Sentences with phrase «candidate with name recognition»

A candidate with name recognition 5.

In Rabbitt, Republicans have a candidate with name recognition to help retain a seat in a district that is heavily Democratic.

So there is an opportunity for an unconventional candidate with name recognition.»

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Name recognition is likely to be crucial, and a political insider says the winner might be the candidate with the most friends in Glen Ellyn.

He could face one of a number of Democrats with county - wide name recognition who are also prodigious fundraisers: Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, County Board of Legislators Chairman Ken Jenkins and even former Attorney General candidate Sean Coffey.

In addition, with New York's 21st being an open seat in 2014, none of the candidates possessed the advantages that often come with incumbency, such as increased campaign finances and name recognition.

With all the hypotheses circulating around town we've all managed to miss one little thing: With every possible candidate in north Queens comfortable and safe in their seats, there's only one viable candidate that has enough political clout and name recognition to battle the 800 pound gorilla that is Tony Avella.

The U.S. uses a weak party system: candidates can run under a party's name with little or no support or recognition from that party.

That's more of a problem for the incumbent, who has been in office since February 2007 and doesn't have the kind of money Wilson has to blanket the airwaves with TV ads — the fastest and most reliable way for a candidate to raise his name recognition.

«We're talking about three solid candidates with major name recognition.

Three men, three women, none of them household names to local Conservatives, all with little or no recognition factor to anyone other than dedicated followers of stories about candidate selection nationwide.

Combine that with the fact that around three quarters are local candidates, so far as I can ascertain, and there are signs the selection process is properly recognising the benefit of experience, local knowledge and name recognition.

He changed his mind when GOP leaders statewide began urging to him reconsider, saying he was a more viable candidate than DeFrancisco, a veteran lawmaker with little name recognition beyond Syracuse and Albany.

His decision to step aside and endorse his former House colleague turned the Democratic Primary into a mere formality — Berman dominated in both fundraising and name recognition, and cleaned up with nearly 96 percent of the vote in her head - to - head against the fledgling campaign of first - time candidate Arthur Morrison.

Prior to the vote, GOP leaders said they needed a candidate with significant name recognition, such as an elected official, to run a competitive campaign against Mr. Krupski, who had served in town government for 28 years.

Mr. Suozzi, a former gubernatorial hopeful, has the most name recognition, a factor that his supporters hope will propel him in a race with few policy differences among the candidates and expectations of low voter turnout.

A ballot test that did not include the third party candidate was still a 44 - 44 tie, according to the Public Opinion Strategies poll, suggesting neither is either helped or hurt by the presence of a contender with no money or name recognition.

«I'm the best - qualified candidate — I've the only one with business experience and political experience, and if you look at the public I have statewide name recognition.»

From the get - go, the candidate faced an uphill battle as a political - unknown with little name recognition facing an incumbent mayor.

Republicans today are poised to select from three candidates with barely any statewide name recognition — Manhattan lawyer Wendy Long, Rep. Bob Turner and Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos — to take on U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in November.

Among all the potential presidential candidates with low name recognition, Pawlenty was the clear leader with party activists.

«Our new candidate comes with media experience, name recognition and money,» Idleman said during her opening remarks.

DeFrancisco and Molinaro were held back by a lack of name recognition among New York voters, with about three - quarters of voters saying they never heard of either candidate, the poll found.

Republicans have a stable of candidates of their own, with 2002 nominee Kevin Mannix leading the field currently thanks to a large name - recognition edge.

Both of their Republican challengers, Joe DioGuardi and Jay Townsend continue to suffer from a lack of name recognition, with at least 50 percent of voters saying they do not know enough about either candidate to form an opinion.

Kolb and a third candidate, former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra, had similar problems with name recognition among voters.

Additionally the Greens were running with the former candidate for this seat, so he should have had name recognition, albeit less than Williams!

The councilman would enter the race with little name recognition and — despite his liberal social stances — a tremendous disadvantage as a Republican candidate in a deep - blue city.

«There are so many candidates that started out with better name recognition that we don't have anymore.