Private emails circulated by several party officials have asked Republican leaders to hold off on endorsing DeFrancisco, and to search for alternative candidates to challenge Gov. Andrew Cuomo in November. (syracuse.com)
Not least, the fact that Corbyn's sweeping first - round victory in the leadership contest was enabled, to a great extent, by three alternative candidates who utterly failed to inspire the selectorate. (totalpolitics.com)
Each party's committee to fill vacancies — three - member panels usually consisting of top party leaders — have until Friday to find alternative candidates for the November races. (newsday.com)