Sentences with phrase «in political races»

Some of the law enforcement unions do not usually make endorsements in political races.

It's a contentious issue, and one that many feel is complicated by the heavy spending the National Rifle Association (NRA) and other gun lobby groups invest in political races.

«He compromised his leadership position by making some alliances with some fringe players in the political race,» says Mike Hickey of Benchmark.

The Wall Street Journal had a piece last week (via PoliticalWire) on the growing use of newspaper ads in political races.

Although DeFrancisco is hurt by widespread GOP support of Marc Malorino — his chief rival in the May nominating convention — voters should consider DeFrancisco's vow to cut taxes, his previous positions on the Syracuse City School District Board of Education and city council and his 40 - year undefeated record in political races.

Money has always played an outsize role in political races, but its influence increased in 2014, when an aggregate limit of $ 150,000 on individual donors was struck down in a court, paving the way for a single donor to give the $ 102,300 maximum to more party committees and, ultimately, embattled candidates.

Three Republican Senate candidates credited the Koch brothers» political network for catapulting them forward in their political races, according to an audio recording that was obtained by The Nation and The Undercurrent.

«Because there's something in you that said, «I want to engage in this political race,» and I actually want to know what that is.»

One woman said it's an atrocity the billions that are spent in political races, but insisted she could be fair if selected.

ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork / AP)-- Most New Yorkers watching Anthony Weiner and Eliot Spitzer in political races dominated by sex scandals want to forget about them, according to a poll released Monday.

It's also the reason why people like Broich and Dighe are suddenly involved in political races far from their homes.

Hillary Clinton has not spoken out in a political race since leaving the State Department (although there are relatively few this year), and the New York race is taking place a few dozen miles from the couple's Chappaqua home.

Walsh became the Conservatives» Suffolk County leader in 2006 with a promise to end the party's infighting and a vision to assert the party's power in political races beyond the judiciary.

Giannoulias also discusses whether he thinks outing candidates in political races is fair play.

Daniel Plaat, of Occupy Albany, protested Tuesday outside a State Senate hearing about using taxpayer money in political races.

The party made it second appearance in the political race in the 2016 elections after first contesting in 2012.

Right away on paper, a project that pits Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis against each other as two boobs in a political race sounds like outrageous comic gold.

Teachers unions in Massachusetts have tried before to obscure their involvement in political races: The Boston Teachers Union (BTU), an affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) led by Randi Weingarten, was criticized by the Boston Globe for a shady political scheme designed to elect BTU's favored mayoral candidate.

In fact it was only because she'd been away from the atmosphere for so long that she was appalled, on returning to the surface, by how much the climate had changed during her absence — a shock that sparked her passionate interest in the political race to save humanity's breathable commons.

To understand that, you need to look back to the «Citizens United» Supreme Court decision in 2010, which opened the floodgates for wealthy donors in political races.

It is unfortunate that the news treats political races like horse races... in horse races, everything is done before the race and of course the race itself: in political races, the important stuff comes after the race... One ought not be a dispassionate odds make when picking the right horse means picking the one who will serve best when the race is over.

We've been in political races.