Sentences with phrase «run up to the election»

The use or abuse of that data by Cambridge Analytica in work that it had done with Donald Trump's campaign for President in 2016 and potentially for other businesses in the run up to the election is at the heart of Donal

In the run up to the election, Pope Francis criticised President Trump's plans to build a wall on the border with Mexico labelling it un-Christian.

Among the many reasons Democrats are giving for why so many lost faith in them at the polls on Tuesday, some are blaming the party for losing faith itself - for neglecting religious outreach and messaging in the run up to Election Day.

[2] According to that article, the estimated population of 20 -24 year olds in 2015 was 3,806,471 while only 492,306 applied to register to vote in the months running up to the election.

In government it requires civil servants and politicians to coyly draw a gauzy veil over the business of party politics in the run up to elections or referendums.

During the run up to the election, along with most Liberal Democrats, I enthusiastically supported the Liberal Democrat policy to raise personal allowance.

Moreover, the behavior of the Lib Dems in the run up to the election hints less at a Progressive Alliance and more a schizo party that will empower which ever one gives the best deal.

I half expected the polls to all converge together in the run up to the election, as they have a tendency to do before general elections, but in reality we got the same sort of contrast as we do in Westminster polls.

I think, as I say, it's very important that we present the Conservative party as a united party in the run up to the election.

He continued: «Although very varied in their background and experience, any of the 6 will be a pleasure to work with in the run up to the election — and a credit to the constituency if they are elected thereafter.»

We also note that in the run up to the election, Nick publicly lent his support for a «Fairness Test» — an inequality impact assessment of any tax rises or spending cuts necessary to tackle the deficit1.

The Scottish National Party (SNP) had done well in opinion polls running up to the election, gaining 40 % in some approval ratings, but this level of support was not maintained.

By Jon Mellon and Chris Prosser In the run up to the election, many commentators and even some MPs suggested that people might vote labour despite Jeremy Corbyn and not because of him.

We can also expect further tax cuts for low and middle earners, in an attempt to create a «feel good» factor in the run up to the election.

Five weeks ago, the Electoral Commission stunned many observers and sparked a lawsuit by effectively banning a song in the run up to the election.

Though too often preceded by «when time allows», especially with two very young daughters and in the run up to the election, I have always loved playing cricket, going fishing and hill - walking.

The Tory MP Philip Davies, a long - time foe of the BBC, also accused the corporation of «dancing to Labour's tune» during the run up to the election by devoting coverage to the NHS.

«In the run up to the election, BASC asked its members to use its dedicated website to lobby candidates and to help establish their position on shooting.

We understand that, in the immediate run up to an election, signalling a willingness to work with other parties might be difficult but we hope you'll agree that the times we are living in require leaders to be courageous and visionary, to actively build a more positive politics

Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, on a nationwide Ramadan Tour, speaking at the Sunyani Central Mosque on Sunday to break fasting and pray with Muslims, he recalled that he was in the region and mosque last year to ask for their support in the run up to the elections, and it is only proper that he comes in person again to thank them for helping the NPP win.

«Pope backs Trump», «Hillary sold weapons to ISIS», «FBI Agent Suspected in Hillary Email Leaks Found Dead» - these fake headlines all went viral on Facebook in the run up to the election, gaining such high engagement that BuzzFeed published an analysis on how they had outperformed real news on Facebook.

There wasn't any impartiality when it came to UKIP during the run up to the election was there?

In a few months, the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) will hold its National Delegates Conference to elect National Executives to lead the party in the run up to election 2020.

While these mailers are subject to certain restrictions in the run up to an election, differences between state rules and city regulations mean that state legislators running for City Council have a distinct advantage over their opponents at the local level.

James Harding, the BBC's director of news and current affairs, admitted there was «too much coalitionology» in the run up to the election.

Poll after poll in the run up to election night predicted no single party would win an overall majority, only for the exit poll on the night to rightly predict that the Conservatives would return to power ending five years of coalition government with the Lib Dems.

Only three Ofsted inspections into free schools were published in the run up to the election — compared to ten in the same period last year.

At its foundation, the deal relied on an accord between the world's two largest emitters, China and the United States, to cut emissions, and in the run up to the election, China has been vocal about the need for the United States to live up to its international obligations.

Although the government has had to shelve its plans for personal injury reform, as laid out in the Prisons & Courts Bill in the run up to the election it seems likely that they will be revived if the Conservatives are returned to power next month.

Not exact matches

- The story came to the public in part with the help of the National Enquirer, the same paper that played a prominent role in Hart's downfall in the run - up to the 1988 Presidential election..

He said during the run - up to the 2016 presidential election that «good people don't smoke marijuana» and called it a «real danger.»

What follows are the releases that I believe are worth watching in the run - up to the fall election.

The run - up to the upcoming German election has begun with the second - biggest party announcing who will fight against Chancellor Angela Merkel.

«PM Modi engaged in social media heavily in the run - up to last year's election,» says Richard Rossow, chair in U.S. India policy studies at Washington's Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Gold and gold - mining stocks, whose prices rise amid political uncertainty, advanced in the run - up to the election, then sank again.

In the run - up to his election to the firm's top spot, Germany's Manager magazine compared Barton to Barack Obama — the agent of change.

That raises the possibility of court challenges by First Nations, blockades along the pipeline route between Edmonton and Kitimat, B.C., and rallies in major cities during the run - up to a federal election that must be called by October 2015.

Clapper, the former Director of National Intelligence, described in his opening remarks the process by which the intelligence community concluded in January that «the Russian government pursued a multi-faceted influence campaign in the run - up to the election, including aggressive use of cyber capabilities.»

A notorious Russian «troll factory» had a $ 1.25 million budget in the run - up to the 2016 presidential election to interfere in the US political system, according to charges filed by the Department of Justice.

It's another busy week in the run up to the first presidential caucus for the 2016 election, as two more candidates joined the race.

The NRCC ran ads against Lamb telling voters he would be identical to Pelosi if he made it to the House, which other Republican groups piled on in the weeks leading up to Election Day.

The diplomatic row comes in the run - up to next week's Dutch election in which the mainstream parties are under strong pressure from Wilders» Party for Freedom (PVV).

«In the run - up to the 2016 election, Russia mounted a brazen attack on American Democracy.

«In the run up to national elections the incumbent client was widely perceived as both kind and honorable, qualities his campaign team thought were potentially election - winning,» the site reportedly said.

Koch and many of his top donors refused to support Trump in the run - up to his election, raising questions about both his readiness for the job and his dedication to conservative principles.

Like Doug Jones's win in the special election in Alabama, a win for Democrats in Pennsylvania's 18th District would further add to the party's momentum in the run - up to November's midterm elections and hint at dwindling support for Trump.

Italy's fragile economy was also a feature in the run - up to the election with somewhat lackluster growth and an unemployment rate of 11.1 percent dominating the debate.

But in the build - up to the election, the 39 - year - old Macron, who ran under the banner of his recently formed En Marche!

U.S. stocks experienced sharp drops in August 2015, when China devalued its currency; in January 2016, as oil prices dropped; in June of 2016, after the «Brexit» vote; and in the run — up to the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

Stronger manufacturing activity data from the U.S. Thursday, in the form of the Philadelphia Federal Reserve's regional business survey, allowed investors to add long positions in the greenback, which has fallen more than 1.4 % this week in the wake of President Donald Trump's decision to fire his FBI Director, James Comey, and revelations that his campaign team may have had extensive contacts with Russian officials - despite his repeated denials - in the run up to last year's elections.