Conviction politics is thus replaced by a particularly nasty political trick aimed at destroying a vote cast by a sincere fellow countryman; all this in order to bring about the elimination of a candidate whose supporters may be suspected of perhaps having enough support to elect such a person if everyone played fair and square.
"Shareholders are very keen to have the company address some of the concerns raised in recent weeks," said Herbert A. Denton, the president of Providence Capital, a money management firm in New York, who is trying to gather investor support to elect new directors to the HealthSouth board and held yesterday's meeting.
If successful, they could use their increased public support to pressure elected and appointed officials to take action and help elect others who share those views.
A losing bid by Mrs. Whitman against Senator Bill Bradley in 1990 is widely believed to have won her the credentials and party support to be elected governor in 1993.
On the first day of the new Dáil, or lower house of parliament, Kenny and three other nominees to lead the country failed to secure enough support to be elected as the next taoiseach.
Indeed, one of Mr. Davis's strongest arguments is that throwing him out of office could open the door for a complete novice with only marginal support to be elected.
He was re-elected in 1883, and did not seek re-election at the conclusion of this second term, though he did briefly consider running for mayor before concluding that he had insufficient support to be elected.
As Mubarak's support crumbled the Obama administration embraced him, then urged a negotiated transition, shifted its support to newly elected Mohamed Morsi, and finally offered tepid support for the military coup.
By voicing your support to your elected Representative, we can enact JASTA and begin to hold accountable the nation that sponsors the hate-filled terrorist organizations who continue to vow to kill and destroy us.
Should Meg Whitman triumph in the primary battle against Poizner, she will be seen as an extension of Pete Wilson -- and will have a tremendous challenge in capturing enough Latino support to be elected.
