Sentences with phrase «against the incumbent governor»

25 % think they would vote against the incumbent governor, and 15 % say it depends on who runs against him.

Surprisingly the two agree on a number of key items as they make their case against the incumbent governor, including a laser - like focus on the incumbent governor's perceived weaknesses.

She wants to run in a Democratic primary against incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Under New York election law, Teachout's petition to force a primary against incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo must include at least 15,000 signatures from registered Democrats, and she must have been a continuous resident of the state for at least the past five years leading up to the election.

GOP candidate for Governor Rob Astorino faces an uphill battle against the incumbent governor.

New York Democratic candidate for Governor Cynthia Nixon delivered a blistering speech against incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo and was immediately criticized by a Cuomo associate, who appeared to take a shot at Nixon's sexual orientation.

Zephyr Teachout is mounting a spirited challenge to Andrew Cuomo's re-election campaign, running against the incumbent governor in this September's Democratic Primary.

The former governor claimed he was called upon by the leaders of the PDP to contest the governorship seat in Osun having realised that Omisore stood no chance against the incumbent governor, Rauf Aregbesola.

Sense of humor or not, Nixon's still up against an incumbent governor with widespread party support and a $ 31 million war chest.

[85] Initially trailing by double - digits in the primary against the incumbent Governor of his own party, Charlie Crist, Rubio eventually surpassed Crist in polling for the Republican nomination.

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses the Moreland Act Commission and Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino and Zephyr Teachout stand together against incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo.

ALBANY — Comparing Governor Andrew Cuomo to Russian president Vladimir Putin, Westchester County executive Rob Astorino on Monday rejected a radio debate against the incumbent governor because it was not televised, but accepted an invitation for a televised debate that also includes two minor party candidates.

With little money and nonexistent name recognition, Ms. Teachout wasn't expected to win any sizable share of the vote against the incumbent governor.

Surprisingly, the two agree on a number of key items as they make their case against the incumbent governor, including a laser - like focus on Cuomo's perceived weaknesses.

Rob Astorino, the GOP candidate for governor, faces an uphill battle against the incumbent governor.

The Poll finds that Democratic candidate for Governor Cynthia Nixon has gained sixteen points in her match up against the incumbent governor.

Astorino, the Republican challenger, said in a radio interview last week that a 20 - percent showing for Teachout would damage Cuomo, and noted that during Mario Cuomo's 1994 loss to George Pataki, «A lot of the Democrats who came out in the primary to vote against their incumbent governor, they did not vote for him in the general election, either.

Cuomo's challenger, Fordham Law School Professor Zephyr Teachout, managed to win over one - third of the vote against the incumbent governor, despite Cuomo's multi-million dollar war chest and near unanimous support from the state's Democratic political establishment, from Hillary Clinton to local mayors.

The poll finds that Democratic candidate for Governor Cynthia Nixon has gained sixteen points in her match up against the incumbent governor.

Cuomo's challenger, Fordham Law School Professor Zephyr Teachout, managed to win over a third of the vote against the incumbent governor, despite Cuomo's multimillion dollar war chest and near unanimous support from the state's Democratic political establishment from Hillary Clinton to local mayors.