Sentence examples for partisan proposition from inspiring English sources

Democrats have seldom fought the ACORN language, but defunding the group has not always an exclusively partisan proposition.

By contrast, there was support across partisan lines for Proposition 66, which would streamline procedures in capital cases to speed up the resolution of those cases.

"Voters are going to be suspicious of anything that 'improves term limits.' " Although it was not strictly a partisan issue, the proposition was generally supported by Democrats and opposed by Republicans.

A stark partisan difference emerged on Proposition 62, which would abolish capital punishment and replace it with a sentence of life without the possibility of parole.

"The challenge (is) how does a campaign reach them before Tuesday?" Public opinion about Proposition 30 is highly partisan, with more than two-thirds of Democrats supporting the measure and two-thirds of Republicans opposed.

Proposition 32 has a hidden partisan agenda as well.

Taxing and regulating pot seems less like Medicare for all (a divisive, partisan issue) and more like gay marriage a proposition that once seemed radical but is rapidly becoming mainstream.

But as Mr. Obama wrapped up his State of the Union address on Wednesday night with an appeal to transcend partisan gamesmanship, he was plaintively testing a broader proposition: Is it possible to embrace complexity in a political and media culture that demands simple themes and promotes conflict?

Two ballots are authorized in California primaries, the one for partisan office and the other for nonpartisan offices and propositions.

Republicans put Proposition 6 on the ballot in a nakedly partisan attempt to boost GOP turnout in the midterm.

The proposition that a minister should have access to politically partisan advice is no longer controversial.