Sentences with phrase «general election fought»

He later wrote a book, The Battle For Power, about the strained relationship between the Liberals and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) during that campaign, the last general election fought as the SDP — Liberal Alliance.

Shortly after Carl Paladino handily won the Republican nomination in the race for governor Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos congratulated Paladino and welcomed him to the general election fight — and Senate Democrats were quick to pounce.

There will be more women around the cabinet table by then, and a brand - new team energised for the general election fight.

Meanwhile, Rep. Paul Hodes, who avoided a Democratic primary race, is free to raise money and ready himself for a general election fight.

Fiorina's team wants to run up a large margin of victory to build momentum for the general election fight against Sen. Barbara Boxer (D).

It didn't take long for the first general election fight to break out in the 24th Congressional District race.

The last general election fight Hevesi faced was in 2010.

Not exact matches

But bringing Latino voters into the Republican fold in a general election will be no small feat, and the fight over them here shows just how important that bloc is to Romney and Gingrich.

Labour has much to recover before the general election, yet whether it can fight a united campaign in 2015 is far from assured, and in socialist - minded Scotland the nationalists are seen as having surpassed Labour in their socialist rhetoric.

«This is the largest amount of money ever concealed in an election,» says Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson, as tobacco - style tactics by likes of PepsiCo and Nestle are revealed in Washington State's lawsuit against the Grocery Manufacturers Association over GMO labeling fight.

And if our partners refuse to give us that bill that is an excellent platform on which to fight a general election.»

«When you fight a general election most people don't question the nature of the place you're sending your elected representatives too,» he continued.

With a general election due the following spring and a small but vocal group of Conservative rebels prepared to fight the agreement all the way, the prime minister faced a choice: bring forward a bill to ratify Maastricht now and risk going to the country with his party divided and weakened, or postpone until he was safely re-elected.

But analysts cite Labour's decision to fight the battle as an opposition against the incumbent SNP government, a tactic which can't be replicated at the general election.

So that means the fight for control of the Senate will head into the general election in a presidential election year that traditionally draws out more Democratic voters.

A host of special advisers and lobbyists have been selected to fight key Conservative seats in the upcoming general election.

In spite of having been formed just over the past year and a half, they will all fight the May 2015 general election, fielding candidates across the North of England.

At least that's the line of reasoning being employer by Randy Altschuler, one of three Republicans fighting for the right to take on Democratic Rep. Tim Bishop in the November general election in Long Island's NY - 1.

Never mind that under Corbyn, Labour has increased its vote share on its 2015 general election showing, and grown its percentage majorities in all four by - elections fought under his leadership.

One of the advantages of the fiercely fought 2008 Democratic primary was that it left Obama with an organizational presence and strong supporter base across the country that also helped him fight and win the general election.

Viloria - Fisher spoke about property tax relief — an issue Cuomo has made part of his campaign platform and one that is crucial to voters in the suburbs, which are expected to be a battleground in the upcoming general election — particularly in the fight for control of the state Senate.

Divided parties fighting themselves rarely do well in the elections which really count - general elections.

We'll discover soon enough if it is Labour or the Tories that are Tangoed, especially is May gambles on calling an early general election that Corbyn's party is ill - prepared to fight.

He urged all men of good conscience to stand up to fight against dictatorship, election rigging and the plot to subvert democracy in Nigeria, noting that 2019 general elections is close by and Ekiti as well as Osun elections are prelude to what to expect in 2019.

Second, there is the question of whether we risk a «politics of tedium» where people get fed up with the protracted fight and some lose interest before the general election.

The only thing stopping it bursting out into the open is the fear candidates have of being blamed for bringing down May and plunging the party into another general election before it's ready to fight one.

Democrats are fighting to take outright control of the chamber in November's general election.

The new NHS boss may want to make cuts to tackle a # 30 billion shortfall, but could face a fight with a General Election approaching.

To make the context more like a general election I focus just on places fought by the Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats both in 2013 and 2017.

This is his fifth attempt at fighting a general election and his second attempt in South Thanet, where he trailed in fourth in 2005.

Some commentators wonder whether May might survive to fight the next general election when the conventional wisdom had been that she would leave after navigating Brexit — if she wasn't pole - axed by her own MPs first.

Former president Bill Clinton was slated to join his wife and performer Sting at a high - dollar fundraiser Thursday in New York to raise money both for her campaign and Democratic Party committees that will help her in a general - election fight.

As the public affairs industry continues to fight to improve its reputation, the battle was not helped helped by two of its number who were standing as Tory candidates in the 2017 general election.

Labour's big losses in these councils were not against the other main parties who they will be fighting in the general election, but against independent candidates.

Coverage of the latest general election news and events, including Gordon Brown's speech on Labour's fight for fairness

The Majority leader was convinced the motion was just to trap President Mahama all in a desperate attempt to throw dirt at the president as the NDC gears up to fight a crucial general election in December.

(He succeeded in surviving that fight and then went on to win the general election on Nov. 2).

«We want a Labour victory in 2015 and I'm sure the executive will want to give some of our money - the cleanest money in British politics - to ensuring the general election is a fair fight.

Mr Cameron believes he can't have given himself a better platform on which to fight the next general election — UKIP or no UKIP.

Their vision is of a 2020 General Election being fought against a Labour Party led by Mr Corbyn.

Teachout, meanwhile, sent out a fundraising email today that landed in my inbox only minutes after Faso's memo, asking donors to help shore up her finances to prepare for what she expects will be a hard fought = and nasty — general election race.

The fight to ensure our great party comes out victorious in the July 14, 2018 general election.

Meanwhile, Watson issued a statement in which he appeared to position himself as a caretaker leader who could prepare Labour to fight an imminent general election.

The Ipsos MORI monthly polls go back to 1977 and cover the last 9 UK general elections, which were fought between the following party leaders.

If Romney becomes the candidate, a closer look at his current campaign can help us understand how he will fight the general election.

The Social Liberal Forum is committed to ensuring the Liberal Democrats fight the 2015 General Election as an independent party.

As you have stated that you intend to stand in the local, election despite not having been selected for the Party, and despite Mrs Clarke asking you to agree to support whoever is properly selected by the Association to fight the Willerby and Kirkella ward, I am forced to act to protect the Party by refusing to agree to you being nominated to represent the Conservative Party at the 2015 General Election as candidate for Hull West andelection despite not having been selected for the Party, and despite Mrs Clarke asking you to agree to support whoever is properly selected by the Association to fight the Willerby and Kirkella ward, I am forced to act to protect the Party by refusing to agree to you being nominated to represent the Conservative Party at the 2015 General Election as candidate for Hull West andElection as candidate for Hull West and Hessle.

They weren't fundraising for the general election, but they also couldn't afford to sit back because Zeldin is sitting on a pile of money and gearing up for a tough fight in November.

Beyond this kind of displacement there has been little serious thought or engagement, even in a Conservative party that has fought successive general elections on a platform that has included support for some form of «English votes for English laws.»

ALBANY — A lengthy legal battle to move the general election for the 3rd Congressional District to December could set up a national showdown in which the race would determine which party controls the House of Representatives, warned one of the Republican candidates in the fight.