Sentences with phrase «as democrats looked»

As Democrats look to recover from a devastating Election Day, Ellison is vying to lead the party against former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean and South Carolina chairman Jaime Harrison.

Liberals are already beginning to target Republican Sens. Jeff Flake, of Arizona, and Dean Heller, of Nevada, with attack ads as Democrats look to soften up their only two realistic targets ahead of a difficult 2018 Senate map.

«I've always said as a Democrat I look forward to do the day of a Democratic Senate,» he said.

Not exact matches

Negotiations look set to be fraught, as Republicans and Democrats alike will attempt to resolve a series of legislative issues by attaching other agenda items to the must - pass bill.

Do you have any concern that you as an organization, or the Democrats as a party, continue to have a problem with arrogance, with looking down on people elsewhere on the political spectrum

Rep. Adam Schiff (D - CA) looks on as fellow Democrats speak about recent revelations about President Donald Trump's involvement with Russia on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S. May 17, 2017.

On almost every issue, it's, «Well, Democrats and Republicans can't agree» — as opposed to looking at why is it that they can't agree.

Warren stated, «Look, this is a real problem, but what we've got to do as Democrats now, is we've got to

If you look up blogs for people who were Democrats as youths and in their middle - age switched to Republican (neo-neocon is an excellent example), you'll see that they too were shunned for choosing the «wrong» belief.

Truth, I think if you actually look, the Republicans are just as culpable, if not more so, than the Democrats.

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a foreigners (Dutch) view; it would be seen as a big laugh but also a disgrace for America if Romney was elected; the Republicans never brought anything good for the USA and the rest of the world; look what Bush did; a huge deficit; a war with the wrong enemy and the Democrats had to clean up the mess again;

As Eric Swalwell, a California Democrat who also sits on the Intelligence Committee, told reporters, «it looks like [Nunes is] running his own intelligence service at this point.»

The Democrat believes that Obama is the Messiah, that they along with Obama are incapable of being wrong or making a mistake (drive in the ultra blue, they slam into your lane running you off the road and look at you as if it is your fault - or just watch «dem on Jersey Shore and shows like that).

But his attempt to cast himself as in the same boat as marginal Democrats in a Democrat - dominated state is certainly an interesting approach — one some of his more conservative colleagues might look askance at, and the Democrats more than likely won't let go unchallenged.

They're also reportedly looking into the Brooklyn Democrat's relationship with Edul Ahmad, a Queens real estate broker whom Sampson represented as a client through his legal practice.

But look at how well Doug performed with very little time to campaign, and with not as much money as his democrat opponent.

For an explanation as to why Cuomo would risk muddying the waters of his own campaign, you should look no further state former state Comptroller H. Carl McCall, who has emerged as an outspoken champion of Rangel — and chief critic of Democrats like Rep. Mike Arcuri who have turned their backs on him.

Jacobs told me Cuomo will soon hit the hustings with some of the Senate Democrats» candidates in key districts and «doesn't look at this as a race for him alone.»

Meanwhile, Paterson told reporters the Skelos arrest shouldn't be a political issue as Senate Democrats look to run a competitive race against the Nassau County lawmaker, potentially with rising star Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky as a candidate.

As Cuomo increasingly seeks to position himself at the national level, potentially with an eye on a future White House run, by embracing a host of liberal policy proposals, look for the Senate Democrats and their allies to keep up the «we could accomplish so much more together» drumbeat, even though at this point it's pretty much a done deal that the Republicans and the IDC have renewed their power - sharing relationship.

If the Democrats try to use it as leverage now, they look really bad for trying to profit from tragedy.4 So now would be a bad time to try to ask for anything.

For example, Democrats are now suggesting looking to Socialist Countries as a potential model on certain issues.

Mayoral hopeful Bo Dietl said he knew he'd lose his court bid to run as Democrat when he saw the Supreme Court judge who decided the case — and she «looked like» de Blasio's wife, NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray.

Be sure to watch our prior coverage of the race, including a report from an earlier candidate forum and a lighthearted look at one moment of the Community Free Democrats» forum, as well as a first look at the Republican race.

«This deal looks like one more cynical effort by the IDC to cement their power and avoid being challenged at election time, while presenting themselves as the «real» Democrats in Albany.

Like all Liberal Democrats, the Social Liberal Forum is very proud of our party's uniquely democratic approach to policy making and as we enter the run up to the 2014 and 2015 elections, we look forward to further statements from our ministers in government that set out clear ideological differences between us and the Tory Party.

And if Barack Obama throws some of his weight into this, as it looks like he's going to, it'll be really interesting to me to see if there's kind of a counterweight to that anger, that anti-incumbent anger, that ends up supporting some incumbents (In many cases, that would be Democrats) and whether that's enough to offset some of this anger that seems to be aimed at ousting incumbents, including many Democrats.

The district, which President Barack Obama carried twice, is a top Democratic target, and with Gibson retiring at the end of this term, and Hillary Rodham Clinton likely topping the ticket, Democrats are looking at the open seat as one of their best pickup opportunities.

Mike, perhaps rather than reading a couple of fringe blogs by right - libertarians (and even those don't hold the opinions you're attributing to them, but often talk about alternative economic ideas like a citizens» income) who are about as representative of mainstream Liberal Democrat thought as Tony Benn is of Labour, you should look at sites like http://socialliberal.net/, which more or less represents the mainstream of the party.

If social democrats step back from their own national focus and look at the bigger picture, they will realize just how vulnerable and ideologically staid European social democracy as a political movement currently is.»

Look at the table above: ten times as large a percentage of appointees are declaring a Labour political background as a Tory one (and the Liberal Democrats are doing even worse).

As New Kings Democrats, we will continue to open the doors that we have been able to pry open and share information and resources valuable to anyone underrepresented in or looking to improve our Party,» said Anusha Venkataraman, President of New Kings Democrats, after last night's meeting.

Looking pained, Koch a lifelong Democrat said «It looks like Republicans are as of this moment the party of reform.

These folks are no happier with the Republican establishment than they are with Obama and the Democrats, and as they learn to turn their passion into political results, the Right looks to be suffering at least as much as the Left.

Democrats didn't know what to do, so wheeled out under - prepared commentators on the cable news channels, who quickly looked as if they were just being nasty Palin.

The shadow chancellor said that Owen Smith was a «friend» said that, as a «democrat» he would unite behind whoever wins the leadership contest, not look to split the party.

I said that social democrats - maybe the Labour party in Britain especially - had gradually reduced their use of various tools for increasing equality - trade unionism, income redistribution, changes in ownership structures - and as a result looked increasingly to education to carry their egalitarian hopes.

Until you prove the lack of integrity in our voting system it looks as though the reactionary GOP is trying to block the votes of Democrats.

Leader Tim Farron is a spirited campaigner, an indomitable figure in Westminster who strives bravely to look on the bright side as rival MPs, Conservative, Liberal Democrat and SNP, groan audibly whenever he climbs to his feet to speak in the House of Commons.

Now, a number of Democrats are looking to continue their party's hold — including lawmakers such as Steve Stern and Charles Lavine, and North Hempstead Councilwoman Anna Kaplan, according to Newsday.

The contest was seen as key for Democrats looking to make inroads in the House.

David Cameron looks set to face a fight with senior Liberal Democrats as he tacked further right in response to England's riots.

Progressive fervor over President Donald Trump's election has catapulted Murphy's standing among Democrats, who are looking for energetic young leaders as they recover from a humbling electoral defeat.

Republicans look at tight statewide races for governor and Senate as a potential harbinger of a backlash against Democrats that could trickle down to the legislative level.

Daily Mail, 03/08/12: Cameron risks Lib Dem backlash as he gives in to Tory rebels and kills off plans to reform House of Lords Huffington Post, 20/07/12: Liberal Democrats Should Stop Looking for Reasons to Leave the Coalition... And Start...

Only when the governor drafted Schumer as a Cuomo Democrat («He is an icon for the theory of a progressive who gets results») did the senator look up and smile, a Pavlovian response to the sound of his own name.

Well, look at that quintessence of Democratic virtues New York Democrats elected as Governor.

Hmm... I looked at some of the demographic breakdowns... I'm starting to think that some of the polling may be oversampling Democrats in rural upstate — considering how well it correlates with the rest of the state and that it generally would lean significantly further to the right than the state as a whole.

As the political parties assess the shutdown / debt ceiling fight and its effects on the political landscape, a lot of Democrats are perking up at the possibility that Republican congressmembers who looked unbeatable a month ago might be more vulnerable than they appeared.