Sentences with phrase «back primaries against»

And it warns that if the breakaway Dems do not accept the terms, the state Democratic party controlled by Gov. Cuomo will back primaries against them.

Earlier in the day, Gov. Cuomo said he strongly supports the reunification plan that threatens to have the state party back primaries against the Independent Democratic Conference if they don't accept the terms or call for a change in leadership in the mainline Democratic conference if they don't go for it.

The officials warn that if the IDC members do not accept the terms of this peace deal, the state Democratic party controlled by Gov. Andrew Cuomo will back primaries against them.

In 2014 they were backing primaries against IDC members and crowing about the shortcomings of a Republican controlled State Senate.

While Long hasn't specifically threatened to back a primary against any of the New York Republicans, his actions make it clear it's a possibility if members don't fall in line.

Not exact matches

In the same interview, Sandberg pushed back against the often - repeated but suddenly fast - spreading notion that user data is Facebook's primary product — though on largely semantic grounds.

Diaz was one of Fight Back's top targets this fall, but easily won re-election against his primary opponent, Charlie Ramos, on Sept. 14.

One quick point before I hop a plane back to DC — as you're absorbing the media and the punditry's attempts to Understand The Meaning of Tuesday's primary losses by Arlen Spector in Pennsylvania and Trey Grayson in Kentucky (see: «Specter Defeat Signals a Wave Against Incumbents»), don't forget the classic observation that all politics is local.

Clarke eventually relented and joined the majority of her fellow Democratic elected officials, backing Clinton against Obama in the presidential primary.

Suffolk County Conservative Chairman Ed Walsh is calling on Chris Cox to drop his bid for Congress in Long Island's 1st CD and back one of his two primary opponents, Randy Altschuler, reasoning it has become clear Cox «does not have a viable path to victory» against the Democratic incumbent, Rep. Tim Bishop.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is backing a push by the state Democratic Committee to find a primary opponent against Sen. Simcha Felder, the Brooklyn Democrat who conferences with Republicans in the state Senate and is a pivotal member of the GOP's retained majority in the chamber.

The GOP is backing Somers Town Supervisor Mary Beth Murphy against Assemblyman Greg Ball in a GOP primary for Leibell's seat.

De Blasio has been trying to reinvigorate the fund since he took office, hiring Reshma Saujani (the financial manager attorney who ran a failed 2010 primary challenge against Rep. Carolyn Maloney) back in January.

UFCW Local 1500 also will be announcing its endorsement of LG Kathy Hochul, who is facing a primary challenge from Brooklyn Councilman Jumaane Williams, who enjoys support from groups that were active in backing Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders» 2016 presidential primary bid against Hillary Clinton.

Last week, State Senator Adriano Espaillat's campaign circulated a tough mailer against his primary opponent, Assemblyman Guillermo Linares, in which they accused Mr. Linares of «betraying» the community by backing Rep. Charlie Rangel over Mr. Espaillat's bid to become the country's first Dominican - American congressman earlier this year and for taking campaign contributions from special interests.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio spent Sunday urging voters to head to the polls on Tuesday, as Sal Albanese, his leading rival in the Democratic primary, pushed back against a widely held belief that the incumbent was a shoo - in to win.

In the 22nd Congressional District, Paladino has backed Michael Kicinski in the GOP primary against U.S. Rep. Richard Hanna, R - Barneveld.

Ahead of the state's March 15 primary, Obama and Biden backed former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland in his race against P.G. Sittenfeld for the Democratic nod to take on GOP Sen. Rob Portman in November.

Several key unions, including SEIU 1199, are backing the insurgent candidacies of Oliver Koppell (challenging Klein) and John Liu (challenging Tony Avella), and primary challengers are against the remaining I.D.C. senators have begun to circulate petitions.

Former Rep. Paul Broun announced he's running for Congress in Georgia's 9th District, and he faces not just a primary against an incumbent fellow Republican but the haze of an ethics investigation dating back to his last term in the House.

Republican John Faso on Monday touted a series of TV and radio advertisements from his congressional campaign that push back against his GOP primary opponent, businessman Andrew Heaney.

Turner clearly doesn't hold a grudge against Mike Long for failing to back him in the US Senate primary, and even went so far as to praise the chairman for keeping his word to Wendy Long — his «solemn handshake» — and sticking with her even after Turner decided to get into the race.

Both the WFP and the health care workers union were at one point so infuriated with McMahon that they contemplated backing a primary challenger against him.

Sen. Stephen Saland, the other pro-gay marriage Republican to back the measure in 2011, was confirmed the winner of the Republican line in an even closer primary against Neil Di Carlo, who retained the Conservative Party line.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio spent today urging voters to head to the polls on Tuesday, as Sal Albanese, his leading rival in the Democratic primary, pushed back against a widely held belief that the incumbent was a shoo - in to win.

The Daily News has backed newcomer Reshma Saujani against her Democratic primary target, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, praising her «moxie» in trying to be the first challenger to oust an incumbent member of the New York congressional delegation in close to two decades.

McCall not only gave Cuomo cover back when it looked like he might again mount a primary challenge against a black gubernatorial candidate (in this case, a sitting governor — the first African American to hold the post, David Paterson), but also stood by him when other black leaders were complaining about the lack of diversity on the statewide Democratic ticket.

As you can see from the invite below, these are low - dollar affairs that are being held as much to whip up grassroots support as they are to raise cash to help the labor - backed party's effort on behalf of its preferred Democratic primary candidate against Espada, Gustavo Rivera.

Paladino has said he would back Kevin Stocker, a lawyer who has launched a primary against Grisanti, a freshman Republican who is considered especially vulnerable this year.

And, as a reader pointed out, it was produced and posted by the Senate Democrat - controlled (and taxpayer - funded) media services unit just two weeks before Espada faces off against his two primary opponents: Gustavo Rivera (who is being backed by a number of the majority leader's colleagues and labor unions) and Dan Padernacht.

Martins said the congressional race needed to be moved back if the primary was delayed to allow absentee ballots to get to military voters overseas and to allow him to fully campaign against the Democrat in the race, Thomas Suozzi of Glen Cove.

(Mercer, having backed Ted Cruz, is said by his spokeswoman Kellyanne Conway to be considering backing a pro-Trump Superpac while Singer seems dug in against Trump after having supported Rubio in the primary.)

The left - wing actor, an avid supporter of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders «unsuccessful bid for president and Fordham Professor Zephyr Teachout «s primary campaign against Gov. Andrew Cuomo, then echoed de Blasio's favorite re-election pitch: that he is uniquely positioned to push back on Trump's proposed policies.

But two - thirds of these female candidates face competitive primaries against one or more male candidates, so the NRCC won't officially back their campaigns.

ESPA has been making some interesting endorsements of late, backing a number of Democratic primary challengers against Senate incumbents who voted «no» on marriage last December.

In the 2009 elections, the union was part of an alliance that included the WFP and SEIU 1199 that successfully backed a host of insurgent NYC Council primary candidates against a slate of party - backed candidates.

The video captures the downward spiral in GOP's primary for county executive that is expected to pit McLaughlin against deputy Christopher Meyer, who has the backing of most local Republican leaders and is a political ally of retiring County Executive Kathleen Jimino.

Ms. Quinn, who already reached the maximum contribution limit for this year's Democratic primary, also asked her supporters to boost her campaign's war chest in order to fight back against these sorts of attacks.

Progressive groups who have threatened primaries against the breakaway Dems weren't backing down.

Rangel was a big David Paterson fan and ally, and he had some choice words for Cuomo back when the then - AG was headed toward a possible primary challenge against the state's first black governor.

The WFP backed the actress Cynthia Nixon's Democratic primary campaign against the governor, who effectively controls the state Democratic Party.

H.T.C. played a role in the labor - backed super P.A.C. that helped vault Scott Stringer to victory in the hotly contested primary race against Eliot Spitzer for the city comptroller's seat.

In a surprise move, the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, has given the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, Kaduna State branch a strong backing to stage a rally against the sacking of 22,000 primary school teachers.

Lovely Warren is mounting a Democratic Primary against party - backed Tom Richards for mayor of Rochester.

Teachout, accused by fellow Democrats of being anti-Israel when she mounted a surprisingly strong primary challenge against Cuomo in 2014, refused last week in a debate with her long - shot primary opponent to say whether she backed Cuomo's anti-BDS order, prompting a tough attack from national Republicans.

The Democratic primary would pit Esposito, for nearly two decades a major player on regional environmental issues but a first - time candidate, against party stalwart Fritz, who has run five times dating back to 1975, an era when Republicans dominated Suffolk.

City Board of Elections (BOE) commissioners last week ruled, 7 - 2, that Tabacco did not have enough valid signatures to get into an Independence primary against McMahon (D - Staten Island / Brooklyn), who is backed by the party.

However, Stout must first win a primary election against Democratic Party - backed candidate Christopher Rodier in order to run on the Democratic ticket in the November general election.

But McConnell wasted no time in pushing back against his new primary challenger

According to mayoral candidate Joe Sullivan — 5th ward Common Councilman Mark Robinson, who will face - off in September's Democratic primary against Sheehan - backed Corey Ellis and County Legislator Chris Higgins, has already accepted the conservative line.