Sentences with phrase «liberal voters in a state»

Sanders had an advantage over Clinton in Wisconsin because of the overwhelmingly white electorate and pockets of liberal voters in a state that allowed anyone to vote in its primary.

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Former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno deemed Giuliani «Judas» for turning his back on the party's nominee, little - known state Sen. George Pataki, who ended up defeating Mario Cuomo in what was widely attributed more to voters» rejection of the liberal incumbent than their desire to see a GOP legislator from Peekskill in the executive mansion.

Felder, an observant Jew whose district includes many Orthodox Jewish voters, said his constituents «don't agree» with a lot of what two of the state's top Democrats — Gov. Andrew Cuomo and NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio — have been saying in the wake of Donald Trump's election, pledging to fight on behalf of liberal values and maintain a sort of safe haven for the left in New York.

Liberals often claim that while there may be other forms of voter fraud in the United States, like voter registration fraud, the only kind of voter fraud that a voter ID law can possibly prevent is in - person voter fraud (where someone shows up at a polling station and votes when they're not legally permitted), and that there have been almost no documented cases of someone committing intentional in - person voter fraud in the United States.

Consider this: - Two of the most important issues for liberal voters in a Democratic state, same - sex marriage and the so - called «millionaires tax,» are resolved heading into an election year.

«The majority of the voters in this state are not looking for an extreme liberal or an extreme conservative,» Greenberg said.

Cuomo is able to avoid the potentially sticky position of having to spend his summer being put on the spot in various primaries, each instance of which would be a reminder for voters that his only unqualified statement in support of a Democratic State Senate came as a condition for securing the nomination of the liberal Working Families Party.

Conway went on to tell Cuomo that Jones is «out of step for Alabama voters, according to the President,» and that Trump «doesn't want a liberal Democrat representing Alabama in the United States Senate.»

The state's leading pundits had the primary as a «liberal revolt» by those who feel the governor has drifted too far to the right and needed to hear a message, but expect that these voters will come right back into the Cuomo fold in November when faced with a conservative alternative on the ballot like Astorino.

Democratic voters showed up in force in Texas on Tuesday for the nation's first primary of the year, providing fresh evidence that liberal enthusiasm could reshape even deeply Republican states come November.

The parties for the 2014 election are the Democrats and Republicans (obviously), as well as the Conservative Party (founded back in the 1960s because the state GOP was seen as too liberal by some), the Independence Party (founded in the 1990s and did best with Ross Perot as its presidential candidate, not to be confused with being an independent voter), the Greens and the Working Families Party (founded in the 1990s to be more social democratic than the Democrats).

In the 2014 general election, Cuomo collected 126,244 votes through the Working Families Party line, even though just 48,678 voters were enrolled in the liberal party at the time, according to state Board of Elections recordIn the 2014 general election, Cuomo collected 126,244 votes through the Working Families Party line, even though just 48,678 voters were enrolled in the liberal party at the time, according to state Board of Elections recordin the liberal party at the time, according to state Board of Elections records.

As liberal groups and Democratic voters angry about Trump's election victory press him to lead the loyal opposition, he must also be mindful of 23 Democrats and two independents up for re-election in 2018, including 10 in states won by Trump.