Sentences with phrase «governors running for president»

And Republican governors running for president are being asked to explain how their accomplishments at the state level would translate to the Oval Office.

By a nearly two to one margin in a NY1 / Baruch College poll, New Yorkers say they want to see the governor run for president in 2020.

A governor running for President will face criticism and run the risk of problems at home dragging him down, so maybe Cuomo should just give up the Governor's Mansion?

By a nearly two to one margin, New Yorkers say they would want to see the governor run for president in 2020.

«What we saw was a governor running for president, and a traditional Democrat tax and spend agenda,» says Giambra.

Not exact matches

State Treasurer John Chiang, who is running for governor, has asked President Donald Trump for guidance on how the state's marijuana industry can participate in the nation's banking system, while pot remains illegal under U.S. law.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti made a decision not to run for governor in 2018 — but the Democrat might be running for president in 2020.

«I took this on to tackle prejudicial attitudes,» DeMoss says, explaining how he approached Romney about running for president in 2006, convinced that the then - Massachusetts governor was the most qualified man for the presidency that he'd ever seen.

There is no Mitch Daniels candidacy for reasons of family, and now there is no Chris Christie candidacy for reasons having to do with concerns for being governor of his state and not really wanting to run for president (at this time).

Out of curiosity, I Googled Catholic political leaders recently and found only the great Al Smith, the governor of New York who ran for president in 1928 (and lost, alas!).

He likes California Governor Jerry Brown and would like to see him run for President.

Anyone still think Gov. Andrew Cuomo who terminated his own, «Moreland Commision» when its anti-corruption investigation, started getting close to the Governor's Mansion in Albany, NY should still run for President in 2020?

The poll found that 36 percent of state voters want the current governor to run for president, while 39 percent say he shouldn't run.

Prior to that, he ran a failed campaign for governor in 2002, worked in the private sector at Island Capital (developer / donor Andrew Farakas» firm), served as President Clinton's HUD secretary and founded a housing non-profit in NYC.

«With Donald Trump as president, it's no surprise Nicole Malliotakis has emerged as the Republican candidate to take on Mayor de Blasio — after all, it was only four years ago she talked to Trump about running for Governor of New York,» the email states.

The plan was then for Astorino take over as governor once Trump abandoned the post to run for president in 2016.

Roemer, who, like any good politician, was very skilled at bringing the conversation back to himself and his own endeavors, recalled a conversation he once had with the late President Ronald Reagan about the importance of being a governor before one runs for the Oval Office.

«I read that he is against marriage equality and that he is against a woman's right to choose, and as a progressive Democrat that troubles me tremendously,» said Melissa DeRosa, the secretary to the governor, in response to a question in an interview on WCNY's The Capitol Pressroom, while also noting Williams unsuccessfully ran for City Council president.

The case, likely to highlight Albany's chronic insider, pay - to - play culture, comes at a bad time for the governor, who is running for a third term in 2018 and is widely considered a possible candidate for president in 2020.

Cuomo said he's content to run for re-election for governor this year, and will not say whether he's running for president in 2020.

He ran unsuccessfully as the Republican candidate for governor in 2010, and more recently served as the co-chairman for President - elect Donald J. Trump's campaign in New York.

Actress Cynthia Nixon of «Sex in the City» fame is running for the Democratic nomination for governor of New York, while Greg Pence, the vice president's brother, won the Republican nomination in Indiana's 6th District.

The governor also is considered a potential Democratic candidate for president in 2020, though Cuomo has not said he's interested in running.

If Cuomo is serious about running for president in 2020, maybe not seeking a third term as governor next year would be smart?

The former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar on Wednesday visited Akwa Ibom State Governor, Emmanuel Udom to inform him of his intention to run for President in 2019.

The outspoken businessman, who's one of the president's chief Upstate supporters, said he's strongly considering running for governor again.

«He say he's running for governor, but he really needs to be running for president,» said Arenda Williams, a nurse who watched the speech.

After Fox News pundit Monica Crowley fired up the crowd and Mayor Bloomberg drew surprisingly enthusiastic applause considering he left the GOP, Jeb spoke and brought down the house, leading to speculation that the former Florida governor will run for president.

Mario Cuomo, a son of Italian immigrants who became an eloquent spokesman for a generation of liberal Democrats during his three terms as governor of New York but couldn't quite bring himself to run for president, has died.

But she'll be the biggest demonstration yet of the visceral loathing and distrust of the governor among liberals that will clearly haunt him if he tries to run for president in 2020.

ALBANY — Governor Andrew Cuomo's running mate for lieutenant governor, Kathy Hochul, earned between $ 150,000 and $ 250,000 a year in her job as a vice president at M&T Bank, according to financial disclosure records filed with the state's ethics comGovernor Andrew Cuomo's running mate for lieutenant governor, Kathy Hochul, earned between $ 150,000 and $ 250,000 a year in her job as a vice president at M&T Bank, according to financial disclosure records filed with the state's ethics comgovernor, Kathy Hochul, earned between $ 150,000 and $ 250,000 a year in her job as a vice president at M&T Bank, according to financial disclosure records filed with the state's ethics commission.

Gibson, meanwhile, announced this month he will not seek a fourth term in Congress and has raised the possibility of a statewide run, which most political observers believe is a signal he will run for governor after representing a district that backed President Obama in 2012.

Cuomo's successful first session as governor has fueled speculation he would run for president in 2016, when either Obama is term limited out of office or a Republican incumbent is running for a second term.

Duffy will be joining RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum, who is a big Cuomo supporter and was the first labor leader to call on Gov. David Paterson to step aside to let the AG run unopposed for governor this fall.

Cuomo this month sidestepped a question on whether he'd run for president, saying he's planning to seek a third term as governor next year.

Primary Colors (1998) Based on the book of the same name, John Travolta plays the governor of a southern state dealing with a sex scandal as he runs for President.

Former Governor George Pataki appears to have taken another step towards laying the groundwork for a potential run for President.

The lower margin of victory for the governor could hurt Cuomo should he decide to run for President in the future, because Democratic presidential primary voters include a high percentage of left - leaning voters.

Cuomo's continued criticism of President Trump and Congress has fueled further speculation that New York's governor is setting up for a presidential run.

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has said he has no intention to run for Vice President in 2019.

A December Quinnipiac University poll showed that while 50 percent of voters statewide believed the governor should become a national leader by challenging Trump's policies, 56 percent said he shouldn't run for president in 2020.

He has a memoir out in October, all of which is fueling speculation that the governor may have bigger ambitions in the future, like running for President.

Becoming the first New York governor to run for president since Nelson Rockefeller, former three - term Republican Governor George Pataki jumped into the race this morning in a YouTube campaign video before appearing in New Hagovernor to run for president since Nelson Rockefeller, former three - term Republican Governor George Pataki jumped into the race this morning in a YouTube campaign video before appearing in New HaGovernor George Pataki jumped into the race this morning in a YouTube campaign video before appearing in New Hampshire.

Just days after disgraced former New York State Governor Eliot Spitzer announced he would return to politics to run for New York City comptroller, he leads his opponent, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, by nine percentage points.

Rep. Allyson Y. Schwartz, state Treasurer Rob McCord and Katie McGinty, a former adviser to Vice President Al Gore, are running for governor in 2014.

Disenchanted members of Gov. Cuomo's administration, embarrassed by the worsening government scandals and convinced that Cuomo won't be president, will soon leave their jobs — just as the governor is stepping up plans to run for re-election next year.

But the great irony is that had Cox gotten Astorino out of his way, and Trump run for governor and lost badly, it is nearly impossible to imagine him turning around and running for president seven months later.

The truth is that Gov. Cuomo has played a slight of hand game with both parties since becoming Governor and now with the election season drawing nearer his base will show they have a longer memory than he might have counted on when he failed to back Democratic Senate candidates and let if not openly encouraged the IDC Coalition to come into being by acting like Party didn't count at all in his game plain to win re-election and then possibly run for President in 2016.

The governor of Indiana is running for vice president.

We'll go vote and pull the Democratic lever and re-elect him Governor, but we've made it impossible for him to run for President in 2016, because we'll flat out back Hillary Clinton, so in effect we've exacted a price on the Governor for his lack of Democratic zeal in supporting other Democrats candidates.