Sentence examples for primary backed from inspiring English sources

According to the polls, 50percentt of men voting in the Republican primary backed Mr. McCain while only 29percentt went for Gov. George W. Bush of Texas.

Mr. Specter said he had received commitments from Mr. Obama and Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the majority leader, to support him in any primary, backing intended to deter Democratic challengers.

Despite large majorities in the primaries backing peace candidates, the convention easily defeated a "peace plank" to the party platform and nominated Humphrey on the first ballot.

(The state later moved the primary back to early February).

Isaac Redman will be the primary back in his place.

In 1977, with the danger that the New York City mayoralty would be lost to a Republican, Gov. Hugh L. Carey, a Democrat, vetoed a bill to move the primary back to June.

In the New Hampshire primary back in January, which Mrs. Clinton won, she and Mr. Obama each received 107 votes from the community -- achieving parity in Unity.

Mr. Obama won the Democrats Abroad primary back in February, but Ms. Wheeler still was surprised by how many of her colleagues were outspoken Obama supporters.

The group of influential Republicans who came up with the idea for a South Carolina primary back in the late 1970s had a few goals in mind.

Their primary back, Frank Gore, can pound the ball between the tackles but has the speed to beat defenders to the edge.

But the decision to move the Texas primary back from the first week of April to the end of May was a big blow to his hopes of staging a resurrection.