Sentences with phrase «lack of campaigning on»

The gathering in Puerto Rico also comes as Republicans achieved a full takeover of the state Senate, which some liberals are pinning on Cuomo's relative lack of campaigning on Senate Democrats» behalf (Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver disagrees with that claim).

Not exact matches

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

On the campaign trail, she announced her opposition to the deal, citing failings such as its lack of support for U.S. workers.

But her effort to better understand the lack of female representation in tech fields — especially given what she observed in schools while on the campaign trail — ended up changing the course of her career.

And while Facebook has claimed it was unaware that ~ 50M Facebook users» data was passed to Cambridge Analytica for political targeting purposes, Facebook has itself long been actively encouraging politicians and political campaigns to make use of its tools — at a time when there was a complete lack of regulation for political ads on digital platforms.

The ATO's attack on Exxon comes as unions continue a public campaign seeking to highlight the perceived lack of tax paid by the oil company.

If whites reject racial preferences as unfair to them, and if politicians campaign on the issue, the problem is construed as a lack of restraint by unscrupulous candidates who are willing to use divisive tactics to achieve their ends.

I don't agree with a lot that Shearer has to say on Arsenal, but it's very true that this current Arsenal side lacks the physical and mental strength to be consistent over the course of an entire campaign.

Campbell spent last season on loan with Sporting CP, but was only given 18 Primeira Liga outings, and he will be disappointed with his lack of playing time throughout the campaign.

Arsene Wenger has often spoke about consistency being vital in the long format of a league campaign and in the past Arsenal have often managed to go on long winning or unbeaten runs, but that has been distinctly lacking this season.

Despite the FA Cup win over Arsenal, Watford have lost their last three Premier League games and will be lacking confidence and motivation, especially as they are comfortably 11 points clear of the relegation zone, so hopefully Arsenal can their revenge on a grand scale and set a marker for the rest of the campaign....

Whether that's been down to a lack of tactical versatility from the former Juventus ace, or perhaps Jose Mourinho who has received criticism for not playing his star man in his most effective role on the left of a midfield three and in a more advanced position, it has all contributed to an underwhelming campaign overall.

With his side 3 - 1 down at the time of coming on, coupled with his lack of match fitness having not yet played this summer, little would have been expected of Morata other than just to gain some sharpness ahead of the new campaign.

Liverpool centre back Daniel Agger is keen on a surprise return to former club Brondby, report the Express, with the Danish international remaining concerned about a likely lack of playing time at Anfield in the coming campaign.

That still looks to be the case based on this latest update, and after weeks of frustration with regards to a lack of activity in the transfer market, Chelsea fans could be welcoming their first new face to the club in a matter of days as Conte kicks off the all - important push for reinforcements ahead of the new campaign.

There is currently question marks over the futures of both Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain and Aaron Ramsey, who both have one year remaining on their current contracts, and we could well be looking to firm up our options in midfield, having struggled in the centre of the park for much of the campaign, and with Santi Cazorla's injuries leaving us lacking something special in midfield.

Further, with one of the biggest criticisms of this Milan squad being a lack of an alternative to Franck Kessie, who looked very fatigued prior to the international break, another midfield reinforcement even on a temporary basis in a loan deal could be a key addition to the squad in the second half of the campaign.

Where do I place my BET on an incapacitating stroke caused by his lack of control over Mueller's blossoming Russia Ties with his Campaign & Family and his future use of his Medicare Entitlement before he has a chance to wipe the program out?

Tottenham Hotspur defender Jan Vertonghen feels that the club's lack of spending will have to no effect on their progress in the upcoming campaign.

The wing - backs have been a crucial part of Tottenham's successes this campaign and Walker continued to provide the width on the flank, but his crossing was lacking in quality for Pochettino's men.

It is difficult to judge Berahino on his statistics from this season due to the lack of football he has played under Tony Pulis, even though he has proven in previous campaigns just how prolific he can be.

Hargreaves wouldn't add to his sole English top flight medal despite seeing his teammates lift the ribboned trophy on two further occasions, with his lack of appearances due to injury branding him to have not contributed enough in each respective campaign.

Andre Wisdom, Suso, and Fabio Borini are young players who contributed to Liverpool's 2012/13 campaign as Rodgers struggled to keep on top of his lack of options in the squad.

If a woman couldn't breastfeed because of lack of support or lack of maternity leave or social pressure and used formula and made her peace with it and moved on, then hears about a campaign to provide others with what she did not have, I think there is some pain (that she didn't have it) and anger (why should they get it when I didn't) that is a legitimate reaction that needs to be addressed before moving on.

Note that Ivan is describing something very different than traditional mass communications: he's talking about working closely (no doubt frequently one - on - one) with people on Facebook and other networking sites over a long period of time to help build a cadre of very committed activists — something that most electoral campaigns (and even most issue advocacy campaigns) simply can't do, whether because of lack of time or lack of resources.

Cross-posted at techPresident Inspired by the May 16th e.politics / techPresident article on the conspicuous lack of presidential campaign widgets, a group of software developers has started to build their own — if the campaigns won't help their supporters spread the word, these guys are...

The Paladino campaign has been mulling whether to ditch both Ognibene and Edwards in favor of running a woman or a minority LG to highlight the lack of diversity on the statewide Democratic ticket, which right now includes just one woman — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand — and no candidates of color.

Cuomo highlighted the issue in his campaign policy book on government reform, wrting, «Like New York City, New York State needs a system of public campaign financing to set limits on campaign spending and to increase participation by qualified candidates who lack the means or the connections to raise significant campaign funds.»

«While circumstances could change, reservations expressed by Senator Skelos and the perceived hesitancy on the part of Rick Lazio and his campaign seem to suggest that the requisite support for the line is lacking as of today.»

The OSCE observers together with EU representatives and other foreign observers, have criticized among other things the use of government resources on behalf of the Party of the Regions, the inability of opposition candidates to get television air time, the deployment of oligarchs» money to influence the campaign and the absolute lack of transparency, in particular non-transparent vote counting.

The Senate Democrats, Stewart - Cousins noted, just this past May authored a white paper on college affordability (or the lack thereof), which was also a big deal in the 2016 presidential race — hence, Cuomo's appearance today with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who made free tuition a cornerstone of his campaign.

These contentious episodes brought on by Trump's own statements have led to open denouncements of his campaign by prominent Republicans including: Hewlett Packard CEO Meg Whitman, Senators Mitch McConnell, Susan Collins, Lindsey Graham, Mark Kirk, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, and fifty senior GOP national security officials who warned in a signed letter that Trump «lacks the character, values, and experience» to be president and «would put at risk our country's national security and well - being.»

At Commons question time, she asked prime minister David Cameron whether his lack of support for the No More Page 3 campaign was based on the views of a fellow Tory MP who argued that «Page 3 provides jobs for the girls.»

Longtime League of Women Voters lobbyist Barbara Bartoletti expressed frustration at the lack of action on items including closing a giant campaign finance loophole that allows big money donors to make unlimited contributions to candidates by setting up multiple Limited Liability Companies.

Such a strategy is based on Mr. Cuomo's lack of popularity in the very districts he hopes to flip: During his 2014 re-election campaign, he lost each and every one of them, sometimes by embarrassing margins.

Off topic questions included city enforcement efforts around Airbnb and Airbnb's hiring of de Blasio's campaign manager, why a proposed ban on carriage horses has taken far longer than initially promised by the mayor, Tim Wu's comments on the mayor's central role on defeating Wu and Zephyr Teachout in Tuesday's primary, revised statistics on NYPD chokehold incidents, charter school co-locations, the mayor's lack of a federal security clearance and resulting inability to receive classified information, school bus drivers movement toward a strike, his relationship with Police Commissioner Bill Bratton and his efforts to help elect a Democratic majority in the state senate.

Then again, former state GOP Executive Director Ed Lurie, who was actively campaigning for Cox's job, just pulled back on that effort, citing a lack of interest on behalf of the county chairs.

Deals are at hand in Albany to combat heroin addiction and serve alcohol at Sunday brunch, but good - government advocates are blasting the lack of any agreement on ethics or campaign finance reform after years of scandal.

In doing so, however, he acknowledged a lack of control about what was going on in his own campaign.

Among the question topics were what more Governor Cuomo should have done before disbanding the Moreland Commission on public corruption, how Astorino feels about NJ Governor, and chair of the Republican Governors Association, Chris Christie «writing you off», whether they believe Christie and Cuomo have an «arrangement» concerning Christie's lack of support for Astorino, what «assurances» of support Christie gave to Astorino when they met, how this joint press conference came to be, how many debates they hope to have and Astorino's take on Christie campaigning in New Hampshire but not New York.

Nixon's campaign is trying to build on the playbook established by Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in 2016, when he was able to draw thousands of small - dollar donors, a move intended to highlight his lack of fealty to special interests and corporations.

The lack of House lines from LATFOR has put a number of potential congressional campaigns on hold.

During prime minister's questions on Wednesday, Mr Cameron accused Mr Brown of lacking the courage to campaign in the constituency.

Inspired by the May 16th e.politics / techPresident article on the conspicuous lack of presidential campaign widgets, a group of software developers has started to build their own — if the campaigns won't help their supporters spread the word, these guys are happy to do it for them.

Support for the main line project came just as Majority Leader John Flanagan was being pushed by a campaign launched by the business - backed Long Island Association and labor groups criticizing the lack of an agreement on the project.

The question there is whether the rank - and - file activists, who are unhappy with Cuomo for his fiscal conservatism and lack of movement on progressive issues — mainly creation of a public campaign finance system — will buck party and labor leaders who are more pragmatic and want to endorse the governor for re-election.

He said the last time there was a lack of foreign policy discussed in a national campaign was 12 years ago, right before the Sept. 11 attacks (and to be sure, I don't think King was trying to draw a direct correlation between Sept. 11 and a lack of debate on security).

Politics of Saturday, 12 May 2018 Source: mynewsgh.com Kwame A Plus Controversial musician, Kwame A Plus has indicated that the governing NPP lacks commonsense considering the government's ability to approve 6.5 million cedis for road safety campaign when there are no street lights on the Tema Motor way.

Speaking on Tuesday night on a radio platform, Politics, on Trend FM in Asaba, the former lawmaker who is now a member of the All Progressives Congress, noted that Okowa had failed to deliver on his campaign promises owing to «lack of vision and planning.»

James further raised concerns about the party's requirement that campaigns pay for the email addresses for the 1,927 convention delegates who will vote on the endorsement for governor, as well as what she said was the lack of diversity among the rules committee members in attendance at Saturday's meeting.