Sentences with phrase «conservative upstaters»

«The momentum is all in Wu's favor because the turnout will be low and more liberal downstate Democrats are more likely to vote than the conservative upstaters.»

Flanagan did include «common sense» reforms to the SAFE Act on his to do list — a nod to the conservative upstaters who did not support him during the battle to replace Skelos as leader because of his «yes» vote on the controversial gun control law.

Senate Finance Committee Chair John DeFrancisco, a Republican from Syracuse, says there's no question that the interests of moderate to conservative upstaters will not be well represented if Cuomo follows through on his pledge to retake the Senate for Democrats.

They were eager to see the leadership post in the Senate go to a conservative upstater, and are now vowing to get their revenge by backing primary challengers against some of the more pragmatic GOP members in 2016.

Not exact matches

Democrats, women, liberals, moderates, New York City, black, and Jewish voters and voters over the age of 55 said the incident should lead to stronger gun control laws, while Republicans, men, conservatives, and upstaters said some acts of violence simply can't be prevented.

Cuomo is viewed favorably by 78 percent of Democrats and 60 percent of Republicans; 73 percent of downstaters and 65 percent of upstaters; and even 53 percent of conservatives.

The proposed ruling quintumvirate includes senior members from each of New York City's four Democratic boroughs — Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx — as well as Morelle, an upstater who is considered more ideologically conservative.

I'm a Conservative Republican who did vote for Palatino in the Primary over Lazio, because as an upstater, I'm sick of down state politicians!!