Sentences with phrase «democrat running as an independent»

He faces former Lt. Gov. Duke Aiona, the GOP nominee, and former Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann, a Democrat running as an independent, in the general election.

Not exact matches

It's also worth noting that, despite running as a Democrat, Bernie Sanders is actually registered as an Independent.

- Bernie Sanders (D): Although he's an Independent, the Vermont Senator is running as a Democrat.

Someone else will run, and will beat Cuomo, as an Independent Democrat.

A person familiar with the thinking of former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara says he's mulling an AG run as an independent, free from ties to either the Republicans or the Democrats.

What remains to be seen is if Democrats run primaries against members of the Independent Democratic Conference or IDC, something Governor Cuomo does not want to see as he publicly calls for the two warring Democratic factions to come together in a show of party unity.

The anti-reform medics plan to target at least fifty senior Liberal Democrats and Conservatives with small majorities, running on what Dr Clive Peedell, co-chair of the NHS Consultants» Association, describes as «the non-party, independent ticket of defending the NHS».

When it's happened in the past, even when the Democrats have held a big registration advantage, it happened at the end of Cuomo, for instance, the last Cuomo when he was running for a fourth term, and George Pataki ran as kind of an outsider and an independent.

Mr. Ulrich's endorsement signaled Mr. Dietl may be embraced by Republican officials, after initially trying to run as a Democrat and now running as an independent.

«Independent Democrat» is not a recognized political party in New York State, so members of the IDC run as Democrats, but then support Republican leadership once elected.

In a theoretical head - to - head match - up where Jeffries ran as an independent against de Blasio as a Democrat, Jeffries pulled support from 26 percent of city voters, to the mayor's 43 percent.

By running as an independent, he has already opened the door for the possibility of walking away from the Democrats (he'll just say that the Dems didn't want him (which is ture), so why would he caucus with them).

De Blasio was neck - and - neck in potential citywide match - ups with Comptroller Scott Stringer, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and Bronx Borough president Ruben Diaz, Jr. if those Democrats ran against him as independents.

«Independent» Sen. Joe Lieberman, a former Democrat who sits with Democratic caucus, said Tuesday that he would not rule out running for re-election in 2012 as a Republican.

[7] In 2016, Hamilton announced that he would join the Independent Democratic Conference, [9] a group of eight senators who run for election as Democrats, but support the Republican party once elected.

Liberal Democrat John Birch won the by - election after his supposed Labour rival, Alex Mockridge, had to run as an independent because she has been a member of the party for less than a year.

The registered independent running as a Democrat also graduated from Cornell University, received a masters in education from Harvard University and self - published a book about getting involved in politics.

Dietl first said he wanted to run as a Democrat, but switched to an independent candidate because of a snafu on the party registration form he filed.

Former Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion, a former Democrat who is now unaffiliated, might run as an independent on the Republican line.

The Democratic Committee during a meeting outside of Albany on Tuesday passed a non-binding resolution demanding the eight - member Senate Independent Democratic Conference either re-align itself with the mainline Senate Dems as a majority or not run on the Democratic ticket «because they are not acting as Democrats.»

The money comes as an independent expenditure committee aligned with the state's teachers union has sought to bolster Democrats running for the Senate over the last several weeks with TV ads and mailers in the final weeks of the general election.

Still mostly white, largely suburban in layout and feel, the 19th is one of the few political swing districts in the city, where Republicans can run competitive campaigns and win, and where independent - left Democrats such as Tony Avella maintain tremendous electoral popularity.

Example: Could Bernie run in the 2020 primaries as a Democrat and as an Independent?

But it is interesting to note the very warm feelings being expressed today for Schweitzer — a red state Democrat who is viewed by insiders as an intriguing White House contender because he polls well with independents and moderates, even though he's not as well known as Cuomo or Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley or any other of the numerous candidates likely to rise to the top tier of if former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton decides not to run.

The 2015 Mt Vernon Democratic primary, can not come quick enough for some, with six Mayoral candidates — Mayor Davis, Clinton Young, Ruth Hassell - Thompson, Maureen Walker & Richard Thomas (Deborah Reynolds will appear on the Conservative line in the General Election but not appear in the Democratic primary) and seven city council candidates — Andre Wallace, Delia Farquharson, Diane Munro, Lisa Copeland, John Boykin, Janice Duarte (who is a Democrat running on the Independence Party line) and Cheryl Dennis who is running as an Independent (No party), all vying for two city council seats available.

The independents seek recognition as a permanent third conference and a bipartisan governing coalition, in which Republicans and Democrats would jointly run the chamber.

Many other petitions were filed under independent party labels by candidates who will already be running as Republicans and Democrats, and these candidates will thus have their names appearing on multiple ballot lines.

The chamber is run by Republicans and a group of breakaway Democrats known as the Independent Democratic Conference, or the IDC.

Since then, he has run for the Senate as an independent and lost, then run for governor as a Democrat and lost.

At the same time, Golisano, a registered GOPer who ran for governor as an independent in 2002, was funneling millions into Responsible New York, a third - party effort that largely backed Democrats.

Another incumbent to watch is Rep. John Conyers Jr., who could easily make this list if he is forced to run a write - in campaign or seek office as an independent — the Michigan Democrat may have insufficient signatures to get on the primary ballot.

The NY - 22 and NY - 24 spots are similar, in so much as they cast the non-Republican candidates (remember, there's an independent — Martin Babinec — and a Democrat — Kim Myers — running in NY - 22) as too close to Democrats both here in New York and down in D.C.

(In May, Quinnipiac found that in a head - to - head match - up where de Blasio ran as a Democrat and Stringer an independent, de Blasio would only best Stringer by a point.

In an earlier email pitch to state Democrats, Teachout said she was running for AG because New York needs «an independent voice for the people» — which critics promptly pointed out didn't align with her role as the treasurer in a campaign for governor.

Jim Jenkins, a prominent Nebraska rancher and a former Democrat, has been mulling over running for U.S. Senate this year as an independent candidate.

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, who was elected as a Republican but is running as an independent candidate, literally walks the line between Democrat and Republican in his 30 - second spot entitled «Best of Both.»

Long - time Democrat incumbent John Parete of Olive, after losing both major party endorsements at primary, is running as a Conservative and Independent.

Independent Presidential Bid Challenges Democrat Leaders Frank V. Vernuccio, Jr., J.D. Michael Bloomberg, who served three terms as mayor of New York City, is actively exploring a run for the presidency.

Hawkins has received endorsements from the same progressive NYC Democratic Clubs that amplified Teachout's run in the Democratic primary — The Village Independent Democrats, The Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club, The Downtown Independent Democrats, The Gramercy Stuyvesant Independent Democrats, as well as two Brooklyn clubs, the Prospect Heights Democrats for Reform and the Southern Brooklyn Democrats.

Neal, 41, who had a long - running stint on NBC's «Law & Order: Special Victims Unit» and also a recurring role on CBS» «NCIS,» is a registered Democrat, according to the Ulster County Board of Elections, and will need 3,500 signatures on petitions to secure a spot on the November ballot as an independent.

Among the featured speakers in attendance were New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Indiana Senator Evan Bayh, and Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman, who earned the animosity of some Democrats by losing the primary as a Democrat and going on to win the seat by running as an Independent.

Sean Gavin appeared for Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and we also heard from Scott Noren, M.D., who is running for NY State Senator as an Independent Democrat, but who is not a candidate in the primary.

In the new CNN / ORC poll, 65 percent of Democrats and Democratic - leaning independents said they would likely back Clinton as their presidential nominee if she decides to run.

Banks was endorsed by Jeffries in his previous council run against Inez Barron, as well as Brooklyn Democratic chairman Frank Seddio, and Assemblyman Walter Mosley, as well as the LAMBDA Independent Democrats of Brooklyn, the borough's biggest LGBT political organization.

Some South Carolina Democrats have launched an effort to put a more polished candidate on the ballot as an independent to run against Democratic nominee Alvin Green.

The six - figure ad buy from the independent expenditure group will run through Thursday as Democrats continue to hit Republicans over tax and Medicare proposals in the budget of Rep. Paul Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee.

Quinnipiac offered the 1,038 residents three hypothetical general election match - ups, with Mr. de Blasio running as a Democrat against either city Comptroller Scott Stringer, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. or Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams running as an independent.

November 14, 2012 • Sen. - elect Angus King of Maine, who cruised to victory last week running as an independent, said Wednesday that he will caucus with Senate Democrats, giving them in effect a 55 - 45 seat advantage next year.