Not exact matches
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin is
among the Republicans from outside California who have contributed to the
campaign to repeal the state's gas - tax increase, showing the effort has national interest from GOP
leaders who see it as a way to boost their
party's chances in the Golden State for this year's election.
He shared platforms during the
campaign with former Liberal Democrat
Leaders Lord Ashdown and Charles Kennedy, Liberal Democrat Deputy
Leader Simon Hughes, the Green
Party Leader Caroline Lucas and Business Secretary Vince Cable,
among others.
W.F.P.
leaders have tried to remind voters in recent weeks to cast their ballots for the third
party, which has received scant attention from Cuomo since he won the
party's endorsement in May by promising,
among other things, to
campaign for Democratic control in the State Senate.
This time the two are locked in a tight race building up cash reserves for a
campaign that political handicappers and
party leaders expect to be
among the most competitive in the Northeast.
Unlike Hanna, Cantor did little last - minute
campaigning in his district, where resentment over Cantor's national profile as a
party leader had grown
among many conservatives.