Sentences with phrase «worst general election campaign»

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But, aware that the prospect of a second referendum plays badly with even moderate «Yes» voters, the SNP will spend the next six weeks playing down the independence dimension while the Tories place it at the centre of their campaign, an attempt to turn the general election into a referendum on a referendum.

It's time to make a change, if it is this bad the last few months what will the general election campaign strategy be for the GOP with Ed at the helm.

Of course, not speaking directly to the politics of General Elections, Goodhart could not have predicted how bad a campaign the Tories would run, or how good a campaign would be run by Labour.

Regardless of any other advantages he possessed in the 2008 election season, Obama's ability to raise as much money as his campaign could reasonably absorb, in part by returning to the small donors who stuck with him again and again through the worst, was decisive — it elevated him to the first tier of candidates in 2007, it saw him through rough times in the Democratic primaries and it provided the means for him to absolutely overwhelm John McCain in the general election.

In a new feature for the general election, Uncut will be looking back at the end of each week at the good, the bad and the plain ugly of the campaign.

Despite fears that Labour could be on course for its worst general election performance since 1935, Gwynne insisted the party was not simply fighting a defensive campaign, but was determined to gain seats.

The campaign left the party badly divided, with Nicoletti wounded and low on cash heading into the general election.