Sentences with phrase «republicans pounced»

Republicans pounced on Carnahan.

Republicans pounced, as if the statement really boosted their hand.

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Shortly after Carl Paladino handily won the Republican nomination in the race for governor Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos congratulated Paladino and welcomed him to the general election fight — and Senate Democrats were quick to pounce.

Democrats — including the intended target of Cenedella and Maragos, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand — gleefully pounced on the yet - to - be-delcared candidate, calling on Republicans to denounce him.

Critics of Gov. Andrew Cuomo — including his Republican gubernatorial opponents and a GOP - aligned super PAC — pounce on the news Tuesday of the guilty verdict in the corruption case of his close former aide.

Alternatively, I do not think the Republicans are dead in NYS, instead I think New York's GOP must learn to pick their spots as they have in state's like Massachusetts (Romney and Baker) and Maryland (Hogan) with pitch perfect gubernatorial candidates, capable of at once fostering and pouncing upon Democratic divisions while consolidating support from independent voters, in order to win gubernatorial elections.

But a flurry of mostly Republican officials immediately pounced on the proposal, saying state money should be directed to public schools or to provide assistance to people who have not committed crimes.

Indeed, Harry Wilson, a former hedge fund manager running as a Republican against incumbent Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, pounced immediately.

The tweet has since been deleted, but not before Moss and allies of Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino pounced.

De Blasio - allied union leaders and elected officials sent out over a dozen statements pouncing on Dean Skelos after the Senate Republican Leader told reporters Monday he would not allow a vote on de Blasio's proposed tax hike to fund his pre-K program.

Republican mayoral candidate Joe Lhota is releasing a new TV ad Monday tomorrow pouncing on de Blasio's hostility to charters.

(CNN)- Republicans in Florida are pouncing on Gov. Charlie Crist's decision to refund campaign contributions from indicted former state GOP Chairman Jim Greer, a longtime Crist ally charged with stealing money from party coffers.

Republicans immediately pounced on the campaign ad fodder from the four - term senator, who is facing a tough re-election fight this year.

Even the Obama White House, no friend of McCain, pounced on the opportunity to fan the flames of a controversy that Democrats hope will damage the Republican political brand.

(CNN)- White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs couldn't help but pounce on a Washington Times report Tuesday that Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele has received thousands of dollars in paid speeches since becoming chairman of the GOP.

With Republicans waiting to pounce on anything that looked like further expansion of the federal government, Clinton used the second education summit, in 1996, to make clear that the education reform movement wasn't about enforcing federal standards on the states.

While Republicans have pounced on Obama's plan, calling it «lawless» and comparing it to a «crusade,» commentators on the left agree with Hansen.