Sentences with phrase «work against a candidate»

The most important proposal is to end private electoral campaign financing, a problematic arrangement that works against those candidates who refuse financial contributions from interest groups.

At the same time, it has confirmed for some Sanders supporters party officials were working against their candidate — reinforcing the charges of a «rigged system.»

It actively works against the candidate.

Many initial interviews are taking place over Skype and having a less - than - professional address can work against candidates.

Conclusions: In effect, cover letters are rarely part of the decision — but when considered, they work against the candidate more often than for the candidate.

But cover letters can work against a candidate, providing much more of a disadvantage over any potential advantage.

I've gotten resumes like that, with job objectives that don't speak to the current opening — and it worked against the candidate.

Not exact matches

By making it clear that discrimination against LGBT employees is prohibited, employers will better position themselves to recruit not only the estimated three percent of the population that identifies as LGBT, but also other candidates, particularly millennials, who expect to work in a diverse and inclusive workplace,» Phillis said in emailed comments.

The very fact that, in 2012, a presidential candidate from one party can create instant headlines by arguing against a speech made by a presidential candidate of the other party, more than 50 years ago, should be enough to convince any fair - minded American that we still have much work to do as we try to reason with each other about these questions.

A Maryland town hall attendee who works for Secular Coalition for America asked Obama about statements he made as a candidate in 2008 when he said, «If you get a federal grant, you can't use that grant money to proselytize to the people you help, and you can't discriminate against them - or against the people you hire - on the basis of their religion.»

Standing out against the competition were candidates Maya, of JKS Restaurants, who is working alongside head of operations to develop the drinks offering across the group, and The Railway Kitchen's Martin Bilsborough, both of whom will work closely with bartenders in their respective cities and around the country to deliver bespoke training sessions, interactive master - classes, and consumer and trade tasting events to communicate the distinctive flavour profile and production process of Half Hitch gin.

The Ivorian defender spoke about his memories of his debut and the performance he put in during the match, also speaking about the work that was put in against Manchester City the weekend before last, seeing the side come from two goals down at half - time to equalise through a Paul Pogba brace, then win the match with a strike from Chris Smalling, putting the celebrations on hold for the noisy neighbours, then talking about the disappointing defeat to relegation candidates West Bromwich Albion at the Theatre of Dreams on Sunday.

«It's a shame that institutions — even so - called progressive institutions — are tipping the scales against the true candidate of the 99 % in favor of the candidate with the most money in the race,» Helmstetter, a former spokesman for the labor - backed Working Families Party, wrote.

It seems rather more plausible to me to say that where the Liberal Party failed to recognise its own enlightened self - interest was in failing to do more to hug close the labour movement and perhaps Labour Party itself: had they been more able to select working - class candidates themselves, and / or been able to more forcefully develop the New Liberalism against some Gladstonian instincts, (or indeed kept the Fabian intellectuals interested: they broke with permeation only after the Liberal rejection of the 1909 Minority Report on the Poor Law, even having helped form the Labour Party from 1900 - 06) then it may have been possible that Labour would have remained primarily a trade union pressure group within a broader progressive alliance.

As Long pointed out, that's sort of a dangerous game, because the GOP and Conservatives could end up spreading themselves very thin indeed, with three candidates who were supposed to be on the same team all competing against one another for the same pool of voters against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who already has the Democratic enrollment edge working for her.

Republicans, particularly Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, have worked hard to woo Latino voters in recent years, and some worry that a single negative ad run against Long featuring comments like these would tank her — and fellow GOP candidates — in the general election.

The 2004 election cycle saw a dramatic rise in the number and size of nonprofit organizations that bought TV ads, organized voter turnout drives and conducted political «education» campaigns that were effectively working on behalf of (or against) one candidate or party, and because they used «soft money» in the process, their donors weren't limited in how much they could give and didn't fall under the strict disclosure rules required when trying to influence an election.

«Marisol Alcantara won a highly contested campaign against these two failed candidates because the voters trusted her to do everything in her power to change the way Albany works,» said Lis Smith, a spokeswoman for the IDC.

Trump on Wednesday morning tweeted that GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore worked hard in the Alabama special election, but that the «deck was stacked against him.»

Cynthia Nixon, the Working Families Party candidate for governor of New York, recently spoke out against the state's 2 percent cap on annual spending.

«I believe that Governor Cuomo is not only working against the Democratic Party as the leader — who as the leader should be protecting and defending the party and its candidates — but I also believe that he is working against racial equality and minority opportunities by preventing Black and Hispanics from gaining positions of leadership in New York State,» Diaz wrote in his «What You Should Know» email at the time.

After the recent state budget adapted codes to work against federal tax policy, John DeFrancisco is the best gubernatorial candidate to relieve economic burdens for working - class New Yorkers.

The Working Families Party, which has played an increasingly potent role in local candidate selection, is backing the Suffolk Legislature's presiding officer DuWayne Gregory in his second congressional bid against Rep. Peter King (R - Seaford).

Albany's Second Ward is poised to have a new face represent the mansion neighborhood and parts of the South End with Democrat Derek Johnson facing off against Working Families candidate Marc Johnson.

In an ethics hearing, the GOP Committee found Borelli guilty of two counts of disloyalty for working against Republican Clarkstown Highway Superintendent Wayne Ballard and Republican county executive candidate Ed Day; one count of attempted bribery, and one count of attempted office corruption.

«What we've seen historically — albeit in the general elections — is that when Staten Island feels like there's a mayor that either they really don't like or a candidate they do like if they have potential, they do turn out and vote,» said Bradley Tusk, an entrepreneur and former adviser to the mayor's predecessor Michael Bloomberg, who plans to work against de Blasio with or without a candidate to support using the group «NYC Deserves Better.»

In Ward 1, political newcomer Jeffrey Ventura Morell will run on the Democratic and Working Families line against Republican, Conservative and Independence Party candidate Michael T. Russell for the seat being vacated by Eckert.

They're both great people and qualified candidates who worked very hard, but it's difficult to run against well - known incumbents.

Cynthia Nixon, the Working Families Party candidate for governor of New York, recently spoke out against the state's 2 percent... Read More

The Green Party has twice run its own candidate against Cuomo, who in his first two races had the support of the Working Families Party, which could go a different route next year.

The Connecticut Working Families Party said Friday that it has filed a complaint with federal election regulators against Republican 5th District congressional candidate Mark Greenberg and his campaign committee — for failing to pay a sufficient, market - value rent for campaign offices that he rents, in effect, from himself.

He said no one should be critical of the work the campaign did in the face of great odds against a candidate with more campaign funding and support from Mayor Bill Finch and state House Speaker Brendan Sharkey.

The Connecticut Working Families Party said Friday that it has filed a complaint with federal election regulators against Mark Greenberg, the Republican candidate for the 5th Congressional District, and his campaign committee for failing to pay a...

The Connecticut Working Families Party said Friday that it has filed a complaint with federal election regulators against Republican 5th District congressional candidate Mark Greenberg and his campaign committee — for failing to pay a sufficient,...

Our candidates and our officials work tirelessly to defend the rights of every taxpayer against the uncontrolled government spending that is weighing down the promise of our great state.

«I believe that Governor Cuomo is not only working against the Democratic Party as the leader — who as the leader should be protecting and defending the party and its candidates — but I also believe that he is working against racial equality and minority opportunities by preventing Black and Hispanics from gaining positions of leadership in New York State.»

Mr Abubakar was reacting to questions posed to him by the host of Onua FM's morning show in connection with an allegation levelled against Mr Mahama by Jarrah Kawusu - Konte who works at the office of the President of the Republic of Sierra Leone and one of the campaign managers of the incumbent party's Presidential candidate.

If Trump has a decision process it's already kind of cloudy as he has been for and against, Planned Parenthood, Gun Control, Immigration, Tax raises and has donated «Huge» money to candidates of both parties while stiffing contractors who worked on his properties.

We have supported her in the past, and she won on her second try on the Working Families Party line against the official Democratic Party candidate in a special election.

The bitter Democratic primary for the brownstone Brooklyn district pits Ms. Simon, a local Democratic district leader and attorney who earned a reputation for fighting the party establishment, against Mr. Sikora, the candidate chosen by Mr. de Blasio and the labor - backed Working Families Party to replace retiring Assemblywoman Joan Millman.

Haters of truth and sentimentalists will call for Oshekomes head, byt will foolishly turn blind eyes to the fact that he have outlaid a child who depends on the father or relative being the invigilator to pass exams will always fail the exam on the day his father or relation is not in the exams hall, that is the case of the EFCC and the FGN, they relied on the judiciary to help them rubbish their opposition or faces they do not like, and have always lost cases because their candidates in the judiciary were not assigned their cases and that is the same head of EFCC Magu that the president keep nominating for confirmation, even when reports indicted him, this recent looses have to confirm to doubting Thomas that Magu is just the best because he can do the dirty work for the APC and Buhari, not because he is the best in corruption fight, I wish there is a listening and discerning government in place back there in Nigeria, they would have known that there is a vacuum as far as EFCC is concerned and use the time to shop for a head that will deliver, it also confirms the fact that the «So called fight against corruption» Is a BIG lie and propaganda, just a wipe to flog opposition into their line, shame on the clapping members and the O yes members who will never hear any criticisms concerning Buhari or anything he does good or bad, bitter or sweet dem go swallow like that shaaaaa.

But former President Goodluck Jonathan worked for Mimiko against Oke, the PDP candidate at the time.

The election will test the wisdom of an uncomfortable political truce that the Working Families Party reached with Mr. Cuomo in the spring, after it had threatened to run a candidate against him.

Cancel will once again be up against Yuh - Line Niou, who ran against her during the special election as a Working Party Families candidate.

«While the IDC fights for stronger sexual harassment law, it's sad that political opportunists like the Working Families Party, and candidates running against fellow Democrats hijack such an important issue for political gain,» Giove said in a statement.

The question is whether such critiques work only against marquee right - wing candidates or whether the entire Republican Party comes to be seen as moving too far away from the views of what is still a moderate country.

«We wonder if Bill Nojay understands that by working against Republicans he will only serve to help the Democratic Party and its candidates, including sex trafficker Eliot Spitzer, serial molester Vito Lopez and disgraced former exhibitionist Congressman Anthony Weiner,» said spokesman Scott Reif, in a statement.

But a new tableau was emerging this weekend from the Working Families Party convention, where Mr. Cuomo scored the labor - backed party's endorsement as he seeks re-election against an underfunded yet feisty Republican: Mr. de Blasio the savior, swooping in from City Hall to convince a party of disgruntled liberals that Mr. Cuomo, champion of corporate tax cuts, should be their gubernatorial candidate.

And prominent labor leaders like George Gresham and Chris Shelton stood up to formally nominate Mr. Cuomo, a seeming rebuke of the labor - backed Working Families Party's ongoing deliberations about whether to support a protest candidate against Mr. Cuomo — who stressed a desire for inclusion.

Ms. Maertz, a litigating attorney for the GEICO insurance company, was chosen by Democrats to face off against Mr. LaValle after former Democratic and Working Families Party candidate Regina Calcaterra was forced to drop out of the race because she had registered to vote in Pennsylvania for part of the last five years.