Sentences with phrase «viable alternative candidate»

His roles in Europe mean that he is likely to play a role in influencing the domestic debate over the EU referendum and the lack of a viable alternative candidate at this crucial time leaves the party with little other choice.

Not exact matches

One complicating factor in the evangelical equation is that the main alternative to Romney as a viable national candidate appears to be Gingrich.

This means that if there are more than two candidates running, a third party candidate can «spoil» the vote for the viable candidate most similar in ideology to him by splitting the vote of people who share their ideology, making the winner the candidate whose ideology actually has less support in the electorate than an alternative.

Green Party gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins chided the Working Families Party for endorsing Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and said he was the only viable third - party alternative.

These faults also manifest themselves in Americans (and people worldwide as well) voting for quick fixes for long - term problems and tax breaks in the face of overwhelming national debts, when viable long - term solutions and fiscally responsible candidates are, and almost always have been, available as more sensible alternatives.

He rejected as unrealistic the Crown's suggested alternatives for Mr. Moodie to raise the funds — a part - time employee at a Boys and Girls club who lives with his mom and is facing a serious drug charge, is not a viable candidate for a bank loan, can legitimately have problems getting another job, and can not pay for his legal bills with a credit card.

Furthermore, analysis of the various possible alternative explanations for the decline in CD sales fails to find any viable candidates.

Seems shocking that this wasn't considered a «viable candidate» for an alternative explanation by anyone acting in good faith.