| Now with his foray into the electoral area, he has the makings of a political kingmaker. |
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| He was aided and abetted by a one-time car salesman whose verbal skills and shady book-keeping saw him become a kingmaker and bagman. |
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| Going into the campaign, Layton aimed to win enough seats to be the kingmaker in a Liberal minority government. |
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| Certainly he is one the party's most credible performers, but he is more likely to play the role of a kingmaker than a king. |
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| He is targeting for at least 40 MPs so that he would not only be the kingmaker, but can become king, too. |
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| He is seen as a potential kingmaker and wields considerable power already in managing parliamentary business and pulling MSP levers on its committees. |
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| The New York kingmaker who died Monday believed voters could actually handle a nuanced argument. |
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| Or he genuinely believes that no matter how small his party becomes, he will still be in a position to play kingmaker after the election. |
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| The former kingmaker disagreed with Mr Putin over the president's efforts to limit the power of regional leaders. |
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| Terry Branstad is a GOP kingmaker who could lose his bid for a sixth term thanks to scandal upon scandal. |
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| Does he hope to play the kingmaker in a tainted presidential electoral process? |
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| If neither main party wins a majority, the liberal democrat leader could be kingmaker. |
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| In recent years, the man who was once beaten down by a firestorm of criticism has transformed himself into a political kingmaker and a celebrity icon. |
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| As a founder of the southern wing of the Republican Party, he became a presidential kingmaker and a key figure in turning courts back to the right. |
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| Like the Koch Brothers, it seemed Rastetter wanted to be a GOP kingmaker. |
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| He specialized in construction affairs under the late kingmaker Shin Kanemaru, but claims, himself, to be a specialist of local administration. |
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| Related: Republicans pay court to Ernst, Iowa kingmaker who won't hog the spotlight In the audience, Terry and Karen Whipple of Ankeny were trying to make up their minds. |
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| Nicola Sturgeon's party has benefited from a poll surge in recent months which could see them make massive gains in Scotland, potentially casting her as kingmaker following 7 May. |
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| As well, small one issue parties can sometimes find themselves in the position of being kingmaker which may allow them to force their own narrow agendas onto the nation as a whole. |
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| With less than a percentage point difference between the two main blocs, the right-wing SD party, which has never before made it into parliament, would likely become the kingmaker of the election, observers said. |
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| Related: Republicans pay court to Ernst, Iowa kingmaker who won't hog the spotlight If only navy Seals voted, Rick Perry would win the White House in a landslide. |
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| Whether or not Gates does return as CEO temporarily, it is clear that he is going to be the kingmaker for any permanent replacement for Ballmer. |
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| Harthacnut's death in 1042 probably involved Godwin in a role as kingmaker, helping to secure the English throne for Edward the Confessor. |
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| And Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, a potential kingmaker in a hung parliament, unveiled one of his party's election battlebuses in North London. |
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| Similar to the Kingmaker book, the conference teaches women how to enlarge their sphere of influence through Christ-like service and humility. |
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| Pontypridd-based figurine makers Sportsculpt and Kingmaker have merged to create a new force in the gift market. |
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| Author George RR Martin loosely based Game of Thrones' Lord Walder Frey on Warwick the Kingmaker. |
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| The pair are both entered in the Kingmaker Novices' Chase at Warwick and, more ambitiously, the totepool Game Spirit Chase at Newbury and have each strung up good sequences. |
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