Sentences with phrase «midterm elections take»

Because midterm elections take place in distinct races, 472 of them this year, rendering a national verdict involves administering a very rough justice.
Furthermore, once the midterm election takes place, the index has been higher one year later every time since 1946.

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In an interview with the Boston Globe, Pelosi made clear she is still the boss and has no intention of taking on a smaller role after the 2018 midterm elections this fall.
Those problems make it all too plausible that, if drastic action isn't taken now, the same tactics will be deployed again to disrupt this year's midterm Congressional elections.
In the fall of 2006, as midterm elections approached, Facebook took the then bold step of allowing political candidates to set up modified profile pages, well before celebrities and products could have fan pages of their own.
UC Irvine (UCI) reportedly offered admission to David Hogg, but the Parkland activist has decided to take a year off from college to focus on the 2018 midterm elections.
United States Newsmakers After the Republican victory in the 2014 US midterm elections and an eight - year hiatus, Richard Shelby, a senior senator from Alabama, has taken over his old post as chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
Emmet Flood's hiring reflects concern that the Russia investigation will drag on and that the midterm elections could result in a Congress eager to take on the White House.
The campaign to take on Cuomo this year is considered in uphill one, given Democratic advantages at the polls in a midterm election and the governor's $ 30 million campaign war chest.
Actor Jim Carrey took to Twitter to announce he plans to delete his Facebook page over concerns the company profited from Russian interference in the 2016 elections — and still isn't doing enough to stop it in the run - up to the midterm elections.
Trump attendance at the private fundraiser for Handel is his first such endeavor for a congressional hopeful since he took office and confirmation that the GOP sees Georgia's 6th Congressional District runoff as a barometer of the 2018 midterm elections.
The Republicans are certainly taking the threats to their seats seriously, especially considering the historic trend of losses for the president's party in midterm elections.
Faced with the prospect of Republicans turning the midterm elections into a referendum on which party can keep Americans safe, congressional Democrats vowed Wednesday to take the fight to the majority party come November.
Mucarsel - Powell's not - so - full - throated response — spoken with Pelosi standing next to her — highlights the conundrum Democrats face as the nation's minority party pushes to take back Congress during the midterm elections.
But while every new president can expect his party to lose congressional seats in the first midterm election after he takes office, Dawidziak said he doesn't expect a tsunami for Democrats, or for King or Zeldin to face «top - notch» opponents next year.
The loud and often rowdy opposition emerged as the singular story that August, further galvanizing the tea party movement and helping the GOP take the House in the 2010 midterm elections.
Democrats say the goal is to try to take it up in the Senate before discussing the Supreme Court nomination this summer and spend the rest of the session before the midterm election on the politically potent issue of jobs.
The incumbent representative, moderate Republican Chris Gibson, is retiring, and Democrats are exceptionally eager to take back the district, which tends to vote Democratic during presidential elections, although it is rural enough that it can swing red in midterms or close legislative races.
Even if Felder stays with the GOP after those elections, Democrats hope to take over following November's midterm elections, which many observers believe will be referendum on Washington Republicans.
(CNN) House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi joined New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Tuesday to rally Democrats to take back the House of Representatives in next year's midterm elections.
She also managed to take some shots at frequent foils, including Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has pledged to defeat Republican lawmakers in this fall's midterm elections.
And despite the fact that few if any of the students are old enough to vote in next month's midterm elections, Obama took time from a packed campaign schedule to tour an exhibit of their winning posters and then thank them for their passion.
Environmentalists dispirited by the Republicans» dominance of the recent midterm elections can take heart: non-Tea Party Republicans» views on science and environmental issues are closer to those of Independents than to Tea Party supporters.
The Circus: Inside the Wildest Political Show on Earth, Season 3, Episode 5: The Circus takes the nation's temperature on the president's performance, the midterm elections, and gun control.
With the Democrats taking charge on Capitol Hill after victories in the midterm elections, their leaders will need to build support for the law among at least...
Unfortunately, with midterm elections fast approaching, lawmakers appear more concerned with scoring political points and toeing the party line than with the give and take of writing complicated policy.
With 2018 midterm elections approaching, Downtown for Democracy hosted a Take Back The House event for Swing Left to raise awareness about voting in the upcoming elections in Florida's 27th Congressional District (FL - 27) and other swing districts around the country.
Midterm elections are likely to bring large Democratic losses in the House, and, fairly or not, a hard vote for failed cap - and - trade legislation will take a fair share of the blame.
Even if the Democrats take both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections the «president is not going to go away,» Resch said.
But the clock is ticking to take these steps in time for highly - anticipated upcoming elections, namely the 2018 US midterms.
But if a vote is forced, then they're forced to take a position sooner rather than later — in this case, it would be well before the midterm elections.
Mark Zuckerberg announces two new steps Facebook is taking to head off interference in the 2018 midterm elections
On Friday, Zuckerberg announced two more steps the company is taking to head off interference in the 2018 midterm elections.
At the REALTORS ® Conference & Expo in New Orleans, a moment is taken to celebrate wins in the midterm election and beyond.
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