Sentence examples for opposed candidate from inspiring English sources

"Up to now, many experienced national security hands had been barred from serving in this administration because they opposed candidate Trump," said Richard Haass, president of the nonpartisan Council on Foreign Relations and author of a new book, "A World in Disarray".

A PAP minister drew attention to a video showing an opposing candidate taking part in a discussion on gay rights.

"In other words, incumbent approval rating isn't something that's independent of the opposing candidate," Mr. Chait wrote.

In addition, Republicans were more likely to mention the opposing candidate by name, something the Democrats rarely did.

If an opposing candidate is not participating in the system and spends more than the lump-sum grant, the participating candidate qualifies for additional matching funds.

Every Presidential candidate must distinguish himself from his party's previous President, especially if the predecessor's spouse is an opposing candidate.

A healthy portion of undecided voters seem to understand when they are out of step with their party and this sometimes drives them to the opposing candidate.

With such high stakes, the race has taken a harsh tone, as each side paints the opposing candidate as an ethically questionable representative of his party's leadership.

Or, every now and then, the opposing candidate might be viewed as extreme or incompetent, and swing voters will feel as though they have no real choice.

At the moment, around a third of each side's supporters say that they will not accept the opposing candidate's victory.

They staged a giant rock concert in Jakarta, the capital, and campaigned ceaselessly to fend off a late challenge from the opposing candidate.