Sentences with phrase «emboldened republican»

With an anti-Common Core governor - elect and an anti-Common Core state chief, Arizona is probably the most precarious state, but we should expect another round of bruising legislative fights this spring all over red America, particularly in states with emboldened Republican legislatures.

Alan Hevesi is still up a dozen points over emboldened Republican challenger Chris Callaghan, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released today.

Its defeat may have emboldened Republicans to pursue right - to - work in the state, some political sources have said.

He ripped Cuomo for the MTA mass transit crisis, accused him of «emboldening a Republican state Senate majority» by not doing enough to reunify fractured Senate Democrats, and knocked his support for charter schools and big - money hedge fund donors.

: Peters was one of the only targeted Democrats to win in Michigan last cycle but his narrow victory over a subpar GOP nominee is likely to embolden Republicans to challenge him more seriously in 2012.

In the Hamilton call, Lewis strikes back at those who claim the IDC is emboldening Republicans by saying «in order to be a true progressive, you first need to be independent.»

Bill Ritter: The Democratic governor of Colorado raised just $ 400,000 over the past three months, a total sure to embolden Republicans who are becoming increasingly convinced that Ritter is vulnerable in 2010.

Nixon said Cuomo's actions are «too little too late» after emboldening the Republicans to control the Senate since taking office in 2011.

The passage of Proposition 23 would also further embolden a Republican - dominated Congress intent on stripping the federal government's Environmental Protection Agency of its powers to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.

Not exact matches

Emboldened by a Republican - controlled Congress and an anti-regulation administration, the GOP is making big moves to cripple the watershed conservation law.

The Republicans, emboldened by Rep. Bob Turner's win in Democrat - dominated Brooklyn / Queens NY - 9, have said they intend to put up a fight for the 27th Senatorial District and one source said Cuomo's selection of April 24 would be proof that the governor would prefer to see the majority remain in GOP hands.

At the same time, Republicans have been increasingly emboldened when it comes to criticizing Cuomo, a Democrat who has worked well with GOP lawmakers during his time in office.

Lamb's slim margin of apparent victory upended the political landscape ahead of November's midterm elections, and emboldened Democrats to run maverick campaigns even in deep - red areas where Republicans remain bedeviled by Trump's unpopularity.

An emboldened and strengthened Republican majority appears ready to block some of the biggest items on New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's Albany agenda after his failed fall bid to help win the Senate for Democrats.

A new Quinnipiac poll in the Florida Senate race shows former state House Speaker Marco Rubio (R) narrowing the gap against Gov. Charlie Crist (R), numbers sure to embolden national conservatives who are already casting the primary as a fight for the heart and soul of the Republican party.

Emboldened by Trump's presidential victory, the Mercer family has been siding with extremist candidates for 2018 congressional races, hoping to wipe out incumbent Republicans and yank Senate leader McConnell from his seat.

Trump, emboldened by fresh primary wins this week and pivoting toward a likely general - election fight, called for the U.S. to pull back from its global engagements, marking a decisive break from recent Republican orthodoxy.

Republicans, newly emboldened with an outright majority in the Senate, say they're loath to cede any of the power to push an agenda to Klein and his I.D.C., as they were forced to do to keep power for the last two years.

Republicans are facing rebellions from Mississippi to Arizona that could imperil their grip on Congress, as Roy Moore's win in the Alabama U.S. Senate primary runoff over Trump - backed Luther Strange emboldens populist challengers.

Besides being embroiled in the MTA crisis, two of his top allies face trial on corruption charges, and both Republican and progressive opponents are emboldened to challenge him.

Reflecting the emboldened mood, formidable candidates have already indicated they are likely to run — even in districts that Republican incumbents have had little trouble holding.

Mr. Ryan and other leaders warned conservatives that using the farm bill as the vehicle to stage their revolt would only embolden centrist Republicans and hand them the votes they needed to turn the discharge petition into an effective weapon.

Tanner's retirement also will embolden House Republican strategists in their efforts to step up the rhetorical pressure on longtime Democratic incumbents who are not used to combative re-election contests.

A moderate Republican whose candidacy for an upstate New York Congressional seat had set off a storm of national conservative opposition abruptly withdrew on Saturday, emboldening the right at a time when the Republican Party is enmeshed in a debate over how to rebuild itself.

Emboldened with their largest majorities in decades, Republicans began the Wisconsin legislative session Tuesday saying they are focused on finding long - term solutions to problems that have long vexed the state such as a projected $ 1 billion deficit in spending for roads and bridges.

And while the actual chances of that happening are unclear — previous proposals have not gotten past the Republican - controlled Senate — the governor seemed emboldened by anger over the president's order, saying the Constitution was on New York's side.

A combination of state fiscal crises plus newly elected Republican legislatures and governors, has emboldened the legislatures in the traditionally union - friendly states of Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio.

In New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, emboldened by winning a second term without backing from the AFT's Empire State affiliate, will likely team up with Republicans in control of the state senate to push to improve an array of reform measures, including a further revamp of the teacher evaluation system.

Emboldened by Trump's presidential victory, the Mercer family has been siding with extremist candidates for 2018 congressional races, hoping to wipe out incumbent Republicans and yank Senate leader McConnell from his seat.

On a day President Trump promised to deliver «Fake News Awards,» two Republican senators as well as several Democrats warned on Wednesday that his unceasing attacks on a free press are undermining a fundamental tenet of democracy and emboldening despots...

A veto would also embolden the anti-establishment demographic weary of conservatives siding with liberals as it would entail turning your back on House and Senate Republicans to side with Democrats, N.O.W. and trial attorneys.