Sentences with phrase «televised debates with»

Mr Blair never took part in televised debates with other party leaders during election campaigns.

May also confirmed that she would not be taking part in televised debates with the other party leaders.

The prime minister agrees to a series of televised debates with rival party leaders in the run - up to the general election.

Cuomo suggested a radio exchange between him and Astorino; Astorino wanted a series of televised debates with the governor.

«Despite what President (Donald) Trump says, despite what my colleagues here will tell you, the tax bills both in the House and the Senate give the lion's share of tax breaks to the top 1 percent,» Sanders said on CNN Tuesday during a televised debate with other senators.

UPDATE2: When questioned about the TV issue, Astorino campaign advisor Bill O'Reilly reiterated: «The voters deserve a one - on - one televised debate with the two principal candidates.»

He wants to turn it into a contest between Scotland and England, which is why he wants a televised debate with David Cameron.

Steve Greenberg, a political analyst and spokesman for Siena College polls, says there are good reasons, strategically, why an incumbent governor like Cuomo, who's far ahead in the polls from his nearest opponent, would avoid appearing in a televised debate with just his major party challenger.

Gordon Brown refused to submit to calls for a televised debate with opposition leader David Cameron in his second press conference as prime minister.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)- «Sex and the City» star and New York governor's race candidate Cynthia Nixon has accepted an invitation to participate in a prime - time televised debate with two - time incumbent Andrew Cuomo (KWOH» - moh).

Gordon Brown has rejected calls to take part in a televised debate with party leaders ahead of the next general election.

If McIntyre testifies will Mann leave the courtroom like Gavin did in a televised debate with Spencer?

Earlier this month, Emily Grossman, a science broadcaster and science researcher, talked about feminism, trolls, and what happened to her after her televised debate with Milo Yiannopoulos over Nobel scientist Tim Hunt's assertion that women in laboratories «fall in love with you and when you criticise them, they cry.»

Not exact matches

His bid for the presidency was marred by a seemingly inadequate knowledge of national affairs, which was most pronounced during a televised debate that showed Perry unable to remember the name of a third federal department he'd said he planned to cut, along with the Departments of Commerce and Education.

With only 30 candidates nominated in 87 constituencies, most viewers tuning in to the televised debate will not have the option of voting for an Alberta Party candidate on Election Day.

And his refusal to hold a televised electoral debate with Tusk made him look out of touch with modern mediated politics.

Republican Jack Martins and Democrat Laura Curran, the major party candidates for Nassau County executive, squared off Monday in their only televised debate, with each pledging to root out political corruption and improve the county's lagging finances.

Throughout the campaign for the 7 May elections, Miliband insisted that David Cameron should debate him one on one as part of a televised election broadcast [104] in order to highlight differences in policies between the two major parties, but this was never to happen, with the pair instead being interviewed separately by Jeremy Paxman as part of the first major televised political broadcast of the election involving multiple parties.

This provides Rice with a nice get going into tonight's debate co-sponsored by YNN / NY1, the NY Times, Common Cause / NY and the Network of Bar Leaders — the first statewide televised head - to - head match - up featuring all five Democrats vying to replace AG Andrew Cuomo.

Both Teachout and her running mate, Tim Wu, have agreed to televised debates next month with Cuomo and his preferred running mate, Kathy Hochul.

I spoke with DiNapoli on October 8th, as he was endorsed by a large group of Bronx Democratic elected officials, and I spoke with Antonacci immediately after their televised debate Wednesday night.

A week busy with debates for the 24th Congressional District candidates continued last night with their first live televised debate.

CNN and the St. Petersburg Times are partnering with the University of South Florida to present a live, nationally televised debate 10 days before voters choose a new U.S. senator to represent Florida.

Mr. Avella, an outspoken legislator from eastern Queens, was a perpetual thorn in the side of Mr. Vallone, accusing him of being a «coward» after his petitions were challenged and repeatedly clashing with him during a televised debate.

With tonight's televised debate, the contest for Erie County Executive is expected to heat up.

Incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo says he's agreed to two debates, both on public broadcasting, with his opponents, but his GOP challenger is angered because the formats do not include a televised contest between the Democratic and Republican candidates.

Like in his lone televised debate against Mr. Astorino, Mr. Cuomo also blasted the Republican for fighting with the federal government about whether he's in compliance with a fair - housing settlement.

The Labour, Lib Dem and UKIP leaders have asked broadcasters to press ahead with televised debates even if Mr Cameron refuses to take part.

The letter comes after Cuomo, along with his running mate, former Rep. Kathy Hochul, were invited to a televised debate by Time Warner Cable News and NY1 with their primary opponents, Zephyr Teachout and Tim Wu.

Time Warner Cable News and NY1 have invited Cuomo and Teachout, along with their running mates, former Rep. Kathy Hochul and Tim Wu, to participate in televised debates next month.

The decision to engage with the far - right party in a televised debate has divided opinion within the Labour party with some believing that sharing a platform with the group gives them dangerous credibility.

Time Warner Cable News and NY1 have extended invitations to both Cuomo and his primary opponent, Zephyr Teachout, to participate in a debate on Sept. 2, with a separate televised debate for the lieutenant governor candidates on Sept. 3.

With it clear no other debate would come together, Barnhart also called on the chamber to turn their forum into a more traditional televised debate.

Let's have a proper head - to - head, including a televised debate, which would have a huge amount of interest, and then Jeremy Corbyn can be put under some proper scrutiny with actual debates.»

In contrast to their one - on - one televised debates, which have consisted largely of Stringer alluding to the «black socks» prostitution scandal that ended Spitzer's career as governor (and Spitzer countering by pointing to the array of entrenched financial interests who along with Lena Dunham are backing his opponent), the candidates used this forum (co-hosted by Democracy for NYC, Living Liberally, and ACT NOW) to fill out their visions for how the office might be more of a progressive force than it has been under incumbent John Liu, the longshot Democratic mayoral hopeful.

We spoke with mayoral candidate Erick Salgado about his exclusion from an upcoming mayoral candidate debate to be televised on WABC - TV.

Mr. Rangel famously embarrassed Mr. Espaillat in a televised debate in 2012 by presenting a electoral petition to get on the ballot for State Senate with his name on it.

Rep. John Katko and Colleen Deacon have agreed to participate in three televised debates (including one with TWC News) and two other joint appearances this fall in their race for Congress, their campaigns confirmed today.

The Labour leader, who finished last in most polls after Thursday evening's historic first televised leaders» debate, repeatedly said «I agree with Nick» [Clegg] during the debate.

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Yes, there are issues surrounding the presidentialisation of British politics, and debates over whether they have any affect at all (2010's «Cleggmania» didn't stop the Lib Dems losing seats); but I believe that televised debates, when done properly, allow the public to get to grips with the key arguments and policy issues.

Speaking to the BBC, Mr Farage said that broadcasters should go ahead with the televised debates even if Prime Minister David Cameron refused to attend them.

And this is before we address the problem with the televised debates.

The League of Women Voters of NYS, with its partners from WABC / TV, Univision and The Daily News, has been negotiating with the gubernatorial candidates to organize a televised debate in NYC.

West Virginia Mountain Party gubernatorial candidate Bob Henry Baber participated in a 3 - way televised debate on September 7th with his Democratic and Republican opponents.

The country's political landscape was changed forever with the first - ever televised leaders debates.

The Green Party candidate for governor held a conference call with reporters Tuesday morning to call for approval of an independent commission — part of campaign finance system — to set up debates for governor and for inclusion in the debate proposed by the Wall Street Journal and WNYC and also for that debate to be televised.

In one of the most exciting Green campaigns of 2014, Howie Hawkins, the New York Green Party's candidate for governor, will take part in a televised (and livestreamed) debate with his opponents on Wednesday, October 22nd at 8 pm Eastern time.

This is the first of several televised debates this week and next in a race that's expected to be close, with Election Day looming one week from today.

That was the question put to people in Nuneaton, the town chosen by Newsnight for the first live televised hustings debate with the Labour leadership contenders.