Sentences with phrase «republican primary field»

Hillary Clinton yesterday unveiled the first portion of her presidential campaign's energy agenda, vowing an aggressive expansion of the nation's renewable energy production while taking aim at the Republican primary field over the GOP's widespread skepticism of climate science.

If the outsize attention being paid to Donald Trump's ridiculous presidential stunt indicates anything meaningful, it's just how extraordinarily ill - formed and underwhelming the Republican primary field is right now.

Here's a quick rundown on the Republican primary field:

While Faso and Lopez may be the strongest candidates for the GOP establishment's support, the Republican primary field appears relatively unsettled.

The poor showing in the Republican primary field has effectively taken that choice away.

Not exact matches

Strickland compared the lengthy list of declared and possible candidates, all of whom are or would be seeking to succeed term - limited Republican Gov. John Kasich, to the 2016 Republican presidential primary field.

Back during the primaries when he was an unlikely challenger to a slew of other more mainstream Republican candidates, Trump managed to attract the support of a whopping 41 percent of small business owners despite the crowded field.

God has been so distracted helping all of those football players with touchdowns, field goals and extra-points he's been too busy to devote much time the the Republican primary.

(Note: I'm not trying to ask who will win the Republican primary - I think that as of October 2015, the field is far too open to make predictions)

It turns out that Thad Cochran didn't just make good strategic decisions, like courting Democratic voters in a Republican primary; his campaign also made the smart tactical choice to rely on a data - driven field operation to persuade voters and get his supporters to the polls last week:

Bentivolio and his lawyer are claiming that Rocky Raczkowski — another Republican in the crowded primary field for what could be one of the nation's most hotly contested House races in November — has a history of waging a «malicious defamation campaign... telling multiple third parties that Bentivolio's military record is fraudulent and fake,» the Detroit Free Press reported.

Some prominent local Republicans are already lining up behind other candidates in the crowded primary field.

However, since Clinton's 16 - point victory over Sanders in last week's New York primary, Clinton has turned her focus toward GOP front - runner Donald Trump and the Republican field.

Rhodes is facing a crowded primary field to win the Democratic nomination in what will likely be a closely watched congressional battle to take on Faso, a freshman Republican who has drawn the ire of Gov. Andrew Cuomo for a provision that would shift county Medicaid spending to the state government.

Oklahoma's 5th District Like Buck, Republican State Corporation Commissioner Patrice Douglas far outraised the crowded GOP primary field in a race to replace a House member who is running for Senate.

Singer defeated Harold Herskowitz in the June 4 Republican primary and William Field (D) in the general election on November 5, 2013.

Griebel said the large Republican and Democratic fields and the lack of a favorite in either party were not a factor in his decision to run as an independent, but he noted that he doesn't have to participate in the convention or primary process and can communicate directly with voters regardless of their party affiliation.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio easily defeated a field of longshot Democratic primary opponents Tuesday night, setting up a general election race against Republican Nicole Malliotakis.

A third registered Republican has told the Review he plans to run for receiver of taxes in November, triggering a crowded field and likely primary for the seat.

Polls have shown he would win by a large margin over a crowded field of Democratic primary challengers and is far ahead of Paul Massey, a Republican real estate executive who held his first press conference on Tuesday morning.

Statewide field director on Chris Christie for Governor primary campaign from Jan. - June 2009, then executive director of the New Jersey Republican State Committee, June - Dec.

Reed became the second New York House Republican to endorse Trump's bid, a move that comes as the New York businessman seeks to consolidate support among the narrowed primary field in the GOP presidential race.

Last night, Joe Lhota won the Republican primary for mayor, while Bill de Blasio led the field of Democrats (though it remains to be seen whether he'll face a runoff with rival Bill Thompson).

Malliotakis, who chaired Sen. Marco Rubio's New York campaign efforts during last year's Republican presidential primary and has been opposed to President Donald Trump, is joining a crowded field of hopefuls seeking the Republican line in this year's mayoral race.

First, Ulrich must win over Republican primary voters in what could be a competitive field.

She would almost certainly clear the Democratic field of serious primary opposition and would start out ahead of her potential Republican general elections opponents — Reps. Todd Tiahrt and Jerry Moran.

The survey included 602 likely Democratic primary voters and included no data on the Republican field.

But with a field of relative unknowns, the Democratic primary won't be nearly as watched as the Republican one.

But Sooner State Republicans caution his victory is far from a lock because the primary field is so large.

In turn, Grayson — like Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Bernard Sanders or Republican Donald Trump have in their respective primary fields — has campaigned as a thorn in the establishment's side, attacking everyone from Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D - Nev., to groups like the DSCC and the Democratic National Committee and its nominating process.

Former cable news host Dylan Ratigan launched on Wednesday launched his bid for the Democratic nomination in the North Country's 21st congressional district, joining a crowded primary field to take on incumbent Republican Elise Stefanik.

The Republican ticket of Larry Hogan and Boyd Rutherford emerged from a field of four potential tickets after the June 24 primary.

Altschuler won a three - way Republican primary against former SEC attorney George Demos and Richard Nixon grandson Chris Cox, the son of state GOP chairman Ed Cox who joined the field in January in a move that reverberated for Republican politics statewide.

That would set up a crowded race with Gallo and Clement running, and dividing the Democratic field, and the eventual winner of the Republican primary competing with Conservative Party candidate Richard Cahill Jr. for GOP votes.

But a CNN / WMUR survey conducted by the University of New Hampshire also indicates that the race is far from settled, with nearly nine in ten potential Republican primary voters saying they haven't come close to making up their minds and more than four in ten saying they're not satisfied with the field of GOP candidates running for president.

While a Democratic primary in the race for mayor of Syracuse features a full field, Republicans in the city have yet to come up with a candidate.

No IDC NY formed in 2017 to field primary challengers to the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC), a group of New York State Senate Democrats who entered a governing coalition with chamber Republicans in 2012.

With current Governor Rick Scott facing term limits, the open seat has created a crowded primary field in both the Democratic and Republican fields.

* Republican gubernatorial primary: This is a crowded field as a number of Republicans see the ethics problems swirling around the Blagojevich administration as a potential winning issue despite the state's Democratic tilt.

Democrats also provided a challenge in 2012, but failed to field a candidate in 2014, making the Republican primary the de facto election.

The study, conducted during the U.S. presidential primaries for the 2016 election, uses a series of statements by President Donald J. Trump — then one of many candidates in the Republican field — to see how partisanship and prior beliefs interact with evaluations of objective fact.

In the video, Clinton then goes on to criticize the Republican presidential primary field, while quotes questioning climate science appear on screen credited to former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry and businessman Donald Trump.