Sentences with phrase «election battleground state»

Other candidates under consideration include Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, a well - liked lawmaker from an important general election battleground state; and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro of Texas, a rising star in the Democratic Party.

Those on the shortlist include Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a favorite of progressives who has emerged as a blistering critic of presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump; Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, a well - liked lawmaker from an important general election battleground state; and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro of Texas, a rising star in the Democratic Party.

Not exact matches

Polls across a wide range of battleground states showed Clinton holding a narrow but consistent lead in the days before the election.

You go into the election: «We're thinking okay these are 12 - 14 battleground states.»

The Republican vice presidential nominee was in the middle of a five - state battleground blitz through Nevada, Colorado, Iowa, Ohio, and Wisconsin, the day before Election Day when he met Father Greg Ames prior to his second rally in Johnstown, Colorado.

Timing is the critical question: if the Russian ads ran months before Election Day as part of a package of content aimed at traditional U.S. battleground states, they become less of a sign of potential collusion.

On Election Day, every voter who'd signed up for alerts in battleground states got at least three text messages.

A Siena College poll released Saturday morning found Republican Chris McGrath has opened an 8 - percentage point over Democrat Todd Kaminsky in the battleground special election to replace Dean Skelos in the state Senate.

We can assume that most of the paid staff are field organizers and data analysts, many of whom will parachute into battleground states to work the final weeks before Election Day.

Viloria - Fisher spoke about property tax relief — an issue Cuomo has made part of his campaign platform and one that is crucial to voters in the suburbs, which are expected to be a battleground in the upcoming general election — particularly in the fight for control of the state Senate.

As he begins to re-tool for the general election (while still dealing with Santorum et al at the same time), his campaign will need to expand its presence on the ground and build a network of active supporters in all the potential battleground states.

«This morning, as our volunteer Neighborhood Team Leaders opened 5,117 get - out - the - vote (GOTV) staging locations in the battleground states that will decide this election, they began to execute the final phase of a ground game unlike any American politics has ever seen.

Two days from the presidential election, here's where we stand: tight in the popular vote, but with a small but consistent Obama lead in the bulk of the battleground states.

Going into the 2014 elections, the battleground races for the state Senate and governor's office threatened Colorado's trifecta status.

The DCCC, the campaign arm of House Democrats, views New York as one of the key battleground states in its effort to flip enough Republican seats to gain control of the House in the November election.

UFT, New York State United Teachers and American Federation of Teachers members also have been converging on Nevada, Ohio, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania — key battleground states that could decide the election.

«The DLCC's work alongside Florida Democrats has resulted in the election of three Democratic women to this battleground state's upper legislative chamber, and we look forward to gaining more ground in 2018 and 2020 elections ahead of critical redistricting,» said DLCC executive director Jessica Post.

In part due to fights over charter schools, unions have spent significantly more helping Democrats than Republicans in the past couple of Senate elections, the largest partisan battleground in the state, but as recently as 2012, the reverse was true.

Clinton is launching her general election campaign in earnest this week with a speech tomorrow in the battleground state of Ohio and a new TV ad that casts her as a leader who can bring the nation together, while Trump pits people against one another.

Filings at the state Board of Elections show NYSUT's Fund For Great Public Schools super PAC has invested in both mailers and TV ad production over the last week to knock Republican Chris Jacobs and boost Small's chances in the battleground district.

In another sign that Clinton is setting her sights on the general election, her campaign is preparing to hire staffers in some of the battleground states that will be most competitive in November.

The new Siena College poll comes as the presidential race has tightened nationally and in some key battleground states less than 60 days before the Nov. 8 election.

Notes that she was living in battleground state of PA during Bush / Gore election.

To do so, the president will make at least a dozen campaign appearances in battleground states from now to Election Day on Nov. 8.

With three weeks until Election Day, Hillary Clinton's team is stepping up its coordinated campaign efforts, sending an additional $ 6 million to seven battleground states with competitive Senate races.

Just four days before the election, Republican Mitt Romney's backers will hold a fundraiser in President Barack Obama's hometown to buy last - minute TV airtime in the remaining battleground states, a source close to the campaign said Tuesday.

Ballotpedia identified battleground races in the 2018 Oregon state legislative Democratic primary elections.

Ballotpedia is identifying battleground races in the 2018 Alaska state legislative Democratic primary elections.

Obama is visiting the state tomorrow as part of a four - state tour of key battlegrounds this week — but will one visit a month before Election Day be enough to fire up state Democrats?

Working in the key battleground state of Ohio, Ashley Bryant was an integral player in President Obama's internet - based mobilization effort in the 2012 election.

Ballotpedia identified battleground races in the 2018 Ohio state legislative Democratic primary elections.

Ballotpedia is identifying battleground races in the 2018 Kentucky state legislative Democratic primary elections.

Ballotpedia identified battleground races in the 2018 West Virginia state legislative Republican primary elections.

Hillary Clinton will campaign alongside Barack Obama in North Carolina on Tuesday in their first joint appearance of the election season, expecting a boost from a sitting president whose popularity is strong among the sorts of voters Democrats need to turn out in the battleground state.

Local school board elections increasingly are becoming a national political battleground, as millions of dollars in campaign cash pours in from out - of - state donors in the name of education reform, indicates new research led by a Michigan State University schstate donors in the name of education reform, indicates new research led by a Michigan State University schState University scholar.

The state will also be a key battleground in the general election contest.

September 30, 2012 • Colorado is one of a handful of battleground states which could tip this year's election.

President Bush's signature education program entered the spotlight last week in Iowa, a state that is playing a central role in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination and will be a key battleground in the 2004 general election.

You go in to the election: «We're thinking okay these are 12 - 14 battleground states.»

Clinton herself questioned if Cambridge Analytica helped Russian agents influence the election by targeting Facebook ads to voters in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin in an interview with Britain's Channel 4 News, but Trump visited those battleground states more than Clinton did.