Sentences with phrase «republicans win back the majority»

If the Republicans win back the majority, they will have the upper hand in not only drawing their own lines, but also deciding which of the two congressional seats the state stands to lose will be erased.

Not exact matches

In the immediate aftermath of Carl Paladino's surprise landslide win in the Sept. 14 GOP primary, Senate Republicans rushed to embrace him — Minority Leader Dean Skelos was the first out with a congratulatory statement — and insisted his presence at the top of the ticket would help them win back the majority.

Also, this has to sting for the Senate Democrats, to whom Cuomo has not only refused to commit to supporting in their quest to win back the majority this fall, but arguably has actively screwed by working closely with the Senate Republicans and signing their gerrymandered redistricting plan into law.

Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro has secured enough GOP support to win a slot on its ticket, and now has almost double the backing of his nearest rival in the contest for the Republican Party's gubernatorial nomination, Deputy Senate Majority Leader John DeFrancisco.

Senate Republicans aren't sounding terribly worried about holding Volker's seat, and my source said Minority Leader Dean Skelos didn't try to convince him to stick around, despite the fact that the GOP is engaged in a last - ditch attempt to win back the majority.

Hayes slammed Cuomo for doing «essentially nothing» to help the Democrats win back the majority, even going to far as to cross party lines to endorse a Republican (Sen. Steve Saland) who had voted «yes» on same - sex marriage last summer.

However, starting in 1966 Republicans began winning narrow majorities in the chamber, ceding control back to Democrats in just three elections: 1974, 1976, and 1990.

Her unexpected decision could make it more difficult for hopeful Republicans to win back the majority in the chamber where Democrats currently hold a 53 - 47 seat advantage.

And charter - school supporters, led by Mr. Loeb, have poured millions of dollars into ensuring that the State Senate remains in Republican hands — even as Democrats have won a majority of seats — backing Mr. Klein's renegade group, which first broke away from the party in 2011 and eventually formed a coalition with the Republicans.

If President Barack Obama needed any more incentive to go all out for Democrats this fall, here it is: Republicans are planning a wave of committee investigations targeting the White House and Democratic allies if they win back the majority.

Thanks to the Republican controlled Congress of January 1995 through January 2007 (when the Dems won a narrow majority), their DE-regulating Wall Street and the Banks led America into a Financial Disaster not seen since the Great Depression, do we really want the GOP back in charge???? NO!

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday afternoon rallied on Long Island for Democrats to win back control of the House of Representatives and take a working majority in the state Senate, insisting Republicans are wrong on the issues that range from gun control, to immigration and the environment.

We are going to win the majority because we have the right candidates and the right message, and whether it's providing record support for schools, delivering a 20 percent middle - class income tax cut, or ensuring every region of the state gets its fair share of infrastructure and economic development funding, New Yorkers know that Senate Republicans have their backs.»

Flanagan won the majority leader post in a narrow vote and he did receive backing from six upstate Republicans, including western New York Sen. Cathy Young.

It remains to be seen how Cuomo can convince Senate Republicans, who hold a narrow majority in the chamber and have generally won support from the state's business interests, to back the wage hike, which through the campaign has had a specific connotation to $ 15.

The Senate Republicans have never let a little thing like the gray areas of election law stop them from dumping hundreds of thousands of dollars into races when they thought it might help them either win back or hold the majority (depending on the year).

They are both in heavily Democratic districts, and if the party's candidates win the seats in the special election, they would have the numerical majority required to take back control of the Senate from the Republicans.

There is a movement to put Senator John Sampson at the head of the group in an effort to lure back at least Senator Hiram Monserrate, who defected to the Republican side on Monday to help win them the apparent majority.

Republicans used Espada's image in what appears to be their successful effort to win back the majority in the November election, pending an ongoing appeal of the vote.

«Today's Siena poll confirms what our internal polls are showing — that Republicans are going to win back the Senate majority in November.»

Republicans hold a 242 - 193 seat majority in the House and Democrats have launched a «Drive to 25» campaign representing the number of seats they need to win back the majority.

The Democrats need 24 seats to recapture the House majority, and they believe the most straightforward path back to power is through the 23 Republican districts won by Hillary Clinton in November, as well as the dozens more where President Trump remains deeply unliked.

They are both in heavily Democratic districts, and if the party's candidates win the seats in the special election in April, then they would have the numerical majority required to take back control of the Senate from the Republicans.

-- Politico, «Obama, Holder to lead post-Trump redistricting campaign,» by Edward - Isaac Dovere: «As Democrats aim to capitalize on this year's Republican turmoil and start building back their own decimated bench, former Attorney General Eric Holder will chair a new umbrella group focused on redistricting reform — with the aim of taking on the gerrymandering that's left the party behind in statehouses and made winning a House majority far more difficult.

Though it appears the Republicans have a good shot at taking back the majority in tomorrow's elections, they'll be living on borrowed time if they win.