Sentences with phrase «influence issue campaigns»

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It speaks solely to the issue of Russia's attempts to influence the election, he said, adding, «this president takes personally any allegation that he won for any reason other than his decisions on the campaign trail.»

Election experts say Facebook must crack down on inflammatory ads on politically divisive issues such as immigration reform and gun rights, which were used to influence voters during and after the presidential campaign.

However, in the end, the dominant influences in this campaign were anonymous: they were the people who decided to fund and promote the «equality» agenda wherever and however possible; the editors and sub-editors of influential publications who carefully manipulated the presentation of the issues so that reasoned argument always looked cold and uncaring, and above all, the educators who decided to teach social inclusion by means of a series of examinable clichés rather than do the hard work of equipping people to think for themselves (but that is for another long article...).

... as politicians speak, we fact - check them in real time with a cover - it - live embed, alongside data cards that highlight what campaign contributions and lobbying likely influenced how they frame issues.

The lawyer who spoke passionately about the issue said, she was attracted to the way Mrs. Bawumia excelled in the campaign and so in the same vein, she should use the power and influence for the benefit of the less privileged.

The senator said that the campaign contributions he receives have never influenced how he votes on issues.

Those who support a convention say dramatic action is required to address corruption charges that have forced more than 30 officials out of office in a decade as well as issues such as New York's high taxes, unequal funding of schools, and the influence of big - money donors in campaigns.

If political support ultimate comes down to emotion — how a potential donor or volunteer feels about a candidate, race or issue — each contact people have with a campaign influences their propensity to give time or money.

A spokesman for the governor, Rich Azzopardi, took issue with McGrath linking the scandal involving economic development contracts to improperly influencing Cuomo through campaign contributions.

BerlinRosen also handles the mayor's nongovernmental press, putting out his message as Mr. de Blasio continually tries to influence national politics and spinning on issues like his campaign contributions.

In this case, campaign contributors do not have a pocket book interest in the issue, but are still using money for influence.)

In addition to direct campaign contributions, campaign finance laws also apply to third - party organizations and nonprofit organizations that seek to influence elections through independent expenditures or issue advocacy.

Influences contributing to the changes of heart are secret Republican polls showing majority support for gay marriage in key swing districts and the strong possibility that the GOP could lose control of the Senate next year to Democrats campaigning on the issue, sources said.

In 2010, the Supreme Court issued a ruling that dramatically changed campaign finance laws, removing the cap on what outside groups, like the NRA, can spend to influence elections.

Teachout, who has made limiting the influence of money on politics a core campaign issue, has said that she was focused on grassroots fundraising efforts, with contributions averaging just $ 19.

«Influences contributing to the changes of heart are secret Republican polls showing majority support for gay marriage in key swing districts and the strong possibility that the GOP could lose control of the Senate next year to Democrats campaigning on the issue,» Dicker writes.

Good government and tenant and labor groups called for an investigation into the non-profit, saying it violated campaign finance laws and raised issues about «who has influence and access to the policymaking process.»

REBNY has traditionally focused its lobbying efforts — and dollars — on candidates for state office rather than in New York City, for two main reasons, Lerner said: First, the city's relatively stringent campaign finance laws have historically made it harder for special interest groups to gain as much influence here; and second, although many key issues — such as 421a tax abatements — affect only New York City, they are decided at the state level.

«Democrats are often heard to complain the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling freed corporations to pour money into Republican campaigns, and thus influence how Republicans vote on issues dear to corporations.

Flanagan quickly shot down Cuomo's efforts in a statement, rejecting the LLC loophole as a reform issue and insisting reform efforts should focus exclusively on reforms related to activities of Mayor Bill de Blasio, despite the fact that his predecessor, Skelos, was convicted on corruption charges that involved the influence of real estate groups that have flooded legislators» campaign coffers with donations through the loophole.

The law allows you to donate to the election campaigns of whoever you wish but 268,000 other Buffalonians and I feel that allowing you to control, influence or otherwise impact «our» elected or appointed officials inhibits their loyalty to act in the best interests of the citizens, the parents and the children in their deliberations on the many issues that involve your union.

Pressed on the issue of campaign cash and whether it is unduly influencing this year's presidential campaign, the Republican senator from Arizona maintained that allowing an «incredible amount of money» to enter political races opens the door for corruption.

Extremists on both sides of the issue have hired lobbyists to influence policy makers and mounted huge public relations campaigns to persuade the average person to accept their views.

Lobbying is the world of the politically possible, you put pressure on parties that you can influence and don't waste your time with governments that won't listen to you (I'm looking at you, North America); meanwhile, campaigns need to be about the necessary and the larger ethical issue, by having the same targets for lobbying and campaigning we let those countries who don't listen to us — those same countries who are most responsible for this issue and are doing the most to block or slow progress — off the hook.

Executives voiced their concerns about the considerable influence of money in politics, campaign finance and lobbying, among other issues, and expressed overwhelming support for reforms to minimize unscrupulous activity.

This flood of campaign cash has flowed from corporations, interest groups, and lawyers seeking to influence the composition of state high courts and the rulings issued by those courts.

New reports have suggested that Twitter might have been an equal or greater focus for Russian influence campaigns compared to Facebook, which first made headlines around the issue.

According to the Washington Post, Facebook ads paid for by Russians as part of a covert influence campaign appear aimed at sowing divisions among American voters by exploiting racial and religious issues.

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Restricts the ability of interest groups to use issue campaigns to influence election outcomes