Sentence examples for ideological credentials from inspiring English sources

The qualms about the ideological credentials of the other candidates have given Mr. Thompson an opening.

Many were named after establishing their conservative ideological credentials through their writings or affiliations like involvement with the Federalist Society.

They sought impeccable ideological credentials; much quoted was Stalin's essay "Marxism and Linguistics", in which a nation is defined by a common language.

A minister has honed his ideological credentials; columnists have extracted culture war content; tabloid journalists have parroted shamelessly grossed-up figures and patrolled Bondi beach for dole bludgers.

URBANDALE, Iowa, Aug. 9 — Mitt Romney is undergoing the stiffest test yet of his effort to win over conservatives wary of his ideological credentials.

Mr. McCain's advisers blamed his close association with the recently defeated immigration bill, which was strongly opposed by conservatives already skeptical of his ideological credentials.

It's also worth noting that even these two ideological mavericks had conventional credentials, including prior experience as presidential candidates.

But Mr. Bush's decision to recruit all three men appears to reflect a calculation that their credentials on ideological purity are less important than their prestige as either business leaders or economic thinkers.

Indeed, on one potentially pivotal matter -- filling a Supreme Court vacancy, should one occur -- conservative leaders say the president enjoys a level of trust that would allow him to nominate a candidate without unambiguously conservative credentials, avoiding an ideological battle that could harm his re-election efforts.

Perry saw this as an opportunity to cross ideological fault lines and burnish his credentials for a presidential run.

He is a politically moderate former chair of the Democratic Leadership Council, and would provide ideological balance to Obama's progressive credentials.