying for the right to run in the November general election for retiring NY - 19 Rep. Chris Gibson's seat.

If you didn't catch last night's TWC News / NY1 debate in Hamburg between the two major party candidates for state attorney general — the only time they'll face off before next Tuesday's election — you missed quite the show.

For his part, Mr Davis - who had led the seven - month race until the party conference in Blackpool - said he looked at the debates between them as «not just a contest for the leadership, but a preamble to us winning the next general election».

President Trump's legal team is wrestling with how much to cooperate with the special counsel looking into Russian election interference, an internal debate that led to an angry confrontation last week between two White House lawyers and that could shape the course of the investigation.

Lamb and Hanna have five debates and forums scheduled between now and election day.

The press draws election battle lines between the three parties after a fiery leaders debate that saw Nick Clegg and David Cameron come out top in the polls.

The spat between the prime minister and the major broadcasters has deepened, with Tory peer and former television boss Michael Grade accusing the stations of «playing politics» over David Cameron's refusal to participate in all three planned TV election debates.

He also rejected the defense's argument that an internal debate, between Board of Election officials about whether campaign filings for payments to a payroll company require the identification of the ultimate recipient, was a basis for dismissal.

The election campaign saw the UK's first televised debates between the leaders of the three main parties.

Leader Tim Farron said the election was «a «chance to change the direction of Britain», with the debate split between Mrs May, UKIP and Labour on one side, and the Liberal Democrats on the other.

Televised debates between the leaders of the three main political parties are set to take place in the run - up to the general election, for the first time.

The exchange was part of the televised leaders» debate, which is between seven parties standing in the UK general election.

[14] After the televised debates between the three leaders — the first of their type during an election campaign in the United Kingdom — their poll ratings had risen to the point where many considered the possibility of a Liberal Democrat role in Government.

The first ever British election leaders» debate last night between Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg pulled in an audience of 9.9 million, but Peter McHugh was not impressed.

He said he would not debate against Nick Griffin in an election leaders» debate - the debates should just be between the three main party leaders;

And this time last week we were anticipating the first ever TV debate between party leaders in a British general election, with many on the Right nervous that giving Nick Clegg equal billing with Gordon Brown and David Cameron would give a boost to the Liberal Democrats.

Clegg said a US - style independent commission should be created to govern and oversee the party leader TV debates in the next election in 2020 after the last round was dominated by a long, drawn - out negotiation between broadcasters and politicians.

Mulgrew kicked off the debate by saying that the UFT could follow one of four paths in the mayoral race: endorse in the primary, wait to endorse in the likely event of a runoff between the top two primary vote - getters, endorse only in the general election, or don't endorse at all.

Despite the best efforts of British researchers, science was never a significant issue in the general election, with the topic barely being noted in the three debates between Brown, Cameron, and Clegg.

In the summer of 2000, perfectly timed to shape the election debate over education reform, came a new RAND study that claimed to contradict the conventional research wisdom on the connection between school expenditures and class size on the one hand and student achievement on the other.

A handful of debates are already planned between now and the May 21 runoff election.

While American politics has degenerated into campaigns of limited value, based on little more than meanness, hate and hyperbole, elections should be about meaningful discussion and debate between candidates who recognize the importance of providing voters with the information they need to make informed decisions.

In fact, the debate in this country over land use has become emblematic of American democracy: a struggle between competing special interest groups to influence common laws and policies through elections.

With less than a month to go in the US Presidential Election, one debate between John McCain and Barack Obama done and another scheduled for tonight, and the only debate between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin completed, less than 18 % of

A few months after the end of an election campaign in which the phrase «climate change» wasn't mentioned once during three televised debates between the two presidential contenders, the editors of a magazine ensconced in an ivory tower think fighting climate change «must take top priority.»

The first televised general election debate aired September 26th, 1960 between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy.