Sentences with phrase «hopeful rick»

As the American political machine gathers itself for the grueling 18 - month long slug - out, that the US presidential race has become, the «hot - potato» status of climate change has been reignited, by comments from Republican - hopeful Rick Perry.

Current Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum narrowly won the Iowa caucuses in 2012.

(CNN)- White House hopeful Rick Santorum said he didn't hear boos from the audience when a gay soldier asked a question via YouTube at Thursday night's GOP presidential debate.

This past election cycle, Krogh first worked for gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio and is credited with masterminding his GOP convention strategy that blocked his would - be primary opponents, Democrat - turned - Republican Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy and Carl Paladino, from getting placed on the ballot.

During a campaign stop in Buffalo today, GOP / Conservative gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio talked about (what else?)

Meanwhile, many of the 300 or so guests kept peeking over at Fossella's table, where he sat last Thursday with gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio.

Gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio is being vastly outspent by his GOP primary opponent, Carl Paladino, whose recent gains in the polls have some Republicans worried.

One of New York's best - known Republicans is calling on pres idential hopeful Rick Perry to choose Rudy Giuliani as his running mate for next year's election.

On the eve of the state Republican convention, GOP gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio yesterday glossed over inter-party squabbling and came out swinging against Democratic nominee Andrew Cuomo.

According to aides, he will make a Midwestern swing, visiting Michigan to assist gubernatorial hopeful Rick Snyder, Illinois for Republican governor candidate Bill Brady, and Wisconsin on behalf of the eventual GOP gubernatorial nominee after the state's Sept. 14 primary.

US Senate candidate Gary Berntsen is both sticking up for, and lending a measure of credibility to, the call by GOP gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio, for AG Andrew Cuomo to investigate the mosque slated for construction not far from Ground Zero, saying it poses a «real and considerable threat» to New Yorkers and the nation as a whole.

With the primary just six days away now, GOP / Consverative gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio is continuing to focus on the man he hopes to oust in the general election, frontrunner Andrew Cuomo, releasing a new Web ad that ties the AG to three disgraced fellow Democrats: Eliot Spitzer, Alan Hevesi and Pedro Espada Jr..

The YNN crew caught up with Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards earlier today after he voted (presumably for himself and his running mate, gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio), and, as usual, he generally did a good job of sticking to his talking points.

«Once again another politically ambitious attorney general is seeking the governor's office,» said GOP hopeful Rick Lazio, linking Cuomo to disgraced ex-Gov.

Washington (CNN)- GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum said Thursday that as president he would use «whatever means necessary» to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear program, including going to war.

Republican gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio faces two key deadlines Thursday, either of which could signal the end of his long - shot hope of defeating Andrew Cuomo.

GOP gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio yesterday called on the Public Service Commission to zap the Ground Zero mosque because of the revelation that Con Ed owns half the site.

(CNN)- Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum on Sunday denied he was questioning President Barack Obama's religious values the previous day when he said the president had a «different theology.»

Hixson, Tennessee (CNN)- GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum brought a crowd in Tennessee to its feet Saturday when he told them «true happiness comes from doing God's will in your life»

Angle endorsed presidential hopeful Rick Santorum in early February ahead of the Nevada caucuses.

Here's a surprise: Heading into a tough primary against right - of - center Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino, GOP / Conservative gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio is saying nice things about Democratic President Barack Obama.

GOP / Conservative gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio has received another rather tepid pre-primary endorsement from a major daily newspaper, which is really more of an dis - endorsement of his opponent, Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino, than a ringing expression of support for the former Long Island congressman.

The Times, which has clashed sharply with GOP / Conservative gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio, managed to put aside its differences with the former Long Island congressman long enough to endorse him in advance of the Sept. 14 primary.

Gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio insisted today that after the bitter primary battle between himself and Carl Paladino is over, Republicans and Conservatives will «come together» as one big happy family with a common goal: Defeating the Democratic frontrunner, AG Andrew Cuomo.

Republican gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio told The Post, «The LMDC stands out as an example of a government entity that has outlived its usefulness.»

GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum has named his national communications team, a group largely consisting of staffers close to the former Pennsylvania Senator.

(In one of the odd, two degrees of separation situations that pervade NY politics, Turner is neighbors with state Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long, who opposes the mosque and is running TV ads on the subject for GOP gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio).

GOP gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio and his new running mate, Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards, are continuing their statewide tour today and are scheduled to pick up the endorsement this afternoon of Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney.

Here's the latest «strategy session» video from GOP gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio's campaign manager, Kevin Fullington.

In response to criticism from the NYC SBA and firefighters unions for his use of graphic 9/11 images in ads, GOP / Conservative gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio's campaign responded by accusing AG Andrew Cuomo of «hiding» behind labor when it comes to the mosque.

Former gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio joined me on CapTon last night and insisted he has «no regrets» about dropping out of the race to cede the Conservative line to Carl Paladino, although he refused to say whether he will be voting today for the Buffalo businessman who trounced him in the GOP primary on Sept. 14.

The Cuomo campaign is not taking GOP gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio's «double - dipping» pension fund slam against LG contender Bob Duffy lying down, deploying multiple surrogates to defend the Rochester mayor's honor and unveiling a «fact check» feature on its Website.

A reader forwarded this fundraising letter sent out by former Gov. George Pataki on behalf of gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio in advance of the GOP convention that condemns the government he used to lead as a «national embarrassment.»

New Yorkers for Growth, the conservative political action committee that has launched a crusade against the Working Families Party, and GOP / Conservative gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio are out with duel statements slamming AG Andrew Cuomo for agreeing today to accept the endorsement of the labor - backed party and run on its line in November.

This morning I reached Mermel, who claims to have locked down close to 70 percent of the weighted GOP convention vote for his LG run, but he declined to comment on either Haberman's report or the announcement later today that GOP gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio has tapped Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards as his preferred running mate.

Now, Republican gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio is expected to announce his pick for a No. 2 on Thursday.

GOP gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio's LCA Show response last night is unlikely to help dispel persistent speculation that his campaign isn't firing on all cylinders as he gears up for a likely floor fight at the GOP convention next month.

(The two Republicans had a bit of a tiff in the media recently; Cox was speculated to be interested in keeping the AG slot open in hopes of convincing gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio to switch races).

Following state Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long's assertion that he is too moderate for NY - 23, Matt Dohney is firing back, casting himself as in the same camp on abortion rights as another of Long's endorsed candidates, GOP gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio.

Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos, a supporter of GOP gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio, weighed in to express «reservations» with state Republican Party Chairman Ed Cox's plan to establish an independent party, which has added to the perception that the idea is all - but dead.

GOP gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio this morning landed the support of two upstate Assemblywomen — Janet Duprey and Teresa Sayward — both of whom are moderates, at least when it comes to gay marriage.

Frustrated by his inability to get reporters to pressure GOP gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio into releasing his taxes returns, state Democratic Party Executive Director Charlie King is offering a reward to the first member of the Fourth Estate who manages to get the former congressman's campaign to commit to doing so.

GOP gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio's campaign released its top line numbers from the 32 - day pre-primary filing due at the state Board of Elections yesterday, which revealed he is still struggling to raise cash as his Sept. 14 battle with self - funding Carl Paladino looms.

Washington (CNN)- Americans United for the Separation of Church and State has sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service accusing Pastor Robert Jeffress of violating the law when he posted his endorsement of presidential hopeful Rick Perry on the First Baptist Church of Dallas website.

During a tele - press conference this afternoon, King played the role of attack dog to the hilt and slammed gubernatorial hopefuls Rick Lazio and Carl Paladino, saying they are «stonewalling» by refusing to release information about their personal finances.

Presidential hopefuls Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich, who are very close to being mathematically eliminated from the GOP primary, will appear at the annual Republican Party dinner in New York City on April 19.

GOP gubernatorial hopefuls Rick Lazio and Steve Levy will attend the Sullivan County Republican Convention on Wednesday at the Villa Roma, county committee Chairman Dick Coombe said.

Not exact matches

Rick Perry, the three - term governor of Texas, and Lindsey Graham, the senior senator from South Carolina, will join half - a-dozen already declared candidates for president, including two Democratic hopefuls.

Townsend, who endorsed Rick Lazio in the GOP primary but is now (unlike some of his fellow statewide hopefuls) supporting Paladino for governor (even though Paladino backed his now - vanquished opponent, Gary Berntsen), came to the defense of his friend, former Gov. George Pataki, whom Paladino called a «degenerate idiot.»

Here's another snippet from my illuminating extended interview with GOP gubernatorial hopeful Carl Paladino on «Capital Tonight» yesterday in lieu of a pre-primary debate between the Buffalo businessman and his opponent, Rick Lazio.