Sentences with phrase «liberal party ballot line»

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Andrew Cuomo, then running for governor in 2010, at the last minute agreed to run on the WFP's ballot line, thus saving them from spiraling into the political black hole that swallowed up the now - defunct Liberal Party.

But Catsimatidis has two other ballot lines — one he created; the other is the dormant Liberal Party.

ALBANY — New York City Public Advocate Letitia James won't seek the ballot line of the liberal Working Families Party in her campaign for New York attorney general, a spokeswoman confirmed.

But ironically, keeping the WFP's ballot status, much less its spot at Row E, appears to be increasingly a concern for party leaders and activists as the governor pushes for voters to back him on the Women's Equality Party line, which is increasingly being seen as a rival for liberals» votes and potential siphon away support from theparty leaders and activists as the governor pushes for voters to back him on the Women's Equality Party line, which is increasingly being seen as a rival for liberals» votes and potential siphon away support from theParty line, which is increasingly being seen as a rival for liberals» votes and potential siphon away support from the WFP.

There has been talk that Cuomo would revive the old Liberal Party — ironic, considering his role in its demise back in 2002 — in order to shore up his ballot lines this fall should the WFP not grant him the spot.

The Working Families Party enters 2015 as its relationship with centrist Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo continues to be a complicated one after he was coaxed into agreeing to a package of liberal goals in exchange for the party's ballot Party enters 2015 as its relationship with centrist Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo continues to be a complicated one after he was coaxed into agreeing to a package of liberal goals in exchange for the party's ballot party's ballot line.

In response to Bronx Chronicle inquiries, the Liberal Party of New York acknowledges that it «does not have a permanent ballot line at this time» and that all of our candidates are petitioning onto the line for the November general election.

The Liberal Party, a group that once helped play kingmaker for Rudolph W. Giuliani in his runs for mayor, but has fallen on tough times of late, said it would support Mr. Catsimatidis and list him on its ballot line in the November general election.

The Liberal Party did not have a ballot line in the 2009 New York City general election.

Another unsuccessful primary challenger, Aaron Foldensuer, will also be on the general election ballot on the Liberal party line.

Liberals accused Cuomo of creating a separate ballot line, the Women's Equality Party, in part to weaken the WFP.

But the WEP fell under controversy from women, as well as from the labor - backed Working Families Party, who saw the effort as a way to siphon votes from the liberal ballot line that has differed with the governor.

Liberals had accused the governor of forming the ballot line as a way of undermining the union - backed Working Families Party.

The party, made up of liberal activists and labor unions, has irked Mr. Cuomo for years by trying to push him to the left, though the governor will still appear on its ballot line on Election Day.

A year ago this week, New York political observers bore witness to one of the most awkward marriages since Liza Minnelli and David Gest: The liberal Working Families Party gave its ballot line to centrist governor Andrew Cuomo.

The only liberal candidate still on the ballot is Howie Hawkins, who is running on the minori Green Party line.

In happier news for progressive liberals, Howie Hawkins and the Green Party not only kept their ballot line but jumped from 6th place to 4th place, surpassing the Independence and Working Families parties and landing just behind the Conservative Party with 5 percent of the total vote.

Justin Sanchez, who dropped out of the Democratic primary, but will run under the Liberal Party line in the general election, claims rival Randy Abreu's campaign contacted his lawyer threatening to expose him, claiming he improperly gathered signatures needed to secure a primary ballot slot.

As the W.F.P. was threatening not to endorse Cuomo, Republican supermarket mogul John Catsimatidis — a major Cuomo donor — went public with a promise to revive the Liberal Party to provide an alternate ballot line for the governor in November.

Faced with defections from liberal supporters, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and his labor allies are striking back, threatening to sabotage a progressive third party for potentially giving its ballot line to his Democratic rival, Cynthia Nixon.

The Liberal Party, ironically, was killed by Cuomo back in 2002 when he agreed to run for governor on its ballot line, but then quit the race one week before the September primary.

He hasn't gone so far as to change his enrollment, however, like two other mayoral contenders — Doe Fund founder George McDonald and Manhattan Media CEO Tom Allon (who took a page from the old Rudy Giuliani playbook and has also allied with the Liberal Party, though it doesn't have an automatic ballot line, thanks, oddly to now - Gov.