Sentences with phrase «battleground states where»

Romney and Obama canceled several events in battleground states where they had hoped to make personal appearances in the campaign's final days.

Republicans, who hold a slim majority in the Senate, will be defending 24 seats next year, including in presidential battleground states where Democrats are mounting strong challenges.

Take Virginia, for example, a national battleground state where Democrats control all 5 statewide offices, yet Republicans hold a super-majority in the state House, a majority in the state Senate, and 8 of the 11 Congressional seats.

Not exact matches

This state produces more milk than all of Canada, is a key electoral battleground for President and the home of House Speaker Paul Ryan, so it's little wonder that's where the President made his comments.

Not in Mexico, where neighbouring state Michoacan has become a battleground, with armed vigilantes battling the Knights Templar drug cartel and a federal investigation into the possible corruption of more than 1,200 local police officers.

Multi-channel connection was the name of the game, particuarly in battleground states, where the campaign was at people's doors, on their televisions, at their community centers, in their inboxes on the websites they visited regularly.

The battleground for the state senate centers on places like Long Island, where Republican incumbents Carl Marcellino and Kemp Hannon enjoy 1199 support as they try to fend off vigorous Democratic challenges.

It's interesting he refers to Westchester, where the state GOP has taken what limited resources it has to give rising star County Executive Rob Astorino some financial backing while he wages electoral war with local Democrats, as a «battleground.»

Two days from the presidential election, here's where we stand: tight in the popular vote, but with a small but consistent Obama lead in the bulk of the battleground states.

Note that much of the training discussed above took place via online video, particuluarly in areas outside of battleground states, where the campaign invested less in on - the - ground staff.

The behind - the - scenes maneuverings fit Clinton well, Litman said, particularly because she's aware the 2018 battleground map, especially in the Senate, features competitive races in a number of states where she was trounced in 2016.

National Republicans have begun to intervene in a handful of key Senate and House battlegrounds where state parties are in disarray, seeking to head off the possibility that local mismanagement could cost the party control of Congress.

[4] The Democrats have highlighted Texas as a battleground to wrestle total control from the Republicans, while Ohio is one state where Republicans were trying to obtain total control for redistricting.

Trump won the key battleground states of Florida and Ohio — both states President Barack Obama carried twice, and where Clinton had tried to bolster her numbers by increasing turnout among Latinos and African - Americans.

That leaves state legislative and gubernatorial races as the few battlegrounds where donors could contribute and see an immediate reward after 2018 — an important opportunity for victory for a group of men and women who saw little payoff for their spending last year.

Independent expenditure committees have grown in influence in recent years in New York, especially in battleground state Senate races, where interest groups ranging from the teachers unions, charter school advocates and real - estate entities have sought to flex political muscle.

A new poll suggests Democrats in 12 Senate battleground states have made significant gains with their messaging to key demographics, putting the races at a «tipping point» where the opinion of women — specifically unmarried women — may provide the path for Democrats to maintain their hold on the Senate this November.

The reason is because of where those votes are located, many in key battleground states like Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida, where Jewish voters can make a huge difference.

Litigation over value - added teacher evaluations is being conducted in 14 states, and the legal battleground is shifting to the place where corporate reformers are weakest.

Battleground States: Art is Winning in Ohio, North Carolina, Florida, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, Political Powerhouses Where Must - See Exhibitions are on View

So in 2012, the same danger of enabling a Romney victory exists, at least in those of the 50 states where the presidential vote seems close, what are called «the battleground states».

Global warming science has become a battleground in a wider cultural war, particularly in the United States where rejecting climate science has been seamlessly adopted by right - wing populism — notably by the Tea Party, the movement of those who demand their fair share of injustice.

This allows for situations where one candidate can rack up blowout wins in some populated states but narrow losses in the so - called battleground states and thus losing the electoral battle.