Sentences with phrase «general election battle»

He is gearing up for a tough general election battle against Republican Sen. Anitere Flores.

But between the new district lines and the Democratic enrollment edge in a presidential election year, the Republicans are probably going to need every penny to assist members in tough general election battles, and perhaps in trying to help non-incumbents like Bob Cohen, who's making his second attempt at winning retiring Democratic Sen. Suzi Oppenheimer's seat.

Recent polls suggest that Meek, a four - term congressman and the presumptive Democratic nominee, is trailing Republican turned Independent Gov. Charlie Crist and presumptive GOP nominee Marco Rubio, in a three way general election battle.

The prime minister overnights with British troops in Afghanistan, as there is growing talk of an early general election battle at home.

Now that he knows who his Democratic opponent will be in November, Republican Nassau County executive candidate Jack Martins isn't wasting any time getting the general election battle underway.

Last week, state GOP Chairman Ed Cox pleaded with his party's presidential hopefuls to stop attacking one another out of a concern that they'll provide fodder for President Obama once the general election battle is joined.

spent $ 3.9 million — mostly of his own money — in the final weeks of his general election battle against Democratic Governor - elect Andrew Cuomo and still owes some $ 6.1 million (mostly to himself).

Now that the congressional primaries have passed and the general election battles are set, (for the most part), candidates in contested races across the state and their respective supporters have turned their attention to the opponents against whom they'll be facing off in November.

This part of the reshuffle was intended to arm the Tory party not just for a general election battle with Ukip but also for the intended referendum on the UK's EU membership.

Also, Jacobs has in past elections demonstrated crossover appeal — especially in Democrat - dominated Erie County — and now that he's looking toward a general election battle with the winner of the Democratic primary, Amber Small, he needs to take a pragmatic approach if he's to have a shot of winning in a presidential year in a district that has a Democratic enrollment edge.

Nevertheless, the Democrats are clearly concerned about this seat, and are girding for a general election battle.

It's not going too far to say this is the most important moment of Trump's political career, a moment that could significantly alter the course of his general election battle with the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton.

Somers went on to share the ticket with GOP gubernatorial nominee Tom Foley in the general election battle against Democratic incumbents Gov. Dan Malloy and Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman and the unaffiliated ticket of Joe Visconti and Chester Harris.

Somers will go on to share the ticket with GOP gubernatorial nominee Tom Foley in the general election battle against Democratic incumbents Gov. Dan Malloy and Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman and unaffiliated ticket of Joe Visconti and Chester Harris.

Whoever wins on Tuesday has four months to make their case against Senator Gillibrand, compared to the old system, where a September primary left about seven weeks for a new comer to wage a general election battle.

To rouse a party for a general election battle in difficult times is a tough ask for a party leader who has only been in the Commons for four years.

ARLINGTON, Virginia (CNN)- Longtime Clinton ally and former Democratic National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe has conceded to state senator Creigh Deeds in the party's gubernatorial primary, calling on his supporters to back Deeds in his general election battle against Republican Bob McDonnell.