Sentence examples for supporters defecting from inspiring English sources

Discusses the effect of Carter's "ethnic purity" remarks on his campaign... His adversaries are trying to make capital out of the affair and it has given impetus to Udall's campaign, who would be most likely to pick up the supporters defecting from Carter.

In so doing, it has reinvigorated the scramble by the campaigns to win over uncommitted black leaders, shore up allegiances and, in the case of Mrs. Clinton in particular, fend off the possibility of black supporters defecting to the Obama camp.

With only around 20% of each candidate's supporters defecting to John McCain, there is every indication that when the two candidates consolidate once the primary season is over, the Democratic support will coalesce around the nominee.

Mr. Brown discovered that, once the economic visions of Labour's new, non-ideological supporters were replaced by gloomier prospects, many of those new supporters defected.

The Khmer Rouge movement collapsed in the mid-1990s as it lost foreign backing, its leaders quarreled among themselves, and thousands of supporters defected to the government and were offered positions in the Cambodian army.

What's at stake may be more symbolic — how much will the Rules and Bylaws Committee support her? Will some of her supporters defect to Mr. Obama?

Should the general election boil down to a Clinton-Trump showdown, Hillary will have to fight for the vote of Bernie Sanders supporters, not expect it – especially as Sanders supporters defect to Trump.

While it is not clear whether Clinton's former female supporters are defecting to Fiorina's camp, Clinton's loss of support among women has created an opening that Fiorina is eager to fill.

But without that assurance of victory, his supporters are defecting.

But that is partly because some supporters are defecting to another opposition party, the pro-Kurdish People's Democracy Party (HDP).

Mr. Hagel's opponents said they were hopeful the hearing would embolden Republicans to threaten to block his nomination from coming to a vote, dissuade potential Republican supporters from defecting to his side, and push a handful of Democrats facing re-election to come out against him.