Sentences with phrase «party machine power»

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In 2013, NPR's Allan Greenblatt listed a few: It's effectively a one - party state, with the Democrats so dominant that there is no political competition and machine politics set the agenda; the elections are expensive, making candidates reliant on donors; many key decisions, such as the shape of the state budget, are made in backroom deals between a few power players; the local media is so focused on national events that it ignores what's happening in the state (especially upstate); and there's no anti-corruption movement to challenge the existing culture.

That new judges — including Democrats and Republicans — would thank the Conservative Party leader who is under a cloud speaks to the power of the political machine Walsh has built.

«The bias against smaller parties is one concern arising from this study of our election system in 2011 another is the power handed to party machines in deciding who goes where on the list and so in many cases who gets a seat.

One of the biggest critiques I've read of the Irish setup is that it reduces the power of party machines.

Winning lots of new councillors will revitalise local constituency parties up and down the country and help rebuild a Labour campaign machine that rusted and fell apart over thirteen years in power.

Both are covert ways beloved of Westminster anoraks to promote coalitions and boost the patronage and thus power of party machines, the last thing Britain wants at present.

We also need to purge the Party machine of the saboteurs who currently run it — and also return policy formulation power to Annual Conference.

The Conservatives are using an updated form of Labour's Excalibur machine which they used to get to power in 1997 — this one called Merlin — but now combining the targeting of Excalibur with extensive polling of groups as large as 10,000 enabling the party to rapidly produce pieces of literature to snare wavering groups of voters.

Perhaps replacing General Elections with a Rule of Thirds would reduce the power of the Party Machine.

Councils should have more powers to deal with fixed odd betting machines, says Ed Miliband after admitting his party did not go far enough in government to control them.

Lorigo also claimed that his party applies its alleged principles of smaller government and lower taxes when picking candidates, but a 2012 Buffalo News profile of the party entitled, «Conservatives flock to the public payroll; Many party players hold jobs that rely on government's ability to tax and spend,» clearly outlines how the Lorigo machine uses its party endorsements simply to gain power and influence, not help the taxpayers of Erie County.

«At the 1906 state convention, for instance, party delegates were quite willing to trade, sell, or exchange their voting power in return for various forms of remuneration from the party machine.

At a national level reform measures could / should include an elected second chamber, a directly elected post of Prime Minister, and open primaries for all members of Parliament, giving the people the power to apply their own checks and balances to the system as well as allowing individuals to chose their Parliamentary representatives free of party machines.

Some senior figures who worry about the unions» grip on the party fear that a move aimed at diminishing organised - Labour's influence could end up handing them even more power than they had before: although they will lose their block votes, some fear that the unions will use their formidable organisation machines to register large numbers of associate members, and then attempt to influence their votes.

We get Vanko unleashing the power of his electric whips at the Monaco Grand Prix, a power - suited scuffle between Stark and Rhodes after a party, and the final showdown between Iron Man, War Machine and Vanko's army of robotic drones.

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In the digital age of today, information is power and all vital information is stored on secure machines managed by companies themselves or by 3rd party providers.

Google says that through computational photography and machine learning — which powers the tech giant's unique HDR + technology — the Pixel Visual Core improves the image quality of third - party apps by allowing users to shoot high - quality photos directly in applications.

It just means Google is getting out of the Chromebook - making game; third - party manufacturers will still make and ship their own Chrome OS - powered machines and Chromebooks.

As it was, he was the most marketable fit for the political machine, which drives both the Democratic and Republican parties, that really doesn't change anything other than the faces in power and on the Federal payroll who qualifies for the Federal pension system while regular people see their earning power shipped offshore.

Posted to: Career fulfillment October 9th, 2009 Del.icio.us As it was, he was the most marketable fit for the political machine, which drives both the Democratic and Republican parties, that really doesn't change anything other than the faces in power and on the Federal payroll who qualifies for the Federal pension system while regular people see their earning power shipped offshore.