Milne added that Abbott's strategy of gathering votes in Tasmania was likely to backfire.
In another, Zimmer officials accused Democratic operatives of cynically gathering votes from psychiatric patients.
Rather than continuing to market the Obama agenda, Axelrod traded in his video-editing software for a closetful of suits and began furiously gathering votes for legislation.
And in gathering votes for its repeal, Mr. Murphy has upped the co-sponsor tally by 40 in the past year to 191 and counting (including two Republicans).
Romney is gathering votes, but Obama already has them — he's just trying to build the enthusiasm necessary to make sure they turn out on his behalf.
Hewlett-Packard has asked a judge to absolve its chief executive, Carleton S. Fiorina, and its chief financial officer, Robert P. Wayman, of wrongdoing in gathering votes for an $18.3 billion bid for Compaq Computer.
On Tuesday, Mr. Trump met with Republican members of Congress responsible for gathering votes for his North American trade deal, while members of the House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing with labor leaders, who were generally critical of the deal's labor provisions.
Senator John Thune of South Dakota, the second-ranking Republican, who is responsible for gathering votes, told colleagues on Tuesday that getting Mr. Cain confirmed would be virtually impossible, and that the White House should reconsider, according to a person familiar with his comments.
She hasn't asked, but she knows many of her closest friends here at the national gathering voted for Trump.
The companies said yesterday that their boards had called off the deal as American Skiing's shareholders were gathering to vote on it.
