Sentences with phrase «challenge from the left»

Depending on who the legislature chooses, that person could face a primary challenge from the left.

One result of this posture is that social democracy is beginning to face significant challenges from the left.

Come 2016, the primary challenges from the left will once again come and it's unlikely they will be ended by any promises of a deal.

The remarks come as he faces a tough Democratic primary challenge from his left in actress Cynthia Nixon.

Cuomo faces a Democratic primary challenge from the left by Zephyr Teachout and a general election challenge from Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is facing challenges from his left and right, but the latest Siena College poll shows his foes trail by a wide margin.

The WFP has a history with Clinton, supporting both her first 2000 US Senate run (her first attempt at seeking elected office) and her re-election campaign in 2006, though she faced a primary challenge from the left from labor activist Jonathan Tasini.

He is unlikely to have shed any tears when Zephyr Teachout, who challenged him from the left in 2014, lost her bid for a seat in Congress.

By August and September, although public polling showed Cuomo continuing to hold a near 50 percent approval rating, he faced an increasingly stiff challenge from the left in the Democratic primary.

The WFP opted to endorse Cuomo's primary challenger, Cynthia Nixon, the actor and education activist who has mounted a spirited challenge from the left.

In 2014, Cuomo was also challenged from the left by Zephyr Teachout, an unknown law professor who ended up with 34 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary.

Cuomo at around this time last year was fending off a primary challenge from the left of his party.

And the Republicans plan on returning the favor, according to Senate Deputy GOP Leader Tom Libous, who has repeatedly pledged to assist the IDC members — even financially, if necessary — if they face primary challenges from the left next fall.

Cuomo this year faces his own political challenge from the left in the form of a primary waged by actress and public education advocate Cynthia Nixon.

Cuomo is staring down a potential challenge from the left this reelection year: Actress Cynthia Nixon, who has advocated for education issues, is reportedly mulling a run for governor and may have the support of some of de Blasio's former campaign aides.

Even with her formidable lead, Yandik's supporters wonder if that kind of compromise will play well in a primary season that's witnessed Hillary Clinton endure a surprisingly robust challenge from the left in the form of Bernie Sanders.

Thanks in part to a highly divisive 2016 Democratic primary season, in which Clinton was unsuccessfully challenged from the left by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, there's been a great amount of antipathy between the center - left and far - left regarding Clinton's legacy.

But if he runs again in three years, he's still subject to challenges from the left because of his economic policies.»

Senate Republicans have been repeating the same mantra in recent days, basically dismissing Cuomo's rhetoric to the W.F.P. as lip service needed to avoid a nettlesome challenge from the left.

The education funding battle is key for not just Cuomo, who faces a primary challenge from his left on the very issue, but also state lawmakers are seeking re-election this year.

So the biggest winner from the W.F.P. battle is clearly Cuomo, in that he got the endorsement he wanted — avoiding a nettlesome W.F.P. - backed challenge from the left — while, apparently, not conceding much of anything at all.

A Long Island Republican who also heard Cuomo is actively recruiting state Senate candidates suggested it's because the governor is «freaking out» over the Nixon challenge from the left and no longer has longtime chief political enforcer Joseph Percoco, who was recently convicted on three federal corruption charges.

«As many watch to see if Cuomo will be challenged from the left again, he has an 80 - 14 percent favorability rating with liberals.»

He is facing a primary challenge from the left by actress Cynthia Nixon.

Cuomo's comments on Wednesday seemed unlikely to have been uttered when he faced a spirited primary challenge from Fordham Law School professor Zephyr Teachout, who challenged him from the left.

Former Labour Cabinet minister Jim Murphy has confirmed he will stand for the leadership in Scotland, but the prominent Blairite may struggle to pick up union support and is expected to face a stiff challenge from Left - wingers.

But the biggest difference between this spring and last summer is that Cuomo is facing a primary challenge from his left in the insurgent candidacy of Cynthia Nixon.

Illinois Democrat has been criticized for positions on social issues, faces primary challenge from left

(A senior official in the Obama White House told me that the top priority of the administration in the first term was to avoid a challenge from his left flank — a concern that contributed, I believe, to the disastrous decision to hobble the Afghan surge with the arbitrary withdrawal timeline pegged to the presidential electoral calendar.)

We wonder whether Hillary Clinton would feel this is the right strategy for winning the general election once she has seen off the challenge from her left.

Republican Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro is gaining support among GOP county chairs around the state to be the party's candidate for governor, and actor and political activist Cynthia Nixon is considering a primary challenge from the left.

«We can't take another two years like the past two years,» said Mr. Cuomo, a second - term Democrat seeking re-election — and facing a challenge from the left.

Why hold out on Ms. Clinton but promptly endorse Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a moderate Democrat who was challenged from the left by a much more progressive candidate?

Nixon has sought to seize on progressives» dislike of Cuomo as she challenges him from the left.

Hawkins said the low voter turnout and high rate of rejection of Cuomo in last week's primary shows that Cuomo is most vulnerable to a challenge from the left, which is why Cuomo is now willing to debate Astorino but hasn't committed to face Hawkins.

Two years ago in his bid for reelection, Cuomo faced a spirited primary challenge from his left, a race that exposed some liberals» frustration with Cuomo, the scion of a Democratic icon.

Illinois Rep. Daniel Lipinski is facing a primary challenge from the left.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo continues to face a challenge from left - leaning members of his own party, which will play out at the end of the week during the Working Families Party convention.

Governor Cuomo continues to face a challenge from the left leaning members of his own party, that will play out at the end of the week in the Working Families Party convention.

But Cuomo is also facing a challenge from his left this primary season from Cynthia Nixon, an actress and public education advocate who has criticized the governor's record of compromise with Republicans in the Senate liberal advocates contend has led to watered - down results and half - victories.

A second union official said it's more likely the governor will see a challenge from the left in 2018 than the mayor in 2017.

Cuomo may face a challenge from the left about his supply - side economic policies from Zephyr Teachout, whose potential Working Families Party candidacy gave the WFP leverage that it used to extract legislative concessions from Cuomo.

Cuomo, who is facing a Democratic primary challenge from left - leaning Cynthia Nixon, challenged the GOP - led state Senate to help enact his proposed ban.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo continues to face a challenge from the left leaning members of his own party, that will play out at the end of the week in the Working Families Party convention.

Cuomo faces a challenge from the left for the Democratic primary from actor Cynthia Nixon, and there's been speculation that he might prefer a running mate who is more progressive.

A Long Island Republican who also heard Cuomo is actively recruiting state Senate candidates suggested it's because the governor is «freaking out» over Cynthia Nixon's Democratic gubernatorial primary challenge from the left.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- Gov. Andrew Cuomo is maintaining a double - digit lead over his Republican challenger, but he could be vulnerable to a challenge from the left, according to a poll of New York voters released Tuesday.

In an unrelated press conference Wednesday, de Blasio did not say exactly that he had encouraged Nixon to run, but said he was not surprised Cuomo was facing a challenge from his left, citing his own disagreements with the governor.

She faces a challenge from her left this year from Brooklyn City Councilman Jumaane Williams in a Democratic primary.

Chris Churchill insists Cuomo is vulnerable to a challenge from the left if he seeks re-election next year.