Sentences with phrase «of party members thought»

Most importantly Gordon Brown continues to have the support of his party members — 77 % think he is doing well, though a minority (21 %) of his party members think he is doing badly.

Not exact matches

«I think a lot of party members, supporters, and affiliated supporters were happy with the general direction I was trying to take the party, particularly opposition to austerity and offering a real economic alternative,» he said.

In addition, members of the congress voted unanimously to revise the party's constitution to include «Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.»

As that begins, he can't stop thinking of friends in the Netherlands, where the Socialist Party's logo is a red tomato (which members like to hurl at opponents).

I read this too long ago to remember whether he thought members of the 2 parties could easily communicate with each other (talk across the aisle, as it were) or not.

The conclusion seems inescapable that, though Heidegger was an official member of the National Socialist Party for a little less than a year, the movement of his thinking traveled along the same waves as other proto - Nazi thought of his day.

«Yeah but, I think that's right, that's true, but you face an obligation of loyalty as a member of a party and of a government.

«I think some of the members were upset that he campaigned against the Conservative Party candidate Jane Corwin,» Long said.

@SoylentGray: I think what Chirstian is trying say here is that the individual elected members of a party are not beholden to vote party line on any bill before them.

A fellow - traveler in New York, Thomas Skidmore, soon followed with his own Workingmen's Party of New York, and wrote in his first message to its members that he, too, thought that the great evil was the rise of modern servitude in the form of wage labour: «For he, in all countries is a slave, who must work more for another than that other must work for him.

And there are three reasons why they are likely to attempt to stick to this position: they know there are dangers in policy U-turns (think Lib Dem commitments to oppose student fees); commitment to the renewal of Trident is entrenched in some parts of the party, even if key members of the leadership understand the downsides; and it would be seen as weakness if they succumbed to pressure from smaller parties with less credibility and electoral support.

I think we'd be lucky if ten per cent of our current membership levels say yes, they want to be members of the Labour party.»

Rev. Dr. Opuni Frimpong has gotten it wrong in thinking every member of a political party is corrupt» Nana Obiri Boahen disclosed on Sikka FM in Kumasi.

``... I think the election defeat is a useful lesson that we have learned as a party and many of the elders and senior members of the party have come to me to say that if they had listened to my early signals about the way things were going, we might not have been in opposition.»

is what I thought was similar to my «alienating other members of your own party who don't want to be identified as the friend of such a bold liar.»

Poll finds fewer than half of all Labour party members think their leader will win the general election

I don't think it could hold if, for example, most members of a party thought this would be in the interests of the party and its cause.

A survey of more than 3,000 members by ConservativeHome.com found that 62 % of the party thought the Tories» election campaign was «poor» with only 20 % thinking it «good» or «excellent».

The bill, if enacted, would allow anyone to run in any party's primary, regardless of whether the candidate is a member of that party or not, and regardless of what party officers think Read more»

Baroness Warsi in her role as party chairman is predicted to be replaced by a member of the party's traditional wing, while Chris Grayling, Michael Fallon and Owen Paterson are thought to be in line for promotion.

In New York's closed primary system, only those affiliated with a party (think of it like an exclusive club with many members) can vote in that party's primary.

Thus, any leadership contest would consist mainly of «moderates», irrespective of what the party members thought.

I think he is just making these allegations to win the support of his party members» he stated.

During the Bush Jr. years when the Democratic Party suffered great losses politically it was proposed that Democrats start to use the term «progressive,» instead of liberal because it made people think of FDR and Truman, and the days when the Democratic Party actually gave a damn and helped people and its members where moral people, the majority of whom believed in God.

In view of the numerous high - profile leadership roles Alban Bagbin has served with high distinction, one would have thought the learned legislatorhad earned the veneration and accolade of a leaderof the members of his Party.

Speaking to a gathering at Anum in the Eastern region during the campaign tour of New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Nana Akufo - Addo, Mr Atta Akyea said the unbridled hardship brought on Ghanaians coupled with excessive borrowing under the Mahama administration is making people think of a change of government including members of the NDC.

By collecting original quantitative and qualitative data, the project explores party membership's supply side (the members themselves and what they do and think) and its demand side (how and what parties think of their membership and their recruitment and retention strategies).

Members of the public interviewed by the Hansard Society were not impressed with what they saw: 67 % of respondents said that there was «too much party political point - scoring instead of answering the question» and 47 % thought PMQs «is too noisy and aggressive».

The average age of Labour Party members is generally thought to be around 52 although a recent estimate suggested that the influx of new members since the general election has seen that fall to 42.

The bulk of Labour members 47 per cent think anti-Semitism is a problem, but no worse than in other parties, whilst 38 per cent do not think anti-Semitism is a problem within Labour.

In 2012, he founded Conservative pressure group Conservative Voice together with Liam Fox to extend the grassroots voice of members which he thought was getting lost in the party.

But many party members must be thinking of his observation that everything in history happens twice — the first time as tragedy, the second as farce.

And I think if someone's a member of that party, they shouldn't just idly by and let it move farther and farther to the right.»

I think they'll take it on the chin, and get thousands of their members signed up to the Party membership, and continue to dominate the CLPs and the Selection / Election process.

When asked to consider press coverage of Labour and anti-Semitism: 49 per cent of members think Labour does not have problem with anti-Semitism and that it has been created by the press and Corbyn's opponents to attack him, as against 35 per cent who think the party does have a problem with anti-Semitism but it is used by the press and Corbyn's opponents to attack him.

During the mayoral campaign, a message that I heard regularly from members of the public was that they thought all politicians were the same, regardless of their party.

Pragmatists throwing their hands up in despair should think seriously about why the majority of party members have chosen to back a candidate they see as an electoral long shot.

«Having seen the coverage of the views of one or two members of the other place from my party, I can think of one or two I hope would take early retirement,» he said.

Failed leadership contender Liz Kendall lashed out at «new party members who have been in our party for a couple of months and think they can tell us what to do».

No Labour Party member — Corbyn - supporting or otherwise — feels anything other than misery at the thought of another five years of Tory rule.

Our children are going to have to pay higher taxes for years as a result of irresponsible spending by the last government - and in case you think I'm biased - I was a card carrying Labour party member until I found out how much we are in debt due to overspending on such things as CTF.

And given that Paul Ryan has just been elected as Speaker of the House promising to «take the fight to the Democrats», and Tea Party members are already angry at the GOP leadership about the budget deal, I think there's a significant chance that of a Shutdown threat.

However, former Conservative chancellor Ken Clarke said: «I actually think the vast majority of members of the Labour party would quite like to see the party to stop being dependent on these millions from the trade unions, what is left of the trade union movement, that keeps trying to use that as political leverage which they do not want.»

I think he is just making these allegations to win the support of his party members» he told Accra - based Asempa FM.

We will also like you to share your thoughts about the feeling among some of your party members especially from the South that some Northerners are plotting to undermine the South in the scheme of things?

Do party members think that Andy Burnham, chief secretary to the Treasury in the Labour government on the eve of the crash, is best placed to overcome the Conservative onslaught and convince voters that Labour can now be trusted on the economy?

The working group will take in members of interested think tanks, party members and MPs.

«60 % of Tory members think pact with UKIP will help Tories win next election Main «Yesterday, the Conservative Party suffered its worst single electoral setback since Black Wednesday».

In particular it will say whether Labour's members are thinking more about internal party politics or the feeling of the wider electorate.

In fairness to the 4,419 registered Democrats, independents and Republicans who thought it wise not to have all members of the Town Board be of one party, I ask the board to consider the fairness of our request.