Sentences with phrase «in tight races»

Students who are eyeing to land one are in a tight race against each other.

But field organizing can make a crucial difference, particularly in tight races.

In her tight racing costume, she appears very trim.

Nothing will slow you down more in a tight race than a weak boost - button push.

Making the wrong decision could be disastrous in a tight race.

, but campaigns that employ online strategies intelligently and with real - world goals in mind should have a significant edge over their rivals, particularly in tight races.

Cuomo has endorsed one member of the Senate Democratic conference, Senator Joseph Addabbo of Queens, who also provided a needed yes vote on gay marriage, and who is locked in a tight race with Republican Eric Ulrich.

In 1971, when former Chicago Cubs outfielder George Altman was locked in a tight race for the Pacific League batting title with Lotte Orions teammate Shinichi Eto, opponents blatantly pitched around Altman while throwing strikes to Eto.

Democrat Elliott Auerbach, the incumbent county comptroller, may draw the ire of his party over a contribution to the challenger who beat out a Democratic candidate in a tight race for Ulster County Legislature last November.

Republican support for Green Party candidates in tight races with Democrats is nothing new, especially when there was meddling in the 2000 race by GOP operatives to push Ralph Nader on to the ballot.

LAS VEGAS / COLUMBIA, S.C., Feb 20 (Reuters)-- Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton were locked in a tight race in Nevada on Saturday, with early results showing Clinton with a slight edge over Sanders with 27 percent of precincts reporting.

Mayor Bill de Blasio thinks he's picked a winner in the tight race between Republican Congressman Michael Grimm and Democratic challenger Domenic Recchia Jr..

Addabbo easily won his re-election bid in 2010, but he's now in a tight race — one that could make a big difference in the battle for control of the Senate.

The most recent Quinnipiac and SurveyUSA polls put the incumbent in a tight race against challenger Joe DioGuardi.

Democrat Nick Krupski won the first seat on the Board of Trustees by nearly 800 votes and, in the tightest race of the night, incumbent Republican Dave Bergen leads for the second seat by just five votes over running mate Glenn Goldsmith in another race too close to call.

Republican incumbent Mary Beth Maio ended just ahead in tight race for District 10 with her Democratic opponent Gerard Lyons.

But this year, the party can not afford to execute a robust voter turnout program, which could make a difference in tight races where Democrats hold a financial and organizational advantage.

Rep. Steve Israel, a Long Island congressman and head of the DCCC, has also felt compelled to heap praise on Cuomo, repeatedly calling him a «rock star» and lauding him for reaching out to moderates and independents who could prove crucial in tight races on Nov. 6.

The Democratic Party's national leadership is taking an active role in the tight race for Syracuse mayor, steering money, time and resources toward the Democratic candidate, Juanita Perez Williams, this week.

«I feel good,» the former governor said when asked about his chances in the tight race with Scott Stringer, who voted on the Upper West Side earlier in the day.

But Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen, his chief opponent in the tight race to replace Ben Bernanke at the helm of the U.S. central bank, is not exactly struggling financially.

In rural ridings where NDP candidates were elected in tight races, the low 20 percent threshold in Ms. Aheer's Bill 206 would equal almost the same amount of votes received by Wildrose candidates in the recent election.

Anyhow — more quality in the top 4 would probably mean a tighter race and I imagine our best chance of winning will be in tight race as we are unlikely to walk away with it any time soon.

With the Padreslocked in a tight race for both the NL West crown and the wild card, Hoffmanwas loath to talk about making history during last weekend's four - game setagainst the Dodgers.

Caught in a tight race for the top spot in the Western Conference with the Houston Rockets, the Warriors have turned up the heat on offense over the last month.

But Mateo, Matías, and Sebastián followed close behind in a tight race for the top positions.

Easier said than done, but it's likely to give one side an edge in tight races across the country.

Collins said he will be monitoring his opposition but also plans on sharing some of his coffers with other New York Republicans in tight races next year.

D'Amato founded Park Strategies in 1999 — the year after he was ousted by Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer in a tight race.

City Councilmen John Liu (D - Flushing) and David Yassky (D - Brooklyn) will meet in round two of the Democratic primary for city comptroller in the coming weeks after a run - off election was triggered Tuesday in the tight race, according to unofficial election results.

Incumbent Republicans in four more states — Georgia, Iowa, New Mexico and South Carolina — appear more secure, but could end up in tighter races by Election Day.

And in a widely circulated video, Nevada Senate candidate Rep. Joe Heck, also in a tight race, was booed and heckled when he announced he would not vote for Trump.

Miller - Williams, McCarthy believes, enjoyed a boost from Mayor Brown in the tight race.

McGinty is currently challenging Republican Sen. Patrick J. Toomey in a tight race that could determine which party controls the Senate in the next Congress.

Thanks to the Electoral Commission report, we now know that some of the Conservative party's central spending did benefit MPs in the tightest races, but it was not declared.

A TWC News - Siena College poll last week found Tenney in a tight race, but leading both opponents with 35 percent of the vote.

Marginals without a large student population have seen only modest rises in registered voters, although these numbers could have an impact in tight races in what has become one of the most unpredictable elections in history.

In the four - way race for two Thurman Town Board seats, political newcomers John Youngblood and Joan Harris came out on top in the tight race, according to the initial election - night tally.

Meanwhile, Dan Maffei, the Democrat Buerkle defeated in a tight race last fall, announced his intention in August to seek a re-match against Buerkle next fall.

Last week, the three board of elections began counting absentee ballots in the tight race.

Labour's vote is closer to this ideal — fewer mega-majorities, and a better record of wins in tight races.

But he also backed Republican Mark Kirk who is engaged in a tight race for Barack Obama's former seat in Illinois.

Mr. Grassley, who is running for re-election this year, is a popular figure among Republicans and independents in Iowa, but many Democrats oppose him — and these are voters Mrs. Clinton is trying to attract in her tight race against Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont in the Iowa caucuses on Feb. 1.

Still, there were some signs that Democrats might manage to pick up a seat in Buffalo, where Marc C. Panepinto, a personal injury lawyer, was leading in a tight race with the incumbent, Senator Mark J. Grisanti, who is running on the Independence Party line, and Kevin T. Stocker, a lawyer who won the Republican primary in September.

This time the two are locked in a tight race building up cash reserves for a campaign that political handicappers and party leaders expect to be among the most competitive in the Northeast.

Mr. Cuomo had promised to help Democrats take over the Senate, but he was almost invisible as their candidates struggled in tight races, while he devoted considerable energy promoting a new ballot line he created called the Women's Equality Party.

That weekend sum would put the space epic in a tight race for No. 1 with a remake of the horror classic «Carrie,» which is set to open at around $ 33 million.

Well, now, Margot Robbie was certainly deserving in a tight race, but missed out to better - known names.