Sentences with phrase «for big incumbent»

Not exact matches

Telus has tried to acquire the small provider on two occasions but was denied both times by the government, meaning there's zero chance the company can sell out for relative big bucks to an incumbent.

Some predict that the implications of PSD II for incumbent firms could be even bigger than fintech.

He said it was a big issue for the wine industry in general, and incumbent on Treasury to be a leader in its industry.

His loss would be a win for Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson, who has pledged to support all incumbents — even Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr., and tried — albeit unsuccessfully — to convince some big LGBT stakeholders like the Empire State Pride Agenda not to endorse Nunes against Huntley.

«And an unhappy electorate can sometimes — not always, but sometimes — lead to big problems for incumbents.»

They are the three dark horsemen in the race for the United States Senate from New York, kicking up cloudlets of dust as they canter toward the Republican primary election on Tuesday and a dubious distinction that Rudolph W. Giuliani, George E. Pataki, Theodore Roosevelt IV, Mortimer B. Zuckerman and Dan Senor considered pursuing but rejected: the strong likelihood of losing big in November to the Democratic incumbent, Kirsten E. Gillibrand.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is getting ready to ramp up fundraising for his re-election campaign, trying to signal would - be challengers that he is a strong incumbent with a big war chest.

It's the first time in eight years that Cuomo has put a line - item in his executive budget for CUNY's labor studies, and Albany and CUNY insiders see the move as an election - year gift to Big Labor as the two - term Democratic incumbent seeks union backing as he seeks re-election.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio is getting ready to ramp up fundraising for his 2017 re-election campaign, trying to signal would - be challengers that he is a strong incumbent with a big war chest.

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Incumbents prefer high contribution limits, since it is generally easier for someone already in office to attract big donors than it is for challengers.

This association complicates Wallace's chances of winning the seat in the November race against Republican incumbent Brian FitzpatrickBrian K. FitzpatrickPrimary win gives resurgent left a new shot of adrenaline The Hill's Morning Report — Sponsored by CVS Health — Big night for women in primary elections Partisan fractures in Pennsylvania's primary MORE.

Redistricting for incumbent Congressional members here in 2012 means some big changes for some of New York's delegation.

Education groups control the state's biggest super PACs, and while reformers and unions will likely take sides along most partisan lines in November, supporters of charter schools and tax credits for donations to private schools have focused on targeting eight incumbent Democrats in the primaries, forcing the New York State United Teachers to play defense in support of allies.

After a rancorous campaign littered with insults; a violent election which had to be rescheduled for a day, the «small boy» in the father and son battle of Ningo - Prampram has pulled the biggest shock in the National Democratic Congress Parliamentary elections beating the incumbent ET Mensah.

For him, his biggest wish on this memorable day, is to see incumbent President John Mahama winning the November 7 elections as his boss eyes a second term in office, having won the 2012 polls.http: / / ghanapoliticsonline.com

The single biggest issue of the campaign was the incumbent's support of an affordable housing project proposed for Glasco.

This resulted in incumbent Scottish secretary Jim Murphy stating that the result provided an impetus for Scottish Labour to attempt to become «the biggest party in Holyrood» in the 2011 Scottish Parliament elections.

Although the latest NBC / Wall Street Journal poll showed big leads for Donald Trump and Todd Young in their respective races, it also showed that incumbent...

For state Sen. David Argall, the Republican running in Pennsylvania's 17th congressional race, cash flow is a big problem in his fight against incumbent Democratic Rep. Tim Holden.

Like most incumbents, Mr. Rivera enjoys a bigger campaign fund — he has more than $ 53,000 compared with Mr. Sepulveda's $ 15,500 — but Mr. Sepulveda, in his first run for public office, raised more money from January to July, according to the latest campaign filings.

The identity of the Democratic candidate for the biggest prize up for grabs in Rosendale in November, the post of town supervisor, came as no surprise to anyone: Incumbent Jeanne Walsh was nominated by Joe Havranek and designated the candidate by the Democratic Committee without anyone else challenging her for the party nod.

«The big question for this election cycle is whether voters» dissatisfaction will result in wholesale turnover of incumbents,» says Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, Director of The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion.

While some of the races feature largely unknown candidates who face big obstacles in knocking off an incumbent, other contests are considered highly competitive as candidates vie for open seats.

Last week it was revealed that upwards of $ 350,000 was transferred a few weeks prior to the 2014 elections from New York City - based big donors via «Team de Blasio» to the Ulster County Democratic Committee, providing funding for the failed state Senate campaign of then - incumbent Cecilia Tkaczyk.

Not quite sure how it is «heating up» when the challenger to an incumbent who is very popular in a district that favors Democrats has a negative campaign account balance and recently lost a bid for statewide reelection (and whose big victory was in 1994 — the year that Republicans could have nominated a French pornographer and still won with a few points to spare).

Jobs for New York's second biggest target was community organizer Carlos Menchaca, who is challenging incumbent Sara Gonzalez for her 38th Council District seat, covering neighborhoods including Red Hook and Sunset Park.

From a strategic standpoint, which is the bigger competitor for biofuels: incumbent coal, oil and gas technologies or other alternative energy technologies?

From a strategic standpoint, which is the bigger competitor for nuclear: incumbent coal, oil and gas technologies or other alternative energy technologies?

But Kayla McGannon, the director of advocacy for Stand for Children Colorado, said that while backing candidates who supported SB 191 was a «big priority» for the group, it also favored incumbents or challengers who shared the organization's broader views of education policy, not just on teacher effectiveness.

Mimi Rodman, Executive Director of Stand Illinois, summarized the importance of this work: «This effort by so many is an important reminder that big change often takes a long time, and it is incumbent upon all of us to stay focused and strong, hold one another accountable, remember there will be peaks and valleys in our efforts, and remain unapologetically focused on helping improve education for all kids regardless of zip code.»

«The big incumbent publishers are all trying to transform themselves into software companies,» MacInnis explained, «and the notion of the print book is not going to be around for a while.

The bigger the spread, the better for consumers and the industry as a whole because the quicker the transition to digital, the better for everyone besides the current market leading incumbents.

Suncorp has put its audit up for tender with the big four firms, including incumbent KPMG, all fighting over the chance to check the books of the banking and insurance company.

And this spells big opportunity — or trouble if they're asleep at the wheel — for BigLaw incumbents.

Even with banks and financial incumbents looking for ways to utilize private blockchain technologies, Altucher is a big believer in cryptocurrency's potential to take over the roles of financial intermediaries like banks.

Will this be the company's last hurrah before it eventually consigns itself to building apps and services for the other two big incumbents?

Still, Goldman Sachs sees the biggest potential in blockchain tech's ability to streamline existing business processes, citing real estate title insurance, cash securities and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance as areas where the blockchain would create new efficiencies for incumbents.

Its rise in market share and market cap coincides with the decline at Countrywide (for more, see Traditional vs Tech: How the U.K.'s biggest real estate incumbent is reacting to digital disruption).