Sentences with phrase «defending open seats»

Democrats will also be defending open seats in Iowa, Michigan and New Jersey, where the playing field is better for the party.

The Senate Republicans, who are already at a fundraising disadvantage since being relegated to the minority in 2008, have been put in the unexpected position of having to spend precious resources to defend open seats — possibly Morahan's and also the one Sen. Vincent Leibell will vacate to run for Putnam County executive.

Filings made public late last week show REBNY is spending in two Long Island districts: the 5th Senate district in Nassau County on behalf of incumbent Carl Marcellino and the 7th Senate district, where Republican Elaine Phillips is defending an open seat being vacated by Jack Martins.

Not exact matches

Former Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Steve Israel spent years defending competitive open seats, but now his retirement leaves one behind.

This is a recognition that the GOP finds itself in the unexpected position of defending four open seats — Leibell, Morahan, Volker, Winner — at a time when it needs to be spending its already diminished resources on challenges to incumbent Democrats if it hopes to win back control of the chamber.

Virginia's 10th District: $ 2.8 million on Washington broadcast and cable to defend the open - seat race to replace retiring GOP Rep. Frank R. Wolf.

Democrats will have to defend five open seats in November, as Roland Burris of Illinois and Ted Kaufman of Delaware have said they will not run for their own six - year terms.

After defending his new role in the Commons on Monday, Osborne wrote an open letter to his constituents published by the Knutsford Guardian, the local paper in his seat, saying there was a «long tradition of politics and journalism mixing».

Both parties are recruiting aggressively, but Republicans are defending four open seats this year, including at least one where there are more Democratic voters enrolled than Republicans; the only open Democratic seats are in safely Democratic districts in New York City.

The GOP is defending four open seats this year for which they didn't expect to be forced to fight — Lebeil, George Winner, Tom Morahan, and Dale Volker.

As we always say, however, all retirement are not created equal so don't read too much into the fact that Republicans have five more open seats to defend than Democrats.

The Assembly Democrats reportedly have to defend nine open seats this year.