Sentences with phrase «in mudslinging»

The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU - EOM) monitoring team during the 2016 election noted that various factors account for the low participation of women in front line politics and for that matter the governance process, chief amongst which is «hostile political terrain» that results in mudslinging, name - calling and insults or use of vulgar language.

While both the Congress and the BJP indulge in mudslinging, issues of importance to the people have taken a...

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Mudslinging debate over what caused each war is a never - ending argument, but religions including yours have played a big part even in many of the recent ones, WWII and the ongoing conflicts in the ME included

Religion in general but Christianity in particular is under a constant barrage of mudslinging.

Secondly, if Christians believe they have the truth, and that human beings are created for the truth, they needn't resort to mudslinging or cheap shots; the truth will triumph in the end.

Shots were returned and, as is so often the case in our time, an otherwise stimulating conversation devolved into splashy mudslinging over sexuality.

Parks and preservation were set to be the topics of a candidates forum held by the Queens Civic Congress, but political mudslinging quickly reared its head in a preview of -LSB-...]

He says issues like this are what the voters are interested in, not the mudslinging of Governor Cuomo and Republican candidate Rob Astorino.

And the partisan mudslinging is the real danger when it comes to recall — one need only look at the example of what happened to Gray Davis in California to see how recall is often used in a way that does anything but increase the power of the people.

She noted Rangel remains innocent until proven guilty and decried the «mudslinging» underway in the race.

Last week, the campaign suggested it would use mudslinging and «sly Italian references» in an attempt to get the short - tempered Cuomo to blow his stack.

Ms. Savino called on Paladino to clarify comments attributed to his campaign in a City Hall News story that said Paladino would look to provoke the sometimes hot - tempered Cuomo by using mudslinging tactics, including «sly Italian references.»

As the only female Republican elected official in New York City, it is painful for me to hear the constant political mudslinging that takes place regarding which party stands up for women in our state.

Leadership of political parties should rein in communicators and other supporters who resort to mudslinging, abuse, false accusations and insults in their quest to denigrate their opponents.

What's needed to reform the miserable status quo, in which the mudslinging at Tory donor scandals and Labour's dubious union links leads to universal loathing from the voters, is a major reform.

In an hour - long taped debate that aired Thursday evening, the two went toe - to - toe in a heated exchange regarding campaign finance regulations and reforms that devolved into mudslinging attacks that have increased as the GOP primary race to replace Rep. Chris Gibson has worn oIn an hour - long taped debate that aired Thursday evening, the two went toe - to - toe in a heated exchange regarding campaign finance regulations and reforms that devolved into mudslinging attacks that have increased as the GOP primary race to replace Rep. Chris Gibson has worn oin a heated exchange regarding campaign finance regulations and reforms that devolved into mudslinging attacks that have increased as the GOP primary race to replace Rep. Chris Gibson has worn on.

But he said network officials have yet to see a presidential candidate who shares their commitment to limited government and is not engaging in «mudslinging.»

Labour's candidate Eleanor Tunnicliffe (who all evidence suggests is running a very distant third; and Cambridge - educated, by the way) pointed out that all the (refined) mudslinging about issues such as introducing carpark charges in Richmond Park means both Conservatives and Lib Dems are ignoring important issues like affordable housing.

Both candidates have run mudslinging campaign ads — Udall's are paid for in many cases by the League of Conservation Voters, whereas Schaffer's contributors include ExxonMobil and Halliburton — establishing their disparate positions.

Why indulge in pointless, counterproductive mudslinging over such a petty issue?

The candidates inevitably consume the news cycle, and in the current campaign, the level of mudslinging magnifies the impact and dissemination of information about the candidates.

Vocabulary words included in the word bank are: term, opponent, register, caucus, platform, electoral vote, mudslinging, November, Electoral College, running mate, voting precinct, absentee ballot, poll card, politician, eighteen, resident.

Vocabulary words in the jumble include: absentee ballot, ballot, candidate, caucus, debate, eighteen, electoral vote, mudslinging, November, opponent, platform, politician, poll card, primary, Republican, resident, speech, term, Tuesday and United States.

Some say that mudslinging is as American as Mississippi mud, and in certain countries — the U.S. included — the legal system more than welcomes negative publicity.

So let's not do any mudslinging about each other in those terms.

They did take a slight jab at Microsoft during the «always online» and «used games won't work» fiasco back during E3 2013 before Microsoft announced they won't do those two things after so much backlash, but otherwise it seems when it comes to all companies this gen there's really nothing in the way of mudslinging.

Rather than focusing on such stuff, and on mudslinging, and (in some cases) on bizarre logic, why doesn't the paper (including the columnists) focus on the real, vital, substantive issues?

Just to be clear, I am absolutely not interested in having this comment thread devolve into a pointless round of misrepresentation, misquotation and mudslinging that seem to have enveloped other parts of the climate blogosphere in recent weeks.

Glad I got in before the mudslinging starts in earnest.

For a vote that didn't decide much in concrete terms, it was certainly preceded by furious lobbying and plenty of behind - the - scenes mudslinging.

In her early 30s, divorce lawyer Dana Stutman handled messy cases with bitter custody battles and nasty mudslinging, but she was still an old - school romantic who clung on to the...