Sentences with phrase «grassroots base»

«Our grassroots base is our strength.

Asked whether she would get help from Senator Bernie Sanders, Teachout says her focus has been on building a grassroots base.

«The Green Party will focus in the coming weeks and months on strengthening its local branches to build up its grassroots base for upcoming issue and electoral campaigns,» Hawkins said.

Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for Governor, says the decision by the Working Families Party to reject their grassroots base to endorse Andrew Cuomo for a second time opens up the possibility of Hawkins winning in November.

I am excited by the grassroots base that has been created and hope that others across our area see what we have been able to accomplish and are inspired to speak up and offer an alternative in their local area, especially as local and county races heat up in 2013.

Abdullahi said that the challenge was weak political parties or those without grassroots base wanted to participate in every election, including presidential.

The elections will also prove a crucial test for UKIP's embattled leader Paul Nuttall and point to whether the Lib Dems are rebuilding their grassroots base after their routing in the 2015 general election.

The GOP could face a revolt from within its tea party grassroots base if it nominates an establishment candidate without true conservative, anti-big government values, one of America's leading conservative pundits tells Newsmax.TV in an exclusive interview.

But unlike many nonprofits and advocacy groups, OFA has a grassroots base in every state, and they have enough members to actually get a decent showing at events in a lot of districts.

The fundamental appeal of the practical rationalism that was the grassroots basis for pragmatism.

Not exact matches

Germany - based SoundCloud is beloved by grassroots musicians, who use it to host demos, remixes, and rare tracks for devoted fans.

«It's outrageous, and a blatant attempt to confuse the public, that they are claiming they are joining a grassroots online protest that's explicitly intended to defend the Title II based net neutrality protections that people from across the political spectrum overwhelmingly support,» Greer said.

The Russians allegedly communicated with a Texas - based grassroots organization that advised them to focus their efforts on «purple states» such as Colorado, Florida and Virginia that could be swayed to vote for Trump.

Additionally, the league has a grassroots program that aims to get a broad base of officials engaged in high school and Pop Warner games, with the hope that they will ultimately advance to more senior leagues, a similar trajectory to that traveled by players.

We are also differentiated by our commitment to community - based grassroots marketing which allows us to increase brand awareness and strengthen customer loyalty.

We need to convert the energy, skills, and grassroots experience and insights of our country's many citizen - based mobilization efforts into more effective political power.

Rather than spend a lot on advertising, the Vancouver - based brand has traditionally relied on grassroots marketing and word - of - mouth by loyal fans.

He supports his argument with numerous persuasive anecdotes about individuals who have walked out of the underclass with the help of faith - based, grassroots groups that practice «hard - headed, soft - hearted» compassion.

«Occu - pew Church» — a movement away from counterfeit «Church - ianity,» cult of personality and religion toward authentic grassroots personal faith, based on living and loving like Jesus.

The counter action has to be locally based at the grassroots to be authentic and credible.

Instead, Dinosaur Bar - B - Que has always relied on more grassroots efforts to build its customer base — good food and an atmosphere that spur word - of - mouth recommendations being chief among them.

I love the idea that we can harness the power of social media and combine it with a grassroots, community - based distribution model, including a network of home - based Ambassadors as well as retailers and schools, to create a global lifestyle brand around the concept of living Barefoot, and bringing art and story to children from all walks of life.

Nurture Project International, a US - based, grassroots, non-profit, was looking -LSB-...]

Featured Store: Grassroots Baby, owned by Ariana Brutico Location and Website: www.grassrootsbaby.com Days & Hours open: Home based business.

Department of Fish & Game's Division of Ecological Restoration, Gloucester - based environmentalist Noel Mann, and Bryan Windmiller, founder of Concord - based Grassroots Wildlife Conservation.

MAP is a 501 (c)(3) grassroots, volunteer - based nonprofit organization founded in 2008 by five concerned mothers who believe that every child deserves a chance to thrive in this world.

Her grassroots fundraising will likely pick up now that she's locked up the nomination, and while she hasn't equalled Bernie Sanders's small - dollar donor base, she's still raised a sizable amount of money through email so far.

In the advocacy world, most outreach efforts involve one or more of three basic goals: trying to affect government legislation and / or regulation, trying to build a base of supporters for long - term fundraising and / or grassroots action, and trying to influence the broader public policy discussion.

The last time she faced off against a candidate with a grassroots financial base, Hillary Clinton did not fare well in the end.

In an email sent to potential donors (and members of the media) today, Faso called Long «someone you may not yet know but, who has the potential to excite our grassroots Republican base and at the same time attract women and disaffected «Reagan Democrats» to the GOP line.»

Obama's 2008 campaign remains the prime example, but many other groups on all parts of the political spectrum are building up grassroots donor bases with an eye toward repeating his success on behalf of their own issues.

It's particularly tough for candidates with a progressive ethos like Democrat Cynthia Nixon who has vowed to take no corporate money while relying on smaller donations to at least project the image of a campaign based entirely on grassroots support.

As a grassroots web - based movement led primarily by young women of colour, Afropolitanism is a fitting example of the changing landscape and nature of global citizenship and social relations in the 21st Century.

How the Obama field operation organized their volunteer teams deserves special mention, in part because their grassroots GOTV technology depended on it and also because it provides an excellent model for community - based organizers of all flavors.

In positive terms, we, unlike NO, have at least now built up a kind of grassroots movement - base that could be mobilised e.g. to fight for PR - based Lords reform (on which, see my guest post over at LiBDemVoice.

Despite the deep opposition to Corbyn in the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP), the leader's base of support among the grassroots remains solid.

Committed to ecology, social justice grassroots democracy and non-violence, Greens are renewing democracy in the United States through community - based organizing without the support of corporate donors.

The senator has long said, both publicly and privately, that his best chance to secure the Republican nomination is to unite the conservative base behind him — and that the best way of doing so is to earn the backing of high - profile activist leaders in hopes that their endorsements trigger a cascade of support down to the grassroots level.

At the official launch of the GISD at the party's headquarters in Accra on Thursday, Mr Portuphy said the establishment of the school would also help grow the party's support base, particularly at the grassroot level.

Still, Gipson believes Cuomo is vulnerable in part because of the grassroots movements that have risen within the base of the Democratic Party in New York following President Trump's election.

This information helps the campaign in ways ranging from identifying potential grassroots leaders to understanding the themes that resonate with the base.

Opponents of the project say they have the support of over 30 grassroots community and environmental organizations (attached list) and a petition with over 1300 signatures which they will deliver to Governor Cuomo, who banned fracking last month based on public health concerns.

«Building on her local grassroots support and energy, it's clear that Juanita will run a competitive campaign based on creating jobs, investing in infrastructure and providing access to affordable healthcare...»

On the other hand, a very broad coalition had emerged in the centre left Grassroots Alliance around upholding party democracy, members» rights and the broad - based character of the Labour Party.

Local campaign staff and candidates, staff at union locals labor organizations not based in DC, community organizing groups that aren't part of national networks, grassroots groups that aren't getting funding from the main backers of community organizing and progressive causes, staff working in local government, and the list goes on and on.

The small donor matching system, which provides $ 6 for every $ 1 raised by a candidate up to $ 175, allowed Ulrich to effectively compete against an incumbent by building a broad base of grassroots support, he said.

That was because their efforts to control the grassroots were based on a misconception of local parties and members, who were seen as dangerous radicals who would thwart the modernisers» ambition to make the party more responsive to more moderate voters.

Hatch, who is running next year for a seventh term in the Senate, is facing opposition from some in the tea party movement, including FreedomWorks, a major DC - based conservative grassroots organization that is actively working to find a candidate to take on Hatch in next year's primary.

«All of these policies, solar panel factories, it's not based on grassroots and an economically driven approach in order to create the kind of development that's needed.

On his part, Bright Botchway, the General Secretary of Young Cadres Association intimated that the youth formed the base of the party and thus their role in fostering growth, especially at the grassroots level, could not be underestimated.