Sentences with phrase «democratic opponent facing»

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Just over four months to the election, and facing pressure from their Democratic opponents, most Republican Senate incumbents opted for consistency despite the political frenzy days after the worst mass shooting in modern American history.

Grisanti, like McDonald, faces a primary challenger to his right, along with a Democratic opponent in the fall.

If Perry sticks to his online - only strategy in the face of a strong opponent in the Fall — and this former Texas Democratic political staffer (for one) hopes that Bill White WILL be a strong opponent.

DeFrancisco, R - Syracuse, does not have a Democratic opponent this year, and faces a Green Party opponent.

Of Republican incumbents, 45.85 percent faced a primary challenger, while 36.81 percent of Democratic incumbents seeking re-election faced a primary opponent.

Rep. Jerrold Nadler won the Democratic primary Tuesday for a New York City congressional seat he's held for nearly a quarter - century, defeating his opponent in the first Democratic primary challenge he's faced in two decades.

One plugged - in New York City Democratic insider admitted that Rangel was older, in worse health, facing more negative press coverage and battling a more serious opponent than the octogenarian did in 2010.

Malliotakis became the undisputed Republican and Conservative nominee several weeks ago, without having to face any opponents in a primary, but with the Democratic primary yesterday formally establishing Mayor Bill de Blasio as the Democratic nominee the general election season informally began today.

Duckworth and Strickland also face Democratic primary opponents, but remain strong favorites to secure the Democratic nominations.

Teachout faces seemingly overwhelming obstacles in her campaign; little time, a 100 - 1 money disadvantage, no prior campaign experience and a widely - known opponent who controls both state government and the state Democratic Party, to name a few.

Democrat Kevin Kim will face off against Republican Dan Halloran in the Nov. 3 race to replace City Councilman Tony Avella (D - Bayside), but one of Kim's former opponents in the Democratic primary became the focus of the race last week.

Former state Sen. Hiram Monserrate faces an uphill battle in restoring his public image after being ousted from the Senate in February for assaulting his girlfriend, but he is also far behind his opponent, community activist Francisco Moya, in campaign financing as he prepares for the Sept. 14 Democratic primary for the Assembly.

Mr. Grimm professed his innocence after he faced a 20 - count indictment in April and went on to crush his Democratic opponent Domenic Recchia Jr. in November.

Since then, he's faced mostly token opposition until 2010, when four Democratic opponents ran against him, hoping to capitalize on his presumed weakness stemming from his ethics violations in Congress.

He didn't face a Democratic opponent in the 2012 or 2016 cycles, though in 2014 he was challenged by USF St. Pete Professor Judithanne McLauchlan.

Ahead of the Nov. 21 vote — where the veteran politician who has weathered big storms before will face Louisiana House Democratic Leader John Bel Edwards — Vitter's goal is clear: Convincing most of the 381,000 voters who supported his Republican opponents that he is a good second choice.

Silver, faced with his first Democratic primary contest in over two decades, trounced opponents Paul Newell and Luke Henry, snaring a hefty 68 percent in his Lower East Side district, with 100 percent of the vote in.

The departure from the field by Catsimatidis cleared the way for Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, the GOP mayoral candidate who will face off in November against de Blasio, who just handily defeated his four Democratic primary opponents earlier this week.

Democratic Rep. Nita Lowey is unlikely to face a Republican opponent in the November general election.

There is little, if any, primary competition for the three, though de Blasio does face several Democratic opponents, most notably former City Council Member Sal Albanese and police reform activist Bob Gangi.

ALBANY — Former congresswoman Kathy Hochul defended her Democratic bona fides on Thursday morning, in the face of criticism from her opponent and the New York Times about her sometimes - conservative record in Congress.

His main Democratic primary opponent, U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, in many ways has been the object of Grayson's zealotry as much as the conservative Republican the winner will go on to face in November.

Lhota, a deputy mayor under former GOP Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former head of the city transit authority, faced off against his Democratic opponent, New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, in the first of three debates leading up to the November mayoral election.

In the Democratic mayoral primary, de Blasio faces his biggest challenge from former city councilman Sal Albanese, who has criticized his opponent on issues ranging from homelessness to affordable housing in the city.

Cuomo has refused to debate Teachout, his opponent in Tuesday's Democratic primary, and has not yet committed to a general election debate with Astorino, leaving the two challengers to face off against each other.

Cuomo, with no Democratic opponent and facing what polls show is only weak opposition from any of three potential GOP challengers, doesn't have to announce his candidacy until his party's nominating convention in late May, so there's a chance he'll wait until then.

The poll did not survey the September Democratic primary, where Cuomo faces two opponents, Fordham Law School Professor Zephyr Teachout and comedian and activist Randy Credico.

«It really was a tough decision,» said Faso, R - Kinderhook, a first termer already facing a potentially stiff challenge in 2018 from several Democratic opponents.

Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher faces a Fiorina - like cash deficit against former Rep. Rob Portman (R), after spending four times as much as his Democratic primary opponent and winning by 11 points.

Facing a fall contest against a Republican opponent focused on law and order, Hillary Clinton has narrowed her search for a vice-presidential candidate, telling several potential running mates that she needs a No. 2 who would bring national security experience to the Democratic ticket.

U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney's (D - Astoria) team has brushed off criticism from opponent Reshma Saujani, whom she will face in the Democratic primary this fall, that her campaign is funded by special interests.

The leftist organization MoveOn released its own blistering statement Tuesday in reaction to Clinton's tough talk — an indication that her muscular rhetoric could be a headache if she has to face a primary opponent for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Jim Gerlach talking to himself: Let's see, I can run for an open, Executive Branch, Governors Seat or I as a member of the Republican Main Street Partnership who supports Stem - Cell Research, some LGBT Rights and Environmental Issues, where my primary opponent would be an ultra-right conservative who already ran another moderate GOP member to the Democratic party, and if I survived that bloody primary fight, would then face the six - term incumbent senator with long roots in the same part of the state as me and who had a 60 % approval rating among Pennsylvania Democrats before he decided to switch parties and will have a popular president campaigning for him in an already 55 - 45 Democratic state.

Supporters and opponents of raising taxes — or, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed, renewing the state's existing surcharge on people reporting more than $ 1 million in income — faced off at a Tuesday budget hearing while the Democratic governor lashed out at Republicans in the Legislature.

His view has recently changed, as he faces a Democratic primary opponent in his reelection this year and as the state has continued its political demographic evolution into an ever - increasingly Democratic state.

Warren is facing a Democratic Primary in September, and earlier in the day, one of her opponents, James Sheppard, said that the proposed spending plan would delay some development projects because of the need to plug a budget gap.

The second and final Democratic mayoral primary debate on Wednesday was a frenetic hour - long affair in which Mayor Bill de Blasio spent much of his time on the defensive, facing probing questions from debate moderators and tough criticism from his opponent, Sal Albanese.

This was a slightly larger percentage than Clinton - who also calls New York home - won in the Democratic primary, where she earned 58 percent of the vote while facing just one opponent (there were four Republicans on the ballot: Trump, Kasich, Ted Cruz and Ben Carson, who had dropped out before the vote).

In the Democratic primary in that district, which is more than half Hispanic, Mr. Sabini faced two Hispanic opponents, Nestor H. Diaz, a lawyer, and Charles Castor, a former police officer and aide to Councilman Hiram Monserrate.

Assemblymember Michelle Titus represents District 31 in Queens and is facing neither a Democratic primary opponent or any general election competition.

Aubry, whose district covers Elmhurst, East Elmhurst, Corona and LeFrak City, faces an opponent for the first time in years in Democratic community activist Anthony Miranda.

Sheehan faces at least two Democratic opponents — Commisso and current Common Council President Carolyn McLaughlin.

He held his seat from 2011 to 2015 and managed to defeat his Democratic opponent, Domenic Recchia Jr., a former Brooklyn councilman, in November 2014 as he faced a trial in Brooklyn federal court.