Sentences with phrase «island voting base»

«The Staten Island voting base is more intelligent than some people give them credit for, and I believe Staten Islanders care about the issues that impact them most, and vote for the candidate they believe can deliver on those issues.»

Not exact matches

declared Dylan Michael Schwartz, the new Executive Director of Your Vote Counts, a recently reorganized Staten Island - based political action committee working to mobilize voters to «Flip the district» by electing democratic Councilman Domenic Recchia.

Despite the robocalls that went out on Long Island over the weekend, Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos has now made heretofore source - based speculation official: His conference will provide sufficient votes this afternoon to pass the 11th budget extender and avoid a government shutdown.

When Governor Cuomo double - dared the breakaways to show their hands in the Capitol, Silver, whose call the vote was, demanded that newly elected Rudy Giuliani and the City Council first submit a «home rule message» agreeing that the city wanted to shake loose its most Republican borough — knowing Rudy couldn't afford to lose the Island's tax base or its GOP votes.

My favorite is «instant runoff,» which uses preference - based voting to simulate a sort of «kick off the island» approach.

Regent Roger Tilles, seen in Albany on March 12, said Monday that voting against legislation to repeal the state's requirement basing teacher job ratings largely on student testing would be «suicide» on Long Island.

Staten Island Chairman Robert Scamardella was unable to attend.The Chairmen have met on an almost monthly basis to discuss prospects for upcoming races and ensure that New York voters will have an opportunity to vote to continue the Giuliani - Bloomberg legacy of good government in City Hall.