Sentences with phrase «jewish voters in the district»

(Either he or Katz would likely do well with the Jewish voters in the district).

Others, however, sided with Lancman, who was expected to do especially well among Jewish voters in the district.

Not exact matches

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.

The 9th Senate district in Nassau County includes the predominantly Jewish Five Towns community and Republicans have sought to bolster support among those voters, with McGrath pledging to aid Yeshivas and day schools if elected.

Felder, an observant Jew whose district includes many Orthodox Jewish voters, said his constituents «don't agree» with a lot of what two of the state's top Democrats — Gov. Andrew Cuomo and NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio — have been saying in the wake of Donald Trump's election, pledging to fight on behalf of liberal values and maintain a sort of safe haven for the left in New York.

Indeed, Mr. Skelos and his Republican colleagues drew a new State Senate district in southern Brooklyn this year and packed it with as many Orthodox Jewish voters as possible.

Additionally, Mr. Arzt said some, more socially conservative voters — like the Orthodox Jewish community in Mr. Weiner's old district — could be turned off by the raunchy details of his old Twitter scandal.

«This kind of performance does not win Catholic, Evangelical, Orthodox Jewish, Tea Party or other conservative voters to the Republican Party, and has led to some of the splits the party has seen in recent years in the 23rd Congressional District, the 2010 gubernatorial race and most recently the 26th Congressional District.»

City Council Watch attended a debate in the 6th Council District on Columbus Avenue this week, where we observed about four dozen elderly black and Jewish voters munch on cookies and fruit, and murmur amongst themselves about the slate of candidates who would presume to fill the shoes of the beloved CM Gale Brewer, champion of the liberal middle - class.

The focus on Israel is interesting, as the district is more heavily Asian - American than anything else, but foreign policy - minded Jewish voters are considered an electorally significant swing constituency and the race is likely to see more plenty more events held in front of Jewish congregations like today.

Despite the structural advantages that go with being a Democrat in the Ninth Congressional District, it's Turner and his surrogates who have driven the agenda by keeping the conversation about Barack Obama, who is deeply unpopular with many of the district's white Catholic and Israel - hawk Jewish voters, rather than the agenda of the very conservative House majority Turner would be District, it's Turner and his surrogates who have driven the agenda by keeping the conversation about Barack Obama, who is deeply unpopular with many of the district's white Catholic and Israel - hawk Jewish voters, rather than the agenda of the very conservative House majority Turner would be district's white Catholic and Israel - hawk Jewish voters, rather than the agenda of the very conservative House majority Turner would be joining.

Turnout in the Dominican core of the 31st is likely to be matched by the mostly Jewish West Side and Riverdale portions of the district, with a smattering of black voters mixed in.

[47] Many Jewish voters joined Koch to elect the Roman Catholic Turner, rather than his Jewish Democratic opponent David Weprin, giving Republicans their first win in the NY - 9th Congressional district since the 1920s.