Sentences with phrase «democratic standard bearer»

Informal polling showed that Westin, a clinical oncologist at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, was running second to attorney Lizzie Fletcher in a crowded race to choose a Democratic standard bearer for the seventh congressional district in Texas.

In no case, though, have the Republicans — or any other party for that matter — put forth candidate who is not the Democratic standard bearer.

Aides say Cuomo will try to distinguish himself in Philadelphia from other Democratic standard bearers like Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, while trying finally to step out from his father's shadow.

Not exact matches

Openly, explicitly, President Obama and his administration, with the support of the Democratic party, are the standard bearers of the forces of secularism, atheism, and immorality.

Chicago Park District Supt. Edmund Kelly, a leader of the regular Democratic organization, has been encouraged by some Republican committeemen to switch parties and become the GOP standard bearer.

The state Democratic Party responded to the Republicans» new «more of the same» ad campaign with this little Web video, which reminds GOP and Conservative leaders how they used to feel about Carl Paladino — «lo those many moons ago before they embraced him as their gubernatorial standard - bearer.

The onset of a long period in opposition for social democratic standard - bearers such as Labour in Britain and the SPD in Germany, coupled with continuing slow growth, high unemployment and falling unionisation, led the parties of the Socialist International into a comprehensive accommodation with neo-liberalism — albeit one wrapped in soothing social market rhetoric and homeopathic concessions at the margins.

This year, the state Independence Party has tapped Democratic AG Andrew Cuomo to be its standard - bearer in the governor's race — a contest in which the party must win at least 50,000 votes in order to maintain its ballot line.

In one of the stranger political statements I've seen of late (perhaps ever, actually), state GOP Chairman Ed Cox has heeded Democratic leaders» calls for him to condem anti-gay statements made by his standard - bearer, Carl Paladino, by lambasting whoever wrote them.

Wilson had the cash advantage (thanks to an investment of about $ 4 million of his own money) and nearly all the newspaper editorial boards in the state behind him, and DiNapoli did not, unlike his fellow Democratic statewide contender, AG - elect Eric Schneiderman, have the support of the party's standard - bearer, Governor - elect Andrew Cuomo, behind him.

De Blasio, 56, will claim he's the rightful standard bearer for the progressive wing of the Democratic party.

Democratic candidates all across New York are heeding Sampson's call, pressuring Republican to reject their own standard - bearer.

«Early on, Cuomo seems to be in a strong position to again be the Democratic Party's standard bearer.

Every metric shows that we are poised for a great election cycle, and with extremist Donald Trump as the Republican standard - bearer, we expect record Democratic turnout in competitive races throughout New York State.»

Weah, a retired international footballer and standard bearer of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) was declared winner on Friday after the Boxing Day run - off polls by Liberia's national electoral commission.

Curran, a Democratic county legislator, and Republic standard - bearer Martins, a former state senator and Mineola mayor, both discussed their records on the subject and plans on infrastructure development during a Woodbury breakfast event hosted by the Long Island Contractors Association.

Shelly is a loyal to the Democratic Party's core principles and its standard - bearers.

Paterson didn't even attend the Democratic convention in Rye at which Cuomo was unanimously selected to be the party's standard - bearer — a role the governor hoped would once be his — opting instead to remain in Albany to work on the budget.

«I'll be able to be a standard bearer for the Democratic party,» Luthmann said, adding that he'll focus on transportation and social security issues if he runs.

But top Democratic strategists say that in radio and TV ads — what strategists usually consider the most important messages of a campaign — they have consciously made a pitch to voters that doesn't rely on the GOP standard - bearer.

At this point, there is no clear indication who would be the Democratic standard - bearer in a recall election.

But given the lack of White House support for Governor Paterson and his diminished poll numbers, Democratic Party officials are proceeding under the assumption that Mr. Cuomo will run for governor and become the party's standard bearer.

Syracuse, NY: New York Green Party standard - bearer Howie Hawkins lost the race for City Council 4th District to Democratic / Working Families nominee Khalid Bey by 82 votes, finishing with 48 %.

Factional Chairman of Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Segun Adewale, has claimed that the lingering PDP crisis is caused by the 2019 presidential ambition of the former vice president, adding that there were forces working to install the ex-vice president as the party's standard bearer in 2019.

THE battle to determine the standard - bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State, on Thursday, shifted to the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, as Governor Timipre Sylva told the five - man panel, headed by Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, that the PDP had invoked its jurisdiction in order to stall hearing of the substantive matter at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.

People who obviously changed their voting habits to elect a Democratic majority (male voters split 50/50 last night, a third of Evangelicals voted for Democrats) were taking a chance on a party in which Hillary is now the standard bearer.

Timmons v. Twin Cities Area New Party, 520 U. S. 351, 354 - 355, n. 4, 359 (1997)(recognizing party's right to select its own standard - bearer in context of minor party that selected its candidate through means other than a primary); id., at 371 (STEVENS, J., dissenting); Eu v. San Francisco County Democratic Central Comm., 489 U. S. 214 (1989); Democratic Party of United States v. Wisconsin ex rel.

New York Rep. Richard Hanna on Tuesday became the first Republican member of Congress to back Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, citing his discomfort with GOP standard - bearer Donald Trump.

With campaigns by Democratic challengers to de Blasio stuck in a larval stage, Republicans in New York City have begun jostling over who will be their party's standard - bearer in the general election — and quietly trying to avoid a primary.

With campaigns by Democratic challengers to Mayor Bill de Blasio stuck in a larval stage, Republicans in New York City have begun jostling over who will be their party's standard - bearer in the general election — and quietly trying to avoid a primary.

The WFP is quickly becoming more of a headache than a help for candidates in a year where labor has few public defenders and the Democratic standard - bearer, Andrew Cuomo, has, for now, kicked the under - investigation minor party to the side.

While the state Democratic Party is neutral on the ballot measure and its standard - bearer and two U.S. senators are all opposed, Chairman John Burton gave a one - word answer to the San Francisco Chronicle back in April when asked at the party's convention what will bring out young, first - time Barack Obama voters again: «pot.»

When it came to issues, all five leaned leftward, likely in an attempt to appeal to a Democratic primary electorate that seems to be hungry for liberal standard - bearers.

The regional chairpersons made their intention known to the the immediate past President of the country who was also the standard - bearer of the National Democratic Congress during the 2016 general elections in which the party suffered defeat at a meeting on Thursday 9th November, 2017.

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown is chairman of the New York State Democratic Party and is the likely standard bearer for the local committee.

State Sen. Ray Meier will be the Republican nominee, while Oneida County District Attorney Michael Arcuri will be the Democratic standard - bearer.

Some of his positions will make legislators — including Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver — bristle, and they present a challenge for the Democratic Party: How will it unify around a message of wholesale change when its standard - bearer is attacking a government it controls?

Whoever emerges from the scrum holding the party's nomination will become the Democratic standard - bearer in a competitive congressional district where the party's electoral efforts have been thwarted time and again.

Which means, rather than having local party bosses pick who gets put on the ballot on the Democratic line — and, by extension, who inevitably wins the general election in the safe district — voters will get to choose a standard - bearer through a competitive primary.

At the same time, the state Democratic Committee, for which Cuomo is the standard - bearer, has been compelled to condemn Democrats in the Senate who have formed a power - sharing coalition with Republicans, an arrangement that progressives have faulted Cuomo for not breaking up.