Sentences with phrase «republican establishment»

«It's part of the bigger struggle you're seeing within the Republican establishment and the Tea Party.»

It quickly became a liability to hold teachers accountable for results on tests they had never seen before, and much of the Republican establishment seized on Common Core as the embodiment of federal overreach.

And Che's criticism of the Democrats for assuming that this Republican establishment gives a shit about its public perception is valid too.

The Circus: Inside the Wildest Political Show on Earth, Season 1, Episode 8: Halperin and McKinnon have dinner with the Republican Establishment.

Real Estate professional and political independent Richard Sena told the assembly he was taking away from the training the need for more organizations like LNRC in Rockland County; «The Democrats are losing people like me, but the Republican establishment isn't winning us over either.»

So it's a little surprising that Carvin, the Rye town supervisor and preferred candidate of the Republican establishment, would engage Russell.

Most of the Central New York delegates are current and former elected officials and political leaders with long ties to the local Republican establishment.

The effort is being led by Steve Bannon, Trump's bomb - throwing former chief strategist, who is launching an all - out war against Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the Republican establishment.

Back in March, the New York Republican establishment was predicting (or at least hoping) the three - way U.S. Senate primary would be a gentle one, with attacks trained on Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.

And with the backing of the Republican establishment, from the local, state and national parties, Zeldin likely is in line for some help from his new friends in Congress as well.

Doug Hoffman, last year's little - engine - that - could Conservative Party candidate, who ran in the Republican primary this year, conceded the GOP nomination Thursday to Matt Doheny, a largely self - funding businessman who was the choice of the Republican establishment.

While the national political establishment has fretted about the potential negative effects of a Trump nomination — including his ability to win Hispanic voters in a general election — much of Long Island's Republican establishment has embraced him.

Skelos, who along with his son was arrested on Monday, stunned the Republican establishment on Friday when those close to him said he would quit the chamber if ousted as leader and that a Democrat who has been sitting with the GOP would return to the Democratic fold.

So, in order to build a coalition that could give him a chance at the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, he'll most likely need strong support from Republican establishment types, like those who formed the core of Romney's formidable operation.

The Staten Island Republican establishment appears to be coalescing around Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan to run in the special election, which Gov. Andrew Cuomo must call next year, to replace Mr. Grimm.

Non-Democratic opponents include Ben Walsh, who comes from one of the region's most well - known political families, and Laura Lavine, who has key support from the Republican establishment.

(CNN)- Conservative voters in Idaho were expecting a choice between the Republican establishment favorite and a Tea Party challenger.

Virtually the entire Republican establishment, Trump included, supported Moore's primary opponent, Sen. Luther Strange in September.

She called the American Conservative Union «part of the failed Republican establishment» after the group endorsed her primary opponent earlier this year.

While Democrats argue that Trump's candidacy provides the perfect opportunity for their party to finally seize control of the State Senate, the Republican establishment, now largely in Cleveland for the Republican National Convention, argues the exact opposite.

Buffalo real - estate developer Carl Paladino, who upended the Republican establishment in 2010 to win the GOP primary for governor, has organized a statewide effort to make Donald Trump the winner of New York's April 19 presidential primary, sources tell Inside Albany.

Grimm had previously embraced Bannon, who has sought to recruit candidates to run sideways of the Republican establishment.

President Donald Trump said he can understand why his «friend» and former chief White House strategist Steve Bannon has declared war on the Republican establishment, including U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

* While much of the Republican establishment is rallying behind Rep. Martha McSally (R) in Arizona's U.S. Senate race, Sen. Rand Paul (R - Ky.)

A big one, especially with the war mongering Republican establishment itching for oil.

Former Erie County Executive Chris Collins, who has the backing of the local Republican establishment, is very likely to win the nomination to take on vulnerable Democratic Rep. Kathy Hochul.

The outcome was the latest in a string of embarrassments for the Republican establishment this year, underscoring the civil war that continues to rage in the party.

The Republican establishment is coalescing around Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan as the nominee.

It's a good trivia question; 24 years between gubernatorial victories, loss of the New York State Assembly for nearly 40 years, a gradual loss of control within the State Senate, diminished presence in the judiciary, a pitifully small Congressional delegation and a State GOP that became the laughingstock of the national Republican establishment.

Christie has been under pressure from the Republican establishment to make a run as Texas Gov. Rick Perry faltered and elites remain unconvinced of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

Buffalo real - estate developer Carl Paladino, who upended the Republican establishment in 2010 to win the GOP primary for governor, has organized a statewide effort to make Trump the winner of New York's April 19 presidential primary.

The suit and its withdrawal did not ingratiate him with the local Republican establishment and everyday voters.

Donald Trump threatened to renege on his pledge to not run as independent, saying that the Republican establishment isn't holding up its end of a deal.

However, this is not surprising considering that Sue voted to raise energy taxes in one of the harshest winters in history and since the Republican establishment in Albany that is running her campaign has been handing down unfunded mandates to our communities for decades.

He criticized the Republican establishment and President Obama.

«Playing the same old game and hoping for a miracle, instead of changing the rules and making it happen, illustrates how the Republican establishment has devolved to be so brazenly disrespectful of the rank and file.

But if Milne was hoping the Republican establishment would rally around him, he hasn't had much luck.

«Unfortunately, many of the priorities of my campaign simply do not have the broad support they should within the Republican establishment.»

Like when he won the GOP nod five years ago, Paladino believes he's fighting against the Republican establishment and state party chairman Ed Cox.

After losing the endorsement, Tenney called the ACU «a disgrace» and «part of the failed Republican establishment.»

Mahoney said her appointment of Albert Julian also won her no friends within the Republican establishment because Fitzpatrick and Dadey wanted her to appoint Anthony Paris, the son of state Supreme Court Justice Anthony Paris, to the Law Department job.

«I appointed someone outside the Republican establishment,» she said.

But despite McLaughlin's victory declaration, Meyer — who got the endorsement from the Republican establishment in the primary race — refused to concede.

Congressman Michael Grimm's resignation is set to clear the way for a controversial Staten Island District Attorney to run for office with the Republican establishment's support, GOP sources say.

The reaction from the Republican establishment was swift and harsh.

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Mondello, along with most of the New York Republican establishment supported former Niagara County GOP Chairman Henry Wojtaszek, but Cox out - worked him (his most prominent supporter was Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos) and won the chairmanship.

Why does the so - called Republican establishment favor Marco Rubio for their presidential nominee, rather than Ted Cruz?

When it resumes next year, the case is expected to feature much of the Niagara County Republican establishment over which Maziarz presided as a behind the scenes political boss for more than two decades.

The aim, he argued is to build that progressive movement until «it effectively assumes control» — in the same way that the Tea Party «has built power within the Republican establishment.»