Sentences with phrase «former standard bearer»

«Paladino's despicable and racist «wish list» is yet one more repugnant example of how out of step the Republican party's former standard bearer is with his fellow New Yorkers,» he said.

The party and its candidate clearly want to put as much distance between themselves and their tainted former standard bearer, hence the corruption - busting focus of this ad.

Not exact matches

Among Elmore's former clients is Greg Minor, a reserve swingman for the Boston Celtics who is a standard - bearer for irresponsible fatherhood.

If Carroll and Schneider are truly built for a college - style shelf life, as former «Legion of Boom» standard - bearer Richard Sherman surmised, Schneider desperately needs to find his next class of quality players.

The former defence secretary, now viewed as a standard - bearer for right - wing Tories within the parliamentary party, will use a speech to business leaders in Birmingham to make the case for a change of tack, the Guardian reports.

Cox is supporting Blakeman as the official standard - bearer, but this Republican noted the former Nassau County legislator is close to Nassau County GOP Chairman (and Cox's predecessor) Joe Mondello, who supported Wojtaszek in the state chairmanship fight.

With Mitt Romney's nomination as the GOP standard bearer in the fall all but assured, New York Republican Party Chairman Ed Cox announced this afternoon he would back the former Massachusetts governor.

Curran, a Democratic county legislator, and Republic standard - bearer Martins, a former state senator and Mineola mayor, both discussed their records on the subject and plans on infrastructure development during a Woodbury breakfast event hosted by the Long Island Contractors Association.

It's curious that we haven't heard anything from state GOP Chairman Ed Cox, a former Levy backer who now purports to support Lazio, as Paladino has been eating into the support of the party's standard - bearer.

«The fact the wives of convicted con artists Shelly Silver and William Rapfogel were allowed to participate in the selection of Alice Cancel as the Democrat standard - bearer in the April 19 special election to fill the former Assembly seat of the disgraced Shelly Silver is indicative of how deep corruption runs in the political clubhouses of the district.»

From former primary opponents to elected officials on Capitol Hill, the GOP is broadly warming to its likely standard - bearer.

Factional Chairman of Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Segun Adewale, has claimed that the lingering PDP crisis is caused by the 2019 presidential ambition of the former vice president, adding that there were forces working to install the ex-vice president as the party's standard bearer in 2019.

Former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg was intrigued enough by the prospect of GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump's becoming the party's standard - bearer that he commissioned a poll last month testing how he would fare against both The Donald and Clinton.

«Ed Cox sat mute when the top republican in the state was convicted of corruption and unplugged his phone when his former Republican standard bearer went on a racist rant about the President and First Lady, said spokesman Rich Azzopardi.

Walker, a potential 2016 hopeful himself, recently told ABC that his ideal standard bearer for the GOP in the next presidential election would be an «outsider» and «former or current governor.»

Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer of New York is perhaps the standard - bearer of this parade as he admitted to patronizing high - priced prostitutes.

While Egan landed the endorsement of former gubernatorial candidate Zephyr Teachout, a standard - bearer for liberal Democrats who trounced Gov. Andrew Cuomo in Albany County, McCoy racked up endorsements of many leaders among Albany County's progressive Democrats, including Mayor Kathy Sheehan.

ALBANY — Republican state chairman Ed Cox is wondering if Republican Governors Association head Chris Christie forgot his roots in knocking the candidacy of Cox's endorsed standard bearer, Rob Astorino, after former state officials called on Astorino to apologize for comments he made about Christie.

The former Microsoft chief said it was important that the US was the standard bearer in the fight against corruption, adding: «I feel it is critical to ensure the final rules for this provision are strong and robust and in keeping with the intentions of Congress.»