Sentences with phrase «general election candidate»

Though Mr. Trump's bomb - throwing candidacy — he routinely insults immigrants and has been accused of making white nationalist appeals — has angered and frightened many Republicans who crave a traditional nominee, Mr. Cox spoke warmly of Mr. Trump over the past few months and said he would be a strong general election candidate, despite polls that show he would lose to any Democrat.

In some districts, the opposing party isn't running a general election candidate at all.

But he acknowledged he was not suitable to be a general election candidate.

Some Republicans said Mr. Trump's determination to play to his hard - line base was undermining his standing as a general election candidate.

The general election candidate list below is based on the results of the primary election on March 6, 2018.

The DSCC's unusually heavy spending against Sestak can be attributed in part to the belief among some party leaders that he would make a weak general election candidate against Republican incumbent Sen. Patrick J. Toomey.

They were revealed just days after he was reinstated as the party's general election candidate in South Basildon and East Thurrock.

«A former Conservative general election candidate has pleaded guilty to a campaign of harassment against his Liberal Democrat rivals.

Brittain, who has establishment support and is seen as the only viable general election candidate, would appear to be the underdog.

Edward Hennessey, Assembly District 3: Long Island: Suffolk County (Incumbent) 2014 General Election Candidate

Nily Rozic, Assembly District 25: Queens: Flushing, Fresh Meadows (Incumbent) 2014 General Election Candidate

That said, the same reason he is doing so well in these Republican primaries is also what makes him probably the weakest general election candidate that we've seen since (Democrat) George McGovern, if he is in fact the nominee.

Meanwhile, Republicans lost arguably their strongest general election candidate in former senator Jim Talent and seem headed toward a contentious primary fight between Rep. Roy Blunt and state Treasurer Sarah Steelman.

But he did raise less over the past six months than Republican general election candidate Paul Massey, Jr., a real estate executive who reported raising $ 1.63 million over the past six months, in addition to his own money he lent the campaign.

Several years ago, I had the immense privilege of being selected as the Conservative general election candidate for Rotherham.

UKIP's general election candidate for Basildon in Essex has resigned, after he was recorded using racist and homophobic language.

Deputy Jonathan O'Brien was selected as the Sinn Féin general election candidate for this constituency at a selection convention on 20th January 2018.

Miner also has ties to another general election candidate.

Note: Bailey was not a Democratic primary candidate, but appears on the West Virginia Secretary of State general election candidate list.

But it's presumably an outcome Cuomo wants by the spring, as he runs for a third term and is seeking to shore up support liberals amid the rumblings of primaries or the threat of a general election candidate running to his left.

Republicans want a strong general election candidate to take on Sen. Joe Manchin in November, and trying to block a jailbird from the GOP nomination seems like a no - brainer.

The Liberal Democrats have sacked former MP David Ward as their general election candidate for Bradford East over accusations of anti-Semitism, after leader Tim Farron had earlier decided not to drop him.

Lib Dem leader Tim Farron sacked former MP David Ward as a general election candidate after a storm over his past comments about Israel and Jews.

They will also be inundated with polls showing Sanders as the stronger general election candidate (nearly every national poll shows Sanders beating Trump by much larger margins than Clinton).

Minor parties nominate general election candidates in the same way that major parties do.

The filing deadline for write - in general election candidates is September 27, 2018.

In 2017, another $ 5.8 million was spent in independent expenditures between the two general election candidates.

A City business run by a former Conservative party treasurer has agreed to pay back donations made to five of the party's general election candidates running against Liberal Democrats following a shareholder revolt.

(Please recall that 2012 election took something on the order of $ 1 Billion raised by both general election candidates).

Her campaign noted that Cuomo only joined group debates with as many as seven general election candidates in his 2010 and 2014 campaigns.

My enquiry was prompted by the discovery that on the English Democrats» list of general election candidates on its website, the party's candidate for Shipley is named as one Philip Davies, as per the screengrab below:

Within that time, BetaNYC, NYC's Code for America brigade, will survey general election candidates and report back on the future of NYC's Open Government.

The «NHS Bill 2015» campaign is calling on all General Election candidates to sign up to the new «NHS Reinstatement Bill», and is already attracting cross-party support.

The following sections detail campaign finances for primary and general election candidates in Baton Rouge.

Continue reading «David Cameron tells defeated general election candidates why he believes the Conservatives failed to win an overall majority»»

Farage has already said he would consider allowing Tory general election candidates to run on a joint Ukip ticket in certain local areas if they were of a similar anti-EU mindset.

The May 1 primary elections that were held in 57 Tennessee counties mainly involved selecting general election candidates for county positions like mayor and county commissioner.

Not exact matches

Trump didn't follow the usual path of a successful presidential candidate, who plays to his party's base to win the nomination, then tacks to the center for the general election.

«Arthur Jones is not a real Republican — he is a Nazi whose disgusting, bigoted views have no place in our nation's discourse,» Tim Schneider, the state party chairman, said in a statement, adding that the party would put «real campaign dollars» into an independent candidate to challenge Jones in the general election.

In a race that includes a primary election, that means contributors can give up to $ 2,700 to a candidate for the primary and an additional $ 2,700 to the same candidate for the general election.

While Google's leadership hasn't endorsed a candidate, in general, Silicon Valley has gravitated towards Democrats, especially in this election.

Expect Sanders to employ similar words against GOP candidate Donald Trump if the two end up facing off in general election.

The special counsel Robert Mueller's indictment in February of the Internet Research Agency, a Russian troll farm that spread disinformation ahead of the election, indicates that Russian actors wanted to «spread distrust towards the candidates and the political system in general.»

Steven Mnuchin, Trump's campaign finance chair, said the candidate won't be self - funding in the general election.

The special election to fill Attorney General Jeff Sessions's vacated senate seat first drew national attention when Moore won the Republican primary over President Trump's preferred candidate, Luther Strange.

Citing two sources familiar with the company's plans, the newspaper said Apple communicated privately to Republicans that it would not donate gadgets or cash to the party's convention in Cleveland from July 18 to 21, where delegates are expected to nominate Donald Trump as the party's candidate in the Nov 8 general election.

Several progressive groups think they have a clearer shot at winning the general election in December than they would have if Sen. Luther Strange, the establishment candidate who lost resoundingly to Moore on Tuesday, had won.

Critics point out that the open system can be gamed, especially when an incumbent's backers flock to the other party's primary to support a weaker candidate, who then ends up as the other party's nominee against the incumbent in the general election.

«The Honest Ads Act would extend the McCain - Feingold law «electioneering communication» provisions — i.e., TV / radio ads that name a candidate within 30 days of a primary or 60 days of a general election but do not expressly advocate the candidate's election or defeat — to certain online ads,» Ryan said.

Corporations are banned from donating directly to federal candidates, and individuals could not donate more than $ 2,700 to a candidate during the 2016 campaign for the primary or general election.