Sentences with phrase «convention supporters»

NY People's Convention, a political action committee formed by convention supporter Bill Samuels, has spent $ 189,697.55 since July, leaving the group with a closing balance of just $ 257.97.

Foes know they are wildly exaggerating the cost of a convention, even as they wildly outspend convention supporters to advertise their opposition.

Fresh off a Siena College poll showing that likely voters are opposed to holding a constitutional convention, convention supporters released new TV ads that they are planning to run statewide through Election Day.

At the same time, convention supporters like Bill Samuels, a Democratic activist, have argued a convention could usher in needed campaign finance reforms.

Convention supporters, however, counter that any changes to constitution would still have to be supported by voters.

Such amendments in recent years have addressed small - scale questions, so a convention is the best opportunity to address big, structural issues, according to Gerald Benjamin, a political science professor at SUNY New Paltz and a convention supporter.