Sentences with phrase «working class candidate»

The results reflect a very grassroots effort of a working class candidate talking person to person on a budget of less than $ 250.

Labour is a party that has alienated a large body of working class voters, and though it wants in principle to build up its working class membership and its proportion of working class candidates, it is much less willing to offer policies bold enough to win working class voters back.

I believe we should have at least 2 working class candidates on every Parliamentary shortlist (based on occupation of parent (s)-- social classes 3 - 6) but of course we would need these working class candidates to be democratic socialists.

Whilst I certainly want far more local candidates and working class candidates selected by Labour, I won't write off Ed Miliband purely because he comes from a reasonably comfortable background (and I wouldn't exaggerate the riches of those on academic salaries either).

Not exact matches

Republican presidential candidates might be more trusted by more voters at every level of the income distribution if they focused more of their attention on policies directly impact the working and aspiring middle - classes.

The national Republican candidate who came closest to trying to recapture Reagan's appeal to working - class voters was Mike Huckabee.

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.

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.

The closed shop was as important for that as it was for giving the Tory forty - five per cent of the industrial working - class a moderating influence in the selection of Labour candidates for the safe Labour seats in which they lived.

WFP evaluates the records of all the candidates and supports only those who stand up for working - class and middle - class families on issues like good jobs, affordable healthcare, fair taxes and quality schools.

There is one candidate in this race who represents the interests of middle class and working families, and his name is Matt Alexander.»

A Conservative parliamentary candidate has been accused of «sneering» at voters — after he ridiculed a man for visiting Costa Coffee while claiming to be working class.

Gareth's working class and deep local roots, record of public service and government experience, and shoe - leather approach to campaigning make him the most electable candidate.

The driving force for each candidate buckles down to: Affordable health care, free and reduced college and even serving the working class, as well as, for those students in attendance who put on these events, they say it's important to get to know their potential representative on a personal level.

We hope that you will make every effort you can to support this reform - minded candidate in her run for public office, and help return the reins of city government back to the working class.

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.

Alyson Kennedy, a member of the Socialist Workers Party who was that group's candidate for Vice President during the 2008 election, said that despite Sanders idealism, he wouldn't be able to enact sufficient changes to help working class people.

In contrast there is more agreement between ConHome and its readers on the need for Conservative HQ to make sustained attacks on Ed Miliband and Ed Balls (item 14) and the need for more candidates with northern and working class roots (item 11).

Speaking on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme, Mr Livingstone, who lost to Tory candidate Boris Johnson last week in the race to become London Mayor, said working - class people had become «disillusioned» at the last Labour government's failure to create «good jobs».

Simply insisting on a quota of candidates of working class origin is not a solution.

«Sean Hanna is the only candidate in this race with a proven track record of working with Republicans and Democrats like Governor Cuomo, and of delivering for middle - class families in Western New York.»

This culminated in a bitter row over Falkirk, when the right wing — Blairite shadow ministers, a majority of the PLP and the New Labour pressure group Progress — cried «foul «over UNITE's success in building support for yet another working class trade unionist candidate.

When asked why he is different to his fellow candidates, Mr Johnson is reluctant to be drawn into competition, insisting «modestly comes naturally to the working classes».

He includes a comment from Labour's candidate in Swindon North, Mark Dempsey, who says the problem was that Labour lost working class votes to Ukip and middle class votes to the Conservatives.

Dr Asante, a much sought after Petrochemical Engineer of 25 years work experience, a world - renowned authority on the Gas industry who has worked for reputable oil and Gas companies in 25 countries is the best candidate to transform Ghana Gas to the world - class company we all expect.

Senate 15th District: Albert Baldeo, a «working class» lawyer and South Asian immigrant, is the Democratic Party candidate who will oppose the Republican incumbent.

(Syracuse, NY) Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for Governor, held a news conference today outside Governor Cuomo's media event for the Women's Equality Party (WEP) ballot line to say that Cuomo's economic policies are a slap in the face to working - class women he has neglected as Governor, especially women on welfare and minimum wage workers.

It highlights the first class local credentials of the Conservative candidate; explains why the Spending Review was necessary; includes a piece by Baroness Newlove about the work she is doing to promote active, safer communities; and promotes positive things the «Conservative - led coalition» has already achieved.

But will Democrats put forward the right candidate for a largely working - class region whose barns need paint, whose town centers want for bustle and whose manufacturing plants are too few and far between?

For his part, Mr. Jeffries extolled the party, saying, «Working Families Party was born with a mission to stand up for working and middle class families and support candidates who share thaWorking Families Party was born with a mission to stand up for working and middle class families and support candidates who share thaworking and middle class families and support candidates who share that goal.

Both ads highlight the candidates» working - class upbringings, which they say is their motivation for public service.

Green Party gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins held a news conference outside of the rally site at SWCC to say that Cuomo's economic policies are a «slap in the face to working - class women he has neglected as governor, especially women on welfare and minimum wage workers.»

«From a retired Navy commander to a local businesswoman to a sheriff and general, these Jumpstart candidates are getting a jump - start on their path to victory and a head start on making Congress work for America's middle class again,» Israel said.

Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins declared Gov. Andrew Cuomo's deal with the Working Families Party a «quid pro Cuomo» that will help the state's wealthiest residents at the expense of the middle class and poor.

Wilson, said the WFP, is the «rare candidate that can represent working class families because she is working class» and embodies their mission to «empower and defend» working class families around the country.

Erie County, NY — Today, Michelle Schoeneman, candidate for the Erie County Legislature's 10th District, chastised Joe and Ralph Lorigo for their blatant attempt to bury their disgraceful record on middle and working class issues in a recent column in the Buffalo News.

Kent also said Teachout's solid law background and the fact she co-founded «A New Way Forward,» an organization to break up the power of big banks, and her involvement with the working class made her the candidate of choice.

I think in fairness to Steve Hart, Unite's strategy makes union backed candidates from a broader social background part of their political strategy, but certainly not the end of it: At the Unite meeting at Labour Conference, Jon Trickett & Len McCluskey made the case for Unite & Labour developing MP's from down to earth backgrounds, but linked this very much to having policies that adress the needs of working class voters: The Unite strategy is fairly broad, including recruitng union members to Labour, developing MP's (who as McCluskey are backed because they «reflect the values of the union movement» — rather than just being from a particular social class), and supporting the CLASS think tank to develop policy — I did a write up of this meeting for the Morning Star (and a rival Progress one), which may be of interest (I think it will appear if you click on my name)

«David Cameron and Nick Clegg must be delighted that no women, ethnic minority candidates or working class men have entered the Labour leadership race.

The first - time candidate said he was inspired to run because he was «fed up» by the situation in Washington and vowed to fight for the working class in the district.

Mr. Hawkins made a strong case to New Yorkers that he is the sole progressive on the ballot and that his New Green Deal is the fresh new vision that the state needs; that he is the only candidate looking out for the working and middle class.

The candidate lives in Hudson Falls, and has said his lifelong residency, aside from an adolescent blip in Canada, makes him best suited to representing working class people in the sprawling district, which covers 12 counties in northern New York.

However, their candidate is a Remainer, and Stoke's status as «capital of Brexit» is likely to prove a challenge for a party increasingly seen as out of touch with the many of the working - class voters who used to assure it their vote.

While the baker excoriated both candidates as corporate - backed elists whose policies were misaligned with that of the working class, he focused the brunt of his attacks on Woolf, who opted to ignore him, even up until the second debate, when Funiciello took him to task for it.

To those who suggested that Quinn, long the frontrunner in the Democratic mayoral field, stumbled on the homophobia voters reflect once at the ballot box, Menchaca's and Torres» victories demonstrate that LGBT candidates can win in outer borough districts dominated by working class and poor people of color and without large visible gay and lesbian voting blocs.

The Labour party has responded by claiming the Conservative candidate is a toff who can't properly represent a working class constituency.

Is it asking too much of Gay City News readers to hear out all the candidates for mayor and not just ra ra for Quinn who more than many represents the Bloomberg era with its pro developer real estate high rent bias, that left out the working class and poor in their calculations.

In his Fabian essay, Ed Miliband writes: «You really don't need to be a Bennite to believe that this [research] represents a crisis of working - class representation for Labour — and our electability... Because of my rejection of this New Labour nostalgia I am the modernising candidate in this election.»

Suppose there is no Labour candidate, then Labour supporters will be tempted to vote UKIP, and once they get the taste for rebellion, they might well stick with UKIP, like many of the working class are doing these days, and they'll be lost for good.

Labour has said it wants to see more «working - class» candidates.