Sentences with phrase «democratic victory in»

A Democratic victory in the election Tuesday would set up a new fight in the legislature's upper chamber as the party would then likely hold a one - member numerical majority over Republicans.

The list, as before, seems still built on the premise that mid-term Democratic victory in Congress is a temporary glitch and not a more permanent realignment.

Conor Lamb, a Democrat and former Marine, scored a razor - thin but extraordinary upset in a special House election in southwestern Pennsylvania after a few thousand absentee ballots cemented a Democratic victory in the heart of President Trump's Rust Belt base.

Democrats blasted the move, and the timing of the announcement, saying Walker was trying to gin up conservative voters and draw attention away from an upset Democratic victory in a special state Senate election on Tuesday.

But a Democratic victory in the GOP - dominated district could spell trouble for Republicans who are otherwise shut out of statewide offices.

«Are we ready for a great Democratic victory in 2018?»

A Democratic victory in Brooklyn should provide a 31st vote for the Dream Act, which opens state tuition assistance programs to undocumented immigrants.

The NY - 27, represented by Rep. Kathy Hochul, is a top target for the national Republican Party, which sees the Democratic victory in a special election an exception, not a rule, for the deeply conservative upstate voters.

Instead, Stewart - Cousins said she is focused on the spending plan and then a Democratic victory in an important state Senate race in Westchester County on April 24.

Republicans are still stultified and angered by the depth and scope of the Democratic victory in 2008 and its symbolic rejection of the conservatism that had dominated the Bush presidency.

It's a key part of our 50 - State Strategy, and the cornerstone of our plan for Democratic victory in 2008.

The agreement is contingent in part on a Democratic victory in the race, scheduled for April 24.

A Democratic victory in the race could potentially lead to the party taking control of the chamber later this month.

In my home state of Pennsylvania, for instance, despite a strong Democratic victory in the governor's race, every Planned Parenthood - endorsed legislative candidate in a reasonably contested race was defeated.

Scott's candidacy is a bright spot for Republicans in a year where Democratic enthusiasm is expected to be overwhelming, as evidenced by the recent wave of recent Democratic victories in special elections in Alabama and Pennsylvania.

Soros said that, in addition to Democratic victories in elections this year, a goal of his was to reestablish a functioning two - party system to uphold US institutions.

While their contributions as pivotal voters have gone largely unacknowledged, Ohio black voters, in particular, have pulled more than their weight for Democratic victories in one of the most highly contested states in the Electoral College.

«There will be no shortage of Democratic victories in the Empire state in 2016, and we expect NY - 19 to be among them,» Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee spokesman Jeb Fain said in an email.

So they went big on political spending, going all out for Democratic victories in hopes of passing EFCA.

Democratic victories in the two Senate races would give the party a numerical majority in the chamber.

Governor Cuomo, one day after Democratic victories in elections in New York State and the nation, is calling on warring democratic factions in the State Senate to unify.

A special election Tuesday in New York decided the fates of 11 open seats in the state legislature — including two key Democratic victories in the state Senate.

Let's cheer so they can hear us in Virginia,» he said, referring to Democratic victories in those states on Tuesday night.

Earlier this month, Geoff Berman, the executive director of the New York State Democratic Party, announced a strategy for ensuring Democratic victories in 2018 that includes flipping Republican seats in Congress into Democratic hands and returning the IDC to the Democratic fold.

That was the case in Westchester and Nassau counties, where anti-Trump sentiment and the constitutional convention vote spurred Democratic victories in key races.

Schumer said he smells a Democratic wave coming in 2018 after convincing Democratic victories in Virginia, New Jersey and New York yesterday, saying Republicans «better look out.»

Democratic victories in both special elections would give the Dems a nominal majority of 32, but there is yet another hurdle to Democratic control.

But on Wednesday morning — even after two critical Democratic victories in special elections on Tuesday — Mr. Cuomo was still one vote short of turning the Senate to Democratic control.

Democratic victories in Alabama, Virginia and New Jersey hinged in large measure on suburban and minority voters, which are be less of a factor in the mostly rural 19th and 21st congressional districts.

Not exact matches

By comparison, presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, who had yet to clinch her party's nomination, raised $ 28 million in May through the campaign and its «victory fund,» finishing the month with $ 42.5 million on hand.

The Democratic Party's victory on Tuesday in the governor's race appears to have cemented the move toward climate regulations, with Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam beating Republican challenger Ed Gillespie.

Sanders is depending on a victory in California on June 7 to keep his slim hopes for the Democratic nomination alive.

He had told Business Insider in March that he'd «only been wrong like this twice in my life» when discussing how Michigan pollsters, including himself, missed Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont's shocking victory in the state's Democratic primary.

Black voters rewarded Truman and the Democratic Party that November, providing him with the pivotal votes he needed in a razor - thin victory over Republican Thomas Dewey.

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.

The Democratic and Republican parties are vying for the Latino vote nationwide following President Obama's landslide victory among Hispanic voters in the 2012 election.

As both pressure voters and pivotal voters, African Americans can simultaneously deliver a victory for the Democratic nominee in swing states and keep the Democrats» feet to the fire.

As they enthusiastically did in 2008 and 2012, black voters should turn out in massive numbers this November in states where their votes can determine the margin of victory for the Democratic nominee — Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina and Florida.

Democratic candidate Roy Cooper has claimed victory in this race, but as of Friday morning Republican Pat McCrory had not conceded and the result had not been officially recognized; with a 5,000 vote margin out of 4.7 million votes cast, the Associated Press reported it could be late next week before the winner is officially known.

Those two urban areas could make the difference between loss and victory for Clinton in the state, which every Democratic presidential candidate has won since 1992.

We are fortunate to work with both the GOP leader in digital outreach, Targeted Victory, and the Democratic leader in digital outreach, NGP VAN.

While Ms. Clinton was favored in Tuesday's election, Mr. O'Brien said the 4A's mapped out scenarios for both a Democratic and Republican presidential victory, and will be sending a bulletin to agency members later Wednesday outlining what the election results could mean.

The Liberal Democratic Party's victory in Japan's parliamentary election Sunday virtually ensures that Shinzo Abe, who resigned as prime minister for health reasons in 2007 after just a year in office, will get a second chance to try to lead Japan out...

San Jose City Councilmembers Raul Peralez, Chappie Jones and Sergio Jimenez endorsed Antonio Villaraigosa for governor... Insurance commissioner candidate Asif Mahmood has been endorsed by Antioch Councilmember Monica Wilson; Skyler Tempel, Vice Chair Riverside Democratic Party and Monterey Councilmember Alan Haffa... The Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club, San Francisco's largest Democratic Club, has endorsed Dave Jones for attorney general... State Treasurer John Chiang's campaign for governor announced the endorsement of the AAPI Democratic Club of San Diego... The Latino Victory Fund endorsed Gil Cisneros in CA - 39.

Last week, many Republicans said their special election victory in a heavily Jewish New York congressional district that had been occupied by a Democrat for nearly 90 years was a sign of trouble between Obama and American Jews, among the most reliably Democratic voters in the nation.

In our conception of that dream, in the strength of our conviction of the new world it can create, and in our willingness to make all sacrifices willingly and without reservation for the democratic ideal lie not only our hope of total victory but our only hope of personal satisfaction and happiness during this era..In our conception of that dream, in the strength of our conviction of the new world it can create, and in our willingness to make all sacrifices willingly and without reservation for the democratic ideal lie not only our hope of total victory but our only hope of personal satisfaction and happiness during this era..in the strength of our conviction of the new world it can create, and in our willingness to make all sacrifices willingly and without reservation for the democratic ideal lie not only our hope of total victory but our only hope of personal satisfaction and happiness during this era..in our willingness to make all sacrifices willingly and without reservation for the democratic ideal lie not only our hope of total victory but our only hope of personal satisfaction and happiness during this era....

Nevertheless, a campaign in which one candidate was so certain of victory as to devote the weeks between Labor Day and November to a program of public education would be an indication that the democratic process had failed to provide real alternatives.

I wrote on the evening of the Obama victory in the Iowa Democratic primary.

Secretary Clinton claimed victories in the Democratic primary elections in Texas, Georgia, Virginia, Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee and Massachusetts and won American...

Unlike some of his fellow scramblers in the Democratic politathlon, Governor Harriman has been a relatively slow starter, e.g., he has no primary victories to flaunt since he has entered no primaries.