Sentences with phrase «right candidates oppose»

When it comes to immigration reform, it's easy to understand what the hard - right candidates oppose: any form of amnesty for people who entered the country illegally.

Former Republican officials said Gov. Cuomo is vulnerable, but only if the right candidate opposes him.

Not exact matches

Although federal law prohibits churches from endorsing or opposing candidates, they have the right to speak out on ballot referenda and on other issues, from abortion to zoning.

My complaint arises when they say they are doing so because the Bible commands them to vote for the candidate who is opposed to abortion rights and opposes same - sex marriage.

Dannenfelser's group works to elect women candidates who oppose abortion rights, raising roughly $ 11 million in the 2010 election cycle.

Brown notes the absurdity of the Democratic National Chairman's basic position that «there was no legitimate way for a candidate who opposed the civil rights bill to raise the quota issue.»

Citizens United overturned a century of legal doctrine when it ruled that pursuant to the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment, corporations and labour unions have the right to spend unlimited amounts of money through ads, commercials and other political tools to support or oppose candidates for office.

«As a union that actively opposed the nomination of Andrew Puzder, a candidate clearly unfit to serve as the head of the Department of Labor, we will continue to ask questions about Acosta's record and his commitment to protecting workers» rights, and urge the US Senate to do the same.»

Democrats will not withhold financial support for candidates who oppose abortion rights, New Mexico Rep. Ben Ray Luján, chairman of the party's campaign arm in the House, said in an interview with The Hill.

Meier was opposed by third - party candidate, Donald J. Thomas, who was endorsed by the New York State Right to Life Party.

The only visible dissent was Jim McAuslan of BALPA and, more bizarrely, Les Bayliss, Unite assistant general secretary and the Right's candidate for Unite general secretary (who as well as opposing the use of strikes against the cuts promised that, if he were elected, «there will NEVER be any strikes called over Christmas «-RRB-.

Anticipating this strategy from the right, Democratic candidates are increasingly opposing her as speaker or refusing to take a stand as an act of political inoculation — a trend that even her allies acknowledge could ultimately imperil her grip on the Democratic caucus.

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George Amedore as populist candidate as opposed to George Amedore the right - wing echo of 2012?

Throughout the 2014 campaign, the Senate Democrats have been using women's issues — particularly abortion rights — as a wedge issue, repeatedly slamming incumbent Senate Republicans and their first - time candidates alike for opposing the governor's full 10 - point Women's Equality Act.

It is especially egregious for the Republican Party of Alabama to oppose letting independent and minor party candidates on the general election ballot, because the Alabama major parties have the statutory right to block anyone from running in their primaries if the party feels that the candidate is not «loyal» to that major party.

A top national Democratic Party official is coming under fire for making a $ 1,000 campaign contribution to a New York City Council candidate who opposes gay rights.

The Senate Republicans have a Deputy Leader serving under federal indictment, senators fleeing under the cloud of federal investigation and extremist right wing candidates who oppose.

The new committee, Sheriff Moss for New York, will back candidates «who are interested in reducing taxes, creating jobs by producing a friendlier business atmosphere, opposing infringements on our 2nd Amendment rights, as well as bringing meaningful ethics reform to Albany.»

The founder of American Unity PAC is New York City hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer, a conservative Republican who has backed candidates who support gay marriage or oppose restrictions on gay rights.

Seeking to join them are the Women's Equality Party started by Cuomo's campaign, the Stop Common Core Party announced by Astorino and the Life and Justice Party, a group started by Michael Carey, its gubernatorial candidate, to oppose abortion rights and advocate for disabled people in state facilities....

He was opposed by a Labour right - winger, John O`Grady, who stood as a «Real Labour» candidate and was backed by the former MP Bob Mellish.

Arguing in favor of the law banning lying is the sad irony that quite often those with their hands on the very levers of democracy, free elections and the right to vote — candidates, their handlers, public and special interest groups — don't trust the public to make the right decision based on an honest and robust debate over the issues, but instead find it incumbent to win by smearing the opposing candidate.

Many recruiters try to «screen out» candidates as opposed to finding the right «culture» fit for the organization.