Sentences with phrase «insiders over voters»
The national Democratic Party's hierarchy acknowledged the «perceived influence» of insiders over voters in picking a presidential nominee, but don't know yet how to settle an issue that bedeviled the bitter nomination fight between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in 2016.
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But now some Republicans are raising red flags over DeFrancisco, the Senate's deputy majority leader, saying he will be viewed as an Albany insider who will have little appeal to voters looking to reform a broken state government.
Stringer himself, described by insiders as «in near panic» over his poor showing with black voters, belatedly responded last week by hiring two well - regarded African - American political operatives: Patrick Jenkins, a longtime confidant of US Rep. Gregory Meeks of Queens; and Kevin Wardally, an associate of the late Bill Lynch and an official at the Cuomo - controlled state Department of Labor.
Queens Democratic Party insiders said Kevin Kim's win over his five opponents in the Sept. 15 primary stemmed from the candidate's ability to not only galvanize his base but also to draw voters from across the district.
He towered over Ellison as he gave him a bear hug outside the ballroom where voters gathered, then worked the floor as party insiders filled out their first round of paper ballots.
ALBANY — Before voters even head to the polls next week, the Republicans running for president are gearing up for a quieter fight among party insiders over the selection of the actual delegates New York sends to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.
Voters in the United States unexpectedly elected a brash promoter over a well - established political insider?