Sentences with phrase «target seats for»

Polltroll «This means that they have target seats for 2022 (or whenever the next election is), but beyond that there isn't a tranche of seats that they can target over the next three or four electoral cycles to make them winnable»

Here is the latest in a series of lists categorising some of those standing as candidates in seats which are either notionally Conservative or appear on paper in the top 200 target seats for the Conservatives at the next election.

As was the case last year, UKIP are doing fantastically well at coming second in many places and that doesn't build the council base they need to build support in target seats for the general election.

With 585 constituencies, the party can run 10 open primaries a week from January 2014, each one in a different part of the country, starting with seats notionally held by the Conservatives pre-2010, then those notionally won in 2010, then the target seats for 2015, then the rest.

David Cameron's A-list of preferred candidates got a boost this weekend when two women were selected in Conservative target seats for the next general election.

The party slipped to third place in Eastleigh, one of its top ten target seats for the general election, behind Ukip and the Liberal Democrats.

«My strategy in West Worcestershire was always to fight it as if it was a target seat for the Conservatives,» she says.

Labour candidate Michael McMahon is the incumbent in the Uddingston and Bellshill constituency, although he had only a slim majority of 2.8 % in 2011, making this a key target seat for the SNP.

But it was not regarded as a target seat for resources by CCHQ, and he only received help a few months before the election.

In an open - seat race, Democrats will heavily target the seat for a pickup as the party looks to chip away at Republicans» 30 - seat majority.

Not exact matches

Florida Democrats have targeted Republican Senator Marco Rubio, who is considering a run for re-election after previously saying he would give up his seat.

With Juventus looking in the front seat for both players, and every other striker who has ever scored a goal it would seem (after missing out on last Summer's transfer targets and ending up with Bendtner can you blame them), Arsenal are under pressure to make a move quickly to stop missing out on the players they desire and leaving it up to another season of deadline day madness.

Walmart, Target, and now Amazon have an exceptional toilet seat reducer for about $ 12 - $ 24, depending on the pattern.

Tape or hand Black and White Picture cards from your seat back for your little one to look at as you cruise to Target... er... I mean wherever it is that your journey takes you.

Dd's room was next to ours Swaddle Blankets yes Crib yes, but you could put off the purchase several months SnuggleU Rocking chair / glider yes, at least somewhere to sit Activity gym yes Bouncer yes Bumbo Exersaucer yes Jumper no, but some babies love it Front Carrier yes, for shopping in stores without carts Stroller yes Wet wipe warmer Changing table yes, it keeps all the supplies in one spot Swing yes Lilly Padz Nursing pillow yes Milkies Nipple cream yes Nursing nightgown no, no I gave up and just wore a t - shirt to bed Bottle warmer Bottle dishwasher basket yes, it's great for anything small, like pump parts Bottle drying rack Highchair yes, we use the Fisher price space saver Booster Seat for Meals yes Burp clothes yes, we just used Gerber diapers Baby bathtub yes, totally not necessary though Nasal aspirator yes, target one you can suck!

So I've been surveying the aisles of Babies R Us, Target, and the like for a new seat.

This rear bike seat is targeted for children with a maximum weight of 40 pounds and ages 2 years and above.

What makes thing even better I that Albee Baby prices for Britax car seats are better than Target.

I used the Target one before my baby shower to help me register and now I'm going back to buy the things that are still on there... nail clippers, thermometer, baby tub soft liner, baby monitor (I'm getting one with two receivers so I can have one upstairs and one down) two car seats, a light stroller frame to hold them in, and a few more not - to - terribly exciting things like newborn diapers (work for up to eight pounds of baby) wipes, etc...

The 1993 Labour Party Conference introduced the rule for «women - only shortlists» in 50 % of all target seats.

It was difficult for both parties to fight against the «fear factor» whipped up by the press and the huge amount of direct mail which the Conservatives poured into target seats, but there were also significant self - inflicted wounds.

For Democrats, the seats they will target will include those districts held by Sens. Elaine Phillips, Carl Marcellino and Kemp Hannon.

Republican Bob Cohen, who plans to run again for the seat his 2010 Democratic target, Sen. Suzi Oppenheimer, is giving up at the end of the year, has a healthy $ 210,221 on hand, according to his Jan. 15 financial filing.

To get an idea of how disastrous this election has been for the Conservatives, look at what has happened in the Labour held seats that the Tories were targeting yesterday but didn't win:

6) Candidate selections - the next three months are key to putting in place Labour candidates for the top 75 target seats at the next general election.

It will also tell us something about how Ukippers are breaking in the West Midlands 1.30 am Darlington - this north eastern seat is a key Brexit - voting target for the Tories.

The Labour party has already selected candidates in dozens of target seats in preparation for a possible early election.

And if you look specifically at Pennsylvania, for example, going into that election, the Democrats had a narrow majority in the statehouse - five or six seats - and that Operation RedMap, this national Republican effort, targeted three, put money in, won all three.

Well done, Sunder, for not mentioning Labour's record on tax (up for the lower - paid, down for the rich), ID cards and 3,000 new crimes, increase in inequality, lost personal data, obsession with targets rather than actual service delivery — and in consequence the fact that in many marginal seats a couple of dozen Labour activists will be opposing a couple of hundred Tory volunteers...

For the Conservatives, a majority will remain out of reach if they fail to win target seats in places like Bolton West and Wirral South.

From December 2005 to September 2010, Lord Ashcroft was Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party with responsibility for the target seats campaign and opinion research.

Labour figures like Straw, Muir and Douglas Alexander — and Gisela Stuart, who held the Tory's target seat Birmingham Edgbaston for Labour — all believe that without them Cameron would have had an absolute majority.

The 1990s electoral tactic of announcing drastic future expenditure targets and forcing Labour to accept or reject them is designed for an electoral battleground for the swing voters in the marginal seats in contention between Labour and the Conservatives, almost all of which are in England.

Canvassers plan to speak to New Yorkers in targeted state Senate and Assembly districts in Saratoga, Troy, Syracuse, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Yonkers, Poughkeepsie, Newburgh, New York City and Long Island (several of those areas — especially western New York and Dutchess County — are considered by Democrats as ripe for picking up at least one or two seats next year).

The Hudson Valley seat is a top target for Democrats looking to make gains in the House.

Targeting can help maximise the number of seats a party wins with any given level of national support, but it is no substitute for broad appeal.

Drawing on his unique perspective as the man responsible for the party's target seats and polling, the 133 - page book gives Lord Ashcroft's view of the Conservatives» progress since their third defeat in 2005, the reasons for the party's failure to win an overall majority in 2010, and David Cameron's decision to form a coalition with -LSB-...]

Another example: the recent race for an at - large city council seat in the District of Columbia, which saw a candidate using geo - targeted Google content ads to send potential voters to his NationBuilder site.

At the 2005 election the seat was Liberal Democrat target number 18, and Conservative target number 50; it had been frequently described in the media as a «three - way marginal», and all parties fought hard for the constituency.

Drawing on his unique perspective as the man responsible for the party's target seats and polling, the 133 - page book gives Lord Ashcroft's view of the Conservatives» progress since their third defeat in 2005, the reasons for the party's failure to win an overall majority in 2010, and David Cameron's decision to form a coalition with the Liberal Democrats.

North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, a Democrat whose seat could likely be a top target for national Republicans in 2018, will soon announce whether she will pursue a political path that could take a re-election campaign out of the picture.

Between December 2005 and September 2010, I was Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party, with special responsibility for the target seats campaign and opinion research.

Heavy on rhetoric but light on specifics, the statement from the party called for «targeted political action» to ensure the 124 MPs who voted against Lords reform last night do not keep their seats in the next election.

What the Boundary Commission doesn't do is work to a specific target for the number of seats they must produce.

And, she doesn't duck the big question: yes, he obviously wants to be PM, but she has caught the current gossip about which seat he is targeting for his return.

It follows a week of controversy over Michael Ashcroft's targeted funding for campaigns in the swing seats likely to determine the outcome of the election.

The night began well for Cameron with a victory at Kingswood, 135th on the Conservative target list and regarded by many as a benchmark seat.

The DUP, which is targeting 10 seats this time, is pragmatic about its partnerships and famous for driving hard bargains: it propped John Major up against Conservative rebels in the 1990s but also saved Labour from defeat over anti-terrorism legislation two years ago.

But the Democrats will need to spread their dollars far and wide to defend their seats — of the 60 districts targeted for advertising by the DCCC, 54 are held by Democrats.

He argued that, in those circumstances, the SNP, which has set a target of winning 20 seats in the 6 May election, could seek to extract gains for Scotland.