At both the Center and at AIPAC, he helped provide political guidance and to both cultivate and grow "grass tops" advocacy, encouraging citizen activists to become involved in the political process by engaging and challenging candidates for public office to more prominently and specifically speak out in support of those issues for which each organization advocated.
He condemned the media for failing to challenge candidates from both parties on promises he believes are unaffordable, illegal or unconstitutional.
I've no doubt that young activists from Compass and Progress will challenge candidates on their vision for a progressive century, but I would like real workers and families express their concerns too.
The primaries on Tuesday were challenging, for candidates and voters, because they defied the state's usual political calendar.
A party with a long-running isolationist streak is becoming inhospitable for war doves - every Republican who votes against funding the Iraq war, Paul included, has a pro-war candidate challenging him for re-election in 2008.
In the spring of 1987, in Chicago's municipal elections, Vrdolyak, rather than seeking re-election as alderman, was the Solidarity Party's candidate challenging Washington for mayor.
The group wanted Fred to challenge the machine candidate for the Republican congressional nomination.
The New York State Democratic Party challenged a Republican candidate for governor, William F. Weld, yesterday to waive confidentiality agreements he signed with former employees at Decker College, now closed, in Kentucky.
Many Germans would have liked to see Ms. Kraft run as the Social Democratic candidate, challenging Ms. Merkel for the chancellorship, in September elections.
