Sentences with phrase «convention floor»

The senator has said he will take his fight for the nomination to the Republican convention floor and gain the votes of state committee members who will split with their party chairs.

At the most recent expo, held in August, there were bona fide industry legends on convention floor, such as Jon Kosmoski, the ponytailed, self - described «solvent head» who helped kick off the custom car craze back in the 1960s.

VIZ Media will be located on the main convention floor in Booth # 2205.

Meanwhile, back in Montreal, a supposedly boring policy convention could have some unexpected democratic convention floor drama, including delegates who will speak their minds.

But Grimm spokeswoman Carol Danko said with members of Congress allowed to attend the convention as - of - right and «permitted free rein to go anywhere,» including the coveted convention floor, it didn't make sense for Grimm to go as a delegate when someone else could use the slot.

During the two days I spent at the recent Natural Products Expo West — the nation's largest annual foods show — I logged over 14 miles on the massive convention floor and sampled many of the 3,000 - plus exhibitors.

While test runs of both OverDrive WIN and Discovery Terminal will begin as early as next month, the consensus from the crowded convention floor was very positive and time will tell if the actual trial runs hold up to the excitement from ALA..

New York - New York's meeting and convention floor offers over 30,500 square feet of convenient, adaptable space.

While the Indie Obscura crews explored the PAX West convention floor, we had a chance to chat with Leo Dasso, the creative director of Arachnid Games to learn more about the stylistic and conceptual inspirations behind the indie title.

The fact is on the Republican Convention Floor, Chairman Nick took his marching orders from Caputo and couldn't put a sentence together.

Jake Byrd of California dances on the convention floor on the first day of the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

«Our goal is to come back next year and have Spox all over this convention floor.»

Amid the gearheads and paint techs on the convention floor in Detroit, the nattily dressed Leal stands out in a tailored suit, shoes buffed to an impeccable shine.

Though the grind appears to take place from 10 am to 4 pm, while the convention floor is open, the real work is done at night.

I take an eight - minute video of the convention floor in a futile attempt to convey its bigness.

After being on the convention floor for seven hours, the Zillow Group recruiters have one thing on their mind: our 7 o'clock dinner reservation.

Some former MPs helped bring Lewis's manifesto to the convention floor: Vancouver veteran Libby Davies and Craig Scott of Layton's former seat of Toronto — Danforth, which he lost in last fall's Liberal sweep of Toronto.

But before he can say another word an argument breaks out on the convention floor.

First, the Convention floor erupted in chaos when «Never Trump» supporters attempted (unsuccessfully) to force a roll call vote which would allow pledged delegates to abandon Trump as the nominee.

At this point, it looks highly unlikely that there will be a «no confidence» vote forced on Cox from the convention floor, with Lazio supporters reasoning that to do so would step on the message of their candidate and only serve to feed the whole «GOP - in - chaos» storyline.

Whether participants are lobbying on the convention floor, speaking from the convention stage or protesting outside the arena, live broadcasts via social networks could become primary content sources for broadcast media covering the conventions and the rest of this election cycle.

It may take a convention floor fight — or back room deal — to sort this mess out.

With its prime location on the convention floor, the New York delegation appeared to enjoy the spotlight during this week's Republican Convention in Cleveland.

Sanders delegates on the convention floor were saying no, but polls show that Hillary Clinton is picking up at least 80 % of Sanders voters.

U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D - Astoria), who helped rename the Long Island City post office after Ferraro in August and was a convention delegate back in 1984, recalled watching Ferraro address the convention floor and the American people as she broke barriers.

He also fills in as delegation chairman when Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D - New York, is not on the convention floor.

And Ford won it on the convention floor.»

While delegates mingled in the meeting room that served as the convention floor, Teachout sat in a nearby courtyard, alone, writing her remarks.

She sat for interviews with NY1 and its upstate affiliate YNN, and she drew loud cheers when she was introduced alongside her female colleagues on the convention floor, over a pounding bass beat, as a senator «fighting to make sure we see «Made In America» again.»

The result almost had the feel of a keynote speech, even though it was delivered shortly before noon, far from the convention floor.

«Well, I watched her speech from television,» Gillibrand said, when asked how it felt to see Michelle Obama from the convention floor.

Though he's had an at - times difficult relationship with the left of the Democratic base, Cuomo on the convention floor sought to play up areas of commonality on policy, touting the push for the $ 15 minimum wage and 12 weeks of paid family leave — both measures that were approved in New York earlier this year (with, by the way, the Republicans in control of the state Senate).

Manhattan GOP Chairwoman Adele Malpass also said that after his speech, «We were on the convention floor and people looked at each other and said, «mayor or governor?

Lipton's view is shared by Zephyr Teachout, the Fordham Law professor and former Howard Dean aide who nearly won the W.F.P. gubernatorial nomination until party leaders whipped up enough support on the convention floor to put Cuomo over the top.

DeFrancisco said he will battle Molinaro for votes from committee members on the convention floor.

He addressed all the caucuses he could, sat for television interviews on the convention floor, and held court for reporters in impromptu press conferences.

However, your vote won't actually be the thing that propels them to victory on the convention floor.

The maneuver led to a heated shouting match on the convention floor and stole headlines for most of the day.

«What better place for delegates and their guests to explore during the time they spend off the convention floor?»

His responsibilities include organizing the daily breakfast for the state delegation and taking over as delegation chairman when Gov. Andrew Cuomo isn't on the convention floor.