Sentences with phrase «in a presidential election year»

And it's still true today, especially in a presidential election year.

And, these articles are good examples of the kind of interest in digital politics we see in a presidential election year.

Stock markets tend to do well in presidential election years, which 2016 is, unless it's a presidential election year where we have to have a new president.

Katko is also the first Republican to win the 24th District seat in a presidential election year since 2004, when Walsh won his ninth term.

He also defeated her in a close race two years ago when she was the incumbent and her was the upstart challenger, bouyed by a boost in turnout in a presidential election year.

She said it's tough for a Republican to run in a presidential election year in Democrat - leaning Connecticut.

Still, Republicans had a night that was far better than initially expected, given traditional Democratic gains in presidential election years.

Republicans haven't won the Syracuse - area congressional race in a presidential election year since 2004, when ex-U.S. Rep. Jim Walsh was still in the House.

A Larkin retirement could have a significant impact on the fight for control of the state Senate, where Republicans hold a thin majority and are girding for a heavy turnout of Democrats in a presidential election year.

The lawsuit challenges the March petition deadline for newly - qualifying parties in presidential election years.

TiVo owners so far haven't killed the traditional 15 - or 30 - second television spot, but DVRs in significant numbers also haven't encountered the kind of blizzard of political commercials that residents of battleground states have learned to expect in a presidential election year.

They will represent districts Democrats carried with big margins in presidential election years — seats the newly minted Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Ben Ray Luján will probably want back.

Republicans have a potentially bigger challenge on their hands next year, when Democrats hope to take a full majority in a presidential election year — a cycle that traditionally has brought out more Democratic voters.

Texas parties remain ballot - qualified in presidential election years if they poll at least 5 % for any partisan statewide race.

Democrats the Observer spoke to described Mr. Reichard as «likeable» and «brilliant,» but gave him small odds of defeating Mr. Donovan, even in a presidential election year.

And Hochul is running in a presidential election year in a district President Barack Obama will almost certainly lose.

But he is also receiving a lot of support from the Senate Republicans, who are banking on his ability to give them a rare pickup in this presidential election year.

Hannon is running for re-election in a Nassau County Senate district Democrats have long coveted, especially in presidential election years when his margins of victory are often smaller than in non-presidential cycles.

He says that traditionally, more Democrats that Republicans come out to vote in presidential election years in New York, though he concedes the GOP has some distinct advantages.

Democrats who run down - ballot in presidential election years tend to receive more votes from the coattails of the presidential candidate.

But until polls are released suggesting otherwise, there's no reason to think Gipson will enjoy the turnout edge that Democrats typically benefit from in presidential election years: The district contains parts of Dutchess and Putnam counties, both of which went to Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary and overwhelmingly to Donald Trump in the GOP's contest.

After pulling 33 percent in the Democratic primary against a sitting governor just two years ago, Teachout seems a good bet to get the House nomination now — and a real threat to win even a Republican - leaning district in a presidential election year.

This is some kind of large systematic error, far larger than typically occurs in a presidential election year,» Wang said.

The Bud Light campaign, which leaned on a political theme in a presidential election year, in particular won high praise from the Wall Street Journal and other key publications.

Stovall said in a presidential election year, like 2016, the market is usually higher — up 6.1 percent of the time with an average 76 percent history of an advance.

The issue has become a political flashpoint in a presidential election year, and the lawsuit by attorneys general from Nebraska, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Florida and Texas was certain to keep it prominent.

«I didn't try out for the Olympics,» says politically minded Albert in the firm, conservative tones of a man who believes in first things first, «because they came in a presidential election year.»

So that means the fight for control of the Senate will head into the general election in a presidential election year that traditionally draws out more Democratic voters.

Kaminsky, elected to fill the chair held by disgraced former Majority Leader Dean Skelos, won a special election and won a full term in a presidential election year.

Republicans hold a narrow majority in the chamber and are fending off Democratic challenges in a presidential election year, which tends to aid Democratic turnout down ballot.

Still, Flanagan's incumbents and challengers were able to out - perform expectations for down - ballot Republicans in a presidential election year, with the GOP potentially gaining a seat come 2017.

The data in presidential election years is somewhat more equivocal.

But it could also allow Gillibrand to further run up the score in a Democratic state in which turnout is already expected to be huge in a presidential election year.

More broadly, the mainline conference in the state Senate hopes to regain majority control of a chamber in a presidential election year which, historically, the party has gained seats.

Even if the popular governor sits on his hands this fall in the Senate, Republicans will still face tough electoral climate in a presidential election year, in which Democratic voters tend to turn out in droves.

Wrong: the long months of politicking in a presidential election year can actually give advocacy organizations great opportunities to boost the prominence of their issues — BUT only if they're ready.

Goldfeder noted New York's deadline is actually closer to the first state primary in a presidential election year: Those seeking to change their party affiliation for the September state legislative primary have to make the switch more than 11 months before heading to the polls.

Pelosi is also pointing out that if Cuomo indeed has presidential aspirations, presiding over a Democrat - dominated state that loses Democratic House members in a presidential election year because he declined to get engaged in the House redistricting process will not play well with party insiders.

Cragg, a small business owner from Wilmington was unlikely to change the GOP's fortunes, especially in a presidential election year with Vice President Joe Biden, a Delaware native, on the Democratic ticket.

Dadey didn't put forward a specific plan for how he would assist Flanagan is holding on to power in a presidential election year expected to boost Democratic turnout in this Democrat - dominated state.

Hannon is considered a top target this year for Senate Democrats, with generally lower margins of victory in presidential election years.

Now de Blasio will need Senate Republicans to back mayoral control the same year their thin - majority is once again on the line in a presidential election year that tends to draw out more Democrats.

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.

«We need a candidate who can win not only in 2014, but keep the seat two years later in a presidential election year.»

Dadey has said he also prefers a candidate who would have strong appeal in a presidential election year, when Democrats have turned out in larger numbers in Central New York.

But Democrats outnumber Republicans by 63,000 in the district, an enrollment advantage that could be difficult to assail in a presidential election year that will boost turnout dramatically.

He's won every Senate race he's been in since he was first elected in 1998 by a comfortable margin, though he's never had a major party challenger in a presidential election year, when Democrats typically perform better.

«Nothing that happens on Tuesday is a reflection of what's likely to happen a year from now in a presidential election year, high turnout year, when there are real campaigns going on across the state in a variety of districts between the Democrats and Republicans for control of the Senate.

Republicans want to retain the seat, while Democrats hope they can defeat Katko in a presidential election year.

In fact, turnout hasn't fluctuated at all in presidential election years, with about 278,000 voters casting ballots each time.