Sentences with phrase «take public election»

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».

Not exact matches

Outspoken in the world of conservative politics and public policy, the Koch brothers, who have a combined net worth of $ 95.8 billion, are advocates for smaller government and routinely fund political campaigns, although they took a step back during the 2016 election cycle.

At the same time, in an update on parallel measures it's taking to fight election interference, Facebook says it will launch a public archive in the summer showing «all ads that ran with a political label».

Perhaps most importantly, Congress and the public need to be fully informed about the steps the companies are taking to eliminate election interference on their platforms, including, but not limited to, interference by trolls and bots — and why they expect these steps to work.

Much, however, will depend how well the two parties campaign during the election, and how that public support takes root in the 308 local campaigns across the country.

But American Outdoor, whose stock price has been more than halved since the 2016 election, stressed that «the solution is not to take a politically motivated action» that «results in no increase in public safety.»

Not that I would need him to be toted out and displayed in public or anything like that, in fact, I felt it was wrong when it was done so much during the election - after all young children should be sheltered from the crazy attention that follows the Palins around - but the lack of mention of his presence makes it pretty clear he is not taking this bus tour.

Based entirely on anecdotal evidence, however, I believe the press» credibility with senior citizens has taken a hit from which it is unlikely to recover, and it may be entirely due to the election of 2008, when the mainstream media utterly abandoned whatever responsibilities to the public trust to which it still felt obliged, tossed presumptive - nominee Hillary Clinton aside and» rejecting any - and - all discomfiting questions about his experience, background, past - operations, education, friendships or capabilities» hoisted candidate Barack Obama upon their shoulders and carried him into the White House in triumph.

The proper understanding of religion in public took a bad beating in this election year.

Each election cycle, the media and general public take voyeuristic pleasure in examining how candidates made money and the charities they supported before knowing that the national microscope would be on them.

Elections in America serve two functions — a «formal» function of filling the personnel for the constitutional offices, which takes place in every election, and an «informal» function of signaling what the people want, which takes place in a meaningful way only in certain elections, where national public sentiment has congealed on a common message Elections in America serve two functions — a «formal» function of filling the personnel for the constitutional offices, which takes place in every election, and an «informal» function of signaling what the people want, which takes place in a meaningful way only in certain elections, where national public sentiment has congealed on a common message elections, where national public sentiment has congealed on a common message or theme.

Under federal tax law, section 501 (c)(3) organizations may take positions on public policy issues, including issues that divide candidates in an election for public office.

I want to make sure people go into the election with their eyes open,» said Trustee Tom Swan, who has not taken a public stance on the issue.

The election must normally take place 17 days after this proclamation (not including weekends and public or bank holidays).

Consisting of 25 images, one for each day of the election campaign plus one taken during the height of the coalition talks, Roberts focused on the relationship between canvassing politicians and the voting public.

Cuomo has made just one public appearance since his election last Tuesday, and that was in Puerto Rico where he warned Somos conference attendees that he has no plans to back off his tough talk of the campaign now that he's poised to take office.

So far his strategy has been to avoid taking a firm and coherent position on whether Britain should be In or Out by abdicating responsibility to the public in a future referendum, in what has become the central plank of the Conservative's European election campaign.

Good - government group Citizens Union released a report this morning that found more competitive elections take place on the New York City council level than at the state level, which they attribute to in part a public - financing of campaigns.

Conor Lamb, who recently won a special election in a conservative district in Pennsylvania, took a similar approach — private moral opposition matched with public support for the legal right.

Now the election is over, foreign policy must once gain take up a broad position at the heart of the UK policy nexus after some months with a low profile in public debate.

My model takes into account five things: the vote share a party received in the by - election constituency at the preceding general election; changes in public opinion towards the party since the last general election; whether the party won the seat at the last election; whether the party is in government; and whether there are «party effects» on by - election outcomes.

«There was a strong consensus from the Meeting that it would be better to take some of the heat out of this public debate; this would entail taking forward a calmer internal party review of funding which would be more comprehensive and balanced (including importantly, addressing the Conservative multi-million pound donations at and between elections) and putting that forward as part of Labour's manifesto offer for party funding reforms.»

She then briefed on Cuomo - related issues, including him failing to close campaign finance loopholes, failing to veto any incumbent protection gerrymandering, not doing enough for election reform, for looting public schools to give tax cuts to banks and not taking a stance against fracking.

This prompted fears that services the public takes for granted could be hit, [91] and concern that the Conservative Party had not explained the policy clearly in its manifesto before the 2015 election.

An 11 - page policy paper released by the New York Public Interest Research Group on Friday takes issue with the state Board of Elections to suspend the aggregate political contribution limits in the wake of the Supreme Court decision, McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission.

An administration source earlier today said the governor was open to statewide public financing system that would take effect next year, and be phased in for open - seat elections where no incumbents are running.

In a tumultuous political environment, rife with trolling, egging and even spitting, it takes a brave soul to disclose on a public platform that you voted Conservative in two consecutive elections.

But public financing of elections, a system designed to take the big money out of politics, would be «key» to any ethical reforms of state government, he said Wednesday at a daylong symposium on ethics and government at Albany Law School.

He urged the public to report any personnel of the corps who exhibited act of misconduct in the course of election duty, adding that disciplinary action would be adequately taken against such erring officer.

Term limits and outside income bans for lawmakers are silly ideas, according to former LG Richard Ravitch, but public financing of elections, a system designed to take the big money out of politics, would be «key» to any ethical reforms of state government.

This prediction takes account of both recent YouGov polling data and the lessons from history about how public opinion moves in the final weeks before general elections.

The NPP's election victory in 2016 was followed by widespread reports of people believed to be NPP supporters taking over toll booths, public toilets and other state installations.

As is usually the case with county personnel, a changing of the guard at the board of elections took place last month with little public notice.

Obama opted out of taking public funds during the September to November general election period, becoming the first candidate for president to opt out of public financing since the system was created in the 1970s.

The artiste who had riled the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and its policies prior to the 2016 elections, took to her Facebook page to share her experience of the new policy which takes effect today [Monday] in public senior high schools across the country.

If Silver is still in his post come fall or still in office come next election period it would represent that democratic leaders and voters are lacking what it takes to model behavior, set the example and appreciate the basic public need to suffer consequences for wrong behavior.

These elections are the first to take place under the new Lisbon Treaty rules, and yet this new system, with its arguably enhanced transparency, is largely unknown to the British public.

The chairman said that election would take place even where there is consensus among contestants, assuring the public of adequate security personnel at congress venues.

It remains to be seen how dim a view the Labour Party machine takes of his public courting of UKIP, but Neil Carmichael, who will fight Stroud for the third successive election for the Conservatives, has a simple message for the local electorate:

Following an outcry by Queens and city legislators about widespread voting problems during Primary Day, the city Board of Elections said it is taking extra precautions to educate the public about the new voting machines before the Nov. 2 election.

With a general election due to take place before the summer, all of the main political parties have vowed to tackle the UK's public deficit, which currently stands at # 178bn.

It was a vision far removed from the massive cuts Osborne once proposed for after the election, all of which were due to take place without any tax rises to offset the impact on public spending.

While John McCain, the Republican nominee, took the public funds for the general election, Obama passed on it there, too.

Then, in the 2012 election, both Obama and Mitt Romney refused to take public money in the primary and general elections, the first time that happened since the program began.

«The Public Elections Regulations, 2016 (CI 94) in the Schedules part at pages 48 and 49 has a sample of the exact format that the law says Form Eight or the Pink Sheet for both parliamentary and presidential results should take.

However, it added «the Center continues to note with dismay, however, that governmental accountability and responsiveness have remained highly insufficient (despite delivery of considerable voice to citizenry under the 4th Republic); public corruption remains pervasive; progress of the constitutionally - mandated political, administrative and fiscal decentralization has stalled; the economy remains characterized by jobless growth; income and spatial inequality are on the rise in spite of poverty reduction; and the nation's two main political parties which have alternated in power in the 4th Republic have increasingly taken on the features of rival cults (whose primary purpose seemingly is to win elections, achieve «state capture» and practice «winner - takes - all» politics).

Protesters barred from the Senate Elections Committee hearing this morning taking a critical look at public financing of political campaigns sought to make themsevles heard as much as possible.

Now, after once again coming up short in last year's elections, Democrats in the mainline conference are making a public show of independence from a governor who, despite sharing their political affiliation, has shown little desire of seeing the conference take the lead in the state Senate.

Since the election of His Excellency President Akufo - Addo, Ghana has been greeted with massive terrorist activities some of which we shall take time to enumerate for the appreciation of the Ghanaian public.

But today Fair Elections says those members aren't being included in the hearing, which will likely take a critical look at the New York City public financing system.