Sentences with phrase «ran on a platform opposing»

Several of the students have criticized the president, whose election was strongly supported by the National Rifle Association and who ran on a platform opposing gun control.

Several of the students have criticized the president, whose election was strongly supported by the National Rifle Association and who ran on a platform opposing gun control.

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Based on what Environment Minister Peter Kent recently told CBC's Evan Solomon, the Tories no longer oppose only the broadest form of carbon tax (as proposed Stéphane Dion is his disastrous 2008 election run as Liberal leader), but also the cap - and - trade option, which use to be in the Conservative platform (it's on page 32 here).

And as Cuomo plans to run for re-election on a platform reducing taxes, Silver is likely to oppose any reduction in revenue after years of flat budgeting have lowered the quality of public services.

He also is working with Mayor Ras Baraka, who ran for election on a platform opposing Cerf's predecessor, to end state control in Newark — a goal leaders and families in the district have hoped to achieve for decades.

Those opposed to the Supreme Court's rulings took another blow when Democrats and moderate Republicans, running on pro-school platforms, defeated or replaced about two dozen Brownback - allied legislators.

That year, Moskowitz ran on a platform of improving education options and opposing MTA fare hikes, and adopted campaign rhetoric about inequality reminiscent of de Blasio's 2013 bid.

You only play as Sonic, there is actual platforming as opposed to watching Sonic run forward automatically, stages don't drag on for more than 15 minutes and there are no Werehog - like gimmicks to be found.