Sentences with phrase «by running as an independent»

By running as an independent, he has already opened the door for the possibility of walking away from the Democrats (he'll just say that the Dems didn't want him (which is ture), so why would he caucus with them).

Lieberman, however, held on to his seat by running as an independent against Lamont in the general election.

The CLP candidate is senior Probation and Parole Officer Kim Loveday, while in this traditionally green electorate, NT Environment Centre Director Dr Stuart Blanch will complicate the contest by running as an Independent.

Among the featured speakers in attendance were New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Indiana Senator Evan Bayh, and Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman, who earned the animosity of some Democrats by losing the primary as a Democrat and going on to win the seat by running as an Independent.

Not exact matches

There's Container Park, an outdoor hangout space and shopping center made out of shipping containers where Sheryl Crow played a live concert last year, new restaurants which will serve food as diverse as handmade Cajun sausages and vegan pizza, the new independent bookstore that just opened, founded by Scott Seeley, who is imported from Brooklyn and once ran Dave Eggers» 826NYC.

By WindowsITPro Verizon Communications Inc. agreed to buy Yahoo! Inc.'s web assets for $ 4.83 billion, ending the company's two - decade run as an independent business that took it from Stanford University startup at the dawn of the internet...

The museum is a major draw, as are the independent galleries, artisan - run shops, indie music clubs and a fake Prada storefront made famous by Beyonce's Instagram.

Drifting through the Southland conference, three years in the Big West (despite being west of very little), two stays as an independent, and more than a decade as a Sun Belt also - ran, the Ragin» Cajuns had never been to a bowl game and never threatened to get noticed by the college football world.

This conclusion runs counter to the conventional wisdom held by some people I've observed who are especially eager to make the baby as independent and self - sufficient as possible right from the start.

If a government - run health service decides to seriously restrict the practice of midwives, then a woman's right to choose a home birth becomes a moot point because even if she can secure the services of an Independent Midwife, or if she qualifies for one of the handful of hospital - led home birth schemes (known as DOMINO)-- she will not genuinely be «allowed» to make this choice because midwives are not covered by insurance to attend these births.

Having been rejected by Labour as its candidate, something he and his supporters regarded as a «political fix», he went back on a pledge not to run as an independent, claiming that he was defending «the principle of London's right to govern itself».

Now he is running as an independent in a by - election all of his own making, after pledging in 2009 to resign as an MP if ministers backed a third runway at Heathrow.

Goldsmith is running as an independent, though the Conservative party has given him a free pass by declining to stand its own candidate against him.

With 61 people either endorsed by parties or running as independents, this is the [highest number of candidates] since Cyprus first participated in European elections in 2004.

He is seen as increasingly vulnerable in this campaign due to the growing Latino majority in his district and his 2010 censure by the House for multiple ethics violations and has attracted four challengers in this race; Mr. Espaillat, former Democratic National, onetime Democratic District Leader Joyce Johnson and Craig Schley, a local activist and former model who previously ran for the seat as an independent.

As you'll recall, after failing to get onto the ballot at the GOP convention in early June, Levy insisted (contrary to statements made by his chief champion, state Republican Chairman Ed Cox), that he was still contemplating a run on an independent line.

His comments come on the heels of some distraction within the NDC in the Upper West region with plans by some vanquished parliamentary candidates and parliamentarians to run as independent candidates during the December 7 polls.

But candidates could run as independents, and the situation would presumably by then be relatively well - known to the electorate.

Mr. Ulrich's endorsement signaled Mr. Dietl may be embraced by Republican officials, after initially trying to run as a Democrat and now running as an independent.

Canavan ran for the Scottish Parliament in 1999 as an independent, ultimately being expelled from the Labour Party, after he had been told by a Labour selection panel that he did not suit the party's platform.

As Democratic insiders speculate on who AG Andrew Cuomo will pick as his running mate, Bill Samuels is forging ahead with his LG run and keeping the heat on the Senate by calling for «immediate passage» of a bill to create an independent districting commissioAs Democratic insiders speculate on who AG Andrew Cuomo will pick as his running mate, Bill Samuels is forging ahead with his LG run and keeping the heat on the Senate by calling for «immediate passage» of a bill to create an independent districting commissioas his running mate, Bill Samuels is forging ahead with his LG run and keeping the heat on the Senate by calling for «immediate passage» of a bill to create an independent districting commission.

Liberal Democrat John Birch won the by - election after his supposed Labour rival, Alex Mockridge, had to run as an independent because she has been a member of the party for less than a year.

► Borough President Eric Adams also only trails the mayor by 35 to 34 percent if he were to run as an independent.

The non-binding budget resolution included such IDC asks as a provision to create an independent monitor to oversee the troubled New York City Housing Authority, diverting more than $ 400 million in city sales tax money to the MTA, and creating a secure choice savings account that would allow workers with no retirement savings plan to set aside money in a fund run by the state.

But it is interesting to note the very warm feelings being expressed today for Schweitzer — a red state Democrat who is viewed by insiders as an intriguing White House contender because he polls well with independents and moderates, even though he's not as well known as Cuomo or Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley or any other of the numerous candidates likely to rise to the top tier of if former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton decides not to run.

Many other petitions were filed under independent party labels by candidates who will already be running as Republicans and Democrats, and these candidates will thus have their names appearing on multiple ballot lines.

The chamber is run by Republicans and a group of breakaway Democrats known as the Independent Democratic Conference, or the IDC.

Last week Tower Hamlets Labour group, myopic in their perpetual factionalism, joined forces with local Tories to vote down the annual budget proposed by the former Labour council leader and now independent mayor Lutfur Rahman, who of course was removed as Labour candidate by the National Executive Committee in the run up to the 2010 mayoral election, despite having been selected by a majority of local party members.

Labour also remains open to an entirely different funding mechanism in the future, such as a graduate tax, but that would be a long - term prospect and be subject to a further independent review, similar to that run by Lord Browne in 2010.

For two generations, the name Walsh has been synonymous with Republican politics in Syracuse, now Ben Wlash, son of ex-GOP Rep. Jim Walsh, is waking a political tightrope by running for mayor of the city as an independent.

The candidate has become appalled by the backroom politics of the Republican party and believes his best chance of connecting with voters on the issues is to run as an Independent candidate in November.

Nader did run as an independent again in 2008, as did ex-Democratic Rep. Cynthia McKinney, but these races fell flat, signaling the near - total victory by the Democratic Party in sealing off a challenge to its left.

(In May, Quinnipiac found that in a head - to - head match - up where de Blasio ran as a Democrat and Stringer an independent, de Blasio would only best Stringer by a point.

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Manhattan Institute senior fellow Stephen Eide in a new study finds that a flat rent of $ 2,400 per student, as recommended by the Independent Budget Office, would have resulted in 71 % of charters running deficits and potentially 577 teacher layoffs in 2011.

Cuomo, who ran as a proponent of reform, had previously promised to veto any lines the legislature came up with, because they are by definition partisan and not independent.

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.

JOHNSBURG The Johnsburg Town Board election has a bit of a twist this time around, with incumbent Councilwoman Katie Nightingale running as an independent after she was beat out by Laurie Prescott Arnheiter in the Sept. 12 primary election.

After listening to the Democratic candidates debate in Woodstock, Neal said she's pleased with her decision to run as an independent for the seat currently held by U.S. Rep. John Faso, R - Kinderhook.

According to whispers from an inner - circle Bloomberg loyalist, Mayor Bloomberg is so infuriated with Bill de Blasio for trouncing his legacy by running a smear campaign as the anti-Bloomberg candidate — and achieving high levels of success while doing so — that he decided to dig deep in his own pockets by bankrolling an independent expenditure with upwards of $ 20 million of his own money to assist Joe Lhota on the road to victory.

Massey spoke at an independent Catholic school in Flatbush not run by the city — a week after having hip surgery, touring the building while wearing tapered maroon sweatpants, slip - on shoes, and with the help of a cane adorned with a silver - colored lion as the handle.

Krikorian previously ran as an independent candidate in 2008 and was endorsed by the Libertarian Party of Ohio.

Banks was endorsed by Jeffries in his previous council run against Inez Barron, as well as Brooklyn Democratic chairman Frank Seddio, and Assemblyman Walter Mosley, as well as the LAMBDA Independent Democrats of Brooklyn, the borough's biggest LGBT political organization.

Aside from raising the millions of dollars needed for campaign advertising in one of the nation's most expensive television markets, Bharara, as an independent, would need to pull together a statewide organization of paid staff and volunteers that could compete with get - out - the - vote efforts run by the Democratic and Republican Parties, particularly in a year when they'll be running gubernatorial campaigns.

It is now run as an independent programme by Portia Ltd..

The film was financed instead by an independent producer, Joseph Levine, who grew impatient as the shooting ran over schedule, into a fourth month.

Tackling «vital issues such as fake news, the undermining of political protest, the battle between present and future superpowers, the future of democracy itself», the series is directed by William Oldroyd, making his TV debut after his independent film «Lady Macbeth» won five British Independent Film Awards and is in the running for two BAFTAsindependent film «Lady Macbeth» won five British Independent Film Awards and is in the running for two BAFTAsIndependent Film Awards and is in the running for two BAFTAs next week.

They range from small independent schools, often emanating from visionary teachers and parents, to franchise schools run by major education management firms, such as Charter Schools USA, Nobel Learning, and Edison Schools.

But few have gone as far as Indianapolis, where the district is now authorizing what it calls innovation network schools: districts schools that are run by outside contractors, with their own independent boards and full charter - style autonomy.

As Schwarzenegger ran for reelection in 2006, he deflected questions about his education policies by commissioning, with the leaders of the state legislature, an independent research project to recommend funding levels and reforms needed to provide a quality education for every child in California.