Sentences with phrase «as a placeholder candidate»

The WFP at its convention announced Legal Aid attorney Kenny Schafer would act as a placeholder candidate and vacate the line to the eventual WFP nominee in the general election.

But leaders of the party said Saturday they would not play into Cuomo's «divide and conquer» tactics, instead nominating longtime state committee member Kenny Schafer as a placeholder candidate — a move, POLITICO reported Thursday, that gives them the option of backing whomever is picked by the Democratic Party during its convention in the coming week.

He ran for the US Senate in 2006, served as a placeholder candidate on some ballots in 2008 for presidential candidate Ralph Nader, and received 41 percent of the vote in a Syracuse Common Council race (2009).

Not exact matches

As with all their placeholder candidates — contenders tapped to keep Row D warm while the Democrats settled their differences for Row A — the WFP was sure to pick an attorney who would be eligible for a judgeship should the need to remove him arise.

But who the candidate will ultimately wind up being remains up in the air as the party could select a placeholder for the post after New York City Public Advocate Tish James confirmed she would not seek the party's line in her bid for AG.

The party could endorse Zephyr Teachout for attorney general or a placeholder as Democratic AG candidate Tish James has indicated she would not take the WFP's endorsement, spurning a party that helped elect her to office.

It's possible the WFP could endorse Nixon but not give her its ballot line, putting a placeholder candidate there instead — just in case there's a post-primary peace deal between the governor and the party that requires her to go away quietly before the November general, though, as Nick reported yesterday, there are ways of getting her name off the ballot if necessary, too.

«The Legislature should appoint a placeholder to serve as the acting Attorney General — someone who will not stand for election — allowing the voters to select from a competitive field of candidates as part of the normal electoral process in the Fall.

The melodrama over the WFP line this year is in stark contrast to 2010, when the WFP nominated a placeholder candidate as it faced a federal investigation over its for - profit arm Data and Field Services.

As a result, Working Families Party leaders are expected to nominate a «placeholder» candidate — someone not widely known statewide — to appear on the ballot through the primary, and replace the person in September.

Dadey has made it clear that he only put his name on petitions as a placeholder, hoping the party can come up with another candidate for the Republican line.

Instead, the party went with a placeholder candidate in what was viewed by observers as a snub to the mayor.

His name was intended only as a placeholder for the real candidate.

Sources said Bellando would have served as a placeholder and was expected to decline the nomination, allowing the party to select a new candidate later this week.

Common Cause / NY Executive Director Susan Lerner says the Legislature should appoint a placeholder to serve as the acting attorney general — someone who will not stand for election — allowing the voters to select from a competitive field of candidates in the fall.