She was elected leader of the Conservative Party in 1975, when the party was in opposition.
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He resigned from Sinn Fein in 1981 when the Party abandoned its federal Ireland policy.
Both may be in a weaker position than Paul when the party convenes in Tampa.
Mr Thomas was one of three Plaid cabinet members when the party went into coalition with Labour in 2007.
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When the party picked Jim Molyneaux's successor, Radio Five Live demanded a prediction and I opted for John Taylor.
For some Republicans he recalls the days when the party controlled Congress and they romped over their Democratic colleagues.
When the party was over, they walked away from these homes, leaving them to the banks and to the taxpayer.
It used to be the role of central bankers to take away the punchbowl when the party was in full swing.
It follows the resignation of the party leader last year when the party's National Executive Committee (NEC) blocked councillors from taking part.
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However, the SNP hit back and said its opponents would have all their questions answered when the party revealed its spending plans on Friday.
Despite the setback, the 2003 Holyrood election brought success for the Scottish Socialists, when the party boosted its tally of MSPs from one to six.
Perry moved on when the party went left, but took with him the experience of having been a member of the other side to guide his public persona.
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The final episode of "Jersey Shore" airs December 13, and with the end in sight, the cast are thinking about what to do when the party's over, spinoffs notwithstanding.
Resolution finally came at the end of May, when the party decided to penalize the states by half, seating both states' full delegations, but giving each delegate only half a vote.
As punishment, both state parties were told they would not be represented when the party officially nominates a presidential candidate at the August convention in Denver, Colorado, and they are challenging those sanctions.
But that failure was rooted in the fact that much of current conservative policy is broadly unpopular, a problem only compounded when the party becomes more polarized and dominated by the far-right debating society.
They formed after the 1994 election when the party had significant losses, and primarily these are folks who came from districts that traditionally probably vote more Republican than Democratic, but these were Democrats who got elected in those precincts.
While some GOP lawmakers have raised questions about his qualifications for the Labor Department, Republicans are also treading carefully so as not to antagonize Hispanic groups at a time when the party is seeking to broaden its appeal to Latino voters.
Mori's only real rivals were Foreign Minister Kono Yohei (who once was LDP party president when the party was out of power and so is the only LDP president never to be prime minister) and Kato Koichi, who heads the second-largest Diet faction.
Correspondents say many within the BJP felt that the allegations against Mr Gadkari had blunted their criticism of the governing Congress party, which has been hit by several corruption scandals recently, at a time when the party is preparing for next year's general elections.
The fact of the matter is, is that black people will go to the Republican Party when the Republican Party presents programs, platforms, policies that will draw a larger number of black people.
Under international law and domestic precedent, however, the ABM Treaty had to have lapsed when the other party, the Soviet Union, was liquidated.
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"When the Republican Party looks like the rest of America, we'll win again, " Paul said.
K. Gujral collapsed on Nov. 28 when the Congress party, which provides the Front vital parliamentary support, withdrew its backing.
The crescendo was reached in November of 2010 when the Tea Party exercised extraordinary influence over the mid-term elections.
And certainly when the opposing party has its hands on the investigative machinery in Congress, as the Republicans in the House do, you can have hearings to say who knew what when.
Campbell, a former newspaper editor who became Blair's spokesman when the Labour party was in opposition in the 1990s, said he hoped "some form of proper regulation" would arise from the hacking and bribery scandal.
When the Labour party was in opposition, it often criticised the Conservatives for packing quangos with its own supporters.
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When the claim checks outstanding grow sufficiently numerous and when the issuing party can unilaterally determine their purchasing power, the pressure on the issuer to dilute their value by inflating the currency becomes almost irresistible.
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When the Republican Party cannot muster a majority of white voters, the game is over.
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