All that will be costly and risky for city, regional and national politicians.In 2001, as Tony Blair was preparing to call a general election, foot-and-mouth disease struck Britain's farms.
I am now putting the whole of the party on a general election footing".
With only four months to go before Scots head to the polls, both Labour and the SNP are on an election footing.
Aides to Mr. Obama said he has been busy transitioning to a general election footing, part of which has included outreach to other voter groups less familiar with Mr. Obama.
So Jeremy Corbyn is right to move things on and put the Labour party on a general election footing, given that this may well come next May or sooner.
Not distracted by primary opponents, Mr. Bush's war room was well in place when Mr. Kerry's campaign was still moving to more of a general election footing.
The speech had big themes - the bold distinctiveness of the Lib Dem vision, the willingness to plough an independent furrow rather than follow the media consensus, the need for the party to be on an election footing.
All along, Malaysia has been on an election footing, with the cautious Mr Najib ponderously cultivating the voters.He has crafted new policies for Malaysia's younger, unaligned citizens while giving away plenty of money to retain his party's traditional supporters, especially among the ethnic-Malay (and Muslim) majority.
WASHINGTON — Congress is shifting quickly to a general election footing, with lawmakers of both parties intensifying efforts to exploit public alarm about gasoline prices and the economy as a way of making the political case for themselves and their respective White House contenders.
Before this, the United and Cecil club had not made any donations to local Conservative associations since April 2010, and the Carlton club political committee had not made any donations to local Conservative associations since May 2010 – suggesting that the two organisations are moving back to an election footing, supporting marginal seats.
