Sentences with phrase «as running mate»

WASHINGTON — The debate inside the Republican Party over the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has taken a right turn with Mitt Romney's selection of Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate.

He tried to reassure skeptical social conservatives about the sincerity of his transformation by choosing as his running mate Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R), who has a long record opposing abortion rights.

Earlier this morning, Planned Parenthood Votes released a web video blasting Donald Trump's choice of Mike Pence as his running mate.

To really drive his anti-woman message home and shore up «party unity,» Trump chose Mike Pence, one of the most vicious anti-abortion extremists in elected office, as his running mate.

blasting Donald Trump's choice of Mike Pence as his running mate.

Romney has not just endorsed the Paul Ryan budget that maintains $ 40 billion in tax subsidies to oil companies, but he's tapped Ryan as his running mate.

He ran for Vice President as the running mate for Ross Perot when he ran for President as an independent candidate in 1992.

To Senator Biden; I think Mr. Obama has made a right decision to have you as his running mate.

These interviews with Gov. Palin leaves me scratching my head and wondering whether the «original maverick» wished he picked Joe Lieberman as a running mate.

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, has invited me to join him as his running mate as he seeks reelection in 2014.

Democrat Krish Vignarajah has picked Sharon Blake, former president of the Baltimore Teachers Union, as her running mate in the race for Maryland governor.

In tapping Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate, presumed Republican presidential nominee John McCain has selected an elected official who has supported increased funding for education across her rural, frontier state and voiced support for school - choice programs that appeal to many conservatives.

Schmidt was instrumental in the selection of Palin (Julianne Moore) as the running mate of McCain (Ed Harris), and Wallace was another senior adviser.

When he does, the first thing he says is that he wants Mitch as his running mate.

The project, titled Game Change, is based on Mark Halperin and John Heilemann's book that follows Sen. John McCain's campaign, from his selection of a then - largely unknown Palin as his running mate to their ultimate loss to President Barack Obama.

The Circus: Inside the Wildest Political Show on Earth, Season 1, Episode 15: John Kerry staffer Alyssa Mastromonaco describ's Kerry's selection of John Edwards as his running mate in 2004.

The Circus: Inside the Wildest Political Show on Earth, Season 1, Episode 15: Mitt Romney staffer Kelli Harrison Ritter describes Romney's selection of Paul Ryan as his running mate in 2012.

By picking Joe Biden as a running mate, Barack Obama may have reassured the electorate about his lack of experience and foreign policy bona fides, according to some pundits.

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The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the People's National Convention (PNC), has settled on Emmanuel Anyidoho as its running mate to flagbearer, Dr. Edward Mahama.

«I wanted an Albany outsider as a running mate to help me clean up this state and move it back into the winning column again, and I got one.»

Many lobby groups within the party had argued against the re-nomination of Mr. Amissah - Arthur as running mate, citing his low public visibility.

It's been widely reported, including here, that Eliot Spitzer chose David Paterson as his running mate in no small part to stick a thumb in the eye of a Harlem Establishment who preferred another candidate, and with whom he had rocky relations.

As an African - American and an upstater who has run New York's second - largest city and served in the State Senate, Brown had been considered by the Cuomo administration both now and in 2010, when Cuomo tapped then - Rochester Mayor Bob Duffy as his running mate.

Recall that former Head of State, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida had admonished Governor Wike when the latter paid him a visit at his home in Niger state, saying the Governor will be supported if he contests as a running mate to the Presidential candidate of the PDP in 2019.

In 2008, when he made his maiden run, Bawumia's selection as running mate by Nana Akufo Addo stirred disapproval more within the NPP than without.

Deez Nuts picks the Times Square Naked Cowboy as his running mate, giving us the Daily News centerfold spread we've all been waiting for.

As the New York Democratic Convention approaches, Governor Cuomo is considering a number of candidates as a running mate, including Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown.

But there are insinuations that Atiku is considering Fayose as his running mate.

Cuomo took the stage around 10:13, surrounded by Sandra Lee and his daughters as well as his running mate Kathy Hochul and her family.

By convention, all Vice Presidential nominees of the NPP have originated from Northern Ghana, except in 1996, when then candidate John Kufuor chose the late Kow Nkensen Arkaah, from the Central region, as his running mate.

A publication by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Tuesday in Awka, Anambra State, showed that the state Governor, Willie Obiano, had retained his deputy, Dr. Nkem Okeke, as his running mate for the November 18 governorship poll.

Mr. Cuomo has selected as his running mate Mayor Robert J. Duffy of Rochester, who, like himself, is a white, middle - aged, Catholic man.

Days later, he prematurely named former Hewlett - Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina as his running mate, hoping it would woo some of the female voters turned off by Trump's brash rhetoric.

If it had been in place last year, Harriet Harman could not have stayed as deputy leader unless she had been chosen as running mate by Ed Miliband.

The stage is getting more intense in Kogi State over the stalemated governorship election as the running mate to late governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Prince Abubakar Audu, James Faleke, has insisted that he is the governor - elect of the state.

The Senator representing Ogun East, Buruji Kashamu, has said that any candidate who picks the Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, as his running mate in...

The Public Employees Federation endorsed Teachout as well as her running mate, Tim Wu, after an interview session with the executive board Thursday morning.

If Obama gets the nomination he will chose Wes Clark as his running mate.

He is a member of the Independent Party and he has tapped another party official as his running mate.

«The fact is, Ghanaians have seen Amissah Arthur to be very incompetent as the Vice President to President Mahama and so, our believe which has sprung out of a research is that, his pair again with President Mahama as his running mate can only reduce the votes of NDC drastically,» they also argued.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has selected Tim Kaine, a centrist senator from Virginia, as her running mate.

Governor Cuomo, following Duffy's flirtation with the business association job last fall, was quick to heap his own praise on the man he chose as a running mate in 2010, and credit Duffy for his statewide travels.

He said there may be some people who may wish to see John Mahama picking him as a running mate, but his wish differs from that.

Hawkins said he recruited NYC education activist and socialist Brian Jones as his running mate in order to focus attention on schools.

Clinton selected Senator Al Gore of Tennessee, a fellow Southerner and baby boomer, as his running mate.

«In 2003, I picked Dr. Chuba Okadigbo as my running mate in that year's presidential election.

They remember him choosing David Paterson as a running mate.

He seemingly put to bed speculation he's looking to replace her on his ticket, affirming his commitment to Hochul as a running mate, with a small caveat.

Romney would be absolutely nuts to pick a liberal like Pataki as a running mate or cabinet member.