Sentences with phrase «only got the vote»

The woman will only get the votes of those naive enough to think they can change the system, and those who are sexist enough to cast their vote based on sex instead of issues.

Mohammed refers to the recent by - election in Oldham East — but the result there is a perfect illustration of the way that AV gives the supporters of fringe parties extra chances to have their vote counted, whilst the supporters of mainstream candidates only get their vote counted once.

What is more, democratically speaking why should these people have their votes counted again and again while Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat supporters only get their vote counted once?

Not exact matches

Andover police officer Charlie Walker and business consultant Laura Lombard were eliminated after the first round, as each got only three votes.

Basically, no matter which way tonight's vote goes, Greeks on both sides of the question believe the future will only get worse.

During that span, the battle with Samsung is the only one that went all the way to a vote, and the only one in which the firm didn't get what it wanted — a sign of just how effective Elliott is at pressuring management to agree to its demands.

The children get voting rights only after the other owner's death and only if they are employed by the business.

You will continue to receive the materials electronically except this year you will only get an E-Proxy Notice, which tells you how to access the proxy materials and vote on - line, unless you request copies of the proxy materials as described above.

What's more, to get legislation through Congress relying only on Republican votes, the majority must rely on reconciliation instructions contained in a budget resolution.

For instance, George Washington University political scientist John Sides found that the white working - class voters who had first backed Barack Obama only to vote for Trump in 2016 were already moving toward the Republican Party before the campaign got underway.

Together, they form the 12 - member FOMC, though presidents of districts other than New York only get a rotating policy vote, and thus considerably less say over interest rate policy.

(There are some outliers: New Mexico, which votes for Democrats, gets nearly $ 2.50 back for every dollar, while Nebraska and Ohio, both Republican, get back only about a half - dollar.)

«Given that it's only about $ 1.50 a day in electricity, and I essentially break even, it's similar to getting a vote in the fork, and also purchasing Bitcoin on an exchange.»

I have always said that there must only be one standard to government decision making — what makes Canada more prosperous — not what gets more votes.

The three boards that failed to get the critical vote required were: Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (75 per cent required and only 63 per cent of those who voted were in favour); Kamloops & District Real Estate Association (75 per cent vote needed and 70 per cent of those voting favoured the merger); and Okanagan - Mainland Real Estate Board (67 per cent needed and 56 per cent vote acquired).

I can guarantee you this: if Santorum gets the nomination, and only if Santorum gets it, I will cast my vote for Obama, which would normally make me sick to my stomach.

the only thing worse than a candidate using religion to get votes are the retard followers voting for them.

The only hope for Romney at the convention will be to choose between Rubio in his hope to get Latino vote versus Paul and the youth vote.

When I claim that label, I'm connecting not only with a number of active feminists who are working today to help women, but with an ongoing history of feminists who got women the vote, who made birth control happen, who got women into positions of power in the government, who worked to rectify racial inequality and fight against things like mandatory sterilization of welfare recipients.

Speaking of ignorance, Obama got 50 % of the Catholic vote while Romney only got 48 %.

You can go fishing any day in season, you only get to vote for our president once every 4 years.

The only way Santorum gets elected is if the majority of reasonable people in this country just decide not to vote.

You must not be paying attention to not only how people will be voting, but / and even more importantly the people (especially the hyper - religious) that are running for and getting voted into office are with zealotry... attempting, and in some cases passing laws that are based on their «religious beliefs.»

In contrast, I have only been encouraged to follow my conscience and get out and VOTE... that is to say to fulfill my duty as a citizen.

It's the only way that they can get the ignorant to vote.

The fact that Santorum got he most votes from the wacko end of the Republican Party only goes to show how divided they are.

There are many different political systems which engage in the economic system referenced by the Pope and I don't read where the Pope criticises any of them, including ours here in the US which, I assume, is the only one in which Varney gets to vote.

He's not going to be getting all that many votes — except in Virginia (where Paul is his only opponent) and Taxachussets — but his opposition is very divided and in disarray.

He only pretends to be a Christian to get silly Americans to vote for him.

He only agrees when it is time to get votes from the TP base and he is using them good.

These clowns are nothing but false prophets and they only get donations and votes by scaring people.

And another thing, Greg Maddux, by any measure one of the greatest pitchers ever, got only 555 of the 571 votes cast, which means that 16 of the voters are idiots.

Really Media, the only people that believe in proxy baptisms are mormons, the rest of the world doesn't and that it will not effect anything in the live after... so how really cares about this story... it is just a bunch of anti-Romney (Mormons) trying to get it so that the rest of the US do not vote for Romney.

Rick Santorum is a complete looney who only says half the stuff to try to get those conservative hicks in the boonies to vote for him.

abortion is a wedge issue... the only way for the GOP to get out the vote of the little people they aim to exploit.

My only regret is that I am too lazy to get an ID, so I may not be able to vote.

In 1992, he received only about two - fifths of the modernist vote, with Perot getting almost one - fifth and Bush better than one - third.

He gets only one vote on how this celebration is to be brought off, but it should be heard.

In fact, it might be the only way I can get more than the teabagger vote and pull in anything from Obama's liberal base.»

I'm not sure what to do but I know of a small church that is being sold and the pastor not only will keep all the proceeds $ 750,000 but a handsome severance pay package and a guaranteed new job at the church making the purchase, this is a pastor that let the congregation die and got the family and friends left over to vote to ok this...

Judgement is something for God to handle and ONLY GOD, you do not get a vote.

Their extremist rhetoric, in contrast to the cool, almost boring prose of most of the conservative majority, proclaimed their intention to make big changes if only they can get another vote.

He's only trying to get votes from the idiots.

«I just don, t get how these Southern Evangelical «Nut Jobs» keep voting against their own interest???? No Abortion and Guns are the only thing they vote for?

And republicans do not give any care in the world about religion and the bible, they only use it to get votes, so get a grip people.

We all know the only reason Perry changed churches is he figured he'd get more VOTES from this one.

The Four Dissenters apparently are prepared to sweep aside the unwelcome decisions of the past, if only they can get the votes.

When I was in Junior High in the 70's, me and my best bud were only a few votes away from getting Allice Cooper elected class president.

Finally, the writer [apparently] operates on the mistaken view that if we can only get at least 51 percent of the voting populace to be swayed sufficiently by our coalesced, power structure, emotional appeals, and biblical truth (used only where it will work), then we can pass laws outlawing abortion.

CatholicMom, That's not what he said, his neutrality was only mentioned in terms of «who to vote for», where did you get the rest of your comments?