Sentences with phrase «republican sacrificial lamb»
Former state Assemblyman John Faso will be the Republican sacrificial lamb, er, nominee.
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«No one wants to be a sacrificial lamb, but [Republicans] don't even appear to be trying in some of these states,» Shripal Shah, a Democratic Senate campaign veteran who is now a vice president at the Democratic super PAC American Bridge, said of the lack of viable GOP candidates.
After all, no one is challenging her for the nomination, since Republicans aren't exactly clamoring for the right to be the another sacrificial lamb, going up against the state's popular and well - funded senior U.S. senator, Democrat Chuck Schumer.
They: raise money for the Democrat; bring down the Republican Chairman who opposes them; arrange a Senate Minority Leader endorsement for their sacrificial lamb; and make sure Mike Long does not support a real challenger.
State Sen. John DeFrancisco was long seen as the sole Republican willing to be a sacrificial lamb to incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Sini got the Conservative and Working Families Parties» endorsements and, though there is a Republican candidate for the position, some think he's a sacrificial lamb.
The field seems more open for Republicans after Rob Astorino, the party's 2014 sacrificial lamb, lost his job as Westchester county executive.
The only fun left in the race is to try and pinpoint Spitzer's percentages in his Sept. 12 primary against Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi and in the general election against the Republicans» sacrificial lamb, John Faso.
Buerkle is increasingly mentioned as a potential sacrificial lamb for the Republicans when it comes to eliminating one of the two House seats New York will lose in the next round of redistricting — particularly since GOP Rep. Bob Turner's surprise win in the NY - 9 special election.