Sentences with phrase «more liberal wing of the party»

Other potential Clinton VP picks under discussion include: Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, former governors from the key state of Virginia; Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio, who represents both a more liberal wing of the party and a swing state; and Thomas E. Perez, President Obama's labor secretary and a Hispanic civil rights lawyer.

Mr. Rosenbaum, who has long represented the more liberal wing of the party, opposes any restrictions on abortion.

Teachout, the upstart Democratic candidate appealing to the more liberal wing of the party, was in Syracuse Thursday in the midst of a whistlestop campaign tour and accused Gov. Andrew Cuomo of being subservient to the two cable giants because they've contributed heavily to his campaign.

Ruben Diaz Jr.: Bronx borough president and former assemblyman, Diaz could help bring in the more liberal wing of the party, as well as solidify turnout with Latino voters.

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Organizers estimated that more than 10,000 people packed Boston's Copley Square to hear Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, a vocal critic of Trump and a leader of the Democratic Party's liberal wing, and other speakers.

Firmly on the more liberal end of the Conservative spectrum, he caused consternation in Tory ranks and considerable bemusement in the media when he called on the party to pay less attention to Winston Churchill and more to left - wing Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee.

And the more liberal wing of the Democratic Party is unhappy with the coalition, saying it makes it harder to move ahead a more progressive agenda.

Also, Cuomo is expected to face a primary challenge from a more liberal wing of the Democratic Party.

More than 100 Liberal Democrat activists and the party's youth wing signed a letter urging Nick Clegg to demand the withdrawal of the whip from Rennard unless the peer apologised following over allegations that he harassed women.

And Save New York's efforts were largely successful: Cuomo won his tax cap and spending cuts, along with successfully resisting the calls from the liberal wing of the party to extend the life of a surcharge on those making $ 250,000 and more.

However, Mr Kennedy's comments indicate that the new Liberal Democrat team is set to adopt a more independent line from Labour, frustrating Mr Blair's grand design to isolate left - wing members of his party.

Cuomo is often described as representing a moderate, Clinton - oriented wing of the Democratic Party, which has declined in influence over the years as more liberal advocates reject the «third way» politics of the 1990s.

One faction of the party has sought to play up a broad economic message focused on jobs, while the left - wing, Sanders - boosting faction supports a more liberal economic justice message countering the Trump administration.

His careful attempts to position the party as a brake on the more right - wing instincts of the Conservatives have been blown off course by having to deal with serious allegations about Liberal Democrat conduct and defend arcane aspects of party rules and culture.

A member of the free market think tank Reform, Browne has been associated with the more right wing and free - market orientated wing of the Liberal Democrats, and occassionally suggested as a target for seduction by a Conservative party looking to lure Liberal Democrat defections (more information at They work for you)

While voting members of the party are more closely linked to the establishment wing, Mr. Ellison kept the race close by consolidating liberals and picking up support from mainstream Democrats such as the Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer of New York.