Sentences with phrase «effectively splitting votes»

While Astorino has not yet formally announced his candidacy, he has made a number of clear indications that he is highly likely to run — regardless of the fact that Paladino, the 2010 GOP / Conservative gubernatorial candidate, has threatened to challenge him on the Conservative Party, effectively splitting votes on the right and making a long - shot change of ousting the popular and well - funded incumbent governor all the more difficult.