Sentences with phrase «against incumbents in»

arents and teachers need to start thinking about running against incumbents in the coming election

But Assemblyman Nojay says for now, they aren't going to promote any specific candidates, though they hope primary challengers will emerge to run against incumbents in the state legislature all the way down to offices for local county sheriff and county clerk.

Election season has been heating up this summer in Queens as several political hopefuls announced their challenges against incumbents in the state Legislature.

At the time, Paladino said he planned to support various candidates against incumbents in response to his displeasure with the Senate Republican leadership.

Critics point out that the open system can be gamed, especially when an incumbent's backers flock to the other party's primary to support a weaker candidate, who then ends up as the other party's nominee against the incumbent in the general election.

They banked on larger donations to flood the airwaves in the final weeks to turn late - deciding voters against the incumbent in a backloaded strategy that left them with money in the bank at the end — typically a no - no in presidential politics.

Given the above, does it ever make sense to vote against the incumbent in his party's primary, by voting for a same - party challenger?

Two challengers will face off against the incumbent in Thursday's primary for New York's new 115th district.

Bob Turner, the Republican candidate who garnered an impressive 41 percent of the vote against Rep. Anthony Weiner in a heavily Democratic district in last fall's election, said he'd consider a rematch against the incumbent in light of Weinergate.

Mr Solomon Dalung, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, said President Muhammadu Buhari's victory against an incumbent in 2015 had proved that one could win election in Nigeria without having money.

However, Catsimatidis announced Monday night that he would be sitting this race out because he thinks it would be too difficult to go against an incumbent in the election.

And so there's no confusion from your article, Jenifer Rajkumar got over 40 % of the vote against an incumbent in a City Council district heavily weighted against her in her first major race.

Solomon Dalung, Minister of Youth and Sports Development, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari's victory against an incumbent in 2015 had proved that one could win...

Not exact matches

While no party in the modern era has officially turned against their incumbent, it does not take a wild leap of the imagination to believe that President Trump could break with precedent.

Dollar Shave Club dealt the first blow against the shaving industry incumbents, when, in 2011, its brand of raucous marketing — and a direct to consumer, e-commerce model — first introduced dollar blades to customers.

In Virginia, heavily favored Democratic incumbent Senator Mark Warner found himself in a surprisingly close fight against Republican challenger Ed Gillespie, with much of the vote counteIn Virginia, heavily favored Democratic incumbent Senator Mark Warner found himself in a surprisingly close fight against Republican challenger Ed Gillespie, with much of the vote countein a surprisingly close fight against Republican challenger Ed Gillespie, with much of the vote counted.

The smaller players have spent most of their time competing against each other in the «low - cost segment» of the market, which has barely made a dent in the business of the incumbents, said Macquarie Securities advisor Greg MacDonald.

The currency's movement was in response to a massive 34 - hour protest staged by tens of thousands against the incumbent Prime Minister Najib Razak on an alleged scandal involving a $ 700 million cash transfer into his personal bank account.

Pollsters say that at this point in a government's mandate, public opinion has often begun to turn against an incumbent prime minister.

He is widely expected to run for a United States Senate seat this year, and knows he will have to appeal to voters beyond his own party in a race against the incumbent Democrat, Bill Nelson.

Mr. Kalanick has said that after the company entered China in 2013, Uber burned through about $ 2 billion in three years fighting a price war against the local ride - hailing incumbent, Didi Chuxing.

First elected to the provincial assembly in 2008, Mr. Hehr will face off against Conservative incumbent Joan Crockatt.

First elected to the provincial assembly in 2008, Mr. Hehr will face off against Conservative incumbent

Mr. Scott can afford to break with the gun lobby now because he is unlikely to face a Republican primary in his expected Senate campaign against Bill Nelson, the Democratic incumbent, in the midterms in November.

A number of analysts, anticipating the need to soften the blow against the Democrats, began arguing in October that the 2010 election was about generalized anger directed at incumbents because of economic conditions.

And in the Republican Party, too, there was more than the usual pressure exerted against incumbents early on, coming from a vast and energetic new movement, the Tea Party.

However, the majority of Indians, who had been left behind by recent economic growth, voted against incumbent governments, unseating, among others, many strongly pro-business ruling politicians in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka (of which Bangalore is the capital city).

Senior James Knapke, BGSU's 2014 starter after incumbent Matt Johnson got hut, started atop the depth chart; he did alright against North Dakota but bombed in the three blowout losses.

Kosar prevailed over the incumbent Miami quarterback, sophomore Kyle Vanderwende; and another whiz kid from his own class, Vinny Testaverde, to earn the starting job against Florida in the season opener.

Most fans will be hoping for a result more than expecting, especially considering that our last 3 games vs Man City have resulted in an aggregate score of 15 - 2 to Man City, so an improved display against the soon - to - be incumbent Champions is a vital priority tomorrow.

Christiano Ronaldo hit the record books with 16 goals scored in a single Champions League season, following Real Madrid's second - leg win against incumbent champions Bayern Munich, and as such betting is closed as to who will score the most goals over the course of the competition.

One quick point before I hop a plane back to DC — as you're absorbing the media and the punditry's attempts to Understand The Meaning of Tuesday's primary losses by Arlen Spector in Pennsylvania and Trey Grayson in Kentucky (see: «Specter Defeat Signals a Wave Against Incumbents»), don't forget the classic observation that all politics is local.

DeFrancisco remained adamant he will not seek to challenge Molinaro in a primary, arguing that would hurt the GOP's chances against incumbent Democrat Andrew Cuomo in the general election.

Suffolk County Conservative Chairman Ed Walsh is calling on Chris Cox to drop his bid for Congress in Long Island's 1st CD and back one of his two primary opponents, Randy Altschuler, reasoning it has become clear Cox «does not have a viable path to victory» against the Democratic incumbent, Rep. Tim Bishop.

Jim Fischer is running for Congress in the 20th district against three - term incumbent Paul Tonko.

He has always been something of an outsider, conferencing with the Republicans during his last stint in the Senate and then running against an incumbent Democrat, former Sen. Efrain Gonzalez Jr., in the 2008 primary.

Spitzer has once again been mentioned as a potential state comptroller candidate in 2014 against incumbent Democrat Tom DiNapoli, though the former governor shot that possibility down on our sister station NY1.

Most of the nasty and personal allegations have been leveled against Latimer as he faces the Republican incumbent county executive, Rob Astorino, who wants to win this race and possibly turn around and launch a second challenge to Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2018.

The meeting between Trump and New York Republicans over a potential run for governor by Trump in 2014 against Democratic incumbent Andrew Cuomo.

That last word — «establishment» — is key here, since Maloney, who railed against too much party influence before she took a pass on a primary challenge to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, is banking on her incumbent status to carry her through to victory in September.

Latimer is a declared candidate in the race for the nomination to run against incumbent County Executive Rob Astorino this fall.

Shittu, in 2011 contested against incumbent Oyo State Governor under the platform of Congress for Progressives Change (CPC) but lost.

State Sen. George Latimer is the choice of the Westchester Democrats to run for county executive against Republican incumbent Rob Astorino, though County Legislator Ken Jenkins has vowed to fight on in the September primary.

Multiple (anonymous) sources say George Latimer, a third - term Democratic senator, will be going against fellow Democrat Ken Jenkins, a Westchester County legislator, and the Republican incumbent, Rob Astorino, in this year's Westchester County executive race.

At National Grid we're using all the tools we have at our disposal to play a part in the fight against fuel poverty but it's incumbent upon all of us in the energy industry to reach out, form partnerships and develop joined - up projects if we are to fully address the issue and make fuel poverty a thing of the past.

But he also most recently worked with Harry Wilson, a Republican businessman who unsuccessfully ran for comptroller in 2010 against incumbent Democrat Tom DiNapoli.

Coming off his primary victory and sensing he could play kingmaker in upper Manhattan, Espaillat endorsed Alcantara in July along with Carmen De La Rosa to run against incumbent Guillermo Linares in the Assembly.

[54] In February 1972, Kerry's wife bought a house in Worcester, with Kerry intending to run against the 4th district's aging thirteen - term incumbent Democrat, Harold DonohuIn February 1972, Kerry's wife bought a house in Worcester, with Kerry intending to run against the 4th district's aging thirteen - term incumbent Democrat, Harold Donohuin Worcester, with Kerry intending to run against the 4th district's aging thirteen - term incumbent Democrat, Harold Donohue.

There is no incumbent that's running, so I don't think that the Republicans have the advantage that they have when they're running against incumbent Democrats who have frankly been in office too long.

So far in her fledgling Democratic primary campaign against two - term incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Nixon has set out to prove just that.