Sentences with phrase «against female candidates»

The city's leader was bound to be a woman no matter what, as Durkan faced off against another female candidate, Cary Moon.

Not exact matches

He has deliberately used sexist and misogynistic rhetoric against a powerful female candidate.

Cain ran against Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin in Maine's 2nd District in 2014 and 2016, with the endorsement of the group, which backs female Democratic candidates who support abortion rights.

But two - thirds of these female candidates face competitive primaries against one or more male candidates, so the NRCC won't officially back their campaigns.

Kay Hagan is running against Republican incumbent Elizabeth Dole - wife of the former presidential candidate Bob - in an all - female contest.

She said it has been her goal to recruit more female candidates for office — a head - on offensive against Democratic efforts, through the Women's Equality Party that Gov. Andrew Cuomo created, to use gender issues to drive up turnout.

Democratic operatives warned that female voters voting against Boyle thanks to the abortion attacks could split among the three other candidates, and ultimately help Boyle gain the nod.

I don't think any candidate for office in New York State - where we have strong laws against discrimination due to sex — should hold any meetings in a place where female members of the press are not allowed.

Republican Assembly candidate for the 99th District, Mark Levy, said,» I agree with Assembly candidates Jennifer Whalen (R) of AD 110 and Frank Commisso Jr. (D) of AD 109 that Sheldon Silver has failed female employees in this state by his handling of the charges against Assemblyperson Vito Lopez.

«There is great concern that a lack of males could lead to inbreeding in small populations of marine turtles, potentially causing a population crash,» explained Lucy Wright, a PhD candidate at the University of Exeter who led the study, «however our research suggests that there are more males out there than expected considering the female - biased hatchling sex ratios and that their mating patterns will buffer the population against any potential feminising effects of climate change.»

So in the meantime, we'll just keep going at a speed that makes female candidates feel that the cards are stacked against them... because, you know, the girls are used to it.