Examples of minor party in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web During the tea party wave, Haran became frustrated with the new activists’ anti-government tilt and turned to the Constitution Party, a minor party that’s to the right of the GOP. — Isaac Arnsdorf, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Oct. 2021 During the tea party wave, Haran became frustrated with the new activists’ anti-government tilt and turned to the Constitution Party, a minor party that’s to the right of the GOP. — Isaac Arnsdorf, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2021 The deadline for independent and/or minor party candidates to qualify is November 16 at 5 p.m. — Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, 30 Aug. 2021 Following changes in the Town Charter that reduced the term lengths from four to two years, the Secretary of State considered those positions as new, erasing minor party incumbencies. — courant.com, 19 Aug. 2021 This required minor party candidates to petition again for ballot placement. — courant.com, 19 Aug. 2021 The wild card in this race is whether there will be a strong third candidate running either from a minor party or as an independent. — BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2021 Barnaby Joyce, who served as deputy prime minister from 2016 to 2018 before resigning after an extramarital affair scandal, was seated after a leadership revolt in the coalition government’s minor party. — Washington Post, 2 July 2021 There is just one Democrat and one Republican on the ballot (along with some minor party candidates), and Democrats have spent a good amount of money on the race. — Harry Enten, CNN, 31 May 2021

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