Sentences with phrase «candidates jockeyed»

We saw some signs of this trend earlier in the cycle as Republican presidential candidates jockeyed for position.

Expect this to be an issue — and a selling point — next year and in 2020 as the Democratic candidates jockey for support from progressive groups.

For audiences, candidates and media, these are perhaps the worst of forums — eight candidates jockeying for attention during a 90 - minute session.

While Republicans have three candidates jockeying for Gibson's seat, no Democrat has formally jumped into the race yet.

Two candidates jockeying for Colorado's 2018 gubernatorial election threw their support behind cryptocurrencies during a debate over the weekend.

Not exact matches

Unbridled did show promise as a baby, winning a stake at Calder Race Course and becoming a leading candidate for the Kentucky Derby off his four - length triumph under jockey Pat Day in the Florida Derby on March 17.

Like every new president, he's expected to take some time in picking the nation's U.S. attorneys, but here in Buffalo, candidates are already jockeying and lobbying for the top federal law enforcement job in the region.

The others are the 36th (Assemblyman Mike Gianaris is departing to run for retiring Sen. George Onorato's seat), and the 26th, where a number of candidates are jockeying for the seat Assemblywoman Ann - Margaret Carrozza (who had a bit of a residency problem that drew the attention of Cuomo's office) has decided not to run for again.

There are only three citywide positions in New York and, as several white candidates are jockeying for the mayoralty and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer runs unopposed for comptroller, the public advocate's office is viewed by some Democrats as an opportunity to have demographic diversity on their ticket.

As the 2010 election now stands less than four months away, the 2012 jockeying has begun in earnest with potential presidential candidates seeking to out - endorse and out - stump one another.

At least four candidates are already jockeying for a mayoral run, with Mayor de Blasio just getting started on his second term.

Candidates aligned with three distinct political factions are all jockeying for votes, and results could ultimately have an impact on the fiscal future of the city of Syracuse.

Five candidates in Connecticut's crowded gubernatorial race jockeyed at a debate Sunday to outflank one another as most fiscally conservative, and most hawkish on the state's widening deficit.

They say in private that they are looking for an alternative to the well - known roster of candidates who have begun to jockey for position, among them the City Council speaker, Christine C. Quinn, and the public advocate, Bill de Blasio.

For the first time in 16 years, the election for Suffolk County district attorney won't involve Thomas Spota — and in his absence, more than a dozen potential candidates are jockeying for prized major and minor party endorsements.

After two terms, Malloy is not seeking re-election, and more than 25 candidates have been jockeying in an attempt to succeed him.

Another sign is that candidates have started jockeying for positions while not officially announcing their candidacies.

With just a week left until the vote, some expect the political jockeying to escalate, especially with some candidates» waging court battles for a spot on the ballot.

As those candidates vie for the Democratic nomination, they are furiously jockeying for union support.

Aides to Governor Sonny Perdue tried to recruit House Republican Leader Jerry Keen as a candidate for Lieutenant Governor, while State Senators Casey Cagle and Bill Stephens jockeyed for support among Senate Republicans.

WMHT's Matt Ryan chronicles this week's vetting sessions with candidates to win the Legislature's nod to fill out Eric Schneiderman's term, while the Reporters Roundtable has Yancey Roy of Newsday and Casey Seiler and David Lombardo from the Times Union assessing the rapid jockeying to win political support for a four - year term.

The jockeying for the minor party lines amounts to part beauty contest and part insurance policy, ensuring Democratic candidates a place on the ballot should they lose a Democratic primary.

But the Republican and independent candidates are jockeying for votes, too.

But in the coming months other candidate vaccines will also be jockeying for attention.

The votes this week reveal a new list of Republicans who stand out as more moderate on climate change than their party, and it's happening as candidates are jockeying for early positions to replace President Obama.

These cities are» jockeying to woo an ever - shrinking pool of qualified candidates for a demanding job that requires one part managerial skills, one part political savvy and one part education - policy acumen for a tenure that, on average, lasts barely more than three years,» Camera writes.