Sentences with phrase «when local candidates»

Erie County Conservative Chairman Ralph Lorigo, calling in to respond to my previous post, said he doesn't intend to «draw a line in the sand» on gay marriage when local candidates seek his endorsement.

So, when local candidates, from which ever party, come knocking on our doors — we should force them to take some responsibility by asking «What will YOU doing to bring back powers from the EU and put Britain First?»

«When a local candidate emails me, or asks me a question about what they should do with technology, I'm like get a Facebook page and some emails,» he said.

And when a local candidate is roundly beaten in a fair and open democratic vote, then local members obviously agree.»

Not exact matches

Taiwan Milestones Taiwan's president Ma Ying - jeou and his Kuomintang party lost control of important political positions in late November, when Taiwanese voters chose opposition party and independent candidates in local elections across the island.

Remember local papers will endorse specific candidates in their Op / Ed sections, so make sure you know if you're reading a news story or an editorial about a candidate when gleaning information.

He might have been their favorite candidate, but they knew he didn't have a chance, and, when Bob Dole began to look like a lost cause, they backed away from him and paid more attention to state and local elections.

When I was a child, the amount of face - to - face contact you had with someone who was running, the local candidate, that tended to sway you a bit more.

Think about it: when the presidential campaigns are joined by senatorial, congressional, gubernatorial, state legislative, mayoral, etc etc etc, campaigns, all down to the level of local school board candidates, everybody just step back — this thing's going to get huge.

When Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin came under heavy fire from Republicans and Democrats last year after telling a local interviewer that women couldn't become pregnant by rape, he sought shelter at the Delaware manse — and Elsass eagerly took him in, urging him to ignore the Republicans calling for him to drop out.

A good way of assessing this question is to look at the experience of local elections and analyse how much other parties benefitted when UKIP stood a candidate in 2013 but not this year, compared with where they had candidates both times.

Holding the hard to win third spot on Labor's Senate ticket, Feeney put his hand up as candidate for Batman when Martin Ferguson announced his intention to retire, winning pre-selection in a contested local ballot.

Perhaps as importantly, it is also possible that downplaying the Conservative brand will make it more palatable for former Labour voters to vote for local Conservative candidates, when framed as a choice between the two leaders.

Like so many interests, the union is hedging its bets somewhat when it comes to the fight for control of the state Senate, however, providing assistance through its locals to two GOP candidates — Assemblyman Greg Ball (40th SD) and incumbent Sen. Frank Padavan (11th SD).

There was widespread sniggering early in David Cameron's tenure as leader of the party when candidates started appearing on local election ballot papers tagged as David Cameron's Conservatives.

He claimed the party already knew he was outside the Conservative group on the local East Riding Council when he was selected as the parliamentary candidate.

When you write articles for our local news you shouldn't ignore national articles about how flawed a candidate is.

When he (Bamigbetan) left the radio station, Dr. Banire commented thereafter that they should call him back and ask him if he did not run to him when the party wanted to impose a candidate on him in his local governmWhen he (Bamigbetan) left the radio station, Dr. Banire commented thereafter that they should call him back and ask him if he did not run to him when the party wanted to impose a candidate on him in his local governmwhen the party wanted to impose a candidate on him in his local government.

There were also a few other local factors at play - Cox's newbie chairmanship that relied on loyalty from county leaders who he hadn't made allies of, his overestimation that the Giuliani / Pataki faction of the GOP died when he beat their candidate for the chairmanship last fall, he reportedly told Republicans privately that cash - strapped Rick Lazio would drop out after the Levy juggernaut began, and on and on.

A mild drama occurred on Friday day at the premises of St Anthony Anglican Church, Igboukwu, Aguata Local Government Area, Anambra State when the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Chris Ngige jokingly told the candidate of the Labour Party, Dr Ifeanyi Ubah that he will defeat him in the election.

Labour has picked a new candidate to replace the defeated Dunwoody, in his first press release to get any coverage he attacks the Conservative MP and local hero Edward Timpson, for being lazy and continuing to work as a barrister — not true of course — but when did the actuality ever get in the way of a Labour smear campaign.

The race drew national attention in March, when Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee operative Tim Persico met with a local Democratic leader to ask if he thought Susan Wild or Greg Edwards, two other candidates in the race, would be willing to drop out and run for state Senate, a proposition they both rejected.

«When it comes to fighting for working people, protecting women's health, and growing the local economy I can think of no better candidate than Alison Boak to represent the 40th District — I know she will be a strong and hardworking leader for the people of the lower Hudson Valley,» Maloney said.

Co-convener Patrick Harvie, when quizzed on why his party was standing just three candidates in Scotland, said: «Our local branches make their own decisions and most of our local branches have decided they've put their energy, time and money into the local election campaigns this year and they're not in a position to run in every constituency.

When I stood as the candidate in Barking in 2001, a local record shop requested that I ask Iron Maiden's manager, Rod Smallwood, if he could arrange for the band - who started out in the east end of London - to do a CD signing.

History has shown that Cuomo likes to play it safe when it comes to local endorsements, swooping in late in the game and generally — though not always (see: Saland, Steve)-- siding with the candidate who is shaping up to be the clear winner.

Tedisco thought it only appropriate that a champion candidate like Astorino should receive mementos commemorating local champions because, despite the so - called odds, he'll win by 10 lengths when the November race for Governor is over.»

Indeed, she has had the Conservative whip withdrawn and there are mutterings that she will face a tough ride from her local party members when it comes to the selection of a candidate for the 2015 general election.

When it comes down to support, among the three candidates, Ellis, who gave a spirited speech at Mayor Kathy Sheehan's re-election announcement, has the mayor's backing, which places him in the same box with other powerful local Democrats, among them County Executive Dan McCoy.

What: Endorsement announcement from Rep. Chris Gibson (R - Kinderhook) for 19th Congressional District candidate John Faso Who: Representative Chris Gibson, Congressional candidate John Faso, local and county officials Where: 25 Hudson Street, Kinderhook, NY 12106 When: July 18, 12 p.m.

The DCCC evaluates candidates» fundraising, grass - roots engagement, local support, ties to the community and campaign infrastructure when deciding who makes the cut for the program.

Still, it's hard to see it as anything other than a naked political ploy when the GOP / Conservative gubernatorial candidate appeals to the Democratic leader of the free world to intercede in a controversial local issue when his spokesman just made it clear his boss doesn't want to touch it with a 10 - foot pole.

When a special election is called, the local Republican and Democratic parties nominate their candidates, forgoing an open primary.

I voted labour even though I thought there was no chance, but it seemed like it was my patriotic duty to help get rid of such a......... (I don't want to get moderated) I was shocked when the local labour candidate romped home.

Instead, Hoffman has triumphed over Scozzafava in public opinion polls, despite, not the local Republican Party, but local Republican Party leaders (a very different kettle of fish), who clearly misread the mind and mood of the electorate when they imperiously chose a candidate who is evidently closer to Nancy Pelosi in her ideology than to Joe Lieberman, let alone George Pataki.

In other words, when voters go to the polling booths on the first Thursday in May to choose their local councillors (or MSPs, AMs, MEPs etc) they might also be given a ballot paper that allows them to choose between the two, three or however many people wanting to be their Conservative, for example, candidate.

It saddens me that the public perception of politicians is so low at the moment, especially when I am out with my councillors and council candidates, who all work so hard for their local communities.

His campaign cast Mr. Behan's endorsement as a local issue, focusing on his involvement with the town's Republican committee and his falling - out with its leaders since last year's town election when the town board candidates Mr. Behan proposed — his wife, Marilyn Behan, and Bill Mott — were rejected by them.

I don't know exactly when the local Republicans got lost in the 1990s, but two weeks ago Assembly candidate Kevin Roberts was comparing his long - shot quest against nine - term incumbent Kevin Cahill to when Cahill lost to the unknown John Guerin in 1994.

When the residents of Saugerties watch this debate on local access television via Lighthouse - TV, they will notice a sharp contrast between the two candidates.

It seems disingenuous for a candidate to ask voters to come out and vote for them when the candidate has never voted in a local election themselves.

Director of Queens Community Boards Barry Grodenchik also received the first union endorsement of the race when he was backed by Local 3 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, the largest union in the borough by the candidate's count.

«When people go to the polls for the council elections on Thursday and the general election on 8 June they can vote Labour to elect a local championl, or they can vote SNP to elect a candidate who will only focus on another divisive referendum.»

What clinched it was when the failed 2010 gubernatorial candidate, who co-chaired Trump's New York campaign, told a local newspaper that his biggest hopes for 2017 were that Obama would die of a bovine ailment after having intercourse with a cow and that the first lady would take up residence with a gorilla in Zimbabwe.

When our correspondent visited the office on Sunday, it was observed that the PDP flags representing the 18 local government areas of the state were pulled down while a big banner bearing the picture of Ibrahim as the PDP's candidate was removed from the wall of the office.

«When disasters occur, mental health professionals — community organizers, social workers, case managers and counselors — often work in partnership with local, state and federal organizations to respond,» said Jennifer First, doctoral candidate in the MU School of Social Work and disaster mental health program manager with the Disaster and Community Crisis Center.

One of our main objectives when hiring a new coordinator in any city is knowing that the candidate understands the customers needs, and can empathize with the struggles, and fears local singles have!

Teacher preparation programs experience that sense of success when their candidates — working with students and mentors in local schools — show that they can tie their subject - matter knowledge, instructional skills, and assessment abilities together to serve the needs of all learners.

Proposals for enormous changes in the school system have always been a feature during times of economic crisis, but you have to stop and catch your breath at times when some of the more «throw the baby out with the bathwater» schemes get a serious airing from our self - appointed «out of the box» thinkers on education «reform,» or, as one of our local school board candidates would prefer, «transformation.»

Nonfiction books, when the author has strong credentials for the subject, are also good candidates for purchase, as well as books with local interest, such as memoirs or books from particular communities that are valuable for genealogy research.