Sentences with phrase «gubernatorial primary»

The Democratic gubernatorial primary contest in the Keystone State has been one long, wild ride.

Even The Fix finds it hard to believe that we're just about 6 weeks away from the first gubernatorial primary of the 2007 - 2008 election cycle.

In 2010 — the last year in which there was a heated gubernatorial primary at the top of the ticket — just 15 percent of eligible voters showed up at the polls.

She came in third in the crowded 2011 Democratic gubernatorial primary.

Washington (CNN)- Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman has won the Republican gubernatorial primary in California, the Associated Press projects.

Paladino is attempting to petition his way into the GOP gubernatorial primary against the party's designee, Rick Lazio, and also plans to petition to create an independent «Taxpayers» line to run on in November.

Political satirist Randy Credico, who finished a distant third in last Tuesday's Democratic gubernatorial primary in New York, has thrown his support to the Green Party's Howie Hawkins in the general election.

H / T to Maggie Haberman, who notes GOTV has taken on a whole new meaning for the Democrats since Carl Paladino won the GOP gubernatorial primary last week — particularly when it comes to upstate, where the Buffalo businessman dominated on Sept. 14, winning some 90 percent of the vote on his home turf, Erie County.

An election observer recounted what led to the violence at venue of APC gubernatorial primary election in Ekiti State

A Long Island Republican who also heard Cuomo is actively recruiting state Senate candidates suggested it's because the governor is «freaking out» over Cynthia Nixon's Democratic gubernatorial primary challenge from the left.

«Poll: Patrick Murphy leads Democratic gubernatorial primary with GOP running mate David Jolly» via Marc Caputo of POLITICO Florida — Murphy would be tied for second if he jumped into Florida's Democratic primary for governor, according to a new poll that shows he could nudge into first with one unorthodox move: Picking a Republican running mate.

Rabin - Havt was responding to a Daily News story quoting a different high - level Sanders source who said it's «very unlikely» the Vermont U.S. senator and progressive hero would get involved in the New York gubernatorial primary race between Cuomo and actress Cynthia Nixon.

The assertions by Todd, a Democrat, are stunning developments just three weeks before the Republican gubernatorial primary on June 5.

Cuomo told stories about how Farrell, 85, helped the late Gov. Mario Cuomo in his uphill 1982 Democratic gubernatorial primary campaign against then - Mayor Ed Koch.

Real - estate millionaire Carl Paladino, the somewhat surging Republican gubernatorial primary opponent to the party - backed Rick Lazio, has some interesting ideas about how to reform the welfare system, including an optional program in which welfare recipients would go live in converted prisons while they work for the state.

Then start looking around for Joe Visconti, who is trying to petition his way onto the already crowded Republican gubernatorial primary ballot.

Rachel Maddow last night profiled the GOP gubernatorial primary battle between Rick Lazio and Carl Paladino, a revisited the Buffalo businessman's e-mail scandal, even displaying some of the racist videos and photos he forwarded to a long list of friends and contacts (albeit none of the porn).

Moore, who is from Schenectady, said she plans to concentrate on local races, including supporting Cuomo's 2014 gubernatorial primary challenger Zephyr Teachout in her run for Congress and democratic candidates hoping to retake the state senate for Democrats.

Former Democratic gubernatorial primary candidate Randy Credico appears in court today to face charges for videotaping police in August.

The Sanders adviser was responding to a story saying the senator would not likely get involved in the New York gubernatorial primary race between Cuomo and actress Cynthia Nixon.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Meg Whitman, the Republican front - runner in the California gubernatorial primary, said Tuesday that Arizona is taking the wrong approach to illegal immigration with its tough new law.

In 2010, Langworthy was one of the driving forces behind Paladino's GOP Gubernatorial Primary win over Rick Lazio.

A bitter internal dispute at the Chris Christie - headed Republican Governors Association explains the group's bizarre press release earlier this month saying the RGA «congratulates Astorino on NY gubernatorial primary victory.»

ALBANY — Ideally, there will be no Republican gubernatorial primary next year.

The polarizing presidency of Donald Trump shook both parties in the Virginia gubernatorial primary Tuesday and ensured that the «Trump effect» in politics will be a dominant theme in the race in November.

The Republican Party is most vulnerable because the Religious Right, a substantial voting bloc, is adamantly against gambling, This was evident recently in an Alabama gubernatorial primary race, when the challenger said that he «would not rule out new gambling rules» and lost, while Governor Fob James agreed to almost all of the right's social agenda, and won renomination.

Paladino's base of support is in western New York and GOP voters there helped him achieve a blow out victory against gubernatorial primary foe Rick Lazio.

Three former NY elected officials, who also just so happen to be the trio that make up the «Wise Guys» on NY1, have released an open letter to New Yorkers that declares GOP gubernatorial primary winner Carl Paladino «simply not fit to lead this great state.»

The presiding judge, Justice Gabriel Kolawole, said although he was satisfied with the submissions made by the applicant, he was minded to direct that the PDP and other defendants be brought to court to show why it should not stop outright the planned PDP gubernatorial primary election for Bayelsa State.

The two Republican front - runners in the New Jersey gubernatorial primary on Tuesday have the challenging task of pitching a conservative agenda in a state where the GOP incumbent, Gov. Chris Christie, is deeply unpopular.

In the Constitution Party gubernatorial primary, the results so far are: Kirk D. Pearson 65 %, Brandon W. Nay 35 %.

Florida Governor (R, Aug. 24): Wealthy former health care executive Rick Scott has spent better than $ 23 million of his own money on ads that have introduced him to Sunshine State voters and catapulted him past state Attorney General Bill McCollum in the upcoming gubernatorial primary.

* Texas gubernatorial primary: Former Rep. Chris Bell secured an easy primary victory over fellow former Rep. Bob Gammage, who got into the race in December and never raised a serious amount of money.

Three political heirs fell last night: 1) Pete Domenici Jr., son of legendary Sen. Pete Domenici placed fourth in the New Mexico gubernatorial primary with — eek!

Andy, yes, I think the close gubernatorial primary, as well as the independent candidate challenging Bilbray, should help tilt things in Busby's favour.

Suozzi has been trying to keep his name in the news, particularly given the increased interest of late in Albany reform — an issue on which the former county executive was somewhat ahead of the curve with his 2006 «Fix Albany» campaign and longshot gubernatorial primary challenge to then - AG Eliot Spitzer.

Suozzi, meanwhile, went on to lose big in a long - shot gubernatorial primary challenge to then - AG Eliot Spitzer.

[71] In the concurrent gubernatorial primary, former Governor Michael Dukakis defeated incumbent Governor Edward J. King.

«I had something I could show my candidate,» said Brendan O'Sullivan, who managed Chris Kennedy's losing Illinois gubernatorial primary campaign this year.

If anything, Tuesday's primary map will surely look a lot like the 2010 primary gubernatorial primary map results.

With Georgia's Republican gubernatorial primary less than two weeks, two big questions remain.

Catalfamo joins Lynn Krogh, who helped worked on Rick Lazio's gubernatorial primary bid in 2010, and Colorado - based operative Dick Wadhams, who told me last week that he's likely to serve as campaign manager, though the details were still being worked out.

She was a driving force — albeit as an advisor and not as a paid campaign member — behind his political comeback in 2006 when he ran a successful statewide campaign for AG just four years after a disastrous and short - lived gubernatorial primary challenge against then - state Comptroller H. Carl McCall.

We here at Personal Democracy Media are endorsing Zephyr Teachout and Tim Wu, who are running in next Tuesday's Democratic gubernatorial primary here in New York.

Had he weighed in early, Cuomo might have prevented Schneiderman from gathering the support of key figures like former state Comptroller H. Carl McCall (Cuomo's 2002 gubernatorial primary target, now appearing in multiple ads for the senator's AG bid), former NYC Mayor David Dinkins, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, LGBT clubs and organizations, NARAL Pro-Choice NY and progressive unions from SEIU 1199 to 32 BJ to HTC.

Carl McCall weathered a failed gubernatorial primary challenge from Cuomo back in 2002 that almost cost the governor - elect his career.

Campaign manager on Poe for Alaska gubernatorial primary, 2009 - June 2010.

She's been strangely silent for a long time, considering that her 2002 gubernatorial primary loss was evidently tainted by fraud.