Sentences with phrase «democratic in presidential years»

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The strike, one of the largest in recent years in the United States, drew support from Democratic U.S. Presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton.

Since then black voters have provided the margin of victory for Democratic presidential candidates over the years — Jimmy Carter in 1976, Bill Clinton in 1992 and 1996, and Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012.

Those include 23 districts where Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton defeated Trump and various others that Republicans took away from Democrats in recent years.

This year's elections will reflect some big demographic changes in the American electorate — and we think those changes will shape the GOP presidential ticket more than the Democratic one.

Macron's campaign was hacked shortly before the presidential election last year, but, thanks to France's election - silence law, it didn't have anywhere near the impact of the hack of the Democratic National Committee during the 2016 election in the U.S..

Libertarian Gary Johnson's plan for capturing the White House hinges on voters following through on polls suggesting they dislike the Republican and Democratic presidential nominees more than in any election year in history.

Edwards, a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008, was found not guilty of campaign finance violations in 2012 after a donor paid $ 1 million to keep knowledge of Edwards's out - of - wedlock child from becoming public the year before his presidential bid.

Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders's (I - VT) Social Security benefit expansions, as one example, would cost 1.3 to 1.4 percent of payroll once fully phased in, the equivalent of at least $ 1.2 trillion over ten years.

That is how one American senator described the choice in this year's US presidential contest between the Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and the Republican nominee Donald Trump.

Strider, who helped spearhead Democratic faith outreach in 2006 and 2008 - when he directed that work for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign - said the party put substantially fewer resources and effort into faith - based strategy work this year than in any election since 2004.

Mahamudu Bawumia's claim that the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) has since 2009 amassed and spent 12 times the nominal resources that the NPP had over its eight years of leadership is «cleverly exaggerated», policy think tank IMANI has said in its commentary on the opposition New Patriotic Party's vice presidential nominee's lecture he delivered on Thursday September 8 at the National Theatre.

In a year with a bad map and low presidential approval, Democratic campaigns desperately need the money, and as we've seen, they're spending it on the kinds of activities that might make a difference in close raceIn a year with a bad map and low presidential approval, Democratic campaigns desperately need the money, and as we've seen, they're spending it on the kinds of activities that might make a difference in close racein close races.

So that means the fight for control of the Senate will head into the general election in a presidential election year that traditionally draws out more Democratic voters.

Only three years ago, pundits and political scientists saw the 2008 American presidential election as the beginning of a new era in Washington: the rise of President Obama and a strong Democratic majority in both houses of Congress meant that after eight years away from Pennsylvania Avenue, liberals could again implement political programmes and reforms free from Republican meddling.

The Independent Democratic Conference in the Senate has come under increasing pressure since last year's presidential election to form a new alliance with the mainline Democrats in the chamber.

Yet this once - contested territory has become solidly Republican in recent years — last voting for the Democratic presidential candidate in 1996.

It's her first appearance in Maryland since last year's Democratic presidential primary.

Still, Republicans had a night that was far better than initially expected, given traditional Democratic gains in presidential election years.

While Cuomo's praise for Republican initiatives may help the party as it attempts to fend off Democratic efforts to win the Senate, it's not certain how big an issue drug abuse will be in a busy presidential election year.

He will likely struggle in a presidential year, when more minority and younger voters are likely to turn out to vote for Democratic candidates.

The governor announced the proposal Tuesday at a community college in Queens alongside Sen. Bernie Sanders, who promoted a free college tuition program during his unsuccessful Democratic presidential primary bid this year.

He finished fewer than a thousand votes (less than 1 percentage point) behind Democratic Rep. Louise Slaughter in the 25th District in 2014, but doesn't look poised for victory this year unless Donald Trump's presidential candidacy floats all GOP boats.

This is a lesson Democratic candidates for state Senate have learned the hard way in recent years (including presidential years), especially in their attempts to wrestle control of seats in Long Island.

Republicans were working with a fantastic political baseline in 2014 — low presidential approval, a slew of Democratic Senate incumbents defending their seats in Red states, a midterm election, and high - quality candidates drawn into battle this year, in part precisely because it was so favorable to Republicans in the first place.

They will represent districts Democrats carried with big margins in presidential election years — seats the newly minted Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Ben Ray Luján will probably want back.

Black women voters voted in large numbers for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, for former President Barack Obama in 2012 and for now - Alabama Sen. Doug Jones last year.

The advocacy comes just ahead of de Blasio's re-election year and is spurred in part, the mayor said, by the enthusiasm stirred up by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, who de Blasio did not support in the Democratic presidential primary.

But until polls are released suggesting otherwise, there's no reason to think Gipson will enjoy the turnout edge that Democrats typically benefit from in presidential election years: The district contains parts of Dutchess and Putnam counties, both of which went to Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary and overwhelmingly to Donald Trump in the GOP's contest.

Stone's long - awaited appearance before the committee is shaping up to be a combative confrontation with Democratic committee members who have publicly accused him of being a key player in Russian efforts to meddle in last year's presidential election.

President Trump on Sunday accused former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonTrump Jr. met with Gulf adviser who offered help to win election: report Voters Dems need aren't impressed by anti-waterboarding showboating After year of investigation, Trump can rightly claim some vindication MORE of colluding with her party to defeat her primary opponent Sen. Bernie SandersBernard (Bernie) SandersSunday shows preview: Lawmakers weigh in after Texas school shooting Voters Dems need aren't impressed by anti-waterboarding showboating Primary win gives resurgent left a new shot of adrenaline MORE (I - Vt.).

Still, in a presidential election year, defeating Schumer would be a heavy lift for any Republican seeking to run statewide in a Democratic - heavy state.

It was a presidential year in a Democrat - dominated state, after all, which traditionally bumps up turnout and benefits Democratic candidates up and down the ballot.

Not one poll has shown Gillespie ahead in the race, one year after Clinton won Virginia by 6 percentage points — a closer - than - expected margin in a state with a Democratic governor and two Democratic senators and that's voted for the Democratic nominee in three straight presidential contests.

Bill Samuels — a prominent Democratic fundraiser, founder of good government group EffectiveNY and a frequent Cuomo critic — suspected it might have more to do with the potential for Hillary Clinton to be atop the presidential ticket this year, which could usher in a Democratic State Senate.

Pelosi is also pointing out that if Cuomo indeed has presidential aspirations, presiding over a Democrat - dominated state that loses Democratic House members in a presidential election year because he declined to get engaged in the House redistricting process will not play well with party insiders.

The constituency, which was previously under the West Akim district, has over the years voted massively for the governing National Democratic Congress NDC in both parliamentary and presidential elections.

The two major political parties in Ghana, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP), have intensified their political campaigns with just about 60 days to this year's presidential and parliamentary elections.

Kingson said he likes the chances for a Democrat to recapture the 24th District in 2016, a presidential election year that is likely to have former U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D - N.Y., at the top of the Democratic ticket.

Nobody expects the shockingly good GOP performance in this heavily Democratic state in 2014 to carry over to a presidential year.

Time, it would appear, is on the side of Skoufis, though running in a presidential year in a county trending Democratic was obviously tempting.

Republicans, who are defending many more competitive seats in the House this year, are trying to keep pressure on Democratic recruits in districts that Democrats have been hoping to pick off during a presidential year.

Heading into the 2016 presidential year when Democratic turnout is traditionally high, Gianaris is optimistic the Dems can pick up enough seats on Long Island to put them in a position to grab at least partial control of the chamber.

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson's win over Democratic former Sen. Russ Feingold marks the first time since 1980 that a Republican has won election to the Senate in a presidential year in Wisconsin.

Romeo says she sees an increased focus on New York State this election cycle compared to past years, but regardless of the primary results, she imagines the state will go to a democratic candidate in the presidential election.

ABUJA — AHEAD of the national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, slated for March this year, strong indications have emerged that the alleged endorsement of Governor Ibrahim Dankwabo of Gombe State as the Presidential candidate of the party was at the moment causing strong division in the party, especially in the North East geo - political zone of the country.

Dadey didn't put forward a specific plan for how he would assist Flanagan is holding on to power in a presidential election year expected to boost Democratic turnout in this Democrat - dominated state.

MONROVIA (Reuters)-- Former soccer star George Weah has won Liberia's presidential run - off election and will succeed incumbent Ellen Johnson Sirleaf next month, the country's first democratic transition in over 70 years.

NEW YORK — Bernie Sanders, the Vermont U.S. senator who stoked liberal passions nationwide as a Democratic candidate in last year's presidential contest, stepped into New York politics for a day on Monday, casting first - term Mayor Bill de Blasio as the antidote to the «un-American» leadership of President Trump.

Central African Republic votes in a presidential election on Wednesday aimed at restoring democratic rule in a divided country gripped by years...

Democrats will likely be helped across the board in 2016, a presidential election year that will likely draw out more Democratic voters than last year.