Sentences with phrase «majority after election day»

The faces of the Democratic candidates for town council are all new, but the party is still likely to remain in the majority after Election Day.

Not exact matches

According to the majority of poll projections, on March, 4th — the day after the Italian general election — there will not be a clear - cut winner.

Marchione's surprise announcement comes one day after the Senate Democrats won two special elections in the Bronx and Westchester, putting them within spitting distance of re-taking the majority.

The news conference will come at an action - packed time for the President, just days after he helped launch direct Middle East peace talks and gave a prime - time Oval Office address on the end of combat operations in Iraq, as well as falling less than two months before a critical midterm election where Democrats» majorities in the House and Senate are on the ropes largely because of the nation's economic uncertainty.

Klein on Monday hedged his bets on whether Democrats would be able to gain a clear majority in the Senate and appeared to edge away from an agreement made in June to form a new coalition with the mainline conference after Election Day.

But at the same time, Klein acknowledged that it's likely no one will be sure who has a clear majority in the chamber after Election Day, signaling that his conference will once again be in a position to play kingmaker.

The decision will be felt most immediately in the coming midterm elections, given that it comes just two days after Democrats lost a filibuster - proof majority in the Senate and as popular discontent over government bailouts and corporate bonuses continues to boil.

Resolution E48, sponsored by majority leader Joe Morelle, amends the rules to say that the he shall act as speaker until a new one is voted on in an election «held no later than ninety days after such vacancy shall occur.