Sentences with phrase «endorsement come election»

Isn't it odd that M. Coopersmith, who headed the local Independence Party and gave the party's endorsement come election time to the incumbents, had a high paying job in Clarkstown until she lost the Independence Party, then she was let go.

Both of these Clarkstown employees always gave their party's endorsement come election time to the incumbents.

Not exact matches

Presidents like Bill Clinton have tried to personally influence elections in places like Russia and Israel while in office, but Levin said he has not come across an instance where a former president has offered an endorsement in a foreign leadership race like Obama.

This image comes courtesy of New Yorkers for Growth, which is on a tear against the Working Families Party and Democratic gubernatorial Andrew Cuomo's possible acceptance of the labor - backed party's endorsement in the general election.

The endorsements, announced during a press conference at Perez Williams» campaign headquarters, come just four days before the Democrat goes up against independent Ben Walsh, Republican Laura Lavine and Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins in the general election.

«It remains to be seen what Adriano's operation is going to look like on Election Day,» Smikle said, noting that endorsements only really move the needle in an election like this if they come with a ground organElection Day,» Smikle said, noting that endorsements only really move the needle in an election like this if they come with a ground organelection like this if they come with a ground organization.

The endorsements also come as mainline Democrats in the state Senate are avoiding support for IDC challengers as an uneasy truce remains in effect stemming for a unity deal agreed to last year that would be triggered if Democrats win a pair of special elections scheduled for April 24.

There has been much debate over the waning power of newspaper endorsements, and the Times has a mixed track record when it comes to picking candidates who actually win on Election Day.

(CNN)-- The man who once courted Hillary Clinton to be his successor won't be making any endorsements in the coming election, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's deputy confirmed via Twitter Friday morning.

The endorsement comes after 1199's political director, Kevin Finnegan, announced his group was committed to swinging the State Senate into the Democratic column, in order to pass its liberal statewide initiatives — including college tuition assistance to undocumented immigrants, a locally set minimum wage and taxpayer - funded elections.

Perhaps the most value the WFP offers is an actual line on the ballot come election time: In New York and seven other states, candidates can run with the endorsement of multiple parties, and Democrats who also run on the WFP line get the help of the party's ground troops and the coveted imprimatur of being a progressive candidate.

The latest labor endorsement for Klein comes as 1199 / SEIU has indicated it will back all five members of the IDC after Klein and the mainline Democratic conference reached an agreement to form a new coalition after Election Day this year, ending its two - year alliance with the Senate GOP.

The endorsement from Gillibrand comes the same day as Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to stump for Democrats running in key Senate races on Long Island — a major battleground that could sway control of the narrowly divided chamber this election cycle.

The endorsement comes just two weeks after TP published exclusive footage of Brand saying he was «not a political man»... and that he had not registered to vote in the 2015 general election.

The endorsement also comes as the IDC, currently governing the State Senate with the Republican Party, agreed to break their ties with the GOP and work with the Democrats after the fall elections.

Schneiderman lined up a long string of endorsements from the left — from labor unions like SEIU 1199 and HTC to the Rev. Al Sharpton (a nod that might come back to haunt the senator in the general election against Republican Staten Island DA Dan Donovan, after he pledged Sharpton's National Action Network would have an «annex» in Albany if he's elected»).

The endorsement comes six days before the election and 21 days after she broke ranks with the GOP and announced her support of Democrat Andrew Cuomo for governor.

Interestingly, Gillibrand's endorsement of Hocul (albeit via email and not in person) comes one day after Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who selected May 24 for the special election to replace former Rep. Chris Lee, took a pass on picking a favorite in the race.

But Democratic consultant Hank Sheinkopf said when it comes to winning an election, endorsements, experience and ethnic make - up don't factor.

Democrats will do their best to marginalize Labrador in the coming weeks, but the endorsement from Romney and the staff moves are signs that Labrador is prepared to run a serious general election campaign.

There's also the possibility, he noted, that Cuomo will lose votes in the general to third party candidates — Nixon won the endorsement of the Working Families Party, which would allow her to be on the general election ballot even if she loses the Democratic primary; and Howie Hawkins is running for governor for a third time on the Green Party line, on which he came in third with more than 180,000 votes in 2014.

With the string of celebrity endorsements going round, Kwaw Kese has come out to rubbish reports that he declared his support for Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the December elections.