Sentences with phrase «political wilderness»

The 59 year - old is not as suave, eloquent or decorated as Congressman Charlie Rangel, the octogenarian Harlem lawmaker still old enough to be Mr. Espaillat's father, but after decades in the relative political wilderness, the Dominican - American immigrant is on the verge of driving Mr. Rangel out of office.

Is there a lone wolf lurking in the political wilderness, ready to lead the pack?

Upcoming confidence vote either sends her to the political wilderness or leaves her heading a hollowed - out party with dim prospects, Chantal Hébert writes.

Having been consigned to the political wilderness in the province, the Conservatives might seek to bolster their free - trade credentials by taking the steps needed to satisfy EU negotiators.

This means that all three major federal parties have effectively banished pro-lifers to the political wilderness.

He's been in the political wilderness for 20 - odd years only to find himself at the centre of attention at this election.

It was the right, not the left, that consigned Labour to the political wilderness.

The other problem with this analogy, which I don't see addressed well in the article or any of the posts, is that the netroots base for the «left» and DNC that developed more of a grassroots movement that came out of the feeling of being in the political wilderness.

I and other social liberals and democrats would prefer not to be stuck in the political wilderness for the rest of our lives.

The party now faces at least a decade in the political wilderness.

perhaps along the lines of «Gordon is an autocratic little sod, who never let us have any money when he was chancellor, and is surely leading the labour party into the political wilderness for the next 20 years, so he should really do the right thing and bugger off»

Confined to the political wilderness since the Watergate era, the Assembly GOP is easily outgunned by the shear numbers of the Democratic majority, which has more than 100 members.

Single, alone in the political wilderness, Cuomo assiduously worked his way back, working on homelessness and rallying with the likes of Russell Simmons and other hip - hop stars to reform the state's punitive Rockefeller Drug Laws.

The party has found itself in the political wilderness ever since.

Why not continue to keep them in the political wilderness, where they rightfully belong?

The venue was the scene of Labour's 1997 general election party which saw the party elevated back to power after 18 years in the political wilderness.

No, it's their turn for the political wilderness, they need to work out what they stand for and then get some policies to match.

Returning to public service after more than six years in the political wilderness was difficult for Spitzer, who never hid from the spotlight and even joked about his mistakes on camera and at political events.

Until the leader of the Labour party does, Labour will remain in the political wilderness.

After five years in the media and political wilderness (and a few months in the slammer), Andy Coulson is back!

They would be wandering into the political wilderness.

So adherents to the New Labour creed are highly unlikely to choose any option that looks like a one - way ticket into the political wilderness.

The mood within the trade union movement in the past two years or so has been one of frustration and disappointment at being ignored by Downing Street and left in the political wilderness.

The sticking point is almost always whether to compromise to gain a voice in governing or to remain true to one's beliefs and stay in the political wilderness.

If conservatives close the door on the gay community they risk years in the political wilderness, a Tory front bencher told an American audience tonight.

Dozens of Labour MPs, anxious about the electoral damage inflicted by the row over the Tory smears, want Mr Draper banished to the political wilderness.

The British tories were in the political wilderness until they found a fresh face willing to take the party back towards the centre.

Yet in his 24 hours back as a declared candidate for public office, disgraced former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer is having a ball — released after a five - year sojourn through the political wilderness of short - lived talk shows and online columns.

Labour need to retain significant numbers if they hope to avoid a generation in the political wilderness.

The one time frontrunner for Prime Minister briefly entered the political wilderness for all of one week after his one time ally Michael Gove scuppered his leadership ambitions.

And Lord Mandelson, who twice quit the Cabinet before he was unexpectedly invited to return by Mr Brown last year, reckons that his time in the political wilderness has left him a better man.

And when the Tories returned to power in 2010 after 13 years in the political wilderness, he really came into his own.

In yesterday's Herald, Political Editor Douglas Fraser agreed with ConservativeHome's belief that «splitting could help Tories find their way back from the political wilderness».

Labour could find itself in the political wilderness for another 15 years if it does not win the upcoming general election, former cabinet minister David Blunkett has warned.

«By rights, Tory MPs should adore the men who are about to end their 13 years in the political wilderness.

They may be in the political wilderness these days, but they are making their call heard ahead of the all - important New Hampshire primary.