Sentences with phrase «people voted for those parties»

Political pundits say that people vote for the party, the party leader and the local candidate in that order of priority.

Instead of voting for candidates, people vote for parties.

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

There is almost an argument that if we want to do things on the basis of what was in the manifestos, we should remember that the most people voted for the party that was most lukewarm on the issue.

They have that majority because lots of people voted for those parties.

Can you recall anything in the past where a Westminster governing party was «politically inept» and why do you think twice as many people vote for your party as support its flagship policy.

Millions of people voted for parties perceived to be to Labour's left — the SNP and the Greens.

Hung parliaments are increasingly likely under FPTP given that an increasing proportion of people vote for parties other than the historically big two.

Traditionally, those studying voting behaviour suppose that people vote for the party they are most ideologically related to or which best represents their interests.

Not exact matches

Although members of The People's Vote are quick to point out that they're asking for a different kind of vote, pro-Brexit leaders in the Conservative party, which controls the government, say the public doesn't want to vote on Brexit agVote are quick to point out that they're asking for a different kind of vote, pro-Brexit leaders in the Conservative party, which controls the government, say the public doesn't want to vote on Brexit agvote, pro-Brexit leaders in the Conservative party, which controls the government, say the public doesn't want to vote on Brexit agvote on Brexit again.

As people who care deeply about their country, we are taught implicitly to vote for the party that most closely resembles our set of beliefs and convictions.

In 2017, for example, Republicans largely voted along party lines to do away with an Obama - era regulation designed to keep guns out of the hands of some people with severe mental illness (Republican senators were joined by four Democrats in this vote).

Did the party take its base for granted and not give people enough of a reason to vote for them?

Either it means that other members of his party — the finance minister, who is against the referendum — will come in and not hold a referendum at all, and try to keep Greece on the austerity plan, or there will be a fall in the government, a no - confidence vote, and people will presumably vote for the Conservative Party, which is very much like the Republican Party in the United Stparty — the finance minister, who is against the referendum — will come in and not hold a referendum at all, and try to keep Greece on the austerity plan, or there will be a fall in the government, a no - confidence vote, and people will presumably vote for the Conservative Party, which is very much like the Republican Party in the United StParty, which is very much like the Republican Party in the United StParty in the United States.

I am independent... I vote for the person I think is the best, not for the parry or for the party agenda.

It outlines a number of areas for Christians to consider and advises people to vote for a party that is interested in «reversing the accumulation of power and wealth in fewer and fewer hands, whether those of the state, corporations or individuals».

America could be a true multi-party system as in Europe, but the existing parties have been quite effective at duping people into voting for them so that the other side wouldn't win.

And so we get silly people voting for third party candidates when they should be out trying to change the system.

In practice, most people are at least partially aware of this problem and so vote for one of the two major parties, who divide up their positions to try and get just over half of the practical voters.

It is against this background of public moral struggle that the people of Israel prepare to vote on July 23 for their next government, in an election that pits the conservative Likud Party of Menachem Begin and current Prime Minister Yitzak Shamir against the Labor Party headed by two - time loser Shimon Peres.

Around 65 per cent of younger people voted for Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party earlier this year and YouGov has observed that «age seems to be the new dividing line in British politics», with older people tending to favour the Conservative Party and younger people generally voting Labour.

You also have people who can register as a specfic party and run on a ticket to strengthen their careers and yet they only espouse one or two things that could count them into the party in the first place.There's also a huge issue of people really thinking that a vote for a 3rd party candidate is a waste, If the only way you feel your vote matters is by voting for one of 2 parties (even if you are unsatisfied with both) does it actually matter?

Only a self - destructive person would vote for someone who plans to remove the safety net, legislate against women, and whose party has done everything it could to suppress the vote.

Black folks please read the evil words towards christians here by radical dems and come home to the party of lincoln who freed ur people from slaves, u can vote for herman cain, hes at the top of all polls now with repubs

With just one day to go until the General election, Premier spoke with Christian candidates about why people should vote for their party.

In a rare unscripted moment at the Democratic National Convention this week, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa called for a voice vote to pass an amendment to the party platform reinstating language that identified Jerusalem as the rightful capital of Israel and that referred to people's «God - given potential» in its preamble.

They would be rightly called part of the «evangelical right wing»; they believe abortion is the great evil of our generation, that the US is a Christian nation, and that «no one who is a Christian can vote for this (policy / party / person).»

Yes we indeed supports Republican candidate for this reason until now, that the Tea Party (haters of President Obama) came in, with some look warm Christian joined, they were so strong, they voted out the person as a true Christian that I thought would be the next Christian Presidential Candidate for Republican.

welcome to the rupiblican party... these are the people they have brainwashed into voting for them.

Voting for someone simply because he is of a certain church, party, race, etc. is just as dumb and unthinking as not voting for that person for the same reasons.

I don't think God cares what political party you vote for, it doesn't make you a better person.

At least some of them voted for him because the Republican party is full of disgusting people like you.

The reality is 65 million people voted for Trump... and while a lot of those votes came from people who were legitimately frustrated with both political parties and wanted someone to shake up the system, and a lot of votes cam from traditional doctrinaire Republican voters who held their nose and voted for the guy because they wanted a tax cut, and other voters were pseudo-moralistic Evangelical hypocrites who wanted to reward McConnell for STEALING Merrick Garland's Supreme Court seat, there were a whole lot of Trump voters — including a lot of voters from Pennsylvania's «T» — who voted for Trump because they are racist, white supremicist xenophobes who saw in Trump someone who spoke their language and would «make america great again» (read «make america WHITE again»).

I vote for the person best suited to the job regardless of their party.

Elisabetta Gardini, from the European People's Party (EPP) said: «Today «s vote is in line with the spirit of the international standards on marketing and mothers «milk substitutes developed by the World Health Organization, which aim to ensure that there is no form of advertising or promotional material for substitute products of mother «s milk.

The best lesson for both British parties to draw from Mr. Obama is the one Brooks noted when Obama abandoned his pledge to take public election financing: that as well as being an inspiring speechmaker he's also «a tough - minded Chicago pol (person of Polish descent) who would throw you under the truck for votes».

The young and the energetic Konkomba Youth Group, who have volunteered to preach to their people about the good things President John Dramani Mahama is doing and how important the NDC as a party recognize the entire Kokomba community have said, the President has exposed the NPP and their Northern Regional Chairman Bugri Naabu for the lies they have spewed across the Konkomba communities just to win their votes

As a result, it is in people's interest to vote for a major party candidate even if they are more aligned with another candidate.

In the Netherlands it is possible for a single politician to control an entire party (Geet Wilders) but this still doesn't confer extra votes to that person.

All of this means that Cameron finds himself in a fairly tricky position, having to rely on mobilising Remain votes from large numbers of people who voted against him last May while hoping that the leader of the Labour Party will actually stand up and make a direct and unequivocal plea for voters to keep Britain in the EU.

She further urged them to communicate effectively the government's development efforts to the people and in a manner that would convince them to vote massively for the party.

After a series of terrible polls for Labour in recent days, Corbyn told MPs he planned to enthuse people to vote for the party through the use of «online media».

I think you can avoid this with (i) a primary election day for all parties where voters have to choose which party to vote for OR (ii) a Labour - only primary election day where people who want to vote have to register first.

An important thing to know is 1) how many of those people giving money to Obama & Paul are registered with their party 2) how many of those people are eligible to vote for those candidates in primaries.

People who either stand or vote for the three main parties should be «hung by the neck until dead» a Ukip candidate has suggested.

Once Barron get his 50,000 plus votes for governor of the Freedom Party Line he will be speaking for a lot of people.

As far as I know, no party has allowed people registered for other parties to vote in their primaries, only people registered for no party.

This would be a bigger deal in election years where one party has a contested primary and the other one doesn't (meaning there's not too much of a reason for people to go vote in one of them, so why not vote in the other?).

«The people of Scotland voted for a party that wanted to have a referendum on independence.

It is very difficult for third parties to make any kind of progress in first past the post systems, as few people will be willing to vote for a third party when that means they don't get to express their choice about the more dominant parties.