Sentences with phrase «all in presidential election years»

The Bud Light campaign, which leaned on a political theme in a presidential election year, in particular won high praise from the Wall Street Journal and other key publications.

In this presidential election year, a plurality of the French have broadly nativist, traditional, and nationalist views.

The issue has become a political flashpoint in a presidential election year, and the lawsuit by attorneys general from Nebraska, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Florida and Texas was certain to keep it prominent.

Living and working near Washington, D.C., it's difficult to tune out the noise of politics, especially in a presidential election year.

And, these articles are good examples of the kind of interest in digital politics we see in a presidential election year.

This is important because Democrats do better in presidential election years than in midterms.

So that means the fight for control of the Senate will head into the general election in a presidential election year that traditionally draws out more Democratic voters.

Democrats expect to do well this cycle given the turnout in presidential election years has historically given them more seats in the Senate.

Kaminsky, elected to fill the chair held by disgraced former Majority Leader Dean Skelos, won a special election and won a full term in a presidential election year.

Hannon is routinely targeted by Democrats in presidential election years and this year faced Ryan Cronin.

If recent history is any guide, Senate Democrats have always picked up seats in Presidential election years.

Still, Republicans had a night that was far better than initially expected, given traditional Democratic gains in presidential election years.

The GOP is gearing up to defend it in a presidential election year that could include former Empire State Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton at the top of the ticket.

The data in presidential election years is somewhat more equivocal.

In presidential election years, Missouri voters have been known to split their tickets.

Hannon has long been a top target for Democrats, especially in a presidential election year.

They will represent districts Democrats carried with big margins in presidential election years — seats the newly minted Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Ben Ray Luján will probably want back.

But until polls are released suggesting otherwise, there's no reason to think Gipson will enjoy the turnout edge that Democrats typically benefit from in presidential election years: The district contains parts of Dutchess and Putnam counties, both of which went to Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary and overwhelmingly to Donald Trump in the GOP's contest.

During these midterm elections it was expected that voter turnout would be lower than in presidential election years, according to data since the 1840s.

Wrong: the long months of politicking in a presidential election year can actually give advocacy organizations great opportunities to boost the prominence of their issues — BUT only if they're ready.

Still, in a presidential election year, defeating Schumer would be a heavy lift for any Republican seeking to run statewide in a Democratic - heavy state.

Goldfeder noted New York's deadline is actually closer to the first state primary in a presidential election year: Those seeking to change their party affiliation for the September state legislative primary have to make the switch more than 11 months before heading to the polls.

Texas parties remain ballot - qualified in presidential election years if they poll at least 5 % for any partisan statewide race.

Pelosi is also pointing out that if Cuomo indeed has presidential aspirations, presiding over a Democrat - dominated state that loses Democratic House members in a presidential election year because he declined to get engaged in the House redistricting process will not play well with party insiders.

Democrats the Observer spoke to described Mr. Reichard as «likeable» and «brilliant,» but gave him small odds of defeating Mr. Donovan, even in a presidential election year.

Hannon has had generally closer races in presidential election years and Democrats hope Cronin this year will benefit from the down - ballot impact of the presidential race.

Dadey didn't put forward a specific plan for how he would assist Flanagan is holding on to power in a presidential election year expected to boost Democratic turnout in this Democrat - dominated state.

But he is also receiving a lot of support from the Senate Republicans, who are banking on his ability to give them a rare pickup in this presidential election year.

De Blasio, nevertheless, perhaps has his biggest political and governmental allies in Albany with the Senate Democratic conference, which is eyeing 2016 and a huge party turn out in a presidential election year.

A Larkin retirement could have a significant impact on the fight for control of the state Senate, where Republicans hold a thin majority and are girding for a heavy turnout of Democrats in a presidential election year.

But between the new district lines and the Democratic enrollment edge in a presidential election year, the Republicans are probably going to need every penny to assist members in tough general election battles, and perhaps in trying to help non-incumbents like Bob Cohen, who's making his second attempt at winning retiring Democratic Sen. Suzi Oppenheimer's seat.

Dadey said he wants a strong Republican candidate with the ability to hold the seat in a presidential election year, which favors Democrats and their small enrollment advantage in the district.

«We need a candidate who can win not only in 2014, but keep the seat two years later in a presidential election year.»

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Dadey has said he also prefers a candidate who would have strong appeal in a presidential election year, when Democrats have turned out in larger numbers in Central New York.

But Democrats outnumber Republicans by 63,000 in the district, an enrollment advantage that could be difficult to assail in a presidential election year that will boost turnout dramatically.

She said Democrats always pick up seats in a presidential election year, but this time, the choices are even more sharply defined.

But a typical minor party has a very tough time polling 5 % in a presidential election year, when nothing statewide is up in Nebraska except President and, sometimes, U.S. Senate.

County officials had regarded 2016 as the best opportunity to get a water fee passed on the ballot because of typically high Democratic voter turnout in presidential election years.

Killian, a former Rye City Councilwoman, ran two years ago for this same senate seat, losing to Latimer by a 56 % -44 % margin in a presidential election year.

He says that traditionally, more Democrats that Republicans come out to vote in presidential election years in New York, though he concedes the GOP has some distinct advantages.

But Democrats in the Senate typically make gains in a presidential election years, and they are playing offense in districts on Long Island and in the Hudson Valley (Republicans want to flip a western New York seat as well as a district in Westchester County).

He also defeated her in a close race two years ago when she was the incumbent and her was the upstart challenger, bouyed by a boost in turnout in a presidential election year.

Democrats who run down - ballot in presidential election years tend to receive more votes from the coattails of the presidential candidate.

Hannon is running for re-election in a Nassau County Senate district Democrats have long coveted, especially in presidential election years when his margins of victory are often smaller than in non-presidential cycles.

He's won every Senate race he's been in since he was first elected in 1998 by a comfortable margin, though he's never had a major party challenger in a presidential election year, when Democrats typically perform better.

«Some people are more motivated to vote in a presidential election year, but I say every election year is the most important,» commented Michael Ryan, Executive Director of the New York City Board of Elections.

Nevertheless, the failure of Democrats to win a clear numerical majority in a presidential election year is a blow to the seven - member Independent Democratic Conference, whose leader Jeff Klein was widely expected to wake up as the Senate's kingmaker on Wednesday morning.

While the 1st Congressional District has traditionally been flipped in mid-term election years, the current political climate makes it difficult to predict whether it could turn Democrat again without the boost in voter turnout typically seen in a presidential election year, when the party benefits from increased participation by minority and female voters.

Katko is also the first Republican to win the 24th District seat in a presidential election year since 2004, when Walsh won his ninth term.