Sentences with phrase «in early primary states»

The drawn - out primary cycle, scheduled to begin in February 2016 and lasting until June, affords a great deal of influence to a small number of voters in early primary states, such as Iowa and New Hampshire.

But some conservatives say Cain's light campaigning in the early primary states means he is unlikely to turn his recent momentum into a formidable challenge to Romney.

But some polls in early primary states have put Mr. Trump in second place among a crowded field.

Former New York Gov. George Pataki announced he is ending his 2016 presidential campaign in a message to GOP voters that aired on NBC News affiliates in the early primary states of New Hampshire, Iowa and South Carolina.

Similar to their behavior in the early primary states, white women once again supported Clinton by a wide margin.

For women candidates, many of them seeking elected office for the first time, the success of women in early primary states has provided them with confidence that their sometimes - unexpected runs aren't so far - fetched.

But in the early primary state of South Carolina, with voters scheduled to go to the polls on Saturday and candidates working the state furiously this week, local evangelical pastors are using their influence to rally church members towards salvation, not electioneering.

Biden, who has kept his name in the 2016 mix even as Hillary Clinton consumes much of the presidential oxygen, will be in the early primary state to deliver the University of South Carolina commencement address on May 9.

Washington (CNN)-- Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal will headline the South Carolina Republican Party's Silver Elephant Dinner, a major GOP fundraising event in the early primary state that doubles as a must - do stopover for ambitious politicians with an eye on the White House.

He has no staff in the early primary state, but performed well in a series of closely - watched GOP straw polls there last month.

Not exact matches

By holding our primary earlier, we will ensure that issues important to Californians are prioritized by presidential candidates from all political parties,» California Secretary of State Alex Padilla said in a Tuesday release.

Michigan may suddenly become an early presidential battleground as the state considers holding a primary in mid-January, and Republican Mitt Romney is staking out perhaps some unusual territory (for him, anyway).

Even worse, separate primary elections are held in each state over six months, meaning states that vote early have far greater influence over the outcome as underperforming candidates drop out

Substantive research already exists showing nut free schools (not early childhood, but mid elementary onwards) actually do more harm than good, to the extent that the official anaphylaxis prevention guidelines have been updated by the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy to explicitly state that food bans in upper primary and high schools do not work, and can actually cause problems.

The Reform Party of New York State says it plans to conduct candidate interviews by early June, with an eye toward forcing an opportunity - to - ballot primary in some races.

It should be no surprise that the National Political Do - Not - Contact Registry is getting local media attention in early - primary states.

His former running mate, ex-NYC Council Minority Leader Tom Ognibene (whom Edwards defeated on Sept. 14), Erie County Conservative Chairman Ralph Lorigo (whom Lazio defeated for Row D in the primary before deciding to drop out of the general election), former Rep. Tom Reynolds, Erie County GOP Chairman Nick Langworthy (Paladino's earliest and most staunch support), Nancy Naples (former Erie County comptroller and chair of Paladino's campaign), state GOP Chairman Ed Cox, state Conservative Chairman Mike Long (although not today).

Earlier, Gough had called on the state government to initiate free - feeding programme in primary schools across the state.

Last week, State Senator Adriano Espaillat's campaign circulated a tough mailer against his primary opponent, Assemblyman Guillermo Linares, in which they accused Mr. Linares of «betraying» the community by backing Rep. Charlie Rangel over Mr. Espaillat's bid to become the country's first Dominican - American congressman earlier this year and for taking campaign contributions from special interests.

«The election will not be taken for granted by me,» said Koch, who had been elected mayor four years earlier by defeating incumbent Mayor Abe Beame, colorful congresswoman Bella Abzug, and Secretary of State Mario Cuomo in a crowded and bitterly contested Democratic primary and runoff before whipping Republican Roy M. Goodman and Cuomo, who was running on the Liberal Party ticket, in the general election.

The measures, called the New York Votes Act, would create a system of early voting, automatic and same - day registration, consolidate state and federal primaries and shorten the deadline for registering in a political party.

The City Council has consistently advocated for voting and election reform in its annual state legislative agenda, including early voting, instant runoff voting for citywide primaries, and public campaign financing at the state level.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Reform Party of New York State says it plans to conduct candidate interviews by early June, with an eye toward forcing an opportunity - to - ballot primary in some races.

For this year's primary, the deadline for people to change their party affiliation was October 9 last year — the earliest deadline of any state in the country.

Currently, the primary national Green Party organization in the U.S. is the Green Party of the United States, which has eclipsed the earlier Greens / Green Party USA.

Earlier in the day, Gov. Cuomo said he strongly supports the reunification plan that threatens to have the state party back primaries against the Independent Democratic Conference if they don't accept the terms or call for a change in leadership in the mainline Democratic conference if they don't go for it.

Angle will be making stops in two early and important 2012 primary states this month for viewings of a Christian movie entitled «The Genesis Code,» which is described by the producers as a film that «reconciles the Biblical account of Genesis with the scientific account of the origins of the universe.»

The state PAC, created so the national PAC can comply with California's campaign finance regulations, is being advised by Chuck DeVore, the conservative state Assemblyman who came up short in his GOP Senate primary bid earlier this year against Carly Fiorina and Tom Campbell.

On January 31, 2012, the Oklahoma Libertarian Party and the Oklahoma Green Party filed a lawsuit, challenging the state's ballot access procedure for newly - qualifying parties, which this year required 51,739 valid signatures due March 1 (the state defends the early deadline on the grounds that all parties, even newly - qualifying parties, must choose nominees in the June primary).

Earlier today, Obama for America volunteers delivered 56,586 petition signatures to the New York State Board of Elections to place President Obama on the New York ballot for the primary in April.

Dover, New Hampshire (CNN)- Jon Huntsman spent Saturday making campaign stops in this important early primary state as many of his rivals sought to convince Iowa voters to support them in a Republican Party - sponsored straw poll.

It didn't much benefit the Golden State when it tried an early 2008 primary, but in 2020 it could help prevent a huge presidential field.

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.

First - place finisher Matt Bevin went on win the general election in come - from - behind fashion and Comer rebounded to win a competitive GOP primary earlier this year to replace Republican Rep. Ed Whitfield in the state's 1st District.

But the packed fund - raising calendars, brisk political spending and trips to early primary states suggest that in fact a shadow campaign for the party's 2020 presidential nomination is already well underway.

FIRST ON CNN: IOWA»S STEVE KING HEADING TO SOUTH CAROLINA... King, whose hard line immigration rhetoric has angered some of his fellow Republicans and delighted Democrats eager to keep Hispanic voters in their fold, is quietly planning meetings with political activists in the early presidential primary state of South Carolina, CNN has learned.

One of those early states is Alabama, where Harris is helping ex-Marine Jonathan McConnell, one of the four Republicans running against Sen. Richard C. Shelby in the primary.

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Wisconsin state director of Obama for America in the general election; during the primaries Kanninen took leave from his position as chief of staff to Sen. Robert Jauch (D - Poplar) to work on the campaign in WI, OH (early vote lead) and NC (deputy political director and GOTV political director).

Deputy state director for Obama for America in the 2008 general election; Florida staffer for Obama for America in the primary, and earlier deputy to political director Matt Nugen in Chicago.

The state typically holds its primary in September, but whether the new date is in June (as Democrats want) or in August (favored by Republicans) the usually drawn - out and litigious redistricting process needs to be resolved earlier so that the requirements of the political calendar are met.

Earlier this week, Marc Panepinto's campaign made a big to - do about the so - called «united front» of normally fractured Western New York Democrats coalescing behind his state Senate campaign since Sen. Mark Grisanti's upset loss in the GOP primary.

At the Ogbemudia Stadium Benin where the primaries is holding all is set for the counting as delegates had earlier been accredited at three different locations in the state capital before moving to the stadium.

The measures backed by Schneiderman this week would provide for a system of early voting in the state, consolidate the two federal and state party primaries in a single date and allow for same - day enrollment, among other provisions.

The early primary would follow a 2009 federal law that requires states to send out military and overseas ballots in a timely fashion.

Former Gov. George Pataki has released the third ad in his national campaign pushing for the repeal of so - called «ObamaCare», and the spot targets another Democrat in the early presidential primary state of New Hampshire.

Wisconsin and Michigan, two states hit hard by a decline in manufacturing jobs and lost by Hillary Clinton to Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary, were led by Trump as the race headed for an early morning cliffhanger.

New Hampshire (R): Earlier this week, we had the chance to sit down with businessman Ovide Lamontagne, who is challenging establishment favorite and former state Attorney General Kelly Ayotte in next year's Republican primary.

He backed former Councilman Vincent Gentile's congressional bid earlier this year and weighed in on several Democratic primaries for the Assembly and State Senate in 2014.

Rubio was in New Hampshire over the weekend, making a high - profile visit to the early primary state.