Sentences with phrase «democrats run against each other»

There are no party primary contests, Republicans and Democrats run against each other in one primary and the top two vote getters advance to a runoff if no one gets 50 % in the first round.

That election is basically two democrats running against each other.

Not exact matches

Stringer, who is preparing for a likely 2013 NYC mayoral bid, actually opened a federal committee to explore a run against Gillibrand, backed off after other, more high - profile, Democrats got calls from the White House to cease and desist.

But the Democrats should have the edge in a bidding war, since the electoral math will probably be much easier for each of the members in their own districts if they're running as Democrats against Republicans than the other way around.

Democrat James Kemmerer, owner of a tech company, is running against Golden this year and is determined to keep the incumbent from winning Bay Ridge, or any other part of the district for that matter.

Two New Yorkers also ran against each other in 1904, when Democrat Alton B. Parker challenged incumbent Republican Theodore Roosevelt.

«If you have two Republicans running against each other, one with an «R - E-P» next to his name and the other one with a «D - E-M» next to his name, its a tremendous disservice to the public... If you run as a Democrat, there are certain things that you should stand for.

Other Democrats who were immediately mentioned are Assemblywoman Addie Russell, who hails from Watertown; Darrel Aubertine a former state senator and agriculture commissioner who now works for Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and opted against a run in 2009; and longtime Plattsburgh town supervisor Bernie Bassett.

Democrats said they made no promises to Mr. Specter about committee positions or other incentives to switch, but the party can provide significant campaign support and deter other Democratic candidates from running against him in the primary next year.

The other Democrats considering a run against her include Representative Carolyn B. Maloney of Manhattan, Representative Carolyn McCarthy of Long Island and Representative Steve Israel of Long Island.

David Mastrianni, a Saratoga Springs oncologist, has announced that he's running against Republican incumbent Rep. Elise Stefanik in NY - 21, joining eight other Democrats seeking their party's nomination.

Ryan decided not to run, but two other Democrats have announced plans to challenge Libous: Tompkins Cortland Community College Prof. Barrett Esworthy and John Orzel, who unsuccessfully ran against the senator in 2010.

This was done by putting the two Democrats in the same district and forcing them to run against each other for the Democratic nomination (Cuellar won).

Democrat Colleen Deacon, an Syracuse University alumna running against Rep. John Katko in New York state's 24th Congressional District race, spoke with other prominent politicians about the upcoming election at a Syracuse rally on Friday.

In 2010, Hawkins received 59,906 votes, more than any other 3rd party candidate who ran against Democrat Andrew Cuomo.

Iannece ran for the same Council seat against Vallone and other Democrats in 2009, but did not win the nomination.

The other Republican / Conservative - backed candidates endorsed by the union are Teryl Mickens, a member of the Independence Party who is running against incumbent Democrat Bill Carey in Ward 5; James Rodden, a registered Democrat who is running against incumbent Democrat Steve Schabot in Ward 8; and Patrick O'Reilly, who is not enrolled in a political party and is running against registered Democrat Bryant «Drew» Andrews for the open seat in Ward 7.

The other Republican / Conservative - backed candidates endorsed by the CSEA are Teryl Mickens, a member of the Independence Party who is running against Carey in Ward 5; James Rodden, a registered Democrat who is running against Schabot in Ward 8; and O'Reilly in Ward 7.

Schneiderman was also photographed with Stern at a fundraiser held at a Monsey rabbi's home before his successful run in the primary against four other Democrats.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo called on Washington Democrats to «show us what you're made of» by pushing back hard against President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans on the Affordable Care Act and other issues, appearing to position himself as a national leader as rumors of his potential 2020 presidential bid run rampant.

Although Students For Education Reform has yet to file their IRS forms for this past tax year, in their first three years of business the group collected at least $ 6 million from corporate education reform groups, including a major start up grant form Democrats For Education Reform, an anti-union, anti-teacher, pro-charter group that have run attack ads against the Chicago Teachers Union and other groups speaking out for the rights of teachers and students.