Sentences with phrase «fight against conservative»

Not exact matches

Some conservatives tried to fight back against Trump, pleading with their audiences to see what they contended to be the rational point of view, but their arguments seemed to go unheard.

If the proposal doesn't comply with the Senate's rules, an ensuing fight could pit conservatives against moderates and institutionalists — and could edge Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R - KY) closer to completely eliminating the legislative filibuster, a move with far bigger implications than health care policy.

And the conservative opposition has many right - wing allies in its fight against the new government spanning from the editorial pages of the Financial Post to the far corners of the internet.

This is why conservatives fight against «big» government — the bigger it gets, the more problems arise.

Instead, a coalition of politically conservative business leaders forged ties with likeminded ministers, evangelists, and politicians to fight against New Deal liberalism, Communism, and immorality.

When they occurred, battles for intellectual freedom were generally fought against intellectually conservative forces, frequently embodied in, if not confined to, the senior authorities of the universities themselves.

The Catholic Group in Synod, another conservative group, suggested it would continue to fight against women bishops.

Don't be confused about what so - called «conservatives» are: American domestic history is the unbroken story of people having to fight against the right - wing for their most basic rights, usually in the face of violence.

Missing also will be any mention of the fact that Falwell and other conservative evangelicals fought tooth and nail against the 1978 ruling that stripped tax - exempt status from all - white private schools formed in reaction to integration, calling it a violation of their religious freedom.

Certainly the conservatives learned an important lesson from the war and struggled thereafter to promote equality at home, to fight against the shortsightedness and personal greed polluting our air and rivers, to champion safer foods and medicines, to extend the promise of American freedom to a broader and broader cross-section of the population?

The conservatives were called Tories in those days and fought AGAINST the revolution?

WRT your point about the MIC, I'm a conservative Christian and am quite willing to see our military capability reduced to a level consistent with what the founders envisioned as our international role (that is, a military that is capable of defending the United States against any foe, including taking the fight to the enemy, not running around being the world's cop).

The pure conservative is fighting against the essence of the universe.»

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died this week at age 79 and while many wanted to dissect the politics of the conservative who fought (for some, the good fight) against liberalism, others were more, or at least equally, interested in how he died (conspiracy theories aside)-- alone, doing what he loved, hunting, with his -LSB-...]

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died this week at age 79 and while many wanted to dissect the politics of the conservative who fought (for some, the good fight) against liberalism, others were more, or at least equally, interested in how he died (conspiracy theories aside)-- alone, doing what he loved, hunting, with his loved ones nowhere near.

Since May, Cuomo's state Democratic Committee has served as the conduit for all things anti-Astorino: His fight with the Department of Housing and Urban Development over affordable housing, his conservative stance on abortion and a lawsuit filed against him stemming from the obscure battles within the Independence Party in Westchester County.

Political analysts are still unsure of how the level of support the fight against libel has in Conservative circles, although Dr Harris said «there are some Conservatives that are interested».

It was difficult for both parties to fight against the «fear factor» whipped up by the press and the huge amount of direct mail which the Conservatives poured into target seats, but there were also significant self - inflicted wounds.

«Anna Kaplan has the determination, talent, and experience we need to deliver progressive change for New Yorkers and fight back against Trump's extreme conservative agenda,» Cuomo said.

The Conservatives fought their campaign warning against the dangers of a Labour - SNP government.

The first is that the Conservatives don't even end up as the largest party and Cameron is summarily ejected from Downing Street, in which case he would immediately resign, leaving the way clear for Boris to fight a leadership contest against, in all probability, George Osborne and Theresa May and possibly one or two other, darker horses — odds on Chris Grayling anyone?

Cable is leading the fight against further cuts to the welfare budget, but the Treasury also faces opposition from potential Conservative leadership challengers including defence secretary Philip Hammond and environment secretary Owen Paterson.

In Somerton and Frome, where the party's Commons spokesman David Heath faces a tough fight to hold on to his slim majority against Tory candidate Annunziata Rees - Mogg, Conservative leafleting also appears to be having an impact.

The Conservative responded to the report by pledging a cross-party fight against any moves to reform.

And once again it's been the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats who have been leading the fight against this.

The Conservative leader of the Local Government Association, Sir Simon Milton, has warned councils against over zealous use of surveillance powers that they were given to fight terrorism and criminal offences.

The appointment by the Conservative Party of Sayeeda Warsi as shadow minister for Community Cohesion sends the wrong signal at a time when Britain is fighting a global war against Islamic terrorism and extremism, both domestically and internationally.

A new Quinnipiac poll in the Florida Senate race shows former state House Speaker Marco Rubio (R) narrowing the gap against Gov. Charlie Crist (R), numbers sure to embolden national conservatives who are already casting the primary as a fight for the heart and soul of the Republican party.

And when Senator Cruz rails against the New York values, those are the same New York values that most people here are fighting against, and fighting for conservative principles and really sanity in Washington.»

«Vince Cable, MP for Twickenham, could potentially find himself up against millionaire Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith, MP for Richmond Park, if they both choose to fight the newly proposed Richmond and Twickenham seat.»

Labrador was an influential member of the House Freedom Caucus, inserting himself into a number of legislative fights that pitted conservatives against party leadership.

I always saw it more as liberals are fighting against the status quo (Obama and «change»), whereas conservatives are trying to keep things the the way they were (Trump making America great again).

Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson was among those to take issue with Thornberry, suggesting that the shadow defence secretary was guilty of undermining the fight against sexism.

Speaking at a fringe event at the Conservative Party conference, Fallon said he was «appalled» at the way human rights law was being used against the British military, with the result that millions of pounds of taxpayers» money were being spent on fighting «fairly spurious cases» rather than on kit and personnel.

The Tories may do well in the south of England, where they're fighting marginal seats against the Liberal Democrats — fleeing Lib Dem voters will go to Labour, which should translate into safer Tory seats — but it's in the north of England and the East Midlands where there are many Conservative MPs hanging onto their seats against Labour challengers.

Hazel Blears delivered a pugilistic speech to the Labour party conference this afternoon, saying she expects a real «fight» against the Conservatives at the next election.

In the 60th Senatorial District, where GOP Sen. Mark Grisanti is fighting for his political life, CSEA went with Hamburg Democrat Michael Amodeo, who is facing off against former Erie County Legislator Chuck Swanick (who has the Conservative Party's nod) in the September primary.

Bellavia, who was passed over for the GOP nod in favor of Assemblywoman Jane Corwin and appears to be fighting a losing battle against her for the Conservative line, has not said whether he'll run as an independent if he doesn't get a ballot line.

EMS had already been expelled from the Conservatives after he fought a sulphurous campaign against Michał Kamiński.

This was part of territory which the SNP's Annabelle Ewing had fought in Perth, in a narrow victory against the Conservatives.

The Labour Party has come out fighting against the newly - launched Conservative health manifesto.

Scott, a billionaire former health care executive, is engaged in a nasty primary fight against Attorney General Bill McCollum, with both Republicans vying for support from the party's conservative base.

With the polls against them and a fight against the #Milifandom, the last thing Cameron expected was to win a Conservative majority at the May 2015 election.

Yet the case for them is weaker now than it was when Conservatives and Lib Dems fought heroically against them five years ago.

«We're prepared to fight back and that means against our political opponents in the Conservative Party, and not amongst ourselves.»

If David Cameron was Conservative leader in 2020 fighting an election against a Jeremy Corbyn - led Labour then I would have no choice.

Conservative MPs are also disturbed about how they will work with a party they spent the election campaign fighting against.

What he went on to explain was that in the past, the Lib Dems and Labour teamed up against the Conservatives: now the Lib Dems are fighting against the «conservative consensus» of Labour and the Conservatives.»

To support the California Teachers Union in its fight to preserve due process and seniority rights in a lawsuit brought against it by an organization funded by a billionaire conservative activist;

The true opponents of progress are conservatives who fight tooth and nail against new ideas, only to end up declaring «of course, it was my idea all along».