Sentences with phrase «than their conservative opponents»

Not exact matches

It should also be noted that Bachmann, who marketed herself as real conservative fighter with a «titanium spine» preferred to attack Romney's more conservative opponents rather than the establishment favorite.

The problem is that there are far more Trump supporters than conservative dead - ender Trump opponents.

Republican NY - 23 congressional hopeful Matt Doheney is scheduled to meet privately this Monday in Washington, D.C. with leaders of the Club for Growth — the conservative organization that played a key role in the 2009 campaign of Doheny's primary opponent, Doug Hoffman, spending and / or bundling more than $ 1 million for his special election bid for the seat vacated by ex-Rep.

Still, even the limited progress made by the Wesh Conservatives looks better than the performance of Labour's other opponents.

The results constitute mixed news for the Conservative Party — the findings are more encouraging for Tories where the Liberal Democrats are in second place than in constituencies where Labour are the main opponents.

That's $ 1 million less than the $ 2.7 million balance announced yesterday by his GOP / Conservative opponent, Harry Wilson, although $ 2.3 million of that is the former hedge fund manager's own money.

GOP / Conservative gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio has received another rather tepid pre-primary endorsement from a major daily newspaper, which is really more of an dis - endorsement of his opponent, Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino, than a ringing expression of support for the former Long Island congressman.

Harris argues that the Conservative Party has survived for more than 150 years — and for most of that period in government — because it had managed change, appealed to public sentiment, ditched unpopular policies and leaders, split its opponents, and had a touch of magic.

In an e-mail to supporters entitled «60 - Point Lead is Not Enough,» Hoffman mentions Scozzafava no fewer than six times, accusing local GOP leaders of being on track to «annoint a liberal Republican» who is closer in ideology to his erstwhile opponent than the party's conservative base can tolerate.

Former councilman Sal Albanese, who has taken a more conservative approach to the issue than his Democratic opponents, accepted the court's decision, but castigated his opponents for being «unwilling to express even a modicum of support for our officers.»

It suggested that the film proved that Corbyn and his advisers seem more concerned with attacking those who could be allies, rather than taking on their real opponents in the Conservative party.

Less than one week after Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos confirmed his intention to seek the GOP and Conservative lines for a 2012 challenge to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's campaign sent a fundraising appeal seeking to capitalize on the fact that she might have an opponent.

But Cuomo will likely face a GOP opponent more conservative than the governor, and will need to try to sway potential supporters from voting Republican next November.

Climate change advocates will see it as a way to curb the consumption of fossil fuels, in part by narrowing the competitive gap with renewables; their opponents will see such a tax as meeting a long - held conservative view that it is more growth - friendly to tax consumption rather than the proceeds of work and risk - taking, to be paired with environmentalists» agreement to substitute the tax for the EPA's regulations.

``... conservatives have the chance to wrong - foot their opponents by pursuing positive policies, rather than political stunts.»

By addressing a danger widely acknowledged by those of good faith, but in a manner consistent with their principles, conservatives have the chance to wrong - foot their opponents by pursuing positive policies, rather than political stunts.

Most of the time conservatives like Bolt and Minchin treat Rudd as an ordinary political opponents, attacking him for being indecisive and more concerned with spin than substance.