Sentences with phrase «to take over the party»

Vita DeMarchi, who took over the party in the fall of 2010, said she's leaving before her term ends in September to allow Mark English, her expected successor, to direct the Democrats throughout this year's campaigns.

Sugarman's memo details that some checks being sent to county committees were labeled «per mayor» and alleges de Blasio's allies effectively took over party committees, ensuring the large donations they solicited would go into a party account and then quickly out to a candidate.

In this race Brooklyn Democratic boss Frank Seddio, who took over the party from embattled ex-Assemblyman Vito Lopez, broke with his fellow county leaders after pledging to stick together and united his 16 members behind Mark - Viverito at de Blasio's behest on Wednesday.

Not only is he seen as untrustworthy on Europe, for example by reneging on his promise to hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, his whole modernisation strategy since taking over the party leadership in 2005 has been seen by some as an essential betrayal of the party's core, conservative values.

UKIP's Paul Nuttall takes over the party leadership at a critical point in time.

Immediately after the Court's pronouncements, drummers and praise singers took over the party secretariat, singing and dancing as politicians in their large number rushed to the secretariat.

Amidst reports that David Cameron «has effectively taken over the party's economic policy» (Iain Martin) the Tory leader was on the Today programme at 8.10 am to answer questions on how he would restore order to Britain's public finances (listen again).

From Santa to Scrooge, mistletoe to mince pies — so many familiar festive favourites are down to creative Christian individuals, who had no idea that their cultural Christmas gifts would take over the party once unwrapped.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former Green Party presidential contender Ralph Nader accused Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison yesterday of changing his stance on Israel to appease political elites as part of his bid to become chairman of the Democratic National Committee — and that he can't tell if the «real Keith Ellison» or a «transformed, conditioned Keith Ellison» would take over the party if he triumphs in next months internal election.

Leaving aside the fact that Cuomo has more or less taken over the party, installing his erstwhile running mate - turned - opponent Charlie King as executive director and relying often on both King and Chairman Jay Jacobs as surrogate attack dogs, it's interesting to see Paterson taking his cues from his old political foe this one.

But Cuomo, who has refrained from a sustained criticism of President Trump save for blasting his immigration policies, pivoted to a far bigger villain for him: the Republican - led Congress and a «hyperconservative» ideology that has taken over the party writ large.

Also speaking at the event, the Chairman of the BoT, Sen. Walid Jibrin said the BoT never took over the party that all that it did was to hold the assets and liabilities of the party in trust.

It was learnt that plans by the Gyang Badung faction of the PDP loyal to Sheriff to forcefully take over the party's secretariat was leaked to the faction led by a former Minister of Sports, Damishi Sango, who was said to have been elected through a congress.

The Kaduna state governor does not see eye to eye with all the federal law makers from Kaduna state because they accused him of taking over the party structure in Kafuna as against the legal provisions that allows for internal democracy within political parties.

A former deputy leader of Labour in Scotland will go head to head with a former trade union organiser standing for the party's pro-Jeremy Corbyn wing in the battle to take over the party following the resignation of Kezia Dugdale.

The kind of Republican you could support before kleptocratic - right - wing - bible - thumping - anti-science-ignorant-hillbilly lunatics took over the party.

A so - called «rainbow coalition» consisting of politicians of different ethnicities and led by Heastie was then able to take over the party through moves that paralleled the coup that roiled the State Senate the following year.

«This will mean great things for the district,» said Gillilland, who recently took over the party helm from long - time chair Ron Jackson.

In his resignation announcement, Sparaco offered that he was «tired» of the strife of local elections and wanted somebody else to take over party politics as fatigue over constant elections and political battles had taken its toll saying:

And they believe his supporters will gain control of the NEC, eventually taking over the party machine.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has been driving a sweeping crackdown on deep - rooted graft since taking over the party's leadership in late 2012.

Sort of justifies my resignation last year (after 46 years of membership, 28 as a Labour councillor, and given the National Merit Award in 2008)-- which was due to the corruption which had taken over the Party in the shape of its apparatchiki (are you listening, HP?).

It's time that the true Christians (especially in the Republican party) stand up to the Fundamentalist bigots who have taken over their party, and start to embrace the diversity that is now the reality of the modern United States.

He sees that he can not be accepted in the party and his plans to take over the party are not materializing so he is scheming his way through.

Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings during an interview with Joy News» Francis Abban said she exited the party she helped her husband, Jerry John Rawlings build because some persons had come to take over the party and have deviated from its core values.

2010 TRADE FAIR VIOLENCE Akufo - Addo as part of his inordinate desire to take over the party, in connivance with the scoundrel Peter Mc Manu who was then party chairman, amended the party's constitution.

Once in Albany, he took over the party committee tasked with orchestrating the Democratic push to win Senate seats in 2000.

Bottom line is, the «moderates» (actually hard right Thatcherites) believe in their right to take over the party but not ours.

Edwards said he has been asked by «people whose opinions I respect» to consider a bid to take over the party (which, for the record, did not initially back him — or his first running mate, former Rep. Rick Lazio, in 2010).

Hundreds of people who had signed up to support Corbyn, were banned from taking part in the vote, amid fears about an attempt by «entryists» to take over the party.

The Lib Dems are pivotal in British politics; the SLF and others have begun to make progress in combatting the «economic liberal» clique which has taken over the party's higher echelons.

«(Cuomo) has totally moved to take over the party... Eliot (Spitzer) said he was a steamroller, Andrew is beyond a steamroller.»

The November 7 presidential and parliamentary elections, is less than six months away, and already claims by ousted chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) that an «intolerant militant wing», have taken over the party, is manifesting itself daily.

These missteps could be attributed to the leadership of the party, according to Mr. Amidu, who noted that the current group that has taken over the party «does not subscribe to the fundamental and foundational ideals [of the party].

Ndukwe had said the court order had given his group the right to take over the party secretariat, adding that the police, DSS, Civil Defence and other security agencies in the state had been served to alert them of their desire to take over the party office.

He ended up taking over the party and edging out most of the founding members of the party or making them irrelevant.

He noted that the potential National Chairman of PDP will be putting himself out to be scrutinized, to be harassed and to be dealt with because the party is not in power at the national level, stressing that the Chairman is taking over a party that is at the lowest ebb for repackaging, reprogramming, re-strategizing and re-orientation and as such it needs a hardworking and experienced person like him as the Chairman.

«There is a feeling that a group of people feel that they have taken over the party,» Tory MP and party board member Brian Binley said.

Mr Farage scored a publicity coup by recruiting former TV presenter and ex-Labour MP Robert Kilroy - Silk to be a candidate in the 2004 European elections, but the plan backfired when Mr Kilroy - Silk attempted to take over the party.

She took over the party when Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz stepped down in July amid an e-mail hack, suggesting the DNC preferred Hillary Clinton as the presidential nominee.

House Speaker John Boehner's sudden resignation Friday «signals that the crazies have taken over the party,» New York Republican Peter King said Friday.

LABOUR»S weaknesses «intensified» once Gordon Brown took over from Tony Blair, the favourite to take over the party's leadership conceded last night.

«Members of the BoT want to take over the party.

Mr Hague was the youngest leader since William Pitt when he took over the party in 1997 at the tender age of 36.

Mr Gilbert is also due to take over the party's under - performing new media operation.

Labour First's reason for wanting to ban debate until 2022 is that the far - left have begun to take over the party, as evidenced by the televised appearances of Simon Hardy (Left Unity) and Nancy Taaffe (Socialist Party) who called for the deselection of MPs in a party of which they're not even members.

With a four player co-op mode, it can take over a party or a family gathering.