Sentences with phrase «republicans wrested control»
This is a bigger GOP lead than in 1994, the last time Republicans wrested control of Congress from Democrats.
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Democrats hope to wrest back control of the redistricting process from Republicans ahead of 2020 census
But Democrats say voter dissatisfaction with Washington Republicans and President Donald Trump could help them win more seats in November and wrest control from the GOP.
Dohney went on to accuse Hoffman of breaking his word by agreeing to run on Row D even if he didn't get the Republican nod, thereby improving Democratic Rep. Bill Owens» chances of holding onto the seat he won last fall, wresting the district from GOP control for the first time since Reconstruction.
His departure could handicap Democrats» efforts to wrest control of the Senate from Republicans.
Democrat Adam Haber Thursday launched his campaign for the seat held by state Sen. Jack Martins (R - Mineola), setting up what is expected to be one of the most closely watched races in the state this year as Democrats attempt to wrest control of the State Senate from Republicans.
After four years of further Democratic control of the Senate, Republicans were able to wrest control in the 2014 mid-term elections from Majority Leader Harry Reid, keeping it for the remaining two years of Obama's term.
That's despite Obama's claims this spring that the party has a «great chance» of wresting control of the House from the Republicans who have stymied much of his agenda since they took over in the 2010 midterms, and also in spite of a May Q poll that showed Democrats with a slight competitive edge on a generic congressional ballot.
Days before the April 19 special election on Long Island to replace ex-Senate Republican Majority Leader Dean Skelos, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's chief fundraiser procured a publicly untraceable $ 50,000 donation to help Senate Democrats wrest control of the key district.
County Executive Mark Poloncarz says he's devoting time, effort and money to all Democratic candidates this year in an effort to wrest control of the County Legislature from Republicans.
DeFrancisco suggested during the radio interview that the accusation could be leveraged politically by progressives calling for the Senate Democrats and IDC to reunite and attempt to wrest control of the state Senate from Republicans.
Despite the two wins for the northeast Queens Democrats and the party's other senators in the borough, it appeared the Republicans may have wrested control of the state Senate chamber back from Democrats.
The race between Tenney and Brindisi is considered a must - win for both parties as Democrats try to wrest control of the House from Republicans.
That echoes City Hall's strategy of a year ago, which was adopted after de Blasio became a polarizing figure amid his discord with Cuomo and his failed attempt to help wrest control of the Senate away from Republicans.
The Independent Democratic Conference, a group of renegade Democrats who collaborated with the Republicans, formed shortly after Mr. Cuomo was inaugurated in 2011 and helped to wrest control from the mainline Democrats in the Senate for years.
The Eternal Flame of Freedom is near the National Republican Victory Monument, which commemorates the 1994 «Republican Revolution,» when the GOP wrested control of Congress out of Democratic hands.
But traditional Democrats hope to win enough seats in November to wrest control from Republicans.
The announcement is a blow to the mainstream Democrats, who had hoped a presidential year voter turnout surge would wrest the chamber from Republican control.
But so far, Republicans haven't outlined a plan to wrest control of the agreement away from an administration that insists it has signed off on one that does not require Senate approval.
Last week's panel came as Republican lawmakers pushed legislation that could wrest control of some chronically low - performing schools from local school boards, placing staffing and curriculum powers in the hands of for - profit charter operators in so - called «achievement school districts.»
Both the Republican Senate and House versions attempt to wrest control of education from the Federal government back to the states, where they feel it rightly belongs.
There is little hope that even a universally - admired Republican like Colin Powell could rise up to wrest control from the Plutocrats.