Sentences with phrase «liberal activists»

The event was organized by a local liberal activist group in response to the congressman's decision not to schedule any town hall meetings of his own.

But Democratic and liberal activists who have been pushing for an end to Republican control say it's not moving fast enough.

The report made waves, gaining the attention of the editorial pages of The New York Times and New York Daily News, and garnering support of liberal activist groups across the state.

Cuomo has always been a triangular progressive, hoping his stances on social issues — gay rights, gun control, abortion rights — will sufficiently endear him to the left flank of his party that he could govern as a fiscal moderate, once described by liberal activists as «Governor One Percent» and as «a good, moderate Republican» by Dean Skelos, the former leader of the state Senate.

Nevertheless, the moves have been too little, too late for liberal activists who are backing Nixon's campaign for governor.

The cheering from liberal activists who hate the governor, and from Democrats who've been on the receiving end of his pettiness, had to be heartening.

NEW YORK, March 19 - Actress and liberal activist Cynthia Nixon, one of the stars of the «Sex and the City» television series and movies, announced on Monday that she would run for governor of New York, challenging incumbent Andrew Cuomo for the Democratic nomination.

Ellison, who had lost his bid for DNC chairman against former Labor Secretary Tom Perez, had drawn the ire last week of liberal activists in New York when he posed for a selfie with IDC Sen. Marisol Alcantara.

Democrats are facing an open breach between the demands of their political base and the strict limits of their power, as liberal activists dream of transforming the health care system and impeaching Trump, while candidates in hard - fought elections ask wary independent voters merely for a fresh chance at governing.

Meanwhile, Sanders allies, such as Progressive Democrats of America, have been hosting liberal activists at house parties and phone banks to lay the groundwork for him in such states as Alabama, Georgia and Virginia.

The move comes as Obama has endured criticism from many liberal activists who charge that he has ceded too much ground in budget battles with Republicans.

Zephyr Teachout, a prominent liberal activist who challenged Cuomo in a gubernatorial primary and is a professor at Fordham Law School, said JCOPE has the authority to investigate and should use it.

In New York, Nixon's challenge to Cuomo sets up an intriguing September Democratic primary race pitting an actor and liberal activist against a two - term incumbent with a $ 30 million war chest and possible presidential ambitions.

In April 2015, Blake and State Senator Gustavo Rivera, along with liberal activist Groups, blasted the police for shoving and arresting activists in demonstrations seeking to express solidarity with protests in Baltimore, Md. over the mysterious death of black civilian Freddie Gray while in police custody.

The big - money free - for - all is pitting New York City real state, business, and charter school interests — which support the Republicans — against the teachers unions and other liberal activists backing the Dems.

The Working Families Party, a coalition of activists and labor unions, faced an identity crisis last year when it endorsed Gov. Andrew Cuomo's re-election over liberal activist Zephyr Teachout, who went on to mount a surprisingly strong though unsuccessful challenge to Cuomo in the Democratic primary.

With President Trump's victory prompting protests among liberal activists across the nation, renewed attention is being paid to the independent Democrats.

A longtime liberal activist and ally to New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, Nixon has recently hinted at a primary run to Cuomo's left.

«Corruption in America» author and liberal activist Teachout called Clinton corrupt in a 2015 op - ed, specifically referencing the Clinton Foundation's cozy relationship with corporations, lavish speaking fees from corporate clients, and the Democratic nominee's support for the Super PACs bankrolling her campaign's message.

«The tragedy of the Klein accusation is that Albany is woefully ill equipped to deal with sexual harassment accusations,» liberal activist Zephyr Teachout wrote on Twitter on Thursday.

I'll post what I can of the 21st century manifesto below (don't want to detract from the wonderful liberal activist hate video below... remember they aren't going to discuss Mitt's religion (they're just going to lie about it)

Democratic politicians and liberal activists went to work, learning from the political and policy mistakes of the Clintons and preparing for the next opportunity.

Liberal activists donate millions to bringing down everything, taking power, removing crucial laws created by We The People, etc..

This angered liberal activists, which has been pressuring the governor to call a special ASAP because they don't want to see the Republicans continue to control the Senate through what is shaping up to be a protracted budget battle.

«While it is obvious the progressive blogosphere is superior, we are being out - organized on Twitter,» said Gina Cooper, a blogger who helped organize Netroots Nation, an annual gathering of online liberal activists that met last week in Pittsburgh.

Gipson is considering a run for governor, hoping to harness liberal activists to propel him to victory over Cuomo.

It sets up a longshot bid pitting an openly gay liberal activist who has never held political office against a two - term incumbent with a $ 30 million war chest and possible presidential ambitions.

The Green Party nominee had initially proposed this year that the labor - backed Working Families Party should endorse his candidacy in order to present a united liberal front against Cuomo, who liberal activists remain deeply skeptical of when it comes to economic policies.

Karen Scharff, one of the state Capitol's most ubiquitous liberal activists, runs both the Education Fund and Citizen Action.

LAS VEGAS — It wasn't lost on the 2,100 liberal activists gathered in Las Vegas at Netroots Nation for the annual four - day confab that the only Obama administration official who made the trip this time was Treasury Secretary Ray LaHood — a Republican.

I'm not going with that guy,» said Lewis, the founder and president of The Black Institute and the former head of the defunct liberal activist group ACORN.

In recent weeks, Cuomo has approached his traditional donors, public and private sector unions as well as a host of mega-donors and check - writers from the business elite, including uber - rich liberal activists George Soros, Agnes Gund and Bernard Schwartz, sources said.

Among the groups that it gave money, according to the outlet, is Indivisible — a group that sent liberal activists to Republican town halls last year.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, Senate Democratic leaders, labor union officials and even liberal activists are hailing the IDC's announcement that it will rejoin the «regular» Senate Dems after the November elections.

State Senator Gustavo Rivera and Assemblyman Michael Blake joined liberal activist groups outside One Police Plaza today to object to the NYPD's handling of demonstrations last night.

And while liberal activists might blanch at the Long Islander's law - and - order approach, it could serve to lift up the party's fortunes in rural and suburban swing precincts.

Tenney says she finds it ironic that town halls, which have become such an issue for decidedly liberal activists who oppose a repeal of the Affordable Care Act, became a thing, when tea party conservatives railed against that legislation during the 2010 election cycle.

Sliwa and party official Frank Morano already interviewed former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra, who is also seeking the Republican nomination, and liberal activist Bill Samuels, who has not made a decision to run but wanted to gauge the possibility of getting the Reform Party line if he does.

She is a well - known liberal activist who has campaigned for Mayor Bill de Blasio and criticized Governor Andrew Cuomo.

More on Sydney Leathers, the Midwestern liberal activist with whom Weiner exchanged the latest round of explicit on - line messages and photos to be made public.

She was a protest candidate who energized public employees, environmentalists and liberal activists angry at Mr. Cuomo's centrism and lack of commitment to good government reforms.

It's a left - flank strategy that has had success against Cuomo in the past — nearly unknown liberal activist and law professor Zephyr Teachout garnered a surprising 34 percent of the vote in the 2014 Democratic primary.

The leader of the mainline Senate Democrats, a women's rights organization and a leading liberal activist have added to calls for an investigation and some want one to be conducted independently, outside of the Senate.

Other winners are the constituent unions of the W.F.P., whose leaders very much wanted a deal to happen with the man who is very likely to win re-election, notwithstanding the complaints of the more ideological liberal activists who were heavily represented on the party's state committee.

Officially called the «Task Force on Evaluating Economic Development Tax Expenditures,» the group brings together liberal activists such as Javier Valdes of Make the Road with budget wonks, such as Michael Dardia of the Citizens Budget Commission and James Parrott of the Fiscal Policy Institute.

But a source said a deep - pocketed liberal activist is willing to set up an independent PAC to spend millions in ads to bludgeon Cuomo in an attempt to damage his viability as a possible presidential contender in 2020 as much as in the Democratic primary for governor.