But this year, the ISTA is contributing to
Democrats running for statewide office at an unprecedented level.
Eva Bermudez Zimmerman looks at the slate of
Democrats running for statewide office this year and notices a striking absence.
Cuomo has done DiNapoli no favors so far this election cycle, making it clear he will not be endorsing the comptroller even though he is the only
Democrat running for his statewide office.
Not exact matches
On February 17, 2010, Rice announced her candidacy
for the
statewide office of attorney general, the seat vacated by
Democrat Andrew Cuomo, who
ran for governor in November.
Asked why a
Democrat was seeking the GOP's line
for a
statewide office, Faso said: «Maybe because there isn't anybody else who wants to
run.»
After Cuomo picked a white man to be his
running mate even with zero blacks
running on the Democratic slate this year
for any
statewide office, Barron felt that the
Democrats were taking the black vote
for granted and created his own «Freedom Party.»
Taken together, of the 170 contested elections that have been held this year
for state legislative seats,
for federal
office, or
for statewide office, the
Democrat ran ahead of President Obama's 2012 showing in only 27 races.
According to the Texas Legislative Council, Republican candidates
running for statewide office in 2004 won an average of 53 percent of the vote in that areas that make up what is now the 23rd District, while
Democrats took 47 percent.