His disastrous announcement of expenses reform on YouTube showed that he can
not build the coalitions of interest (inside his party, never mind beyond) that are necessary for constitutional change.
Not exact matches
The successful challenger could
build a
coalition around a platform consisting of what used to be Trump themes — «they are laughing at us,» «we don't win anymore,» «we are weak and indecisive,» «they attack us with impunity» — but this time claiming that it is Trump himself who has made that problem worse.
As the details of this plan become known, and as the political response
builds from people who fear their taxes will be raised, and as they
build a
coalition with special interests who would lose out from other aspects of the proposal (like investors who do
not like the proposed limitation on the deduction of business - interest expenses), this plan will become an enormous liability.
The greatest asset of the Al Sa`ud was
not their tribal lineage or power (they lacked both) but their enduring talent for balancing relationships and interests, and for
coalition -
building.»
He cultivates the next generation,
builds coalitions by articulating a compelling and intellectually rich vision —
not just a political program.
Jesus was
building a
coalition — of tax collectors and prostitutes, of women and Samaritans, of wilderness preachers and leprosy patients, of the poor, the sick, the hungry, and the left - out — and nearly everyone could see that it was prophetic; it «wasn't of human origin.»
Wouldn't it be great if we could move whole jurisdictions towards better practices through coordinated, multi-stakeholder
coalitions, endorsed by engaged local governments, and
built on effective land use planning?
A fellow TEDx attendee used a phrase that I just have to co-opt; he called it a «fire hose of inspiration» and that is exactly how I felt when I got off of the
Coalition Building webinar — like I'd been hit with a fire hose full of great ideas and I didn't know where to start.
(ii) at the same time, ensuring it links the solidarity and interests of the bottom and the middle, so that it is possible to
build winning
coalitions to support universal services, redistribution through progressive universliam and tackle eg rewards for failure at the top, to the extent that entrenched privilege and advantage is
not convinced by what might appear an altruistic appeal.
Not because they share a gender or even an ideology but because the Scottish Tory leader has experience of building an electoral coalition based not on economic outlook but on being on the winning side of a referendum and attempting to convert that into a lasting electoral coaliti
Not because they share a gender or even an ideology but because the Scottish Tory leader has experience of
building an electoral
coalition based
not on economic outlook but on being on the winning side of a referendum and attempting to convert that into a lasting electoral coaliti
not on economic outlook but on being on the winning side of a referendum and attempting to convert that into a lasting electoral
coalition.
«It is
not so much the Democrats and Republicans and the party affiliations that matter, but
building a
coalition for change that may transcend those particular lines,» replied Cohen, Cuomo's former chief of staff, who spearheaded the same - sex marriage campaign.
They have also become adept at
coalition building and careful
not to move beyond or ahead of the consensus of «centrist» political opinion.
As the electorate becomes more and more fractured, small extremist parties might
not actually grow in size (the voter base for extreme views remains the same), but the need to get that last one or two votes to
build a majority
coalition becomes greater and greater, making the negotiating position of extreme parties much greater, and allowing them to force their platforms onto the
coalition in exchange for their vote.
It looked at how the Conservatives could win an overall majority, and rested on the premise that if the party did
not want to govern in
coalition, it would need to
build a
coalition of voters big enough to allow it to rule on its own.
Her campaign comes as economic - focused progressives try to
build a larger
coalition of voters within the party, and as black party activists demand that black voters
not be take for granted by the Democratic party.
It is
not a formula to restore faith in politics, help realign the left, or
build a foundation for an assault on the
coalition, let alone choose a future PM.
In The Lost Majority, Lord Ashcroft draws on his unique research to explain why the thumping victory the Tories expected never happened: what real voters made of the campaign, why Britain refused Theresa May's appeal for a clear mandate to negotiate Brexit, where the party stands after more than a decade of «modernisation» — and the Tories» mammoth task of
building a winning
coalition when 13 million votes is
not enough for victory.
«It is
not a compromise if the
coalition that
built the movement isn't part of the deal,» Lander remarked.
John Kaehny, with the
coalition Reinvent Albany, says it's true that the
not - for - profit entities Fort Schuyler Management and Fuller Road Management that handle the contracts were
not formed by Cuomo, but were created under former Governor George Pataki, beginning in the 1990s, to help
build the Albany Nanotech Center.
«The
Coalition finds the context in which the RTI Bill is mentioned in the 2018 Budget Statement very revealing, considering that government was
not able to fulfill the commitments made on the Bill in the 2017 Budget Statement, but refused to at least commit to achieve and
build on it in the upcoming year Budget Statement as done for other commitments that were unfulfilled.
«I don't think anyone else running for the Republican nomination can
build a
coalition for November.»
But he won't get a chance to
build this legacy unless he leaves off his
coalition partners slightly and stops playing to the crowd.
He is energetic and engaging, important attributes in a legislator, a position which consists
not only of taking votes but sponsoring legislation,
building coalitions, and handling constituent issues.
In a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the
coalition urges him to
not offer any tax incentives to the company, which already has a presence in Brooklyn, is
building a distribution center on Staten Island and has announced plans to expand its offices in Manhattan.
«If you look at the economics of nuclear power and the commitment the
coalition has made
not to subsidise it, and then you reflect on the fact
not a single nuclear power station has been
built anywhere in the world without public subsidy, maybe, just maybe the issue won't arise,» he said.
«Promises don't
build housing,» said Mary Brosnahan, president and CEO of the
Coalition for the Homeless.
In his speech, Miliband said that despite the current Lib Dem
coalition with the Conservatives, he still believed that AV would help progressive centre - left parties to «
build bridges
not barriers.
The three candidates, he said, have
not lost touch with their bases even as they
built coalitions to elect themselves.
But after an indictment of the past and the foundations upon which this
coalition was
built, he didn't seem able to position the Lib Dems in the next two years of the government's lifespan and beyond.
During a speech to delegates, party co-chair Bob Master — a top official of the Communications Workers of America — did
not mention money but promised there was a «commitment to
build a unified
coalition» including the W.F.P., major unions like SEIU 1199 and Cuomo himself.
«This job is
not being the Lone Ranger or the sheriff, it's about
building those
coalitions,» said Stringer, adding «otherwise all this office is is another soap box, and we've had enough of soap boxes.»
Southern Tier Solar Works is an initiative of the Binghamton Regional Sustainability
Coalition (BRSC), a
not - for - profit educational organization that works together with community partners to
build resilience and prosperity in our region.
«We didn't get people's trust on the economy, we didn't
build a broad enough
coalition of voters in different parts of the country and we didn't set out a positive enough alternative for the future... I've argued for quite a long while that we've got to set out something positive and
not just be the kind of moaning man in the pub.»
He didn't respond to my question of whether it would be worrying for his campaign if some or all of those endorsements go to rival candidate Nicole Malliotakis, but instead offered that he's a «consensus,
coalition building candidate.»
In a Guardian interview, the deputy prime minister insisted that the
coalition would stand by its commitment
not to
build a third runway at Heathrow.
• So the Tories wanted to hit the poorest people in order to attract votes, and refused to
build houses for people lest they then voted Labour; and Nick Clegg doesn't understand why his party didn't get credit for being in the
coalition.
If the ConDem
Coalition was
built on the lie that Micael Crick appears to have uncovered, the patsies were
not only the Tory right, but also the LibDem left and their party in the country whose instincts are
not to the right are
not going to be very happy about this either.
Leading across race, leading across ethnicity,
building multiracial, multiethnic
coalitions,
not just representing black people.
Massey didn't directly respond to a question of whether the Conservative Party endorsement may give Malliotakis an imprimatur of conservative bona fides which appeals to Republican primary voters, instead pitching himself as a «
coalition -
building candidate» and noting his endorsement by the Independence Party.
He said he's learned «the role a councilmember can really play in a community by organizing and standing up for what's right and
building coalitions, and understanding that there's
not one way to do that — there are a dozen ways.»
The traditional labourist message of using state power to seek to protect individuals from the power of capital, and to democratically steer the economy towards meeting the needs of people
not of corporations was, and is, an inherently modern one; and a mission around which a progressive electoral
coalition could, and can, be
built.
In a wide - ranging interview, he insisted the
coalition would stand by its commitment
not to
build a third runway at Heathrow.
Take Back Parliament launched dramatically a few weeks ago, at the height of the
coalition negotiations, when several thousand people chanting «fair votes now» and «we want to speak to Nick» gathered outside the LGA
building where Nick Clegg was meeting and called the Liberal Democrat leader out to demand he does
not abandon the party's historic commitment to PR.
«Promises don't
build housing,» Mary Brosnahan, president and CEO of the
Coalition for the Homeless, told The Daily News.
John Kaehny, with the
coalition Reinvent Albany, says it's true that the
not for profit entities Fort Schuyler Management and Fuller Road Management that handle the contracts were
not formed by Cuomo, but were created under former Governor George Pataki, beginning in the 1990's, to help
build the Albany Nanotech Center.
The
coalition of states can't replace federal support for science, including maintaining satellites and
building better climate models, said Richard Moss, the committee's chairman and a researcher at Columbia University's Earth Institute.
They say those cuts don't show up in the government's tally of science spending, however, because much of the reduction comes in spending on capital projects — such as new
buildings and equipment — which the newly elected Conservative - Liberal Democrat
coalition government last year moved outside of the science budget.
We would need to
build a public
coalition for it, which there isn't at the moment.
Borrowing from New York's playbook, Illinois funders, advocates, and parents
built an extensive
coalition of religious organizations, community groups, and, surprisingly, some blue - collar labor unions (
not teacher unions) to advocate for the reform.
The PLACE team was careful
not to come across as community «saviors,» but instead took time to
build a
coalition of partners with a shared interest in youth inclusion and social justice.