His nomination is supported by the party's left wing but opposed by the right wing.
the left wing has lost considerable influence in the party, which is now aggressively courting political moderates
Recent Examples on the WebThe 31-year old left wing was a member of the Boston Bruins that was upset by the Panthers during the 2023 NHL playoffs.—Kaushik Sampath, Miami Herald, 10 July 2024 His strong support for Israel in the days after the Oct. 7 terrorist attack by Hamas won him goodwill from Republicans but fractured his relationship even further with his party’s left wing.—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 July 2024 But according to an April poll by the Tel Aviv University Peace Index, only 12 percent of Israeli Jews identify as left wing.—Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2024 To attract impassioned youthful dissenters to his column in an airtight race, the Chicago convention this August will be a key juncture, at least judging by how Hubert Humphrey mishandled the unruly left wing of his party back in the 1968 presidential race.—Michael Tubridy, New York Daily News, 31 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for left wing
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