| 单词 | political machine |
| 例句 | He had read extensively into law and politics and understood that political machines operated on a first principle of power: If you worked to advance the interests of the machine, the machine paid you back. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z They said Jones had also built his organization into a potent political machine, manipulating elections and politicians and working his way into the inner circles of power in San Francisco. David Talbot on “Tavis Smiley” 2012-05-21T19:31:00Z This is the face of the new municipal political machine. Charter schools and disaster capitalism 2013-02-24T13:00:00Z "The Campaign" is supposed to be a parody of the current American political machine: skulduggery, outrageous ads, a race for face-time with a baby that, literally, takes it on the chin. Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis: Seattle crowd was 'quite a shock' 2012-07-25T21:48:09Z Before he won his seat as a senator for New Jersey, Cory Booker was a charismatic young underdog taking on the state’s political machine. 8 Political Campaign Documentaries Worth Streaming 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z If we have four years to derail the current train wreck our society is quickly becoming, shouldn’t we force the political machine to campaign differently and include all of us? Why doesn’t anyone know we’re incredibly close to replacing the Electoral College with the popular vote? 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z It’s like the Chicago political machine, but with more hair gel and fewer wire taps. 'The Bachelorette' Recap: America Picks Its Bachelorette 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z The day that her husband hanged himself she had been working on a political machine that involved a bright-coloured circus tent, elephants and donkeys. Karen Green on life after suicide 2011-04-09T23:04:02Z Others point to the political machines built by ultra-wealthy donors like Charles and David Koch. Why Do People Who Need Help From the Government Hate It So Much? 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z Unlike his leading actors, Mr. White plunged into research about Corning and his political machine, which at one point had the power to tip elections statewide and even nationally. Personal Loyalty. Political Whispers. And Edie Falco. 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z “You cannot assume the same political machine that produced the same kind of politician — ethnically, in terms of gender — will suddenly produce you. You have to see that path, and form your own.” For Ayanna Pressley, the beauty of unexpected wins led to Congress and a historic office 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z Fan culture’s political takeover is obviously accelerated by the internet, but it does not represent a replacement of corporate media or political machines. United We Stan 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z Nast was the scourge of “Boss” Tweed and his post-Civil War corruption scandal around Tammany Hall, the New York Democratic political machine. A Klansman with a megaphone: Steven Hull's sordid art laments troubled times 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z I believed then, and still believe now, that the Bush political machine and Supreme Court misused their power, and that this misuse most likely explains why Gore lost Florida. Bullied, autistic and obsessed with presidents: How the 2000 presidential election changed my life 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z Pishevar talk about Silicon Valley’s ever-bigger role on the national stage and the need to be involved in the political machine. Clooneys to attend a VIP fundraiser for Clinton – and Sanders fans are outraged 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z The 2012 Obama campaign used sophisticated data analysis to build a formidable political machine for identifying supporters and getting out the vote. Books of The Times: ‘Big Data,’ by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger and Kenneth Cukier 2013-06-10T21:43:52Z He starts things off with the 19th-century cartoonist Thomas Nast, who popularized Santa Claus and Uncle Sam on his way to deploying his “Tammany Tiger” to take down Boss Tweed’s political machine. A Sweeping History of American Comics 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z The Roosevelts did not dirty themselves in New York’s political machine, either, but Teddy is determined to be the exception. Review | Teddy Roosevelt and his pet cougar leap into action 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z With these deals in hand, the White House political machine went to work portraying the ACA as substantial reform and downplaying the government handouts to the poor that dominated the bill. Good, bad and ugly 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z In the North, the Democrats’ emphasis on bread-and-butter issues drew enormous numbers of new black voters, but many middle-class blacks remained skeptical of the big-city political machines. Can You Be Black and Republican? 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z Blazing Saddles, as Time noted in its 1974 review, was about “a hip black sheriff who must overcome racial prejudice and the machinations of a corrupt frontier political machine. “It was also very, very funny. Why Gene Wilder Trusted Mel Brooks 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z “American Band” is to 2016 what “American Idiot” represented for the Bush era — a protest album that rages against the political machine. The new “American Idiot”: Why Drive-By Truckers’ “American Band” is essential listening in the Trump era 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z All that changed, however, when a man without ties to the political machine known as Tammany Hall was appointed commissioner of police. It’s man vs. the mob in Stephan Talty’s exhilarating history ‘The Black Hand’ 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z Michigan Republicans were coming off historic losses in the 2022 midterms, and Karamo promised to rebuild the state party into “a political machine that strikes fear in the heart of Democrats.” Effort to remove Michigan GOP chair builds momentum as infighting and debt plague party 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Michigan Republicans were coming off historic losses in the 2022 midterms, and Karamo promised to rebuild the state party into a “a political machine that strikes fear in the heart of Democrats.” Effort to remove Michigan GOP chair builds momentum as infighting and debt plague party 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Long called the ATM for politics, California is home to some of the biggest donors to Trump and his political machine. Even in lefty California, Trump has a firm grip on Republicans. Inside the strategy 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z Last year, Rob Menendez got the nod from New Jersey's political machine to run for the U.S. Bob Menendez and the gold bars: A short history of New Jersey corruption 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Home to millions of voters and political machines that span generations, California’s big cities have long dominated Democratic politics in the state. Robert Rivas wants to use small-town charm to wield big political power in California. Will it work? 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Trump’s relationships across the party and his expansive political machine have made it extremely difficult for others to break through. The next presidential campaign is coming into focus. It might look a lot like the last one. 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z The rest are controlled by political machines and hard-line conservatives who distrust Arévalo. Opinion: Guatemala chose a new pro-reform president. Can he stem corruption and migration? 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z Gonzalez, backed by Correa's political machine and its loyalists, especially in working class sectors, is in a strong position, with ideology expected to be at the forefront of campaigning now, the political analyst said. Ecuador election: Correa-protege, business heir to face off in presidential runoff 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z Gonzalez, backed by Correa's political machine and its loyalists, especially in working class sectors, is in a strong position as the "second round will be plagued with ideological content," the political analyst said. Ecuador election: Correa-protege, business heir to face off in presidential runoff 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z Gonzalez, backed by Correa's political machine, which has devoted loyalists, especially in working class sectors, is in a strong position as the "second round will be plagued with ideological content," the political analyst said. Ecuador candidate backed by Correa will face banana heir in second round 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z Goldman Sachs said in a note before the vote that Milei backs more "radical policy proposals" including dollarization and sharp spending cuts, and brought some uncertainty given his lack of an established political machine. Argentina markets face election hangover after far-right primary bombshell 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z And that a political machine counts for nothing if it doesn’t put people first. A novelization of RBG's life reminds us what the Supreme Court once stood for 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z As a member of Buhari's ruling party, Tinubu benefited from a political machine and largely owes his election victory to its deep political, religious and tribal networks. Analysis: Nigeria's Tinubu faces daunting hurdles after reform sprint 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z As media watchdog group Media Matters reports, there is a political machine that protects, funds, and elevates these right-wing vigilantes to hero and cult status: Violence is the new Republican grift 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z This made him a people’s hero, and it terrified the nobility in Rome because he was able to bypass the usual Roman political machine and simply pay for his wars himself. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The practice is part of the robust political machine that has strengthened the Colorado Party’s grip on Paraguay, which it has controlled for 71 of the past 76 years, including four decades of military dictatorship. One Secret to a Latin American Party’s Dominance: Buying Votes 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z It was a striking trait decades ago, when Berman was at the height of his powers as the operational brains behind Los Angeles’ powerful Berman-Waxman political machine. Column: He was a California kingmaker and political genius. But Michael Berman preferred anonymity 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z Democrats liked him because he was their guy, but there was never anything like an Inslee political machine. Inslee will bow out at a high point | Horsey cartoon 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z He attacked elected officials and accused them of being part of a liberal “weaponized political machine” that allowed crime and homelessness to spread. Former L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva to launch new radio show 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z The Colorado Party’s powerful political machine was on display on Election Day, with a dense network of political operators fanned out across the country. Paraguay Voters Elect Conservative Economist as President 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z Alegre, on his third presidential campaign, has pulled together a broad alliance of independent parties to challenge the powerful Colorado political machine. Paraguay election build-up dominated by corruption and Taiwan 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z He managed to evade criminal charges for years by greasing the New York political machines that can make and break careers in the city. Trump's indictment is no sad day for America 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z But in the end, the powerful Murdaugh political machine was no match for a jury of ordinary citizens fearlessly carrying out their sacred constitutional duty. Murdaugh verdict: Jury of ordinary citizens in South Carolina shows us the way 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z His critics say the money was used to helped build a powerful political machine with Mr. Mabuza at the helm. South Africa’s Embattled Deputy President Resigns 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z Both parties can also call on tested political machines to bring out the support on election day in villages where voters are influenced by local leaders. Nigeria elections 2023: Young people pin their hopes on presidential outsider 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Obama was groomed and promoted by the Chicago political machine, one of the dirtiest and most corrupt in the country. Diversity, "wokeness" and violent oppression: Lessons of the Tyre Nichols case 2023-02-11T05:00:00Z He’s both a cog in the political machine and on the board of the Washington Coalition for Open Government, which is constantly poking at that machine. Olympia’s ‘silly’ little scandal is another step in something big 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z That’s part of the reason, jokes aside, some bristle at calling the family “a dynasty,” evoking the idea of a well-oiled political machine. The Iveys reach rare feat: A family member in every level of government 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z Stone, her campaign’s policy director, said Republicans paid the price for neglecting the mail-ballot operation once integral to the political machine managed by McCain. Kari Lake was unflinchingly loyal to Trump. Then her campaign unraveled. 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z He represented Norfolk as a Democrat from 1966 to 1970 and helped lead the revolt against a political machine of powerful conservative Democrats once led by Harry Byrd. ‘I want to keep going’: 100-year-old lawyer has practiced law for 74 years 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z “Now it’s a matter of which political machine can capture the most ballots in a 30-day window. So be it, we will now have to beat the left at the game.” GOP activists want more ballot harvesting following disappointing election results 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z That political machine long relied on favorable demographics to maintain its momentum, but the economic downturn has posed a steep challenge. Senate Control Comes Down to a Few Races, and Nevada Is One of Them. 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z With Reid’s death, the influence of the political machine he helped build has been called into question, especially since Sisolak failed to pick up the support of the state’s largest teachers union. Nevada Democrats in tight races turn to a trusted ally, the 'Reid machine' 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z Ms. Cortez Masto is a protégé of Harry Reid, the former Senate majority leader who built a formidable political machine in the state and died last year. Nevada’s Costly, Photo-Finish Senate Race Pits Abortion vs. Economy 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z She was the handpicked successor of Harry Reid, the former Senate majority leader, who leaned on his powerful home-state political machine to help turn out the voters who propelled her to victory. Cortez Masto, the Senate’s Most At-Risk Democrat, Fights to Hang On in Nevada 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z Trump was and still is a huge force and indelible presence, with the most powerful political machine in the country. Opinion | Bob Woodward: Why I am releasing my 20 interviews with President Trump Reid died last year, and Ms. Cortez Masto, the first Latina elected to the Senate, now finds herself struggling to replicate Reid’s political machine. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto scrambles to recreate the late Harry Reid’s Democratic political machine 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z Reid died late last year, leaving some to wonder whether his political machine’s power would wane without his ability to marshal donors and strong-arm as needed. In crucial Nevada, economic woes threaten to shake Democrats’ grip 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z Yet Crumb is perhaps most directly indebted to the 19th-century political cartoonist Thomas Nast, who helped bring down Tammany Hall and New York’s Boss Tweed political machine. R. Crumb Means Some Offense 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Designed to avoid the corruption inherent in political machines, the city manager system separated the daily operations of the city from both the electoral process and political parties. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Investigative work like Upton Sinclair’s serialized novel The Jungle led to changes in the way industrial workers were treated and local political machines were run. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z She had the backing of Reid’s formidable political machine. US Senate race promises to be fight for nonpartisan voters 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z He was a Democratic powerhouse with name recognition, pugilistic instincts and a state political machine long in the making behind him. Nevada Senator Hopes History Repeats as She Faces a Hard-Right Rival 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Once politicians “get inside that political machine, that just somehow sucks their soul out.” Early voter turnout in California's primary is dismal so far. Is it 'election fatigue'? 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z In this way, Van Buren helped create a political machine of disciplined party members who prized loyalty above all else, a harbinger of future patronage politics in the United States. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z These men were the leaders of political machines, organizations that secured votes for the party’s candidates or supported the party in other ways. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z They built parallel political machines and accumulated important committee chairmanships. Maloney vs. Nadler? New York Must Pick a Side (East or West) 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z “Rodolfo has never been part of the political machine. I want to try someone different, someone who is not corrupt.” In Colombia, two anti-establishment candidates head to a runoff 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z When his political machine has worked, Democrats have been able to win Nevada by rallying its heavily working-class, minority population with promises to protect their economic interests, immigration needs or both. GOP pins hopes on Nevada’s Laxalt to help win Senate control 2022-05-08T04:00:00Z Other large cities, including Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland, St. Louis, and Kansas City, made use of political machines as well. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z In the past, union membership could be required of workers, particularly in urban areas controlled by political machines consisting of a combination of parties, elected representatives, and interest groups. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z Inspiring fear, hoarding cash, doling out favors and seeking to crush rivals, Trump is behaving not merely as a power broker but as something closer to the head of a 19th-century political machine. Mar-a-Lago Machine: Trump as a Modern-Day Party Boss 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z This time, the far-right-wing political machine appears to have gotten out over its skis. Opinion | Abigail Disney: If my grandfather’s company doesn’t stand for love, what’s it for? 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z In Pennsylvania, a pro-federalist faction had perfected a political machine that hastened through the ratification process before the opposition had time to organize. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Van Buren’s political machine helped radically transform New York politics. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z In the early 1960s, he served three years as a District Court judge in the county and was a lieutenant in the political machine of then-Sen. John ‘Til’ Hazel Jr., lawyer and developer who transformed Virginia suburbs, dies at 91 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z Yet while Tammany Hall, a New York City political machine that endured for nearly two centuries, owed its longevity to its spreading around of patronage, Trump can be downright stingy. Mar-a-Lago Machine: Trump as a Modern-Day Party Boss 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z Even though indictments of elected officials have continued to arrive, Illinois politicians from both parties have tried in recent years to distance themselves from the state’s history of corruption and the infamous Chicago political machine. Powerful Ex-Illinois House Speaker Is Indicted on Federal Charges 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z She won all 50 City Council wards in the runoff election while decrying corruption and the infamous Chicago political machine. Lori Lightfoot Promised to Change Chicago. Crises Keep Piling Up. 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Local and regional politics, and the bosses who ran the political machines, dominated through systematic graft and bribery. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z He built a political machine in Nevada that for years helped Democrats win key elections. Harry Reid memorial in Vegas drawing nation’s top Democrats 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z He built a political machine in the state that helped Democrats win a series of key elections in 2016 and 2018. Harry Reid remembered as a fighter, skilled Senate dealmaker 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z Hector Oseguera, a left-leaning Democrat who challenged Mr. Sires last year and lost by a large margin, said that running in the district required a deep understanding of the Democratic political machine in Hudson County. Menendez’s Son Prepares to Run for His Father’s Old House Seat 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z Low turnout in Venezuela favors the ruling Socialist party's political machine, analysts say. Venezuela opposition says it must rebuild after heavy election loss 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z Some liberals see moderate voters as linked to powerful and well-financed political machines that can control many aspects of municipal life, even in nonpartisan elections. Democrats search for political identity amid dismal election results and legislative triumph 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z Many of them are complicit in protecting the city’s twisted political machine that values insiders over voters and incumbency over democracy. Opinion | Reform New York City’s Board of Elections Now 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z On the left, Populists and socialists denounced political machines that had hoodwinked working-class voters. Opinion | What We Did the Last Time We Broke America 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z In Virginia, the Democratic political machine of former governor and senator Harry F. Byrd had enshrined racism and seemed invincible for four decades. Opinion | The political courage of Gov. A. Linwood Holton reshaped Virginia for the better 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z Thaksin is known for having family members be part of his political machine. Party close to Thai ex-PM Thaksin names his daughter adviser 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z She added that the risk facing Putin was that the Communist Party, with a strong political machine and national branch network, could morph into a significant opposition. Russia’s rising young communists pose an unexpected new threat to Putin’s grip 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z But the adults left the GOP room long ago, and now need to regroup yet again for the future operating a political machine with even more screws missing than ever before. Column: Give up your win-quick schemes, California Republicans 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z “Sometimes it takes the common person that isn’t poisoned by the political machines to come out and do something,” Mahdi said. Larry Elder calls himself 'Sage from South Central.' But his ties to Black L.A. are tenuous 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z He should be removed not because he is remarkable but because he is banal — a fungible cog in a typical blue state political machine. Opinion | Why Californians might trade Gavin Newsom in for Larry Elder 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z He moved on to Chicago, where he reported on the city’s notorious corruption and the political machine controlled by Mayor Richard J. Daley. Edward T. Pound, tenacious ‘old-school’ investigative reporter, dies at 77 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z True reform of the evangelical political machine will never happen, however, as long as the current evangelical leadership holds the reins. How evangelicals abandoned Christianity — and became "conservatives" instead 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z Progressive reformers fought this, though, as a means of weakening the power of the political machines. Yes, the Board of Elections Is a Mess. But There’s a Bigger Problem. 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z Carroll said he supports a "large-scale overhaul" of the Board of Elections and other rules that are "vestiges of Tammany Hall," the corrupt political machine that dominated New York's government for nearly two centuries. NY Democrats push to reform laws that “disenfranchise” voters after GOP wins controversial election 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z In a statement Monday, Mr. Trump called for a strong investigation into “Fulton County, Georgia, and the Stacey Abrams political machine.” Kelly Loeffler warns if GOP can’t counter Stacey Abrams, it won’t matter who runs 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z Byrd, a Democrat, ran the state’s most powerful political machine for decades until his death in 1966 and was considered the architect of the state’s racist “massive resistance” policy to public school integration. Virginia lawmakers vote to remove segregationist’s statue 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z Donald Trump and the evangelical political machine raised millions of dollars, while completely removing anything that even remotely looked like the Christian faith. How evangelicals abandoned Christianity — and became "conservatives" instead 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z So they adopted an attitude of "'we're not gonna wait to be acculturated into this political machine, because it's totally broken.'" What happens to the Resistance after the world’s loudest science denier leaves the White House? 2021-01-24T05:00:00Z He ran the state’s most powerful political machine for decades until his death in 1966 and was considered the architect of the state’s racist “massive resistance” policy to public school integration. Virginia lawmakers vote to remove statue of segregationist 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z This is a function of how political machines operate, the way regions are gerrymandered, the way parties horse-trade, the way the establishment grooms ascendant stars, and the way voter suppression is inflicted. Opinion | We Need a Second Great Migration 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z And, unlike in well-oiled political machines, public health officials say they are having to quickly rethink communications strategies that have long been hampered by a lack of funding. Now that there’s a coronavirus vaccine, how do you persuade people to take it? 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z Guerrero also details how the right-wing political machine mentored and elevated Miller, first as a rising star in high school and college and then all the way to the Trump White House. Donald Trump's mini-monster: Stephen Miller wasn't born that way 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z In these ways, Libre works like an old-fashioned political machine — or like a church — educating and mobilizing Latinos to its own ends. The Fight to Win Latino Voters for the G.O.P. 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z In the 1950s, Byrd’s political machine implemented a series of official state policies that opposed court-ordered public school integration and even closed some public schools rather than desegregate them. Virginia lawmakers vote to remove statue of segregationist 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z I found five major sources of personal data that fuel the political machine. Perspective | How politicians target you: 3,000 data points on every voter, including your phone number 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z For the vaunted Democratic political machine, it’s shifted in-person campaigning and knocking of voters’ doors to a virtual effort for much of this year. Despite past Democratic wins, Trump making a play for Nevada 2020-10-18T04:00:00Z How did the right-wing political machine elevate Stephen Miller? Donald Trump's mini-monster: Stephen Miller wasn't born that way 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z There has been a tendency over the years to romanticize the corruption of the old political machines. Opinion | DOJ’s move to take over Trump’s defense should have us shouting from the rooftops 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z Yet in Powell’s telling, there was no expansive political machine that helped candidates like Trump. NRA’s former No. 2 calls for gun control 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z Navalny ended up placing second, an impressive performance against the incumbent mayor with the backing of Putin’s political machine and who was popular among Muscovites for improving the capital’s infrastructure and aesthetics. Russian opposition leader Navalny ‘risks his life every day’ 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z He headed the prosecution that led to the conviction of a powerful Chicago alderman, Thomas E. Keane, a close associate of Mayor Richard J. Daley, and uncovered further corruption in the city’s Democratic political machine. James R. Thompson, Illinois’ longest-serving governor, dies at 84 2020-08-15T04:00:00Z “The New York Democratic Party political machine seeks to harass, defund, and dismantle the NRA because of what it believes and what it says.” NRA fights back, files its own suit against NY attorney general seeking to disband organization 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z A review of the New York governor’s campaign finance data shows his political machine accepted donations from at least a third of the state’s billionaire families. First Thing: Obama's eulogy for John Lewis was powerfully political 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z It would require operatives with databases of voter signatures and tightknit political machines willing to keep quiet about the fraud — not to mention access to loose ballots. Trump keeps touting New Jersey fraud case to attack mail voting. Local leaders say he’s not telling the whole story. 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z So, as voters check off their mail ballots in this pandemic-era July 7 primary election, the battle is coming down to two powerful, yet very different political machines: the Kennedys versus South Jersey power brokers. Analysis | In South Jersey, it’s a Kennedy against a power broker favorite to challenge turncoat Rep. Van Drew 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z And let’s not forget an American political machine that sees division as opportunity. Lana Del Rey and Alison Roman flaunted white women's privilege. But they're not alone 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z The result is one of the most powerful political machines in American history. Trump just let slip the real purpose of Fox News 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z It is a club that means living the early years in the beating heart of a political machine, with bodyguards by your side and a police officer outside your front door. Meet the babies of Downing Street 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z Byrd, a Democrat, led a political machine that dominated Virginia politics for decades. Lawmakers pass bill allowing Confederate monument removals 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z Raman, who is running to unseat Ryu, said she did not seek the endorsement of the county’s Democratic Party, calling it “a political machine that is designed to support and keep incumbents in power.” Can Bernie Sanders' revolution be localized? These L.A. candidates hope so 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z The political machine cultivated by former Senate majority leader Harry M. Reid kicked into high gear. Hard work saved Nevada’s caucuses. It may not have been enough. 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z Former Republican Rep. Barbara Comstock of Virginia has acknowledged voting for Mr. Obama in the 2008 primary, figuring he would be easier to defeat in a general election than the well-oiled Clinton political machine. Conservative group, releases ad campaign in Iowa targeting Bernie Sanders 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z As mayor in the 1980s, Sanders blew up a stodgy Democratic political machine and ushered in a new era of progressive leadership. Bernie Sanders shaped this small city, and it gave him a moonshot to the national stage 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z It was this foray into the tough political environment of residential segregation and political machines that provided the momentum for King's radicalization. I spent MLK Day reading Stephen Miller's racist emails. Here's why 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z “Often the political machines run by the bosses were based in these saloons, or used them as a conduit for extending favors,” Cowan said. Prohibition began 100 years ago, and its legacy remains 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z Burlington, in particular, was dominated by a few major families and a bipartisan political machine. Sanders is leading the pack in Iowa – but that’s no reason for Democrats to panic | Bhaskar Sunkara 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z Trump and his massive political machine are an ever-present force in the Democratic contest. Election year to feature bitter fights, deepening divides 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z Trump and his massive political machine are an ever-present force in the Democratic contest. Election year to feature bitter fights, deepening divides 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z Virginia Canter, a lawyer for the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, said there appears to be little separation between the president’s political machine and his business empire. Trump speaks at swank GOP fundraiser, his DC hotel profits 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z There was a conflict between his insistence on maintaining control and his waning attention span when confronted with the endless detail and the endless trade-offs of building a political machine. The story of 'Mr Brexit' 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z And he’s in the process of building a massive political machine that his campaign believes will help expand his appeal. ‘We’re going to be everywhere:’ Inside Bloomberg’s 2020 plan 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, Trump amassed the largest political fortune in U.S. history heading into an election year, which he’s already using to construct a massive political machine. Election year to feature bitter fights, deepening divides 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, Trump amassed the largest political fortune in U.S. history heading into an election year, which he’s already using to construct a massive political machine. Election year to feature bitter fights, deepening divides 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z Councils were widely seen as irrelevant, incompetent, self-serving political machines. Hong Kong protesters pin hopes on the ballot box after weeks of violence 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z Strategists of both parties say Kentucky remains a GOP stronghold and McConnell, a steely politician with a fine-tuned political machine, is far from the most vulnerable of incumbent senators next year. McConnell, Trump joined for 2020, despite Kentucky setback 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z When the legislation was hashed out, the lobbying effort barely registered in the country’s vast political machine. Before Deadly Crashes, Boeing Pushed for Law That Undercut Oversight 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z A healthy dose of elitism drove Roosevelt’s crusade, as the spoils system had been the path to power for immigrant-driven political machines in big cities like New York. Opinion | The ‘Deep State’ Exists to Battle People Like Trump 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z You were greeted as an outsider by the political machine in Newark. Cory Booker Considers His Presidential Prospects 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z It should not be foisted upon the public by a group hand-picked by the political machines with its outcome already largely decided before the group meets. Editorials from around New York 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z The corporation is now a political machine with a side business making aerospace and defense products. Boeing's travails show what's wrong with modern capitalism | Matt Stoller 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z Still, it remains one of the most powerful political machines in the city; party bosses call the shots in low-interest races and expect favors — like jobs — in exchange for their support. A Judge Refused to Hire a Party Boss’s Aide. A Demotion Followed. 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z In total, Trump's lies, and the media and political machine that disseminates and sustains them, are antithetical to democracy. Patriotism, truth and fascism: Donald Trump is creating a subjective reality 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z Construction on the Koch political machine began in the 1970s, after Charles Koch took over the family company. Opinion | David Koch Was the Ultimate Climate Change Denier 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z Critics accused the Kochs of buying influence and using their political machine to manipulate elections and government policies under a guise of patriotism and freedom. David Koch, Billionaire Who Fueled Right-Wing Movement, Dies at 79 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z Pence and former EPA director Scott Pruitt were also major beneficiaries of the Koch political machine. David Koch, billionaire industrialist who influenced conservative politics, dies at 79 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z Tweed held court there when managing public affairs as the head of Tammany Hall, a powerful Democratic political machine. Making money off of politics isn’t new — it was business as usual in the Gilded Age 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z Campbell posted in a statement the “political machine” was using the justice system to “beat down their political opponents.” Kentucky judge accused of improperly spending public funds 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z That translated into an “ethnic pride and strong leadership” that influenced the early days of Latino politics in Los Angeles, and which eventually transformed into today’s political machine. For Mexican Americans, El Paso is a beacon. That makes racist massacre more devastating 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z The race will be the latest test of the mayor’s political machine, known as the Green Team. D.C. lawmaker Brandon Todd ramps up reelection campaign, draws first challenger 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Chris Cleveland, chairman of the Chicago Republican Party, said Republicans have virtually no chance in the Windy City, a phenomenon he attributed to the powerful Democratic political machine, fed by public-workers’ unions and patronage. Trump’s ‘racist’ tweets a reminder that most troubled U.S. cities run by Dems 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z Leaders in both parties became powerful and rich, building personal influence, crafting alliances, generating money and constructing the political machines necessary to win elections — all while serving in government. Making money off of politics isn’t new — it was business as usual in the Gilded Age 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z “Planned Parenthood is a political machine intent on making abortion the ‘solution’ for every pregnant woman seeking help,” said Carol Tobias, president of the National Right to Life Committee. Pro-life activists cheer Wen’s departure from Planned Parenthood 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z Marshall Curry’s 2005 Oscar nominee is my favorite of the bunch, as it’s a thought experiment in whether merit can beat a political machine. Perspective | I binge-watched 9 campaign documentaries, from ‘Knock Down the House’ to ‘Running With Beto.’ Here’s what I learned. 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z In an interview, Mr. Matthew said he had not been pushed into the race by anybody from Chicago’s political machine. Canceled Fund-Raiser Prompts Question: Can a Democrat Oppose Abortion? 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z Orr expects Lightfoot to face powerful interests that have long benefited from Chicago’s entrenched political machine. After taking on Chicago’s political machine, Lori Lightfoot now takes charge as mayor 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z Evans has a political machine in north and west Philadelphia, having previously represented the area for 36 previous years in the state House. Analysis | Democrats waiting for large presidential field to take shape before endorsing 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z The establishment of Democratic political machines in the cities is one of the party’s key moves in its ongoing effort to flip Texas. Chick-fil-A center of Ron Nirenberg San Antonio mayor race 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z “We were very interested in races that would involve political machines and very entrenched power structures. We were interested in exploring the nature of power in the United States.” In ‘Knock Down the House,’ the rise of an AOC-led storm 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z “We were very interested in races that would involve political machines and very entrenched power structures. We were interested in exploring the nature of power in the United States.” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez documentary ‘Knock Down the House’ will draw GOP viewers, co-star says 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z Miner was also an esteemed Manhattan businessman with connections to Tammany Hall, the political machine of the Democratic Party. Review | The Secret Service chief who embodied the best and worst of Reconstruction 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z The move illustrates how Republicans up and down the ballot are hitching themselves to Trump’s ever-expanding and newly professionalized 2020 political machine. Biden blows away the field despite bad week 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z But Chicago still carries the vestiges of its notorious political machine and, by some measures, more corruption than any other American city. Lori Lightfoot Promised Change as Chicago Mayor. Now Comes the Hard Part. 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z “They want a break from the corrupt political machine that has held back the aspirations of so many people,” Lightfoot said during a debate last week. Newcomer Mayor Lori Lightfoot takes on Chicago establishment and... 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z “Suzanne runs Fox News as more of a business than as a political machine,” said Washington attorney Robert Barnett, who represents a number of the network’s personalities. Fox News Chief Executive Suzanne Scott keeps her focus on winning 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z Klonsky also viewed her as a candidate who could take aim at the city’s political machine. Lori Lightfoot elected Chicago mayor, becoming first black woman and first openly gay person to win the office 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z In many ways, the election transformed into a referendum on Chicago’s political culture, known for its miserable ranking on most measures of corruption, its political machine and its habit of keeping family dynasties in power. Lori Lightfoot Is Elected Chicago Mayor, Becoming First Black Woman to Lead City 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z “We are not part of the national political machine. We started with just about 20,000 people on our email list, and not many people even knew who I was.” Pete Buttigieg Says He Raised $7 Million in First Quarter for 2020 Bid 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z Sunday's vote is the latest episode in a sometimes violent political struggle that pits Thaksin's political machine against a conservative establishment led by the ultra-royalist military. New Thai government may be unstable, short-lived 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z Sunday’s vote is the latest episode in a sometimes violent political struggle that pits Thaksin’s political machine against a conservative establishment led by the ultra-royalist military. New Thai government may be unstable, short-lived 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z Sunday’s vote is the latest episode in a sometimes violent political struggle that pits Thaksin’s political machine against a conservative establishment led by the ultra-royalist military. New Thai government may be unstable, short-lived 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z “In Chicago, people are very familiar with the political machine,” said Vasquez, who is seeking to upset the North Side’s 40th ward incumbent Patrick O’Connor in the April runoff . Chicago's Democratic socialists on brink of transforming city's politics 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Longer term measures, such as a new constitution and election laws fashioned to handicap Thaksin's political machine, were also enacted. Long Thai crisis morphed coup leader's career into politics 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z Longer term measures, such as a new constitution and election laws fashioned to handicap Thaksin’s political machine, were also enacted. Long Thai crisis morphed coup leader’s career into politics 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z In the contest for mayor of Newark, New Jersey, he faced both an entrenched incumbent who would later go to jail for corruption and an entire political machine focused on destroying his reputation. Cory Booker's story so far: is he anti-establishment, or part of it? 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z The fall of one of the most prominent officials in Nassau County’s legendary postwar political machine involved freebies, no-show jobs and bribes. Freebies, No-Show Jobs and Bribes: Ex-Long Island Official Convicted of Graft 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z Nonetheless, the results were groundbreaking for a city where the Democratic Party political machine usually picks the winners and losers. Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in Illinois 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z “Follow the money” is the Hippocratic oath of lawyers, lobbyists and lawmakers — the political machine that runs the United States of America. D.C. targets Trump 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z So what has the Rama political machine done? Albania smear campaign exposes globalist agenda 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z The senior-most woman in the House, Ms. Watts was first elected in 1981, when the Legislature was still dominated by holdovers from the segregationist, and white male-dominated, political machine once led by Harry F. Byrd. Unmistakable Divide Among Women in Virginia Over Accusations Against Fairfax 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z Acolytes kept Mr. LaRouche’s political machine going by peddling his tracts and magazines in airports, and by persuading relatives and friends to donate large sums to help him fight his designated enemies. Lyndon LaRouche, Cult Figure Who Ran for President 8 Times, Dies at 96 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z Former President Barack Obama depended on black voters to help him overcome the Clinton political machine and capture the Democratic Party’s nomination in 2008, en route to his historic victory for the White House. Kamala Harris and Cory Booker, 2020 Democrats, fail to inspire black leaders 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z At the direction of the state’s Democratic political machine and the urging of its allied editorial pages, Virginia fought a “Massive Resistance” campaign against court-ordered public school integration from the mid-1950s through the mid-1960s. For Virginia Governor Grappling With Race, a Childhood Trying to See Beyond It 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z It’s obvious that the same architects of the “Trump-Russia collusion” narrative in the West’s mainstream media must be advising the Rama political machine behind the scenes in Albania. Albania smear campaign exposes globalist agenda 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z “I don’t have a political machine,” Ms. Klobuchar said, her hair caked in snow. Amy Klobuchar announces 2020 presidential campaign, joins growing field of Democrats 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z In 2014, the army ousted an elected government led by the party of Thaksin Shinawatra, a telecommunications billionaire whose influential political machine has won every election Thailand has held this century. A 67-year-old ex-princess and UCLA graduate shocks Thailand by announcing a run for prime minister 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z To change that, he said, “you have to not only destroy the political machine, but also actually create a history of clean government — that’ll be decades of work.” ‘It’s the Human Way’: Corruption Scandals Play Out in Big Cities Across U.S. 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z With the backing of Sen. Harry F. Byrd Sr., who controlled a statewide political machine, Mr. Marsh won an open congressional seat in 1962. John O. Marsh Jr., presidential ‘conscience’ and Army secretary, dies at 92 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z Such a fight could leave the party distracted, Bloomberg advisers said, necessitating that someone construct an outside political machine ready for fall 2020. Bloomberg builds an all-star political team — and he might not even run 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z The races often attract little interest, and low voter turnout allows the favorites of the political machine to win, cementing long, unchallenged tenures. With a Tough-on-Crime D.A. Stepping Down, Will Queens Turn to a Reformer? 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z In that case, it was a political machine to harness the power of Irish immigrants in New York, but it was also a lifestyle. Tammany Hall, U.S.A. 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z “It speaks to a broken political machine and status of the status quo,” she said. In crowded Chicago mayoral election, women of color dominate the field 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z The leitmotif of her three-decade ascent is that of a woman wresting power away from a male-dominated political machine, until one day the machine discovered she was its master. Nancy Pelosi’s Last Battle 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z State judges became beholden to the political machines that owned the statehouse. A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z That strategy, however, is running head-on into the Trump political machine, which has come out full force against Mr. Manchin. Joe Manchin courts West Virginia voters in Senate race against Patrick Morrisey 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z The coalition won a surprising victory in May over the political machine of the prime minister at the time, Najib Razak, who now faces dozens of charges of corruption. Malaysia to Repeal Death Penalty and Sedition Law 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z “Big spending, big taxes and big corruption by supporting the Chicago political machine.” Rauner, Pritzker trade corruption, integrity jabs at debate 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z This article is a reflection of moneyed elite, their teams of brilliant tax lawyers and accountants, and the willing political machine that allows it to happen. Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z They were embraced by progressives in the early 1900s to circumvent corrupt political machines. Opinion | Rethinking D.C.’s ballot initiative process 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z Ms. Elugardo, who said she was a registered independent until recently, and who defeated the legislature’s top budget writer, warned that traditional Democratic political machines remained powerful, capable of delivering major endorsements and campaign money. Democrats Embrace Liberal Insurgents, Demanding New Face for Party 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z Since then, the group has grown into a private political machine that arguably rivals, and by some estimates overpowers, the Republican Party itself. Trump vs. Koch Is a Custody Battle Over Congress 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z After Helms won, Ellis helped create a new, aggressive type of fundraising operation and political machine. Pioneer of hard-nosed US politics, Tom Ellis, dies at 97 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z “We were co-workers really. We never socialized outside of work,” said Wright, who starred alongside Spacey for five seasons as Claire Underwood, the Lady Macbeth to his calculating political machine Frank Underwood. Robin Wright on Kevin Spacey: ‘I didn’t know the man’ 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z Ocasio-Cortez’s understanding of the predator political machine was gleaned from first hand experience when her father died without leaving a will. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spanks the predator political class; next up: redeem the nation 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z But Ocasio-Cortez argued that the increasingly nonwhite district, which stretches from the Bronx to Queens, had been represented for too long by a figure from the local political machine. A top House Democrat loses in upset; Trump extends his winning streak in GOP primaries 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z From that point on, they used their vast family fortune to build a three-pronged political machine comprised of lobbying, campaign donations, and nonprofit pressure groups to pull the Republican Party toward their views. Trump vs. Koch Is a Custody Battle Over Congress 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z It’s been said that Charles and David Koch run a political machine bigger than the Republican Party. Hannah Gadsby Against Comedy, and James Wood on Writing a Novel 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z Mr. Mahathir acknowledged that cleansing a political machine riddled with corruption, not to mention aiding at least six national governments that are investigating missing 1MDB funds, has proved taxing. Mahathir Mohamad, Leading Malaysia Again at 92, Is on a Mission 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z He consistently speaks against what he calls a “political machine” that he believes allows white lawmakers from outside the county to control politics in majority-black Prince George’s. C. Anthony Muse: Prince George’s voters ‘don’t want more of the establishment’ 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z She said the argument that a political machine is behind her is “insulting,” adding that she is “not some puppet, with these strings being pulled.” Angela Alsobrooks says Prince George’s will benefit from her experience 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z Mr Vargas Lleras, a former housing minister with a record of getting things done, hopes his command of Colombia’s most effective political machine will deliver the votes that the polls say he lacks. Colombians hope for change in the first post-war presidential election 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z The major difference between the two papers was that the Examiner was in effect the mouthpiece of the Liberal political machine. 1848: Europe's year of revolution – from the archive 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z “He didn’t want that to end in November when he won election,” Ms. Gilbert said of Mr. Murphy’s desire to keep his political machine cranking. New Jersey Becomes a Key Battleground in Race for House Control 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z Why do you concede anything to the corrupt political machine that is the GOP? Opinion | Kris Kobach’s Voting Sham Gets Exposed in Court 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z He was ousted in a 2006 coup and his sister’s government in 2014, and the delays in returning to civilian rule are seen as an attempt to prevent a comeback by Thaksin’s powerful political machine. Thai billionaire registers new progressive political party 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z The outsider governor recounts his battles with the political machine and explains why he thinks a second term would be ‘transformative.’ Will Putin Ever Leave? Could He if He Wanted? 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z Never ones to back down from a fight, however, on Tuesday Chad and JT returned to court to express their disappointment and disillusionment with the American political machine. The fight-for-your-right-to-party dudes are back in court and still fighting for their right to party - Golf Digest 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z He worried that uninformed voters would be manipulated by corrupt political machines or flattered by demagogues. Was William F. Buckley a Populist? 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z I suppose this is the kind of speech demanded by the progressive political machine that now dominates city politics. Seattle’s State of the City: Happy days are here — not for all, and not forever, either 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z His grassroots support remained, nurtured by the well-financed family political machine. In Sri Lanka, local elections have rattled the government 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z Less than a year into his presidency, family members and friends had accumulated scores of companies, getting rich on the patronage that his political machine doled out. South African President Jacob Zuma resigns under pressure from ANC 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z The clash of the billionaires for Illinois governor is too predictable to be very interesting, and who really trusts the political machines that handed us the current system. Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in Illinois 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z While Maduro is unpopular due to rampant food shortages and the world’s highest inflation, he benefits from a formidable political machine and a compliant electoral body. Venezuela presidential election likely before end of April 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z In the 1960s, Cousins, a former assistant state’s attorney, bucked the powerful political machine of Mayor Richard J. Daley and was elected one of the era’s few independent Chicago aldermen. William Cousins, prominent in Illinois law, dead at 90 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z In practical terms, this change wouldn’t just empower the religious right in its drive to turn churches into a political machine; it would also open the door to tax-deductible money laundering. Church politicking provision stripped from GOP tax plan 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z The runoff was seen as a test of the staying power of the city’s long-dominant black political machine and how it would respond to demographic and economic changes. A little deja vu as Atlanta mayoral runoff splits voters 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z The contest between Bottoms, who is black, and Norwood, who is white, was seen as a test of the staying power of a long-dominant black political machine amid profound demographic and economic changes. Recount looms in too-close-to-call Atlanta mayor’s race 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z Harrison had been the choice of Sen. Harry F. Byrd Sr., the former Democratic governor who ran the state’s dominant political machine and led the resistance against school desegregation. Why a historically conservative county in Virginia is making national Republicans nervous 2017-11-25T05:00:00Z He is part and parcel of a corrupt political machine that has brought Nassau County to the brink of ruin again, at great cost to its future and to taxpayers. Opinion | Willie Horton, Updated for the Trump Era 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z But the political machine is equally adept at selling a heightened or contorted reality. Perspective | Army jacket and pearls: How Sarah Huckabee Sanders is the White House’s great master of image 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z And two years after that, Trump destroyed the Democratic establishment, but only after reducing the Republican political machine to rubble. Opinion | Tuesday’s election proves it: American politics are a disaster 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z The political machines are weak and the power brokers are no longer mighty. The Democrats are finally beginning their march to relevance | Ross Barkan 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Losing to a Kennedy meant losing to the Kennedy political machine, and it meant losing to the Kennedy style. An excerpt from 'Playing With Fire' 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z Entrenched political machines often favor longstanding relationships with men. Japan Ranks Low in Female Lawmakers. An Election Won’t Change That. 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z She said voters know Rauner “is leading the effort to overcome Mike Madigan’s political machine and deliver more jobs, better results for taxpayers and term limits.” Conservatives threaten Rauner with primary over abortion law 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z She and her supporters said she was innocent and was persecuted as part of an effort to dismantle the political machine of her brother, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, a telecommunications tycoon. Thailand's Former Leader Sentenced After Skipping Court 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z As the Puget Sound region debated the Sound Transit 3 campaign last fall, insiders were offered a glimpse into the political machine driving the $54 billion ballot measure. Who’s really in the driver’s seat on Puget Sound transit spending? 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z A political machine can be beaten by a better political machine, though Nixon had never seen a better political machine than the Kennedys’. An excerpt from 'Playing With Fire' 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z Special election openings have long been part of what greases political machines in New York. How Party Bosses, Not Voters, Pick Politicians in New York 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z Like the Hell’s Kitchen club, the Grand Street club candidates criticized their entrenched opponents as being part of insular and outdated political machines. End of an Era for New York’s Oldest Political Club 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z The case against Yingluck is the latest against the political machine founded and directed by her brother. Thailand awaits verdict that could sent former PM to prison 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z One of the reasons, analysts say, that Kenya’s elections are so hotly contested is that the central government has been an enormously profitable political machine, awarding contracts across a large patronage network. Incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta declared winner of Kenyan presidential race 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z They also make clear that faith is something more than a cog in the status quo’s political machine. Opinion | The 7,150 nuns who fought against Trumpcare 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z Many of these new residents became members of political machines like New York City's Tammany Hall, which retained loyalty by providing services like job placement and clothing but were associated with corruption. Non-Citizens Used to Be Able to Vote in U.S. Elections. Here's What Changed 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z In 1849, he returned to Illinois as a one-term congressman, a capable lawyer and a minor cog in a creaky Whig political machine that soon disintegrated. Opinion | How Lincoln grew during his wilderness years into a politically savvy statesman 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z Once elected, though, they felt constrained by a decades-old political machine. Can a New Generation in the Banlieues Change French Politics? 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z And as a political machine, it has proved ruthlessly effective. The clerical roots of the Democratic Unionist Party 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z “People have realized you can’t just sit back and let the political machine come and take care of things,” Smith said. Forget Georgia. Virginia Democrats say victory in obscure local race signals end of Trump. 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z From now on, conservatives must encounter tough resistance as they try to turn the highest court in the land into a cog in their political machine. Opinion | The Gorsuch filibuster is about far more than payback 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z By 2011, the Mercers had joined forces with Charles and David Koch, who own Koch Industries, and who have run a powerful political machine for decades. The Reclusive Hedge-Fund Tycoon Behind the Trump Presidency 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z It was a “fully developed Catholic world” of churches, schools and a heavily Irish Democratic political machine, the historian Ellen Skerrett said. ‘I Am an American Because of Him’: The Journey of Pence’s Irish Grandfather 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z The building became the unofficial headquarters of the Byrd Organization, the dominant pro-segregation political machine at the time. State building renamed for civil rights activist 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z The cat was named after Tammany Hall, the political machine that ruled City Hall. Long Before a Harlem Deer’s Reprieve, Clemency for a Cat 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z “The millions of hats will make excellent keepsakes for those who thought his populist bravado could overcome Clinton’s unimaginative and conventional but well-oiled political machine.” How Donald Trump came up with ‘Make America Great Again’ 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z The appeal process provides valuable insight into the city’s political machine. Ruling calls bluff on Seattle’s misguided housing policy 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z His ascent is particularly notable since it follows an election in which David and Charles Koch refused to put their formidable political machine to work helping get Trump elected. Trump brings Koch network's anti-green-energy stance from the fringe to the center of power 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z Sen. Harry Byrd and his political machine, the state engaged in a campaign of “Massive Resistance” against desegregation. State building renamed for civil rights activist 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z His stump pledge to shake up the American political machine and “drain the swamp” struck a cord with disillusioned voters. Trump Angers China With Historic Call to Taiwan's President 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z The “little” matters: Muncie is big enough to have a political machine, but small enough that most of the people in that machine have known each other since childhood. How Trump took middle America 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z They seemed on a clear glide path to the Presidency after three spectacular debates with Trump, and their political machine was expertly tuned. The FBI Just Absolved Hillary Clinton. But That Doesn’t Undo the Damage 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z In a new ad, Trump tells voters that they are “the only force strong enough to save our country” from a “corrupt political machine.” Trump says he's fine by himself; Clinton hangs with Beyoncé 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z “Hillary is too embedded in the political machine, in it for her own desire for power at the expense of the nation.” Florida’s I-4 corridor is where the election could be won 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z And the city — once home to a mighty Republican political machine — does have a history of corrupt elections dating to the 1970s-era mayor Frank Rizzo. Fraud Claims in Philadelphia? They Add Up to Zero 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z Many political analysts view him as a potential challenger to the Shinawatras’ political machine. Thai Junta Orders Ousted Leader Yingluck to Pay $1 Billion in Damages 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z Cynicism is palpable on both sides of the spectrum, and the political machine built by Clinton and her coterie of advisers is ill-suited to salve these wounds. Hillary Clinton will make a fine US president 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z The Times and The Washington Post are mere “cogs for a corrupt political machine,” he said. Anatomy of a Media Conspiracy 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z For all their flaws, urban political machines like Tammany Hall did an extraordinary job of recruiting poor, undereducated Irish and Italian immigrants, then shepherding their political incorporation into local and national affairs. 27 Million Potential Hispanic Votes. But What Will They Really Add Up To? 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z The Republican said the "Clinton political machine" was using slander and lies to deflect from real issues. US election 2016: Mike Pence says evidence will back Trump grope denial - BBC News 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z His party’s powerful political machine and reliable conservative and elderly voters confer an advantage, especially if other frustrated voters stay home. Spaniards, Exhausted by Politics, Warm to Life Without a Government 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z In an increasingly atomized GOP, wealthy donors are building their own bespoke political machines, outfitted with everything from data shops to voter files. How a Reclusive Hedge-Fund Boss and His Daughter Are Reshaping the Republican Party 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z She has to be more than a political machine and become a good idea. Democrats’ Edge in Voter Registration Is Declining, but Looks Can Be Deceiving 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z Rather than exposing a political machine that was attempting to conceal its operations, the Guardian found one that operated as though it were doing what was necessary and proper to win elections after Citizens United. Why the Supreme Court Should Take On Political Corruption in Wisconsin 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z To us, the enemy is not just the Republican political machine and its super-PAC sponsors. Democratic Dream of Two Blue Coasts? Clinton Is in Striking Distance 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z Spreading misinformation is a common tactic for partisan political machines and big corporations alike. Facebook’s editorial purge has completely backfired 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z And he is running against the most dishonest, politically motivated and globally entrenched political machine in the history of American politics. Donald Trump only alternative to establishment corruption 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z Thaksin's political machine has easily won every national election since 2001, relying on the support of working-class and rural voters who benefited from his populist policies. Thais vote on new constitution that could dilute democracy 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z Her father, Speaker Madigan, is the most powerful politician in the state, giving her a well-oiled political machine from which to work. Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in Illinois 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z Mrs. Clinton challenged Mr. Obama for the nomination that year, and she took him to the very end of the primaries but fell short, delivering a major blow to the Clinton political machine. Hillary Clinton secures nomination 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z Al Smith was a reform-minded former governor aligned with Tammany Hall, the Manhattan-based Democratic political machine. Corruption for decades: That time when the Mafia almost fixed the Democratic National Convention 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z Mrs. Clinton went to great lengths to hide her emails, perhaps because they contain details about the inner workings of the Clinton Foundation and political machine. Putin and Those Democratic Emails 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z Because some on the right still dream of creating a church-based political machine. Why Trump keeps focusing on the 'Johnson Amendment' 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z In the latter half of the 1800s, the power to pick a running mate often belonged to the party bosses who ran the local political machines. Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Russia Doping: Your Thursday Briefing 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z The city was also home to one of America’s greatest political machines, put together by one local boy, Mark Hanna, an iron-and-steel magnate turned political Svengali, and his front-man, William McKinley, from nearby in Ohio. Lessons from Cleveland, the Silicon Valley of the second industrial revolution 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z In 2016, what are children's cartoons but mechanisms of the political machine? Herman Cain breaks five year silence on Pokémon 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z “I like the fact that he’s not from the political machine.” AP-GfK Poll: More people think life improves under Clinton 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z Our man is George Washington Plunkitt, 1842-1924, a Tammany Hall bigwig back when the Tammany Hall political machine set the standard for corruption in New York City and most of the state. Editorials from around New York 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z He was one of the few consistently successful opponents of Mayor Richard J. Daley’s political machine at the height of its power. Abner Mikva, Lawmaker, Judge and Mentor to Obama, Dies at 90 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z Mrs Clinton needs to fund a formidable political machine that employs almost 700 people at her Brooklyn headquarters and in field offices across the country. Poor Donald 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z That’s a recipe for disaster for Democratic Party leaders who are desperate to unify the party and unleash their political machine on Trump. Why the Trump-Clinton matchup is a boon to libertarians | Matt Laslo 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z She’d mobilize the party’s identity groups as the first woman nominee, and the Clinton political machine would do whatever it takes to win. Bernie Isn’t Hillary’s Problem 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z “Pavlensky stands without hiding his face against the punitive political machine, knowing what awaits him.” Provocative ‘Political Artist’ in Russia Convicted of Vandalism 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z His alleged assailant was an “idiot” whom Ojeda had known since childhood—a man, identified by police as Jonathan Stuart Porter, forty-one, with family ties to a local political machine that Ojeda has been challenging. America in a Time of Campaign Violence 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Now, he continued, the party was for the “political machine and the more powerful” and “less for the common man”. Confident Donald Trump tells his West Virginia supporters: don't bother voting 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z Democrats and independents from poor and disadvantaged areas as well as from those long controlled by self-interested political machines backed by unions are forging alliances with the GOP over the need to fix America's schools. Back-Pedaling in Baton Rouge 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z Much like his unfortunate attempts at running a steak business and a university, Trump’s political machine has sky-high name recognition but a product that leaves a foul taste in your mouth. Donald Trump may be losing control, but he's not going anywhere | Richard Wolffe 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z Don't be afraid to take on the Clinton political machine. Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton Turn to Attacks on Credentials 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z They also detail how Mr. Najib used the funds to operate a large political machine, with money flowing from his accounts to politicians, think tanks and lawyers during a close election in 2013. 1MDB Probe Shows Malaysian Leader Najib Spent Millions on Luxury Goods 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Sanders often says he took on “the most powerful political machine in America,” by which he means the Clintons. We must smash the Clinton machine: Democratic elites and the media sold out to Hillary this time, but change is coming 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z On the other hand, anyone who has ever been around a well-oiled political machine knows enough not to trust that it’s keeping its thumb off the scales for one candidate or another. No, Hillary Clinton didn’t commit voter fraud in Arizona 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z “How can a campaign who can’t figure out how to run a television ad possibly beat the Clinton political machine? It’s a joke.” Kasich Backers Knock Trump Ad Off Air in Ohio 1458-02-11T05:00:00Z The state party is a de factor arm of the Kasich campaign, senior Republicans in the state say, and rival campaigns acknowledge Kasich has built—or co-opted—a superior political machine here. John Kasich Faces a Tough Test in Heartland Homeland 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z The byzantine rules in each party give even runners-up delegates, but Clinton’s superior political machine has proved more effective at running up the numbers. Why Motown Might Leave Candidates Singing the Blues 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z Mr. Horn took his proposal to churches and mosques, community activists, City Council members and leaders of the local political machines. Close Rikers? It Would Take Many Years, and Cost Billions 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z Donald Trump's allure can be summed up in one phrase"The Border"And by the way this argument that the Clinton political machine will easily topple Trump is at this point provably not true. Donald Trump Finds Ally in Delegate Selection System, Much to G.O.P.’s Chagrin 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z Turnout was higher than the campaigns had predicted, once again upending months-long preparations for which voters the political machines needed to deliver to the polling locations across the state. Republicans Await Results in South Carolina 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z “Morale is much higher after we changed the culture of the office from political machine to a professional prosecutor’s office,” McGinty said. Ex-assistant challenges incumbent in Ohio prosecutor race 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z The most obvious of which is Hillary Clinton and the political machine backing her. Sign of a broken system: Bernie’s biggest problem may not be Hillary Clinton — it’s the anti-democratic superdelegates in her corner 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z Warren paved the way for Bernie, and in doing so, helped the Sanders campaign undermine Hillary Clinton’s enormous political machine; a monstrosity that benefits from the status quo. Hillary Clinton’s political machine has been busted — thanks to Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z To this day, Suffolk remains a place where public officials, particularly those on the wrong side of the political machine, have been known to wonder whether the district attorney’s office is surveilling them. Scrutiny for Suffolk County’s District Attorney Amid a U.S. Inquiry 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z This makes it difficult to put together the political machines that endorsements often bring. Five myths about the New Hampshire primary 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z He is drawing solid crowds and his campaign for months has built a lean but fierce political machine. Republicans Face Heat in New Hampshire 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z Others said they showed up to vote because Clinton’s political machine in New Hampshire was far superior to Barack Obama’s. The Nation Turns to New Hampshire 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z Cruz is in striking distance of Trump; he has overtaken the real estate mogul in some Iowa polls and has a superior political machine in place. Cruz Finds Himself in Crosshairs as Trump Skips Debate 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z The Culinary Union Local 226, a collective of bartenders, housemaids and cooks, is a massive political machine with more than half its membership of Hispanic origin. What Hillary Clinton is missing about Latino voters 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z If he's successful, the emotion underlying his political machine will dissipate. A Political Earthquake in Iowa 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z The only difference between Bernie and Hillary is Hillary is part of the political establishment and Planned Parenthood is the abortion political machine. Hillary Clinton rallies Planned Parenthood vote, fights all restrictions on abortions 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z Her prosecution under the military government is widely seen as an attempt to cripple the political machine created by her brother, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Trial begins for former Thai PM accused of mismanagement 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Back then, Byrd’s political machine usually ensured a Democratic victory, so it didn’t matter much whether Republicans also voted in party primaries, Rozell said. Federal judge rules in favor of Republican loyalty pledge in Virginia 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z In a world of anemic public provisioning, powerful municipal political machines, characterized by widespread corruption, solidified their working-class voting bases through these clientelist practices. You’ll never drink again: Sex, race, science and the real story of Prohibition 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z Others said his long tenure was a reminder that the city’s antiquated political machines were still a force in Queens. Elections Are Easy for Queens Prosecutor; Critics Call This a Problem 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z The policy questions, for the moment, are being run roughshod by Clinton’s personality and political machine. How Clinton Won the Debate Months Ago 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z Young girls are finding their voice and courageously standing up to the political machines that bullied their mothers. A Muslim American Mother's Hope for Her Daughter 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z And if that fails, the political machine Cruz has built during the past year might be enough to keep him moving forward. Ted Cruz Heads to Las Vegas Debate With Strongest Hand 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z Antisaloon sentiment became a focal point of reformers who sought to rid cities of corrupt and “inefficient” political machines. You’ll never drink again: Sex, race, science and the real story of Prohibition 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z His mother, known as “Dolly,” was connected to the local political machine. Hoboken celebrates Frank Sinatra’s 100th birthday 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z He pulled in tremendous sums of campaign cash and relied on a dominant political machine that he’s used to get himself and his allies regularly elected to Louisiana offices. Republican hoping to defy polls in Louisiana governor’s race 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z Big city political machines and national union among other institutions were the glue. In Obama Era, G.O.P. Bolsters Grip in the States 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Read More: Watch Ted Cruz Vow to Cut the Same Department Twice Rubio landed yet another solid performance, although he is focused on fundraising and building a political machine for the early states. Why the GOP Debate Didn't End the Party's Crisis 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z One central concern of these reformers was ending the municipal power of urban political machines. You’ll never drink again: Sex, race, science and the real story of Prohibition 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z Everything about our politics took a dark turn around the time of Obama’s election in 2008, which is precisely when the Koch brothers’ political machine exploded into being. Charles Koch’s Frankenstein problem: He created the Tea Party monster — and now he laments the results 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z Will the governing party, the Party of the Revolution, one of Africa’s best-oiled political machines, try to rig the vote this weekend, as the opposition contends? Election in Tanzania to Challenge Half a Century of One-Party Rule 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z Sen. Harry F. Byrd Sr., whose political machine controlled Virginia politics for more than 40 years. Many Virginia voters won’t have choice on Election Day 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, he pushed back against Cheh’s description of the PAC as anything like Tammany Hall, the notorious political machine that operated in New York City during the 19th and 20th centuries. Divided D.C. Council takes aim at Mayor Bowser’s super PAC 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z Now we’re at least trying to build anew — the population, the housing stock, the political machines, the retail and entertainment — and we need to keep moving in that direction. DEBORAH SIMMONS: Fresh big-money PAC and Vincent Gray on the move 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z Only years later did I realize he’d been hoping to pick up a patronage job from the old Republican political machine, which dominated Philadelphia for 87 years. Chris Matthews: Growing up Catholic in Philadelphia 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z Even on the Democratic side, there is a similar anti-professional-politician sentiment, which helps explain Hillary Clinton's sagging poll numbers; people are just tired of the same old, same old from the Clinton political machine. Career Politicians Need Not Apply 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z For the record, Americans United for Change is an independent group, created long before Clinton’s presidential campaign, and it’s not part of the Democrat’s “political machine.” Jeb leaves 'I'm my own man' behind 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z A third-generation lawyer in Lowell, a longtime industrial city north of Boston, Mr. Donahue forged an enduring connection to the Kennedy political machine as a young man. Richard Donahue, presidential aide who became Nike president, dies at 88 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z In early 2007, when freshman Illinois Sen. Barack Obama and household-name Hillary Clinton announced for the presidency, the Clinton political machine owned the Democratic Party. The Biden-Obama Axis 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z Law argues that the incumbent is just an extension of a political machine that rewards the powerful and disregards the vulnerable. All Momentum, No Movement 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z Sanders, however, insists that he’s not running merely to cheer up progressive activists or to be a thorn in the side of the Clinton political machine. Bernie Sanders’s Next Challenge 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z Not one to disappoint an audience that has spent several election cycles by his side, Stewart gave the old political machine one last crank. ‘Here it is. My moment has ended’: Jon Stewart says farewell to The Daily Show 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Rubio is among the five Republican White House hopefuls who are meeting with key players of the political machine backed by the Kochs. Rubio Warns Donors That An Attack Is Coming From Iran 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z Fattah, a native of West Philadelphia, pulled himself up through the ranks of the city's parochial political machine, first serving in the state House and then the state Senate. Pa. Congressman Fattah indicted on corruption charges from 2007 mayor’s race 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z Trump, in turn, has lustily criticized the Bush political machine. Is this guy serious? Could Republican frontrunner Donald Trump actually win? 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z In Indonesia, family-run political machines might just pull at enough loose ends to start unravelling the nation. What's Wrong with Dynastic Politics? 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z Thaksin was accused of corruption, but also built a powerful, populist political machine that challenged the privileges of the country’s traditional elite, associated with the military and the royal palace. New anti-corruption law in Thailand extends death penalty to foreigners 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Van Buren was a New York power broker who served as senator while maintaining control over the New York political machine in Albany. Your wife is a bigamist!: The nastiest political campaign in American history 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z But Bush’s political machine was built to weather such a beating. Jeb Bush Gets Into Presidential Campaign After Rocky Prep 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z “It is a well-oiled, complicated, cultural and political machine of the right wing of the conservative movement,” he said. Secretive donors gave US climate denial groups $125m over three years 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z In such races, the PRI enjoys an advantage because of its large, entrenched political machine. Mexico president poised for majority despite discontent 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z In a sense, he already has, essentially deposing David Kochel, an affable Iowa operative who had been in line for the top strategist job in the Bush political machine. Jeb Bush Names New Campaign Manager, Strategist 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z Police departments are not only institutions that aim to insure public safety; departments, and their unions, are powerful political machines, and in politics representation is important. Policing While Black In NYC 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z “We are building the world’s biggest airport,” boast the posters of the governing Justice and Development party, or AKP, that Erdoğan created and turned into the most formidable political machine in the country’s history. Turkey at a crossroads as Erdoğan bulldozes his way to lasting legacy 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z Politically astute, photogenic and backed by his father’s political machine, Biden was elected attorney general of Delaware with 52.6% of the vote. Beau Biden, son of US vice-president Joe Biden, dies of brain cancer at 46 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z Whether or not this will translate into a win for Mr Rodríguez may depend on whether the PRI’s political machine rouses its supporters on election day. Bucking the system 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z An unassuming, slightly nerdy fellow, he is neither rich nor part of the political machine. Hard graft endangered 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z In the 1990s, movement leaders envisioned a massive, Christian political machine – TV preacher Pat Robertson once boasted about helping lead his own Tammany Hall – in which they were the power brokers. Walker gets ready for his religious-right audition 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z "The political machine has not been in favor of the straw poll. This is kind of the establishment position. I think Bush is betting on that position." Jeb Bush's Early Polls: A Tough Pill to Swallow 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z He says his goal is to dismantle what he says is the political machine that has become tribal government in the past administrations, strip out the bureaucracy and make the government more accessible to citizens. 3 candidates challenging incumbent in Cherokee election 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z He reminisced about challenging the "deeply entrenched political machine" in Arkansas in the 1990s, helping to turn it from a deep blue state to the ruby red bastion it is today. 2016 Outsiders Take The Stage 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z Likewise, Mr. Bott said he challenged Mr. Bush for hiring two proponents of same-sex marriage inside the political machine that is helping him explore a bid for the Republican nomination for president next year. Jeb Bush misfires with evangelicals over gay marriage supporters in inner circle 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z He encountered the remnants of the Democratic Clinton political machine during a decade as Arkansas governor, a job that Bill Clinton had held before moving to the White House in 1993. Mike Huckabee looks to social conservatives to power 2016 bid 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z “Those kinds of political machines typically don’t lose narrow elections, especially low-turnout special elections.” Huckabee’s long and complicated history with the Clintons 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z One of Warren’s advisers believes that if she entered the race against Clinton she would be shredded by the Clinton political machine. Elizabeth Warren’s Virtual Candidacy 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Much of the political machine backed by conservative billionaires Charles and David Koch operates in this way. A guide to political money: campaigns, PACs, super PACs 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee boasted that he has been running — and winning — against the “Clinton political machine” in his home state for decades. GOP contenders audition their attack lines on Clinton 2015-04-18T04:00:00Z The killings of two public figures in the Ukrainian capital Kiev only deepens a mystery surrounding a recent spate of deaths among people linked to the political machine of former President Viktor Yanukovych. What's behind the high-profile deaths in Ukraine? 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z “I tell you what, if you battle the political machine that I battled, you know how to fight. But we need someone who knows how to win the fight, and not just start it.” Huckabee’s long and complicated history with the Clintons 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z Inside are remnants of a well-oiled political machine that ruled Madison County half a century ago. Legacy of western NC political family held in old ballot box 2015-04-11T04:00:00Z And it is meeting Tuesday with operatives from Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s political machine. In Reversal, Boston 2024 Wants a Vote on the Olympics 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z On top of his personal attainments he was standing on the platform of the most formidable political machine in Nigeria - the PDP. Nigeria election: Could the PDP lose power? 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z In contrast, his daughter, with Mr. Philippot’s help, is developing a political machine with a broad base. A French Politician Who Has Helped Refine the National Front Party 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z In the current era, Netanyahu operates a predatory propagandist political machine that neutralizes any such potential threat. Bibi's 'Mr. Security' Strategy Helps Secure Win 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Into the 1980s, the Ponders were a feared political machine whose reputation reached from Madison County into Raleigh, Clark said. Legacy of western NC political family held in old ballot box 2015-04-11T04:00:00Z In January, the political machine backed by the brothers told allies that spending across its conservative network would approach $1 billion ahead of 2016’s elections. Kochs say no to Dems’ probe into climate research funding 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z One also has to keep in mind that there’s a huge amount of overlap between the foundation’s donor base and the people pouring money into the Clinton political machine. Clinton’s donor mess: The Clinton Foundation’s fundraising is a big problem for Hillary 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z The vote was generally seen as a partisan action aimed at crippling the political machine founded by her brother, Thaksin Shinawatra, another ousted Prime Minister. AP News in Brief at 5:58 a.m. EST 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z He has proven he can assemble the 3 M’s of modern presidential campaigning: message, money and a political machine. Mitt Romney's Interest in the 2016 Presidential Race Should Be Welcomed 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z His Uncle Bill in Middle Fork worked for the Ponder political machine, overseeing the local precinct. Legacy of western NC political family held in old ballot box 2015-04-11T04:00:00Z She was considered the longest of longshots - dismissed by both the press and the Bilandic campaign as she took on the candidate backed by Daley’s political machine. Jane Byrne, Chicago’s 1st female mayor, dies 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z Eight years ago, Mike Huckabee was an Arkansas Governor with no money or political machine, betting bible-belt charisma and conservative populism could make him President. The Starting Gun: Your Guide to the 2016 GOP Primary Field 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z But that failed to block his political machine and just a few years later his sister, Yingluck, won a general election. Thai junta appoints panel to draft new charter 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z He sat atop a powerful political machine, kept humming by an army of loyal city workers who helped him rack up enviable vote totals in all his bids for re-election. Thomas M. Menino, Mayor Who Transformed Boston, Dies at 71 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z It is a testament to the legendary power of the Clinton political machine that none of those people wanted to discuss her style on the record. Hillary Clinton is a bright spot on a gloomy Democratic election landscape Elections are not simple horse races between differing opinions, they are heavily influenced by advertising paid for by political machines that raise money from competing interest groups. Will Americans ever vote for a far-reaching wealth tax? 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z It is good to see President Obama and his political machine finally wake up, sound the alarm and spring into action against the ongoing global humanitarian crisis that is Ebola. CHARLES HURT: Fight the spread of Ebola by wiping out malaria with DDT 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z AK first came to office in 2002 in the wake of a dire economic crisis which obliterated Turkey’s postwar political machine. Beleaguered at home, Turkey loses friends abroad as Isis threat grows 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z Ms. Le Pen, by contrast, is methodically building a political machine she hopes will be capable of winning national influence and ultimately propel her to the presidency. Seeking New Heights in France, National Front Party Thinks Locally 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z But he goes further too, in pointing out precisely what it is that has gummed up the US political machine. The Wire creator David Simon: why American politics no longer works 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z Harry Truman was the president most publicly identified with poker, which seemed natural for a product of the Kansas City political machine led by the back-room Democratic boss Tom Pendergast. Harry Truman, Five-Card Stud and the Cold War 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z During Prohibition, the bet was moonshine, since the city’s political machine was one of the few in the country willing to ignore the 18th Amendment. Yet again, Atlantic City is in need of a comeback The extent of her rise is all the more remarkable given PT’s status as a formidable political machine. Brazil's Presidential Race Upended By a Dark Horse 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z They also enjoy a powerful political machine in the state led by wealthy progressives like Democratic Rep. Jared Polis to make sure their base turns out. Immigration reformers make their stand in Colorado 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z So how does the GOP political machine counter this? Don't Use Abortion or Birth Control to Shame Women About Sex 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z And I’m enough of a realist to recognize that the modern political machine has been effectively engineered to protect incumbents, so I honestly believe term limits are our only option. Why Larry Summers Is Right About Term Limits 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z Their local political machine in the capital is much stronger than the Conservatives’. The blond bombshell 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z This was the country’s political machine in overdrive after last-ditch mediated talks to avert a default broke down in New York. Argentina Is in Default, and Also Maybe in Denial 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z Before he turned 30, he was one of the so-called Gang of Four that, starting in 2004, sunk untold millions into creating a political machine aimed at establishing a permanent Democratic majority in Colorado. Rep. Jared Polis’ anti-fracking crusade riles Colorado 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z Back around the early 20th century, when political machines ruled, voters considered the blessings of party bosses to be powerful cues. How Would Chuck Norris Vote? 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z The anti-government protesters, backed by the country’s traditional elites, bitterly opposed him and sought to remove all traces of his political machine from politics. Junta expects next Thai elections in October 2015 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z “We thank Senator Chris McDaniel for courageously standing up to the political machine. In politics, the righteous are not always victorious.” G.O.P.’s Rifts Laid Bare in Reactions to Mississippi Runoff 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z But Frosh’s political machine pulled out the win, garnering huge support in his home county, the state’s largest jurisdiction. Brian Frosh wins Md.’s Democratic attorney general nomination It will not be the political machine and the Republican old guard.” In Mississippi, Chris McDaniel’s Senate Bid Is Bolstered by Tea Party Energy 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z Yet some companies are trying to conflate the issues and leverage the religious fervor and grassroots political machines of the net neutrality movement. In Its Dealings with ISPs, Netflix Is Holding a Powerful Card 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z On Monday, a federal judge liberated Chicago from the federal oversight that was intended to prevent politically motivated hirings, firings and harassment of government employees, once a common practice of the city’s political machine. Chicago Freed From Oversight on Graft 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z The argument against running boils down to this: Clinton enjoys a comfortable platform from which to work on issues she cares about, without enduring the distorted spotlight of an out-of-control right-wing media/political machine. Why Clinton will run As the country’s most disciplined political machine, the MQM has sustained its hold over politics in Karachi and other cities in Sindh province. East of Edgware 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z The Kochs are also at the heart of one of America’s most powerful political machines. Dissecting the Kochtopus 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z “I kept it positive and focused. I made a phone call. I congratulated him on the results. And that’s it. I was never part of the political machine.” Jerry Brown is poised to make history 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z That means that any scandal tends to be amplified—and the players may seem all too familiar members of the old political machine. Smallest state inches out of deep, dark hole 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z The anti-government demonstrators, who wrought havoc in Bangkok for months by taking over government ministries and major intersections, are bent on destroying the various incarnations of Thaksin’s political machine. Thailand’s coup: Your questions answered 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z He speaks of reform, but is seen by many as part of the old Newark political machine. Street Fight 2.0 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z The anti-government protesters, aligned with the opposition Democrat Party and backed by the country’s traditional elites, say they want to remove all traces of his political machine from politics. Attack on Thai Protesters Kills 2, Wounds 22 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z The anti-government protesters, aligned with the opposition Democrat Party, say they want to remove all traces of his political machine from politics. New Twist in Thailand’s Battle for Seat of Power 2014-05-12T06:36:27Z Originally a liberation movement that still sees itself as a champion of the downtrodden, the A.N.C. is increasingly viewed as simply a political machine in an increasingly corrupt South Africa. South Africa President Appeals for Ex-Backers to Return to Fold 2014-05-05T00:52:51Z He describes the inhabitants of the tenements as suffering from overcrowded dwellings, corrupt political machines, life-threatening public health conditions, child labor, gangs, and juvenile crime. Paul Ryan’s much-needed history lesson: What he really needs to learn about urban poverty 2014-04-29T16:13:00Z Starting in Philadelphia, Comcast built a hometown political machine and turned it into a national juggernaut. Op-Ed Contributor: Welcome to Comcast Country 2014-04-23T23:26:11Z Congress put the rules in place to keep wealthy interests from buying official favors by funding entire political machines—and from creating the appearance that the political process was corrupt. Supreme Court Loosens the Reigns on Campaign Cash 2014-04-02T22:46:24Z Their most likely source of help looks to be the judiciary, which government supporters say is biased against Thaksin's political machine. Once unthinkable, civil strife stalks tropical Thailand 2014-02-26T10:39:00Z William Marcy “Boss Tweed” Jr. ran the most corrupt political machine in the country, Tammany Hall, and it was tied in closely to the city’s omnibus system. Scientific American’s Owner Built the First New York Subway [Excerpt] 2014-02-21T16:00:00Z In Hanabusa’s candidacy, what remains of Inouye’s mostly Japanese American political machine is fighting for supremacy against a younger and whiter progressive wing that is trying to become Hawaii’s new ruling class. Hawaii Senate primary is dividing Democrats along ethnic and generational lines 2014-01-02T01:17:00Z The African National Congress has slowly gone from a liberation movement to a Tammany Hall-style political machine. After Mandela, a Test at the Polls for His Party 2013-12-10T01:13:46Z They made their way upward in the nascent urban political machines, just as their more verbally skilled men and women made their way upward through the hierarchy of the Catholic Church. A Nation Built for Immigrants 2013-09-21T03:26:11Z He leaves with the Pakistani economy a shambles, and with the once-mighty political machine he still leads, the Pakistan People’s Party, in disarray after a crushing election defeat. Making History in Pakistan Simply by Serving a Full Term 2013-09-09T00:01:58Z There was a time when the Republican Party in Nassau County was a nearly indomitable force, a political machine with influence that extended to Washington. In Nassau County, a Deluge of Democrats Threatens a G.O.P. Stronghold 2013-07-07T18:49:06Z The Washington Post accused Wilson of engineering “a colossal political machine.” Hindsight: The Federal Reserve’s Framers Would Be Shocked 2013-06-22T17:43:11Z After more than a decade of sitting out the fiercest race in town the union is expected on Wednesday to throw its sophisticated political machine behind a candidate for mayor of New York City. Labor Seeks Influence in New York’s Mayoral Race 2013-06-18T19:42:20Z Indeed, Republicans here took some hope in Clinton’s stunning 2008 collapse, when her political machine seemed to fall apart under the pressure of Obama’s challenge. GOP Fears Hillary in 2016 Race 2013-04-12T09:35:00Z A thin-skinned man, whom officials dreaded upsetting, he created a formidable political machine. Boston’s mayor: Dropping the pilot 2013-04-04T15:09:49Z London's main parties are campaigning jointly against independence, knowing that Alex Salmond's SNP is a highly motivated political machine that will spare no effort to win a vote on its flagship policy. Scotland "new state" outside EU, U.N. if splits: Britain 2013-02-11T10:44:38Z He defeated powerful Democratic leader Carmine DeSapio, whose roots reached back to the corrupt Tammany Hall political machine, in a race for district leader. Ed Koch, iconic NYC mayor, dies at 88 2013-02-01T11:27:00Z He has a formidable political machine, and so far no one has emerged as a potential rival. Mayor Menino of Boston Draws Cheers at Speech 2013-01-30T04:28:20Z On Twitter, too, Abe is leading the charge for a more modern Japanese political machine, with around 54,500 followers, compared to fewer than 1,900 for his predecessor in the prime minister's office. Analysis: Japan's Abe rolls out strategic PR, policy campaign 2013-01-13T20:53:42Z With the date for the referendum quickly approaching, many analysts say the Brotherhood’s formidable political machine should be able to turn out enough supporters to pass the draft into law. Morsi Loses Support Amid Protests 2012-12-07T09:45:00Z The answer to that question lies less in what Romney said or did Monday and more in the race he ran and the political machine he built over the past two years. Romney team savors last full day of campaigning before election 2012-11-06T01:38:00Z The wealthy figures behind the consortia bidding already control vast stakes in Nigeria's economy and political machine, and many of the assets only had one approved bidder each. Insight: Murky deals cast doubt over Nigeria's power sell-off 2012-10-21T12:57:23Z "Even though Lula is not in the dock, it his government and his political machine that are there on trial," Cesar said. Brazilian corruption trial dims Lula's aura 2012-10-09T23:15:15Z It’s shedding remnants of the New Deal coalition, which relied heavily on labor unions and city political machines, and adapting to a global economy, the rise of social media and “geopolitical challenges.” Dems see Latino-based future as union clout wanes 2012-09-04T18:30:00Z Hughes: As a raw display of political power, it was a move worthy of the best of Chicago’s political machine. Was Obama’s Immigration Announcement Good Politics? 2012-06-20T10:00:09Z The two candidates, however, revved up the battle-tested political machines that helped them advance past last month’s first round of voting. Egyptians Return to Polls for a Second Day 2012-06-17T11:00:40Z Back in the Nile Delta, the Brotherhood is anxiously trying to “win back voters” they say were lost to the same mischievous political machine that’s unabashedly suppressed them for decades. Egypt’s Fractious Presidential Race Reflects a Country Deeply Divided 2012-06-14T23:44:00Z For Morsy, that was the Muslim Brotherhood, long the strongest opposition to Mubarak's rule, and in the aftermath of the uprising, Egypt's most organized political machine. Egypt's Presidential Choices: The Trouble with Democracy 2012-05-28T11:25:00Z Mr. Shafik’s chances in the runoff are hard to assess because of the popularity of Islamist politics here and the Brotherhood’s unrivaled political machine. Ahmed Shafik Counting on Egyptian Elites’ Fears 2012-05-28T02:29:05Z Both sides of the runoff represent competing political ideologies backed by powerful political machines. Egypt Looks Set for Polarizing Runoff 2012-05-25T12:33:01Z Who replaced Carmine De Sapio as the boss of the Tammany Hall political machine? The Powers of New York: Introduction 2012-05-05T14:54:18Z I must confess that the idea of using the sacred cult of ancestor worship as a political machine is very abhorrent to me. The Political Doctrines of Sun Yat-sen: An Exposition of the San Min Chu I 2012-04-04T02:00:55.303Z A civil war within the political machine had given him an opportunity to make explicit and profitable treaties with those "higher up." Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z Always sympathetic, always warm, always ready to betray at the first symptom of personal advantage, they are nevertheless useful parts of the political machine, and not so contemptible as might appear. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z And Romney has begun to display a confidence of sorts as he expands what is already a mammoth political machine in early voting states and other places across the country. As Gingrich falls, Romney strategy seeming more plausible, yet votes will determine success 2011-12-21T22:40:44Z The politicians share the power developed by the local political machines which control the huge expenditures for levee construction and maintenance. Our National Defense: The Patriotism of Peace 2011-12-14T03:00:16.577Z In Newark, Cory Booker took on the political machine and discovered that it was trickier than he’d learned in the civics books. Dot Earth Blog: If a Tree Falls, Can it Win an Oscar? 2011-12-13T19:34:21Z Until one has lived close to it, it is almost impossible to believe the power over the working masses the smallest cog in the political machine exercises. The Leaven in a Great City 2011-12-05T03:00:48.150Z The Tea Party is a well organized political machine. Occupy Wall Street deserves more attention than the Tea Party 2011-11-19T01:32:47Z It is nothing better than a political machine, cunningly devised, for the propagation of despotism. Popery! As it Was and as it Is Also, Auricular Confession; And Popish Nunneries 2011-10-12T02:00:50.077Z Not Roemer, whose cry for Louisiana "to slay the dragon" of Edwards' political machine vaulted him to the governor's mansion. Inside Buddy Roemer's unlikely White House run 2011-10-05T22:00:27Z A political machine that grinds out jobs isn't a particularly patriotic institution. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z The combination of the political machines accomplished the city's disgrace in 1897. The Leaven in a Great City 2011-12-05T03:00:48.150Z Politicians, both in power and in opposition, used to collect illegal campaign donations from the chaebol to keep their political machines running. South Korean Chaebol Under Increasing Pressure 2011-09-13T16:29:32Z Part of the challenge facing the rebels is the pervasive reach of the Qaddafi political machine. Tribal Rifts Threaten to Undermine Libya Uprising 2011-08-13T21:16:43Z But it's not only Karl Rove and the Republican political machine that are blaming Obama for America's economic woes. What should we believe about al-Qaida? 2011-07-27T20:01:00Z It places the Southern States in the control of one political machine; and the aim of this machine must inevitably be self-perpetuation. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z Many of this class remain in the section because they hold positions in the city departments in return for active service in the interest of the political machines. The Leaven in a Great City 2011-12-05T03:00:48.150Z And his first test is the straw poll next month, where he is hoping he can organize his band of followers into a political machine capable of beating some or all of his brand-name rivals. Iowa Polling to Test Paul?s Move to Mainstream 2011-07-27T00:41:11Z Huge government building projects kept the contracts flowing and the political machine running. Special Report: Can Malaysia reform and discriminate? 2011-07-07T04:59:15Z “I grew up watching her run these campaigns,” Ms. Gillibrand said of her grandmother, who rose to become a major figure in the legendary political machine of Mayor Erastus Corning 2nd of Albany. A Gillibrand Campaign: More Women in Politics 2011-07-05T01:28:23Z The great drawback to its improvement, and, I may add, the curse that rests upon it, is its being made a political machine. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z It took years for the evils of political machines to make life unbearable in New York. The Leaven in a Great City 2011-12-05T03:00:48.150Z McClure’s took on corporate monopolies and political machines, the awful conditions most Americans lived and worked in, the tainted food and water they ate and drank. Lincoln Steffens: Muckraker?s Progress 2011-05-14T17:52:36Z The Mormons have a strong political machine and pull together much as the Roman Catholics do, but the idea that they dominate everything in Salt Lake City seems to be a mistaken one. Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z Court testimony showed that the Daley administration secretly violated civil consent decrees restricting patronage for more than a decade, fueling a political machine that was deployed during election campaigns for the mayor and his allies. Pulse: Inaugural Spenders Will Pay Rahm?s Party Tab 2011-04-15T00:25:24Z "The party political machines took over power a long time ago, thinking about themselves and not the good of the country," he said. Portuguese wary of bailout pain 2011-04-10T13:43:40Z The independent wage-earner found his hope of political recognition in allegiance to the political machines. The Leaven in a Great City 2011-12-05T03:00:48.150Z When they have the vote those are naturally chosen who are cogs in the political machine. Anti-Suffrage Essays 2011-03-28T02:00:24.710Z Irish-American workers were key in the rise of powerful political machines in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Recent labor frays in statehouses, elsewhere come with burden of history for Irish-Americans 2011-03-17T08:31:56Z The fear is that the two organizations with previous experience, the Muslim Brotherhood and elements of the disbanded National Democratic Party, Mr. Mubarak’s political machine, will win large shares of the vote. Egypt?s Generals Struggle in New Role 2011-03-04T12:58:18Z They see no patriotism except in loyalty to a political machine; and no loyalty to a political machine except for what they can get out of it. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z The standards of morals are established even in childhood by the working of the systems of political machines. The Leaven in a Great City 2011-12-05T03:00:48.150Z Union leaders fear that few rank-and-file members would do so, and their political machines would quickly grind to a halt. The Real Stakes in Wisconsin 2011-03-03T09:30:00Z But despite the shock of Guttenberg's exist, the Berlin political machine grinds on. Plagiarism Claims Take Down Germany's Darling Defense Minister 2011-03-03T07:55:00Z In 2001, that party merged with two others to become United Russia, the political machine that now staffs virtually the entire bureaucracy and every elected chamber in the country. Russia: Is Putin's Judo Clique Cashing In on Connections? 2011-03-01T10:05:00Z “The unions have served us well for years, but they’re turning into nothing more than a political machine for the Democrats.” Tea Party Group Issues Warning to the G.O.P. 2011-02-27T02:20:49Z The upset defeat of Mr. O’Donnell demonstrated the complexities of trying to influence aldermanic races in the aftermath of the Chicago political machine’s demise. Runoffs for Aldermen Pose First Test for Emanuel in Dealings With Council 2011-02-25T03:42:52Z The Fianna Fail party - or Soldiers of Destiny in English - was the most powerful political machine in the state for decades. Feeling betrayed 2011-02-19T12:07:39Z The president's political machine worked in close coordination Thursday with state and national union officials to mobilize thousands of protesters to gather in Madison and to plan similar demonstrations in other state capitals. Obama joins Wisconsin's budget battle, opposing Republican anti-union bill 2011-02-18T02:21:01Z He loves it for the grit and grandiosity that has produced everything from Saul Bellow's greatest novels to Michael Jordan's six NBA titles to the epic Daley-family political machine. Hey, Chicago, Say Hello to Your Next F#@*ing Mayor 2011-02-17T08:00:00Z The change which was needed was not any mere re-adjustment of the political machine. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z The electoral playing field has been altered drastically in just the nine years since Mr. Daley’s political machine helped Mr. Emanuel become a congressman representing a district on the North Side. Runoffs for Aldermen Pose First Test for Emanuel in Dealings With Council 2011-02-25T03:42:52Z Every wheel of their well-organized political machine was set in motion," the Courier asserted, "to transmute country farmers into citizens of York. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z The political machine works in jumps and often breaks down at a critical moment. Over Here Impressions of America by a British officer 2011-01-30T03:00:16.597Z Unfortunately, the prosperity of the Church under Constantine converted it into a political machine as unconscionable in its methods, and as effectual in results, as the so-called rings which govern many cities to-day. Twentieth Century Socialism What It Is Not; What It Is: How It May Come 2011-01-17T03:00:51.213Z It was last Sunday, and like almost every other day during the last two decades, Ms. Banerjee, 56, continued her unswerving pursuit of toppling one of the most entrenched political machines in the world. The Saturday Profile: The Eye of an Indian Hurricane, Eager to Topple a Political Establishment 2011-01-15T04:25:07Z His father and his brother, both named Richard, each served as mayor of Chicago, making them the de facto head of that city's powerful Democratic political machine. Right-hand man 2011-01-06T21:09:56Z An estimated 1,000 members of Tammany Hall, the Democratic political machine, marched. Extravagant or Modest, Inaugurations Vary With the Star of the Show 2010-12-31T03:00:31Z Thus persuaded to refrain from hasty judgments upon opinions, and to accept every new idea upon its merits, the rising generation applied itself to the working of the improved political machine. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z In other words, every reform movement if successful resulted in a political machine animated by selfish motives and therefore as bad as other political machines similarly animated. Twentieth Century Socialism What It Is Not; What It Is: How It May Come 2011-01-17T03:00:51.213Z In political circles, Ms. Banerjee is rated a strong favorite, though few analysts discount the Communist political machine. Communists In India Fight To Hold On To a Mission 2010-10-22T01:57:00Z Rival campaigns often play up such suspicions, peddling the worst stereotypes about urban decline to associate mayor candidates with high crime rates, poorly performing schools and corrupt Big City political machines. Why would a mayor ever want to be a governor? 2010-10-05T01:01:00Z The city’s fabled political machine has faded and shifted, and Mr. Emanuel may be the first to understand precisely how. Political Memo: White House? That?s Nice. But It?s the Big Leagues Now, Rahm. 2010-10-01T03:19:00Z |
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