Sentences with phrase «in a landslide victory»

In a landslide victory, the Liberal Party took the majority of the seats across the nation and became the party in power.

President Obama will jump on the bandwagon and replace VP Joe Biden with Keith Ellison as his running mate, guaranteeing his re-election in a landslide victory in November.

Nuttall was elected Ukip leader in a landslide victory yesterday, and immediately vowed to «replace the Labour party and make Ukip the voice of patriotic Britain» by targeting working class voters.

That prediction, of course, proved spectacularly wrong when Paladino defeated his GOP primary opponent, Rick Lazio, in a landslide victory in last week's primary.

Astorino's first race in 2005 ended in a landslide victory for Democratic incumbent Andy Spano.

After winning roughly 66 percent of the vote in a landslide victory last week, de Blasio touted his victory as the beginning of an «era of progressive Democratic administrations.»

In November 2013, he won with 73.3 percent of the vote in a landslide victory.

Known as the «Sheriff of Wall Street» during his tenure as New York's attorney general, Spitzer was elected governor in a landslide victory in 2006.

Schneiderman, who also ran with the Independence and Working Families party backing, will take over for Democrat Andrew Cuomo, who was elected governor in a landslide victory.

In a landslide victory, UFT members elected Michael Mulgrew president of the union, giving him 91 percent of the votes cast.

And Mayor Bill de Blasio won re-election in a landslide victory.

In a landslide victory for bipartisanship, our EliteSingles members suggested that clashing political opinions are not necessarily a deal - breaker when it comes to a budding relationship.

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(One explanation for why pollsters failed to predict Cameron's landslide victory last year was because «Brintroverts» refused to admit they intended to vote Conservative, an uncool choice in everyday conversation.)

The Democratic and Republican parties are vying for the Latino vote nationwide following President Obama's landslide victory among Hispanic voters in the 2012 election.

He had crunched the numbers, looked at the demographics and predicted a landslide victory for Obama in North Carolina and a slim two - point Clinton win in Michigan.

Analysts said his death at the age of 82 was a blow to Iran's pragmatist President Hassan Rouhani ahead of presidential elections in May as he played a key role in Rouhani's landslide election victory in 2013.

But with polls showing Kenney's United Conservatives on the path toward landslide victory in 2019, the NDP needs some massive changes in the next 12 months to make Albertans fall in love with them all over again.

Macron's enthusiastic persona and his image as a «winner» — having been elected with a 66 percent majority, followed by a landslide victory in parliamentary elections giving him full constitutional powers — has charmed and impressed Donald Trump.

Heng Swee Keat, Singapore's education minister and former central bank managing director, was named the nation's next Finance minister after a landslide election victory in September by the ruling People's Action Party and prime minister Lee Hsien Loong.

This isn't a landslide victory however, Ether's average stake at 45 percent signifies excitement, a solid faith in the currency, and its successful growth.

The previous general election was held in 2001, with the Progressive Conservative Party winning a landslide victory, picking up 74 of a possible 83 seats in the Alberta legislature.

It is now almost two years since the BJP, led by Narendra Modi, won a landslide victory in India's parliamentary elections.

Japan's Abe secures supermajority Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe won a landslide victory in last weekend's general election, opening the way for a push to amend the country's pacifist constitution.

The landslide election victory of Shinzo Abe in 2012 provided the Bank of Japan with a stronger political mandate to overcome deflation.

It achieved a landslide victory in 2014.

Time magazine, in the cover of its post-election edition, superimposed Barack Obama's head onto a memorable photo of FDR seated in his convertible following his 1932 landslide victory.

It will be that much more of a landslide victory for Obama in 2012!

Lauren LaRocco — The senior led the St. Francis - Sacramento girls cross country team to a landslide victory at the De La Salle / Carondelet Nike Invitational in Concord on Sept. 15.

But the home advantage coupled with the sheer divide between quality in the two sides should see Arsenal cruise to a landslide victory.

Are you placing a bet on Trump now knowing his odds are sure to skyrocket following a landslide victory in New York?

General election 1945Clement Atlee's landslide victory in July 1945 came as a complete surprise to the Conservatives who were hoping to capitalise on Winston Churchill's hugely successful period as Britain's wartime coalition prime minister.

Peter Mandelson1997 - 1998After his controversial role as campaign director in the Labour Party's landslide election victory in 1997, Mandelson was appointed Minister without Portfolio to ensure the party operated effectively.

In his first extended interview since his landslide victory Tuesday, a jubilant Governor - elect Andrew Cuomo said he expects to bring progress to a scandal and dysfunction - weary state, but warned change won't come quickly or easily.

Following New Labour's landslide general election victory in 1997 he became the first blind person to take a seat around the Cabinet table, later resigning - twice - from Tony Blair's frontbench.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo blamed frustration with President Obama for the poor performance of Democratic candidates in New York, saying his victory fell short of a landslide because of discontent unrelated to the state.

When the FIS won a landslide victory in the 1991 parliamentary elections, all its top leadership was in jail; it was also its salafi rivals who unleashed the violence that followed annulment of the results, sucking the radical fringe of the movement in with them.

By then I had accepted the prevailing wisdom that the Conservatives would win a landslide victory, providing them with a three - figure majority in the Commons.

Shortly after Labour's landslide victory in 1997, for some perverse reason I invited Ken Clarke to attend one of our monthly Tribune dinners in the Gay Hussar restaurant, that old canteen of the Labour Left, in London's Soho.

In 2006, Baker served as deputy communications director on Ohio Governor Ted Strickland's landslide victory that returned the governor's mansion to the Democrats for the first time in 16 yearIn 2006, Baker served as deputy communications director on Ohio Governor Ted Strickland's landslide victory that returned the governor's mansion to the Democrats for the first time in 16 yearin 16 years.

Only a few months ago, Cuomo was moving to ensure a landslide third - term victory in 2018, which would cement his status as a 2020 frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination.

In December 1972, the Coalition for a Democratic Majority, a centrist faction within the Democratic Party, was created after the landslide victory of Republican Richard Nixon over anti-war progressive Democrat George McGovern in the 1972 presidential electioIn December 1972, the Coalition for a Democratic Majority, a centrist faction within the Democratic Party, was created after the landslide victory of Republican Richard Nixon over anti-war progressive Democrat George McGovern in the 1972 presidential electioin the 1972 presidential election.

In their first public break since they made amends after Greenfield's landslide victory over the Hikind - backed / funded / inspired Joe Lazar, Assemblyman Dov Hikind has decided to endorse a Republican challenger to defeat centrist Democratic Congressman Mike McMahon.

It says something about the sad state of affairs in Albany when a newly elected governor has to barnstorm the state like a candidate on election eve to advance the same agenda that earned him a landslide victory only months before.

For instance, Brown takes aim at Tony Blair who argued that he personally won three elections when factors such as popular discontent with the Major administration and artificial inflation of vote share via the first - past - the - post system may greater explain Labour's landslide victory in 1997 (pp. 67 - 72).

Mr Salter, who entered parliament as part of Labour's landslide victory in 1997, said he wanted to be free to work with Labour back benchers to put forward «positive proposals» on education reform.

De Blasio's landslide victory in New York City has resonated with many liberal Democrats who are preparing for mid-term battles with the GOP for control of Congress.

He became leader of the People's Party in 2004 and Prime Minister in 2011 following the People's Party landslide victory in that year's general election becoming the sixth president of the Spanish government.

According to the Financial Times: «his views — higher taxes, mass nationalisation, more welfare, more borrowing — are seen as toxic by New Labour veterans, who prophesy a repeat of Michael Foot's disastrous leadership in the early 1980s that led to a landslide 1983 election victory for Margaret Thatcher».

Much has been written and spoken about Jeremy Corbyn since he secured a landslide victory in the Labour leadership contest last year.

Much has been written and spoken about Jeremy Corbyn since he secured a landslide victory in the...