Sentences with phrase «republican campaign trail»

Putting pressure on Obama is a worthwhile goal, but with so much media attention on the Republican campaign trail, it seems we're missing opportunities to get our issue back into the media spotlight.

Flynn, who's awaiting sentencing for lying to the FBI, is the «unexpected star on the Republican campaign trail.»

Not exact matches

The state's Republican governor, Mike Pence — later picked by Trump as his vice-presidential running mate — decried the decision, and spoke out against it often on the campaign trail.

One of the company's Carrier plants in Indianapolis, once destined to shutter and outsource manufacturing to Mexico, became a symbol of globalization's wreckage for the Republican real estate magnate on the campaign trail.

On the campaign trail, President Trump became known as «a different kind of Republican,» staking out a more protectionist stand on trade, and a more interventionist stance on antitrust policy than the typical Republican candidate.

Buffalo Republican Carl Paladino took a brief breather from the campaign trail while he tried to regroup from the e-mail scandal that rocked his gubernatorial bid back on its heels, but now he's ramping back up again — with a vengeance.

The current Republican candidates — Romney, Santorum, Gingrich and Paul — are in theory at least leaving a trail of supporters behind them as they campaign.

Hillary Clinton hasn't hit the campaign trail yet on behalf of Democrats running in 2018, but that isn't stopping Republicans from using the former 2016 Democratic presidential nominee as a reliable campaign boogeyman.

For the second time in as many days, Mayor Bloomberg's longtime companion, Diana Taylor, will be hitting the campaign trail — this time for David Malpass, one of the three Republicans vying to challenge Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.

The question about past marijuana use was asked of the newest candidate for governor in New York, Republican Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, on the campaign trail Friday.

Katz, who promised on Wednesday to be a «true ally» for working families, now faces technology executive Tony Arcabascio, the affable Republican longshot who has charmed audiences along the campaign trail.

Warren earlier Monday blasted the presumptive Republican presidential nominee during her first joint appearance with Clinton on the campaign trail.

She also benefitted from the fact that Republican leaders managed to get their collective act together and nominate her early, enabling her to hit the campaign trail — and the airwaves — long before her opponents.

Senate Democratic candidates have unsuccessfully sought the governor's help on the campaign trail at the height of his popularity, only to see him appear in Republican campaign fliers from past official events without Cuomo's objection.

The Republican nominee has repeatedly claimed on the campaign trail that he believes the election is being rigged against him.

Melania Trump, Trump's Slovenia - born wife, broke her months - long silence along the presidential campaign trail as her Republican front - runner husband snagged South Carolina.

North South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, giving the Republican response, also rejected Trump's tone and rhetoric on the campaign trail.

The Republican field for the mayor's race has winnowed down to two major candidates — real estate executive Paul Massey and state Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis — and a few longshot contenders with a minimal presence on the campaign trail.

De Blasio's Republican challenger in the Nov. 7 election, Staten Island Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, has made what she describes as the prevalence of people urinating in public a focal point of her campaign, mentioning it frequently on the campaign trail as well as in her speech at a recent breakfast hosted by the Association for a Better New York.

(CNN)- Former South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford will join gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on the campaign trail Friday for a headline - grabbing final push ahead of next Tuesday's Republican runoff election, a Haley source tells CNN.

Conrad said he hopes to bring Lavine to a College Republicans meeting and have her talk about her experiences on the campaign trail.

In the interview, Gianaris pointed to Republican Majority Leader John Flanagan's endorsement of Trump at the Republican National Convention, suggesting the embrace of the New York businessman would likely be an issue Senate Democrats raise on the campaign trail.

She's trailing badly in the polls, but Republican NYC mayoral candidate Nicole Malliotakis got a huge financial boost today when the Campaign Finance Board awarded her $ 1.5 million in matching funds.

(CNN)- Sarah Palin rallied Wednesday behind Texas attorney general Greg Abbott, endorsing the Republican gubernatorial hopeful and defending Abbott for appearing on the campaign trail this week with controversial rocker Ted Nugent.

Independent Gov. Charlie Crist of Florida, Republican Gov. Rick Perry of Texas, and Arizona Republican congressional candidate Jim Ward are the first to sign up for a new set of tools Gowalla has designed specifically for the campaign trail.

Washington (CNN)- Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul will briefly leave Kentucky's campaign trail and head to an exclusive, $ 1,000 - per - plate New York City fundraiser on Monday.

But Rep. Steve Israel, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, said an even bigger focus this year will be renewed attempts by Democrats to clobber Republican Rep. Paul Ryan's budget plan on the campaigCampaign Committee, said an even bigger focus this year will be renewed attempts by Democrats to clobber Republican Rep. Paul Ryan's budget plan on the campaigncampaign trail.

(CNN)- One week after winning Florida's Republican gubernatorial nomination, Rick Scott's getting some big names to join him on the campaign trail in hopes of healing some deep party rifts.

The necessity of forcing Republican incumbants to expend resources long before they normally would, and already being at a substantial cash disadvantage in a majority of competitive races and also the RCCC trailing the DCCC in national fundraising, will cause many campaigns to run out of money at the end of the race of expend more energy in fund raising instead of vote getting.

«We can not send more politicians to Washington who wear the Republican jersey on the campaign trail, but then vote like Democrats in Congress on issues like card check and taxes,» Pawlenty said in the statement.

The special election pitting Tedisco against Murphy is a priority for both parties: On Monday, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committees paid for an ad for Murphy, while former Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani hit the trail with Tedisco in upstate New York.

(CNN)- New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie says he won't invite Sarah Palin to join him on the campaign trail.

Former Groton Mayor Heather Somers, who touted her «outsider» status on the campaign trail, has come a step closer to becoming an insider, winning a tight Republican primary for lieutenant governor.

Two factions of the Republican Party have attacked each other with venom this year, on the campaign trail and in legislative chambers.

At the same time, Democrat Chris Bell pushed for stem cell research but lost in a bid for Texas governorship and physician Victoria Wulsin was trailing her Republican opponent for an Ohio House seat in a campaign in which she had emphasized her support for stem cell research.

Based on Mark Halperin and John Heilemann's book of the same name, this HBO movie takes a look back at the tumultuous, historic 2008 U.S. presidential campaign and what happened when the trailing Republican side tried to energize its base by tapping charismatic Alaska governor and self - proclaimed «hockey mom» Sarah Palin as the vice presidential nominee.

WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (Reuters)- On the campaign trail, Republican presidential candidates vow to roll back new U.S. education standards known as the Common Core.

Although Republicans have pledged to eliminate gainful employment, Debbie Cochrane, vice president of the Institute for College Access and Success, said the rule addresses two issues — the burden of student debt and the ability of graduates to find well - paying jobs — that President - elect Donald Trump spoke about on the campaign trail.

Republicans show no signs of letting the controversy die out, either in Congress or on the campaign trail.

Despite the vulnerability of many of his own properties to sea level rise, on the campaign trail President - elect Donald Trump stuck with Republican orthodoxy in questioning human - driven climate change, and criticizing the steps the Obama administration has taken to combat it.

Meanwhile, in the same period, Dr. Mann has been brandishing his hockey stick out on the campaign trail against Republican candidates.

But individual citizens putting politicians - Republicans and Democrats - on - the - spot in diners or pizza parlors or wherever they can catch them on the campaign trail and making them explain their views on these important issues is a brilliant way to get those views back into the minds of the public and even help determine the future of this country.

Why Republicans Continue to Deny Climate Science Republicans in Congress and on the campaign trail are digging themselves into quite a hole.

«In Congress and on the campaign trail, Republicans that claim they just hate big government are only too happy to have government step in when it comes to women's bodies and heath,» Clinton said at the New Hampshire Democratic Party's Jefferson - Jackson Dinner in 2015.

It's clear from how quickly Republican presidential hopefuls seized on the issue that it will be a staple of the campaign trail.

Republican and Democratic candidates for president often touch on issues important to real estate while on the campaign trail.