Sentence examples for defend a candidate from inspiring English sources
It's rare that I feel moved to defend a candidate of any political stripe, but this time I have to step up and make a case for the simple concept of drawing a blank.
And trying to defend a candidate who does not bear the imprimatur of an Ivy League diploma can be a losing battle, leading to comments like the famous defense of G. Harrold Carswell (Walter F. George School of Law of Mercer University) by Senator Roman L. Hruska: "Even if he is mediocre, there are a lot of mediocre judges and people and lawyers.
Traditionally during a White House run when seeking out balance, producers find a cadre of skilled media folks who can articulate or defend a candidate's position and match them up with advocates from the other side.
She made us gain a broader perspective by defending a candidate that we didn't necessarily support.
Bai expresses admiration for Hart's efforts to publicly question the press's behavior, and he defends a candidate's right to demand a zone of privacy.
Such committees can spend millions on ads defending a candidate and attacking his rivals.
Labeling all of "us" a sexist mob like our beef with Hillary has to do more with her being a woman than our general fears about another moderate, left of center, establishment democrat in office isn't just unfair, it's a blinders-on-generalization to defend a flawed candidate.
A local branch chairman for Ukip has defended a councillor candidate who called gay people "abnormal" and said he wished "they stop trying to ram it down my throat", all while discussing whether the word "sodomite" should be used.
President Obama failed to properly vet Hagel before his announcement and is stuck defending a bad candidate for Defense Secretary.
You wagged your chubby little finger and yelled at Kelly as if she were your teen daughter coming home drunk after curfew because you refuse to admit you're defending a presidential candidate who is a self-admitted sexual predator.
When host Chuck Todd read aloud a quote from conservative blogger Erick Erickson accusing "the party of Lincoln" of defending a racist candidate, McConnell said the bottom line is that Republicans want to win the presidential race.
