Sentences with phrase «even as democrats»

So how did the NEA hold on to a majority allied group in Congress even as Democrats lost their hold of both chambers?

Democrat Tom Duane, the sponsor of the Senate's marriage equality bill, is thought to be considering defecting to the majority coalition if it will get his legislation passed, the NYT reports: «Even as Democrats pursued a range of options — ... Read

Skelos, who was first elected to the Senate in 1984, had the rare distinction of serving as both the chamber's minority and majority leader, shepherding his conference to electoral wins in 2010 and cutting a deal in 2012 with the five - member Independent Democratic Conference that kept him holding the chamber's reins — in conjunction with Bronx State Senator Jeff Klein — even as Democrats won a numerical majority.

The Suffolk County Republican embraced his party's standard bearer, Donald Trump, over the summer and stuck with him even as Democrats yoked Trump's comments about women to Flanagan's candidates.

Senate Republican Majority Leader John Flanagan ripped Trump's past vulgar comments about women as «deplorable and inexcusable,» but said he does not believe the controversy will hurt GOP efforts to keep control of the state Senate — even as the Democrats prepare to exploit the issue with ads and mailers.

So Nelson is getting general election pressure, even as Democrats ranging from rainmakers like John Morgan to strategists like Steve Vancore and county chairs and activists fret that the Senators isn't energizing the base.

Liberals would no doubt once again seek to oust Klein and his members in party primaries — especially given the stakes of the coalition potentially continuing through the next election cycle — even as Democrats eye Hillary Clinton's likely run for president delivering down - ballot gains for them.

Oneida's Sen. Dave Valesky, a founding member of the Independent Democratic Conference, says he's staying committed to the power sharing structure, even as some Democrats are calling on him to leave it.

ALBANY — State Senate Republican Majority Leader John Flanagan ripped Donald Trump's past vulgar comments about women as «deplorable and inexcusable,» but said he does not believe the controversy will hurt GOP efforts to keep control of the state Senate — even as the Democrats prepare to exploit the issue with ads and mailers.

And charter - school supporters, led by Mr. Loeb, have poured millions of dollars into ensuring that the State Senate remains in Republican hands — even as Democrats have won a majority of seats — backing Mr. Klein's renegade group, which first broke away from the party in 2011 and eventually formed a coalition with the Republicans.

He also arrives at a precarious time for his own party, even as Democrats gloat about the crackup of the GOP in the Year of Trump.

Senate Republicans on Wednesday sought to turn the page on the controversy even as Democrats seek an investigation.

The 21st district remains a conservative one, even as Democrats have been successful there in the past with Rep. Bill Owens after his victory in a bruising special election to replace Republican John McHugh.

Missouri has many many problems that Kansans (our sister state in KC) don't face - poor infrastructure, terrible schools, terrible leadership - I believe even as a Democrat we are ready to put the power elsewhere, as Jeff City (Capitol) has shown for countless years that very little is changing, and the bar is sliding backward.

Not exact matches

But while history may also be on the Democrats» side — the party in power often loses Congressional seats after a President's first two years in office, even when that President is not as controversial as the current occupant — they actually face a very difficult Senate map.

Even if the recounts happen, though, none would be expected to give Democrat Hillary Clinton enough votes to emerge as the winner.

«Feeding people's «likes» into an algorithm, information hidden in the lists of favorites predicted whether someone was white or African American with 95 % accuracy, whether they were a gay male with 88 % accuracy, and even identified participants as a Democrat or Republican with 85 % accuracy.

The Maryland Democrat highlighted that Flynn still held an authorized security clearance during the 18 - day period from when acting Attorney General Sally Yates informed the White House that he could possibly be blackmailed by Russia until he was fired last February, while Kushner maintains his security clearance even as he has had to amend the application form on several occassions for omitting contacts with foreign sources.

Thomas Mulcair, the new federal leader of the New Democrats, wants to cast himself as a friend of industry — perhaps even a friend of the oilsands.

Corporations and the country's wealthiest were enjoying their tax cuts even more, and the Democrats» argument against the new tax law as increasing inequality got lost.

At a hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee — which sought to explore «bug bounty» programs that reward hackers for finding holes — Democrats and Republicans alike needled the ride - hailing company for withholding information even as it faced a federal investigation for its privacy and security practices.

Even as Republican Rick Saccone and Democrat Conor Lamb have fought over...

But whether it's a taxpayer advocacy group, a policy institute, a coalition akin to the one now fighting proposed changes to private corporations, opposition Conservatives and New Democrats, or even a more tax - reduction friendly government such as Quebec, the idea of a $ 10,000 TFSA should be a positive rallying point for many reasons.

As that might suggest, this is more of a partisan issue than a securities regulation matter, even though the Democrat's academic enablers (you know who you are) insist it's just about good policy.

As with The Washington Post / ABC News poll that came out earlier Tuesday, it shows Republicans have a far different prescription for preventing mass shootings than Democrats and even independents.

Yet Democrats have largely viewed that debate as an attempt to shift focus away from guns — even a cop - out for Republicans.

More people who identified as Democrats and independents were surveyed than those who identified as Republicans so it is likely the percentages could have been even closer together.

Liberal Boomers, who seldom if ever seriously criticize the legions of conservative - demonizers in your midst, for this post I will mostly join Mr. Druckenmiller in accusing you outright, that is, I will act as if this was your premeditated plan motivated by selfish interest, and not a pattern of political self - delusion that you fell into, given the drip - drip - drip of Democrat talking points over the years, given your gleeful listening to those who dismissed conservatives as hateful dunces, so that you ceased to even consider the NUMBERS conservatives kept pointing to, and just kept on doggedly voting D.

Even some Democrats who opposed the law faced opposition by conservatives who saw the midterm election as a golden opportunity to put a more conservative Republican in office.

A conservative comedian (They fear these people the most because if they use their «Alinsky» principle of ridicule on them, they'll get as good as they give) 6 A religious person (Even though, ironically, most lower income democrats, like the mexicans, are devout catholics 7.

What a ridiculous article written to sway disgruntled democrats who have had enough of Obama... Portraying Barry as the next coming, even being more spiritual or influential than Dr. King is outrageous... His mother being «the most spiritually awakened than anyone he knows» yet acknowledging her as an atheist?

Just as Ryan keeps insisting, contrary to all evidence and common sense, that people don't care whether you cut their taxes or those of their bosses, he will keep insisting that his unpopular policies will win over Democratic - leaning voters, even as those voters keep voting Democrat.

Even as the Catholic Democrat is dying, a new kind of Catholic leftist is coming into being.

With this criticism of the Democrats offered as a testimony of their even handedness and sincerity, they piously go on to tell Republicans that now is the time to engage in bipartisanship and follow a course of compromise.

Certainly Strauss wrote in such a way as to not undermine and even inspire devotion to being an ordinary American conservative democrat.

The fact is that, even though every other racial minority is at least split on the issue, as a party the Democrats and their black leaders have adopted an exclusively statist understanding of minority rights.

Croce contrasted the «democracy of the eighteenth century as mechanical, intellectualist, and abstractly egalitarian, whereas the «liberalism» of the early nineteenth century was personal, idealistic, and historically organic: «The democrats in their political ideal postulated a religion of quantity, of mechanics, of calculating reason or of nature, like that of the eighteenth century; the liberals, a religion of quality, of activity, of spirituality, such as that which had risen in the beginning of the nineteenth century: so that even in this case, the conflict was one of religious faiths.

Mormons are democrats and republicans but they probably feel bad that a member of their faith gets so much negative slanted stuff from media about him (Even from others of his Faith on the left like Reid who falsly said he never paid taxes and «isn't the face of mormonism» because he has sullied his religion (but reid only plants that rumor and does nt back it up) He is no angel i'm sure, but I doubt he is as bad as media protrays.

Washington (CNN)-- Democrats voted to update their party's platform Wednesday evening at their convention to include a reference to Jerusalem being the capital of Israel, as well as the insertion of the word «God,» neither of which was included in their platform this year but was in previous platforms.

My wife, Christian, Democrat, and liberal, maintains that no conservative (as commonly refered to) can be a Christian because they so obviously ignore, or even deny what Jesus taught.

CNN: Democrats update platform with Jerusalem, God reference Democrats voted to update their party's platform Wednesday evening at their convention to include a reference to Jerusalem being the capital of Israel, as well as the insertion of the word «God,» neither of which was included in their platform this year but was in previous platforms.

Those maneuvers, reflecting political pressures to avoid adding to the budget deficit, caused many Democrats to wince even as they voted for the bill because it would effectively shift funds from one anti-hunger program to another.

And, they can see just how eager he is to talk with a prominent Republican donor and a key hub in the «vast, right - wing conspiracy,» even as he has no time to talk with Democrats and labor supporters.

I am a democrat and strongly pro - choice and it is democrats who keep using abortion as an issue even in races for which it's a marginal issue at best.

This makes it even harder to compromise, as House Democrats have no knowledge of issues affecting rural white folk and Republicans have no knowledge of urban voters.

Even if Fidler manages to eke out a paper ballot win, this race was still a blow to the Senate Democrats as they gear up to try to take back the majority this fall.

But now, even as leadership battle looms in the Senate, Democrats are poised to regain a numerical, 32 - member majority in the Senate.

Until now, even the most eager, and unemployed, floating voter is unlikely to have seen even one of the Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat leaders up close and personal, let alone, as they will be in the debates, not speechifying but tested and challenged live by their fiercest rivals.

Rather than a one - on - one between the Democrat and Republican candidates, which «Inside Albany» wanted, the Cuomo campaign wanted every minor party candidate invited, even those viewed as marginal, Hepp recalled.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo set up the IDC as a means to subvert the results of the Election vote, and keep the GOP in control of the NYS Senate, even after Democrats won a majority in the NYS Senate!