Sentences with phrase «election debates in»

But I've hosted many election debates in which the candidates attempted to demonstrate a similar ease, yet failed.

NY1 hosts the first general election debate in the race for city comptroller, as Republican challenger and pastor Michel Faulkner faced incumbent and Democrat Scott Stringer from the CUNY Graduate Center.

Sen. Mark Grisanti, who is holding onto his seat by a thread afetr losing the GOP primary in September, has called for a four - way pre-general election debate in the 60th SD.

Grant Shapps pulled out of an election debate in Hampstead tonight because he had parents evening.

NY1 hosts the first general election debate in the race for mayor as Mayor Bill de Blasio faces his challengers, Republican Nicole Malliotakis and Independent Bo Dietl, from Symphony Space on the Upper West Side.

Not exact matches

The seven candidates fighting to represent the socialist party in the upcoming presidential election in France are facing each other in the first of four TV debates on Thursday.

In France, the socialist party is hosting the first debate for the primaries ahead of presidential elections later this year.

Frontrunners from the current election cycle also weighed in with their own takes on the Oscars debate.

The debate over high drug prices has been a red hot topic here and inspired a lot of anger and legislative threats, especially in the midst of the 2016 election cycle.

Fox on Monday announced the new debate, its latest in the primary season as the party chooses its candidate ahead of the Nov. 8 presidential election.

As pundits and polls declared Clinton the clear winner of the first debate, the Mexican peso had its best day in about seven months, surging nearly 3 %, and making the peso perhaps the best predictor of the 2016 election outcome.

Despite the fact that Trump was widely viewed as having lost the recent debate with Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, and that the election itself is just over a month away, the candidate chose to tweet not about the political issues in the campaign but about his dislike of former Miss Universe contestant Alicia Machado.

French presidential election candidates pose for a picture prior to a debate organised by the French private TV channels BFM TV and CNews on April 4, 2017 in La Plaine - Saint - Denis near Paris.

This is why the debate in Ontario's election has been so disappointing.

With its ability to influence opinions, social media does remarkable harm by playing a role in the rigging of elections and public debate.

The Daily Telegraph reported on Friday morning that May is lining up Rudd to take over from Hammond after the election as a reward for Rudd's loyalty and the significant role she has played in election campaigning — including standing in for May at a leaders» debate earlier this week despite the death of her father just 48 hours earlier.

And in the debate on Monday, she made clear that she hopes women are motivated on Election Day by such statements.

Italy's fragile economy was also a feature in the run - up to the election with somewhat lackluster growth and an unemployment rate of 11.1 percent dominating the debate.

The issue arose in the Republican primary debates, and reportedly resentment of the abuse was a major contributor to Hillary Clinton's loss of Florida in the general election in the 2016 US presidential race.

Considering the massive ratings networks saw during the presidential primary debates and the intense media buzz around this year's wild election, some experts are predicting that Monday's event could pull in more than 100 million total viewers.

Trump, known for his use of Twitter to drive political debate, tweeted about an Indiana air conditioner maker he featured in his election campaign as an emblem of trade deals he said were unfavorable to American workers.

The debate will continue until Election Day in November and well beyond, and this year's Top States study has given both sides plenty of ammunition.

The GOP nominee has repeatedly asserted his belief that the debate, and the entire election process, is «rigged» in favor of Clinton, whom he refers to as «Crooked Hillary.»

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Apart from the occasional sound - bite on military spending, the Iraq war, and missile defence, Canada's role in the world was not part of the mainstream election debate.

So don't expect a focussed debate in the 2015 election on the need for a new economic growth strategy, one based on a federal - provincial initiative to modernize our infrastructure, and create better economic prospects.

So don't expect a focussed debate in the 2015 election on the need for a new economic growth strategy, one based on a federal provincial initiative to modernize our infrastructure, and create better economic prospects.

Call us naïve, but this is the economic debate that Canadians deserve, and our political leaders should be having, in the lead up to the 2015 election.

Halfway through the election, BC Liberal candidates have ducked debates in about half of BC's ridings.

The indictment of 13 Russian nationals for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election has reignited the debate on whether Facebook and other social - media giants are a threat to democracy.

He said the election could create more volatility, particularly if it appears Trump leads in the first debate Monday.

An election - silence law for social media wouldn't solve this problem, but debating one could steer the conversation in a constructive direction.

Hopefully the time is coming where the ride will be over for this group - there is a huge space for public broadcasting and presentation of centered debates and discussions in this country - and it can only be through a public space lens - the next election will hopefully bring people such as yourself back into such space so that we can get on with having some notion of civilization.

The issue has provoked a fierce debate within Facebook especially, with Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg insisting twice in recent days that the site had no role in influencing the election.

One night, over dinner with Hsieh and his friends at Carson Kitchen, a new high - end restaurant in what was once the rundown John E. Carson hotel for men, I lost track of the conversation, reached for a pork slider, considered sipping my Fernet shot, and suddenly realized they were fiercely debating how to explain to me a Holacracy concept called «circle elections.»

Indiana Republican Senate candidates clash in final debate before May 8 primary election Dan Carden, The Times of Northwest Indiana

While debating this issue in the house, Liberal MLA Laurie Throness made the incredible claim that «there is no big money in B.C. elections.»

Former Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras arrives to an election debate with the leader of the Greek conservative opposition party New Democracy, Evangelos Meimarakis in Athens, Greece on September 14, 2015.

With only 30 candidates nominated in 87 constituencies, most viewers tuning in to the televised debate will not have the option of voting for an Alberta Party candidate on Election Day.

At the same time the Liberal Party, and Liberal leader Stéphane Dion, have made environmentalism a major component of their election platform through a policy initiative known as the Green Shift — an initiative that was the source of considerable discussion and debate in the lead - up to the election.

After more than a year of rallies, primaries, debates, controversies and scandals, we're only one day from the Presidential election — meaning investors are closer than ever to that long - awaited clarity on how the election will be felt in the markets.

During the 1997 election, both NDP leader Pam Barrett and Social Credit leader Randy Thorsteinson were allowed to participate in the leaders debate.

There is no denying that the Wildrose Party is a force in this election campaign and should be represented in the televised debates, but it is important to remember that neither Ms. Smith or any of her party's four incumbent MLA's were elected as Wildrose candidates in the last election.

During the 2004 election, as the Alberta Alliance leader, Mr. Thorsteinson was not invited to join the televised Leaders; debate, despite his party having an MLA in the Assembly.

«Imagine if [the Daniels affair] came out on October 15, 2016, in the middle of the last debate with Hillary Clinton,» he said, apparently under the impression that linking the story to its potential electoral consequences would make the money seem less connected to the election.

The recent federal election featured something of a debate on fiscal policy, with the Liberals promising to run modest deficits for three years in order to stimulate a sagging economy and finance needed long - term investments in infrastructure and social programs.

And the province can do much more to clean up provincial election laws, something that a new all - party committee will be tasked to do soon (and they should consider adopting some of the amendments made by Wildrose MLAs during recent debates in the Legislature).

There are no shortage of issues that I hope will be the focus of debate in this election (urban sprawl, inner city schools, regional amalgamation, and others that I plan to write about over the next six months), but the one issue that may have the potential to create a major wave is the Katz Group «s desire to have the City of Edmonton to fund $ 400,000,000 for a new downtown arena.

None of these proposals will be in the Speech from the Throne but they should be part of the public debate leading up to the next election.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper's economic record since taking office in 2006 is at the centre of debate in the current federal election campaign.