Sentences with phrase «key voting block»

Yes, it's that time of year again, time for campaign - weary politicians to seek the healing powers of the sun, sand and surf while also currying favor with a key voting block for future electoral runs.

One of the reasons he was once considered the presumptive next leader of the federal party was due to his perceived head - and - shoulders lead over other potential candidates among this key voting block.

Not exact matches

In 2013, Kennedy sided with more conservative justices to effectively block a key component of the law, although its provisions prohibiting states from diluting minority voting rights remain in effect.

Then, when Democrats still won a majority, he cut a backroom deal that allowed Republicans to take over the State Senate through the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC)-- a group of breakaway Democrats who voted with the Republicans to hand them control, and with it, the power to block almost all of our key Democratic legislative priorities.

But on Tuesday evening, it was the Republican leader in a statement praising Cuomo for signing a bill that blocks the implementation of a 5 - cent fee on plastic bags in New York City — a measure that had been pushed by the GOP conference, most prominently Sen. Simcha Felder, a Democrat who aligns with the Republicans and is a key vote.