Sentence examples for a potential challenger for from inspiring English sources

Miliband was seen by many as a potential challenger for Brown's leadership of the party.

With his company, Bloomberg LP, having a major presence in London, there were ludicrous rumours he might run for mayor of London; in the US he's touted as a potential challenger for the 2016 Democratic nomination or as an independent.

Albanese, who was a potential challenger for the Labor leadership until he ruled it out on Monday, said he would move a motion at Friday's caucus meeting backing Bill Shorten as leader and allowing him to negotiate with the crossbench.

Theresa May was seen as a potential challenger for the leadership, after her speech to a ConservativeHome conference in March 2013.

The 2008 vice presidential candidate has also weighed in on a potential challenger for the Republican bid, shrugging off 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney after learning he may pursue a third bid.

The MP for Windsor, who was touted as a potential challenger to David Cameron for the Tory leadership in 2013, has put his eight-bedroom home, in his constituency in Old Windsor, Berkshire, on the market with a price tag of £4.85m.

Of course, if the mayor decided to run again, it would eliminate him as a potential challenger to Mr. Paterson for governor in 2010.

But Mr. Davis insisted that he has been made a target of the inquiry because he has been an outspoken critic of the Brooklyn Democratic organization, and because he would not agree to drop his candidacy for Democratic district leader in exchange for a potential challenger's agreeing not to run against him for City Council next year.

Last week, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, a former darling of the Socialist Party and a potential challenger to Mr. Sarkozy for the presidency in 2012, rejected the notion of retirement at 60 as "dogma".

Collins had been considered a potential challenger to Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) for the governor's mansion in 2014, prior to his reelection defeat.

He was seen as a safe pair of hands and at times was considered as a potential challenger to Mr Zuma's desire for a second term, the BBC's Karen Allen in Johannesburg says.