Sentences with phrase «in key races»

From the passage of Governor Brown's Proposition 30, to the monumental win in San Diego with the passage of the Proposition Z facilities bond, to wins in key races for school boards in Oakland and Santa Clara County, to charter supporters being elected to the Assembly, the November 2012 election results are a clear indication of the kind of impact we can have as a movement when we work together.

In 2010, K12 Inc. spent lavishly in key races across the country, including a last - minute donation of $ 25,000 to Idahoans for Choice in Education, a political action committee supporting Tom Luna, a self - styled Tea Party school superintendent running for re-election.

Turnout is usually not too strong on what is called an «off - year,» or non-presidential election year, but area elections» officials are hoping that interest in some key races will still generate a decent turnout.

The union plans to run an extensive voter education and field operation to get out the vote in key races.

That was the case in Westchester and Nassau counties, where anti-Trump sentiment and the constitutional convention vote spurred Democratic victories in key races.

Republicans in the U.S. Senate are forging ahead with a different, but nonetheless controversial, tax plan after the GOP losses in key races on Tuesday.

California Senate candidate Kamala Harris is campaigning for other Democrats in some key races for Congress and the state Assembly.

Several sources say that inside the hour plus House Democratic meeting, members heard Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Chris Van Hollen go through internal polling and argue that in some key races, Democrats are «starting to see some improvement.»

A confluence of factors led to the defeat of Republicans in key races on Tuesday, Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long said in an interview, disputing the theory a push to reject the constitutional convention may have also played a role.

Cuomo for the first time in his tenure as governor is getting actively involved in key races for Democrats seeking to flip control of the House of Representatives.

In the last three days, New Yorkers For A Balanced Albany and Balance New York spent a combined $ 576,255 to support Republican candidates in key races.

Senate Republicans have also transferred out $ 948,000 to candidates in key races, including George Amedore, Sue Serino, Terrence Murphy, Riche Funke and Tom Croci.

The Senate Democratic Campaign Committee and the state Democratic Committee are undertaking a coordinated and layered advertising effort in key races.

The mailer has become a controversy in key races for the state Senate, where the New York State United Teachers has mailed the fliers in the 60th Senate district in Buffalo, and two Hudson Valley races.

In an interview on WCNY's The Capitol Pressroom, DeFrancisco said Cuomo's endorsements for Democrats in key races and fundraising efforts for the mainline conference were based on a political calculation the Senate would likely flip this year.

Efforts to discuss the tax issue with Democrats and Republicans in key races on Monday were unsuccessful.

When it came time for the governor to actually campaign for the Democrats» Senate candidates, Cuomo failed to show up for incumbents in key races like Cecilia Tkacyzk's and Terry Gipson's in the Hudson Valley.

The group had previously endorsed Republican Senate candidates running in key races, but had held on endorsing Grisanti up until now.

He's endorsed a handful of Democratic candidates in key races, including Tkaczyk, Senator Terry Gipson and Justin Wagner over the weekend.

But the new muscle of the Sanders wing is evident in key races in blue states across the country as candidates seek to galvanize newly energized members of the Trump resistance.

But Republicans remains persistent their first home - state nominee for president since Thomas Dewey can flip the state — thus helping them all over New York in key races.

The Baltimore Sun is offering free blogs to political candidates in key races this year.

President Obama has recorded robocalls for eight Democratic Senate candidates and incumbents in an effort to drive supporters out to the polls to make a difference in key races for the chamber.

Cuomo last year did endorse and provide contributions for several Democrats running in key races.

But remember that this year, he offered early support to several key members of the GOP conference believed to be in trouble and / or challengers in key races: Sens. Mark Grisanti and Roy McDonald and candidates Bob Cohen and NYC Councilman Eric Ulrich.

The group — which says it has more than 500 paid staffers deployed in key races — is on track to spend more than $ 60 million on the effort.

In key races, more - conservative Democrats were elected, giving formal congressional control to much - moreliberal Democratsbut quite possibly moving the centre of balance in a conservative direction.

Not exact matches

But polls in key battleground states like Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania — states Republicans hadn't won at the presidential level since the 1980s — belied the state of the race.

A key theme in this year's presidential race is competitiveness of American industry, though candidates like Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders tend to use more colorful language when describing their belief that the United States has lost its economic edge.

General Fusion: The corporate world's tiny player in the race for fusion energy By Don Sutton August 01, 2012 Burnaby's General Fusion is racing giant government mega-projects to discover the key to fusion energy.

For See's to win the race in new territories, Cioffi says branding will be key.

We made these arrangements the day after I had watched Adamson on cable TV in Eco-Challenge: Borneo, which televised one of the key races on the adventure circuit.

But a race that political watchers in both parties had expected to go the Democrat's way quickly became a nail - biter, with razor - thin margins in key states turning into a Trump tide that flooded the electoral map.

This is wise advise for so many reasons, but it's also key to avoiding getting caught up in the status rat race, according to Casnocha: «If everyone around you is on the more status, more status, more status track, and straining their necks to check the leaderboard, it'll be hard to resist doing the same.»

This allowed MAN1 to focus efforts and funding on the truly undecided voters in key regions of the electoral map that would ultimately decide the race.

Dems win key race in swing district: «Outspent but not outmaneuvered, Democrat Javier Fernandez took Florida's 114th House district Tuesday, keeping the purple Miami - Dade seat in the fold for the state's surging minority party.

You'll find coverage of the 13 congressional races key to the midterm elections, the race to be California's next governor and what's happening in Sacramento.

And I believe understanding this element of human nature — which I'll discuss in the next section — is key to building a life that: a) involves ambitious striving toward goals and having impact in the world, which contributes to a sense of meaning, and b) gives you a shot at realizing true happiness by avoiding a soul - sucking competitive rat race.

«Because they felt that Google viewed Uber as a key competitor in the race for autonomous vehicles,» Poetzscher said.

«A multiracial team of sociologists and a minister of the Church of God argue that multiracial Christian congregations offer a key to opening the still - locked door between the races in the United States.»

I do indeed believe, but I believe as one of a great company of men and women, from many ages, of all races and classes, rich and poor, simple and learned, who in one way or another have been drawn to find the truest key to the meaning and purpose of human existence given focal expression in Jesus Christ.

Indeed, approaching Othello as a play about «race» in the abstract obscures the particular historical circumstances of the play's action: Catholic Venice is at war with the Muslim Ottoman Empire and Othello, the Moorish general, is sent to fortify the key economic and strategic ports of Cyprus.

Bega pulled out of the WCB takeover race in December and its stake is likely to be the key in deciding who gets control of WCB.

With closer racing between Mercedes and Ferrari in mind, the latter has made it very clear that a more efficient quality control will be key to unlocking consistency in 2018.

TCU emerged from Saturday as the new leader in the chaotic Big 12 race, with quarterback Kenny Hill playing the hero in a key win over West Virginia.

New in - race graphics showing sector times, the running order and the gaps between key battles generally worked well, though there were a few notable glitches.

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I expect the title race to be decided in April, so that's the key month to our Premier League hopes rather than mid-season.

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With veteran help in short supply, talented first - year players are stepping into key roles for contenders, adding an X-factor to the wide - open playoff races