Sentences with phrase «difficulty garnering support»

Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers and former head of the city's teachers» union, said that while she believed Mr. Klein was sincere in his efforts to improve student achievement, he had difficulty garnering support for his changes, both from educators as well as political leaders.

However, Manhattan's Democratic Party is relatively weak and the borough's Assembly delegation divided, and Mr. Wright appeared to be having difficulty garnering support in other sections of the city.