Sentences with phrase «republican vote in the state»

The anti-campaign finance reform bill did not get a single Republican vote in the State Senate or House of Representatives.

(California's landmark climate bill AB32 passed in 2006 with one Republican vote in the state House and none in the Senate; this year, its even more ambitious successor, SB32, passed the exact same way.)

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In separate lawsuits against the state, Michigan's Republican attorney general and Trump asked state courts to prevent the recount, saying Stein should not be allowed to seek one because she finished so far behind Trump and Clinton that she couldn't have won, even if some votes were miscounted.

The Keystone State's vote for Trump was its first for a Republican presidential nominee since 1988 — and four northeastern Pennsylvania counties played a monumental role in making that happen.

Some Republican state Senators were recalled in Wisconsin for voting to curb union power, but Republican Governor Scott Walker survived a recall effort against him.

While Florida remains the only swing state that's still too close to call, Obama bested his Republican challenger Mitt Romney regardless, as he raked in at least 303 electoral votes during yesterday's election.

Republicans in South Carolina also were voting on Saturday in the state - by - state contest to pick nominees for the Nov. 8 election, with opinion polls showing front - runner Donald Trump trying to solidify his spot at the top of the pack and rivals Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio fighting for a second - place finish.

How Apps Are Shaping The 2012 Election (EngineYard via Mashable) Here's how the U.S. has used mobile apps, in both sending and consuming information, during the 2012 election season so far: 70 % of the most active iPhone states (New York, California, Illinois) tend to vote Democrat, while 70 % of the most active Android states (Colorado, Arizona, Georgia) tend to vote Republican.

In the end, however, even a watered - down measure that would have tightened background checks failed to get to a final vote in the Senate amid opposition from Republicans and Democrats in conservative stateIn the end, however, even a watered - down measure that would have tightened background checks failed to get to a final vote in the Senate amid opposition from Republicans and Democrats in conservative statein the Senate amid opposition from Republicans and Democrats in conservative statein conservative states.

Two other ads backed Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, and Senator Mark Begich, Democrat of Alaska, who is considered a critical swing vote, in a state where there are many critics of the legislation.

Either it means that other members of his party — the finance minister, who is against the referendum — will come in and not hold a referendum at all, and try to keep Greece on the austerity plan, or there will be a fall in the government, a no - confidence vote, and people will presumably vote for the Conservative Party, which is very much like the Republican Party in the United States.

President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of State faces a challenging road to confirmation with Republicans holding only a slim majority in the Senate and Democrats who once voted for him now opposed.

The GOP primary in the state's 16th district could also prove interesting: Republican Representative Adam Kinzinger has spoken out against Trump and as a result, could lose votes to pro-Trump businessman Jim Marter.

That such a gun - friendly state adopted any firearm restrictions represents a sea change, even more so as the restrictions were drafted and approved in a matter of three weeks, after a bipartisan vote and the signature of a Republican governor likely to be on the ballot later this year as a Senate candidate.

The danger the United States faces today is that the government debt crisis scheduled to hit Congress next spring (when Republicans are threatening to vote against raising the federal debt limit as the government deficit soars) will provide an opportunity for the wealthy to give a coup de grace on what is left of progressive taxation in this country.

The Republican Jesus freaks of the southern United States will never support a candidate that does not confess to be born again, and if they do not vote for Romney he is dead in the water.

People of color have voted and will continue to vote for Barak Obama... The only thing he has done for people of color is be of color and be the elected POTUS... When Obama's eight years is at an end the person who runs against the next democrat will only have to campaign by stating repeatedly «I am a Republican»... Whatever doesn't go right in his administration will be blamed on Obama just as he blamed his failures on Bush... His signature health care program exempts Muslims, Scientologists, Amish etc..

Manchester, New Hampshire (CNN)- The staging ground for Monday night's Republican presidential debate - the first of 2012 presidential cycle in the critical early voting state of New Hampshire - is connected to a history so deep that it predates American politics by a millennium.

I Republicans should start «promoting the vote» like our Democratic state congressman in Alabama who specifically targetted the black vote by buying them cheap bottles of vodka.

As in New York, a proposal for a local Islamic center has become a state - wide campaign issue in recent weeks in Tennessee, where certain Republican candidates in various primaries are trying to outdo each other for the fear vote by denouncing a recently approved expansion of an existing Islamic center in Murfreesboro.

Schlafly, again nearly single - handedly, managed to stop the feminist - backed Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution dead in its tracks in 1982 — a startling feat, given that the ERA had the backing of nearly the entire political and intellectual establishment, Republicans included, and had garnered ratification votes during the 1970s from thirty - five of the necessary thirty - eight states.

Here are some details about that November 2004 ballot proposal: 1) there was already in place a Utah law strictly banning same - sex marriage, which I fully supported; 2) all three candidates for the office of attorney general of Utah (the chief law - enforcement officer in the state) opposed the amendment, including the LDS (Mormon) Republican incumbent, Mark Shurtleff, mostly because they considered it a poorly drafted amendment; 3) I refused to endorse the amendment, but I did not urge people to vote «no»; 4) the leadership of the LDS Church, which has a record for being as strongly opposed to same - sex marriage as the Catholic Church, did not issue a statement urging its members to vote one way or the other; 5) inasmuch as two thirds of Utahans belong to the LDS Church, this means that the leadership of at least 80 percent of Utah churchgoers did not urge a «yes» vote on the amendment.

The married couple had just voted in the state's Republican presidential primary.

State Sen. Joseph Robach, a Democrat - turned - Republican, will not run for the congressional seat once held by late Rep. Louise Slaughter, saying he believes he can have the «greatest impact» if he stays put in the Senate, where his party holds a tenuous one - vote majority.

What happened to Austin shows how Texas Democrats get screwed out of any shred of power — the state voted 43.72 % for Obama in 2008, and even in 2010 was only 60 % Republican, but its current Congressional delegation has a 23 - 9 Republican advantage.

We're confident that when voters are reminded Democrats raised taxes and spending by $ 14 billion, and brought dysfunction and disgrace to the New York State Senate in their two disastrous years in the majority, they'll vote overwhelmingly to keep Republicans in charge.»

In the case two Pennsylvania Democrats challenged the state's Republican controlled state legislature for denying the principle of «one person one vote» to them by ensuring their votes would be less likely to impact their representation in a heavily Republican districIn the case two Pennsylvania Democrats challenged the state's Republican controlled state legislature for denying the principle of «one person one vote» to them by ensuring their votes would be less likely to impact their representation in a heavily Republican districin a heavily Republican district.

Specifically, state level California Republicans had been pushing an effort in the legislature there to assign California's 55 electors by proportion of the popular vote to give them an opportunity to win some votes in a state with 12 % of the national population that they haven't had success winning in a generation.

The IDC has been pushing for votes on key liberal measures in the state Senate, narrowly controlled by Republicans, amid pressure from left - leaning groups to rejoin the Democratic mainline conference in the chamber.

George Demos, one of three Republicans fighting to take on Democratic Rep. Tim Bishop in NY - 1, tried to make yesterday's gubernatorial vote at the GOP convention into an issue in his own race, in which he's facing off against state Chairman Ed Cox's son, Chris.

«Really as Republicans, we're down 3 - million votes in New York State.

On the «R» side, it's even «worse» (depending on your point of view), with several - mostly lefter - NorthEast state representing - Republicans like Collins who might sometimes be mistaken for Democrats in some of their views / votes.

The endorsement gives Molinaro the backing of virtually all of the chairmen from the counties with the largest share of the weighted vote ahead of the Republican state convention in May.

In an interview on The Capitol Pressroom on Wednesday, the Syracuse Republican vented that his bill that had the aim of reforming the state's procurement process — a measure Gov. Andrew Cuomo didn't want to see approved — never got a vote.

State Senate Republicans beat back an attempt by Democrats to force a vote on measures tightening gun regulations in New York.

Clearly the Republican State Senators who voted in favor of a gun ban have no future running as Statewide Candidates.

With ballot counting completed in the 8th Senate district, Democratic candidate John Brooks leads Republican incumbent Michael Venditto by 41 votes, an outcome that is almost certainly headed to state Supreme Court in the undecided race for the state Senate seat on Long Island.

Democratic lawmakers in the state Senate and Assembly have sought to apply post-budget pressure to Republicans to consider voter reforms designed to enhance ballot access and make it easier to vote as well as to register.

A once - quiet effort by governors to block the full repeal of the Affordable Care Act reached its climax in Washington yesterday, as state executives from both parties — who have conspired privately for months — mounted an all - out attack on the Senate's embattled health care legislation hours before Republicans postponed a vote.

This is from speaking with people in southern states — Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas — that tend to vote Republican but where I also spoke to people visiting from other places in the US.

Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long warned today that Senate Republicans risk eroding their base in New York after allowing a vote on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's gun control legislation that updates the state's assault weapons ban.

State Senate Democrats are accusing Julie Killian, the newly minted Republican choice in an upcoming key Westchester County state Senate race, as a «no - show» politician, saying she missed over half the meetings and skipped over 80percent of the votes taken while she was an appointed member of the Westchester County Charter CommisState Senate Democrats are accusing Julie Killian, the newly minted Republican choice in an upcoming key Westchester County state Senate race, as a «no - show» politician, saying she missed over half the meetings and skipped over 80percent of the votes taken while she was an appointed member of the Westchester County Charter Commisstate Senate race, as a «no - show» politician, saying she missed over half the meetings and skipped over 80percent of the votes taken while she was an appointed member of the Westchester County Charter Commission.

The amendments, though voted down, come as Republicans in the state Senate have signaled support for possible gun control legislation, which could include making it harder for those deemed too dangerous to obtain a firearm and closing up loopholes in the prohibition against people convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence from keeping and obtaining guns.

While there are all kinds of side squabbles about timetables and carve outs, the bottom line is this: There are enough votes to pass just about every conceivable compromise in the State Senate, if you include all Democrats and a handful of Republicans.

Disgruntled Republicans are quietly making calls in advance of their party's nominating convention next week to discuss the possibility of a «no confidence» vote on state GOP Chairman Ed Cox.

Veteran reporter Joe Mahoney reported on efforts to enact early voting, «no - excuse» absentee voting, pre-registration for teenagers, and other measures championed by Kavanagh that have gained support in the Assembly but have not been acted upon by the Republican - controlled State Senate.

The Hastert Rule, also known as the «majority of the majority» rule, is an informal governing principle used in the United States by Republican [1][2][3] Speakers of the House of Representatives since the mid-1990s to maintain their speakerships [4] and limit the power of the minority party to bring bills up for a vote on the floor of the House.

The Cuomo campaign, in a statement released after the WFP vote, touted the governor's liberal record and alluded to his recent role in brokering an end to a power - sharing deal between state Senate Republicans and a breakaway group of Democratic lawmakers.

Rep. Tammy Duckworth, D - Ill., on Monday received the endorsement of the SEIU Illinois State Council, a vote of confidence from labor leaders and a pool of manpower that should help her in the three - way Democratic primary for the Senate seat held by Republican Mark S. Kirk.

Cuomo received the party's nomination in 2010 and 2014, but this year, many grassroots activists in the party said they were inclined to back Nixon, saying that Cuomo had done too much to enable Republicans to remain in control of the State Senate and block votes on a range of progressive issues.