Sentences with phrase «democratic establishment»

Inouye and the rest of the Democratic establishment threw in for Akaka, insulted that Case was not interested in waiting his turn.

Here's what he told Grist in September when asked about the «all - of - the - above» energy strategy being promoted by Obama and the Democratic establishment:

Torlakson, a former teacher and state legislator, has the backing of the Democratic establishment and the state's two large teachers unions.

Last week's rebellion against DFER from the Colorado Democratic Party rank and file is the first large - scale push - back against the group by the Democratic establishment, that we know of.

Torlakson, the incumbent, a former teacher and state legislator, has the backing of the Democratic establishment and the teachers unions.

Thanks to Governor Malloy, Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch, Malloy's Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor, and education reformer extraordinaire Paul Vallas, the Democratic establishment has presided over an ongoing effort to destroy Bridgeport's public education system.

The race for the state's top schools job has long followed a familiar pattern: A state legislator, anointed by the Democratic establishment and the teachers unions, faces off against political outsiders who want to bust up the Sacramento status quo.

Torlakson has support from teachers unions — which said Thursday they plan to appeal — and the Democratic establishment.

Notably, anti-IDC candidates are forging ahead with their candidacies despite a tentative Senate Democratic reunification plan on the table and lack of support from much of the Democratic establishment.

Hillary Clinton remains the clear frontrunner for the Democratic nomination, the clear frontrunner against all Republican challengers for the general election based on all polling, and the clear favorite among Democratic insiders and throughout the Democratic establishment nationally and in major states.

The Staten Island GOP is blasting Mr. Recchia for his ties to Mr. de Blasio, a former colleague, and the Democratic establishment.

A gadfly who won only 5 percent of the vote in a State Senate race last year, Mr. Philpotts stunned the Democratic establishment on March 1 when the county committee in the Crown Heights - based Assembly district selected him over several better - known candidates to run as a Democrat.

On Saturday, Mr. Recchia kicked off his campaign with the district's Democratic establishment united behind him.

He defied the Democratic establishment to run for mayor against their chosen candidate, Bill Thompson.

The Club for Growth's first ad in the special election in New York's 23rd district hammers state Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava (R) and businessman Bill Owens (D) for their alleged similarities to Gov. David Paterson — a move sure to stoke concerns within the Democratic establishment about the drag the Empire State's chief executive could have on downballot contests in 2010.

Disgraced ex-Assemblyman Sheldon Silver's long reign in Lower Manhattan is finally over — voters booted his favored successor from his old seat tonight, instead picking a relative newcomer to the district supported by much of the larger Democratic establishment.

«Unfortunately, the Washington Democratic establishment has pushed all year for policies that spend too much, tax too much, and borrow too much from our children and grandchildren»

Aided by the organizational muscle of the New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council and the Queens Democratic establishment, Ms. Meng collected 51 percent of the vote, according to unofficial results.

«This might be a winning hand for Spitzer, to say I'm not beholden to the Democratic establishment,» Zaino said.

But then McMurray won the endorsement of Democratic county leaders in the sprawling 27th district in February, meaning Stankevich would have had to take on the Democratic establishment if he decided to fight McMurray in a primary.

Much of the local Democratic establishment turned out for Mr. Recchia's kickoff.

In the event of a special election, the Staten Island Republican Party would nominate a candidate to take on a nominee from the borough's Democratic establishment.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Throughout the primary process, they were cast as a group of political outsiders, disenfranchised by the Democratic establishment.

For sure, Ulster's Democratic establishment took a pounding in this primary, with party luminaries led by County Executive Mike Hein taking it on the chin from a bunch of unknowns.

There may not be a primary battle for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, but the mayoral runoff election in Chicago - triggered Tuesday by incumbent Rahm Emanuel's failure to get 50 percent of the vote - looks like it is going to serve as a proxy, with netroots progressives and unions on one side backing Emanuel's challenger Chuy Garcia, and high finance and the Democratic establishment backing Emanuel.

CBID bucked the rest of the Brooklyn Democratic establishment and became the only club in the borough to endorse Sanders for president.

Balter vs. Perez Williams would be a clash between the grassroots and the Democratic establishment.

Bill Clinton: The former president's endorsement came as much of the city's Democratic establishment was deserting Mr. Rangel.

Mr. Hamilton — a longtime Democratic district leader — has the backing of Mr. Adams and much of the Kings County Democratic establishment, and a source told the Observer that the mayor's choice to back Mr. Dorancy is a snub of the borough president and his effort to determine his own successor.

The entire Democratic establishment, outside of a few stray elected officials and a handful of labor unions, united around Ms. Clinton.

Unlike his hostile relations with his former Democratic colleagues in the Senate, Klein is on friendly terms with most of the Bronx's Democratic establishment, and will likely have the backing of Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr..

His endorsement is also further evidence that the Democratic establishment, even if Mr. Flake has bucked it before, is coalescing around Mr. Grodenchik.

In her closing ad «Our Turn,» released before Tuesday's primary, Moser painted herself as a grassroots leader standing up to the Democratic establishment.

And that's thanks, more than anything, to the Democratic Establishment.

Mr. Grodenchik worked for Parkside, a firm with close ties to the Queens Democratic establishment, lobbying on behalf of the scandal - plagued Flushing Willets Point Corona Local Development Corporation.

Mr. Stringer and Ms. Mark - Viverito joined the Bronx Democratic establishment in endorsing Mr. Espaillat; Mr. de Blasio, in a blow to Mr. Rangel, chose to sit the race out.

De Blasio, who managed Clinton's campaign for Senate in 2000 and was sworn in as mayor by former president Bill Clinton, has conspicuously held off endorsing his former boss» presidential bid, even as the entirety of New York's Democratic establishment did so.

Honda has won the support of much of the Democratic establishment, but Khanna has been backed by many major tech executives including Yahoo chief Marissa Mayer and Google chairman Eric Schmidt.

Their actions raised some eyebrows because most of the Democratic establishment is expected to line up behind the incumbent governor seeking a third term.

Now that the TV cameras are gone and the political - gossip reporters have slunk away, Representative Carolyn McCarthy — the diminutive, hard - bitten blonde from Long Island who recently infuriated the state's Democratic Establishment by announcing her plans to run against Governor David Paterson's Senate pick, Kirsten Gillibrand, in 2010 — can refocus on her real crusade: the rules of procedure at House hearings.

He then said that the Democratic establishment was already urging Mr. de Blasio to line up behind the front - runner.

With the unpopular nature of the democratic establishment in Michigan combined with McCain's popularity of independents there, this leaves McCain with a great opportunity to pick up Michigan.

Andrew Cuomo and the Democratic establishment were out to get him as they were out to get Senator Monserrate and Senator Kruger.

In special elections for statewide offices, the selection of the party's replacement candidate falls upon the local county committee members, who are usually citizens loyal to the Democratic establishment.

It was somewhat exacerbated because the Democratic establishment backed New York's then - Sen.

The mayor still enjoys the overwhelming support of the local Democratic establishment, and de Blasio has already banked about 10 times the total amount of money Avella raised during his 2009 run.

The race found Teachout as the favorite of the state Democratic establishment — the same one that practically shunned her when she ran against Cuomo for governor in 2014.

In other words, the Democratic establishment rushed into the arms of a candidate who it was clear from the beginning could well lose to Donald Trump, especially if a few things bounced the wrong way — and is now shocked and outraged that she indeed lost when a few things bounced the wrong way.

The effort by the left - leaning third party, Gallo said, allowed him to compete despite the lack of support from the city's Democratic establishment.

Ms. Richardson will face Shirley Patterson, the woman who defeated her for district leader last year, who is running on the Independence Party line with the support Kings County Democratic establishment.