Sentences with phrase «party leaders on both sides»

Some may argue that the political parties are redundant in today's political landscape, where party leaders on both sides of the main political spectrum appear to be marching to the centre.

News accounts at the time of the special election highlighted the flood of outside money into the race, including from Mr. Bloomberg, a Republican at the time, and cited party leaders on both sides saying the election was crucial to the State Senate's balance of power.

Not exact matches

Supporters praise the uprising of popular politics against the shared interests of an entrenched patrician and business elite, while party leaders and pundits on both sides fear the rising tide of populist fervor.

Unfortunately MANY stupid Republican leaders sold their center right principles and changed their tone just to be on the good side of the racist tea party INCLUDING Mitt Romney.

There is deep disquiet in Westminster after this week's prime minister's questions, with MPs on both sides of the House speaking out against their party leaders for helping Ukip.

A growing number of people on both sides of the Britishpolitical divide have told me they are attracted to the idea of primarycontests in Britain, both for party leaders and to select Westminster candidates.

Clegg knows, like any party leader, that the significance of by - elections far outweighs the advantage of one extra MP voting in the division lobbies on your side.

Hours earlier, Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins speaking at a union rally in Albany with reporters said she believes Cuomo is on her side when it comes to uniting the party in the chamber.

Freedom to Marry looks forward to working with these Democratic leaders, others joining the call, and those signing our online petition to put the Party and then America squarely on the side of liberty and justice for all.»

The verbal attack last week on state Senate GOP Majority Leader John Flanagan by Cuomo's hand - picked state Democratic party executive director, reportedly sparked by the governor's anger over the conference's release of its priorities, raised eyebrows on both sides of the aisle.

In an age when more people vote for parties based on their leaders, Corbyn is dragging his side down.

Given that most Lib Dem MPs after the election will be on the social liberal side, and most of the members are too, and given the democratic nature of the party organisation it would not be surprising if they undermine their leader on these issues.

As it was during the endorsement battle, which saw some on in the activist wing of the WFP support Cuomo's primary opponent, Fordham Law Prof. Zephyr Teachout, while big labor leaders sided with the governor, the party is again showing signs of a split.

Miliband urged other party leaders to «respond to this call for changing the system», in a move which puts the ball firmly on their side of the court over reforms of MPs» earnings.

This will really resonate with people because at the next election people will say here are the two main party leaders, whose side are they on?

Though a number of high - profile Democrats have defected from Rep. Charlie Rangel's side to back Sen. Adriano Espaillat's second primary challenge to the veteran Harlem lawmaker, at least one powerful party leader / elected official is refusing to turn his back on his long - time congressional colleague.

Senator Valesky stands on the side of Majority Leader Pedro Espada, Party Boss Frank McKay and the Albany special interests who have bankrolled his campaign.

The Conservative Party and UKIP want an in / out referendum, Labour does not and the Liberal Democrats certainly recognise it as an important matter, even if leader Nick Clegg is refusing to come down on either side of the debate.

Replacing Howard with a leader who is seen as less extreme should help the Conservatives move people's perception of them closer to the centre ground, and once Labour's leader is a figure who is percieved as being on the other side of the psychological left - right divide they may be in a better position to win support back from Labour amongst right - of - centre voters, but either way you cut it they are still as by far the most extreme of the three main parties.

It's a side in which the party leaders spur on their parties and give them hope for the future.

While the other party leaders grapple with their own futures — Mr Clegg to hold on to his leadership; Mr Miliband to ponder whether he needs to adapt his «no risk» strategy to get into Number Ten; and Mr Cameron to try to deliver progress on EU reform sooner rather than later and to head off calls for an electoral pact with UKIP — Mr Farage has the luxury of planning his next steps while momentum is on his side.

«The judge looked like Charlene de Blasio,» Mr. Dietl told a packed room of Republican Party members and leaders on the Upper East Side during the candidate screening.

On the Democratic side, party leaders have told the Observer they want to support Assemblyman Michael Cusick for the seat, though former Congressman Michael McMahon — whom Mr. Grimm defeated in 2010 — has also indicated he is interested in returning to Washington.

It was the leader of his party who tried to blame the racist violence on «both sides.»

The defeat of party anointed candidates on both sides could also signal the political demise of Republican and Democratic leaders.

Washington, D.C. (WBEN / AP)- With both sides digging in, and the tide turning against a deal to end the government shutdown on Monday, Senator Susan Collins R - Maine, gathered a meeting about two dozen leaders from both parties in her office.

On the Republican side, the picture is far hazier: Party leaders have spoken to several possible recruits, and Senator John J. Flanagan, who succeeded Mr. Skelos as majority leader, has conferred with local Republicans in Nassau.

Labour would set up an energy regulator which was «genuinely on the customers» side», leader Ed Miliband has told his party conference as he announced a two - year price freeze.

First Minister Alex Salmond says «Team Westminster» are panicking in the lead up to the referendum on Scottish independence as the leaders of the three parties visit Scotland: «What we're seeing today on the other side is team Westminster jetting up to Scotland for the day because they are panicking in the campaign».

Besides Newell and Gigi Li, candidates in September will likely include: Yuh - Line Niou, who ran on the Working Families Party line in the April special election; Jenifer Rajkumar, a district leader and attorney; local businessman Don Lee; Lower East Side resident Christopher Marte.; and John Bal, a contender who dropped out of the special election citing a rigged process to select Silver's successor.

He compares it to an old joke about a communist bureaucracy: The leaders wanted drivers to switch from the left side of the road to the right, «but because this was a very complicated and delicate matter, they would begin on Monday with only party members switching sides, and everyone else would drive as before.