Sentences with phrase «more open seats»

As we always say, however, all retirement are not created equal so don't read too much into the fact that Republicans have five more open seats to defend than Democrats.

Not exact matches

More than 100 Democrats have entered races for open seats or to challenge an incumbent in Senate races.

That same year, they incorporated the com - pany, raised $ 2 million in capital, hired a team of five employees, and set to work on still more innovations: a radio - controlled toy hang glider, a stadium seat with self - inflating foam, a self - watering planter, a talking lunch box, and a pop - open beach mat, to name just a few.

There are still two more open board seats, and another of Trump's picks, Marvin Goodfriend, is still awaiting Senate confirmation despite a narrow approval by the Senate Banking Committee in February.

It's not as if coaches have secret powers or have some deep - seated knowledge of your industry that could open the door to more success.

We're happy to get a few hundred people more out of the danger,» and «if we have seats open we want to open it up to a wider audience.»

Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah said Tuesday he will not seek re-election after serving more than 40 years in the Senate, opening the door for former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney to run for his seat.

While the dining room where I was seated had a more relaxed vibe, the bar that shared the open floor plan space was boisterous.

The 3,700 - square - foot restaurants will be open from 10:30 a.m. to midnight daily, and will feature indoor and outdoor seating for more than 90 guests, with limited table service and a convenient drive - thru.

We'd also prefer if the mechanisms to open and close the frame and adjust the positioning of the seat felt a bit more durable too.

There is a zipper inside the seat that will open thus allowing more room for babies and toddlers from about 4 months to 36 months.

The seat can be opened up so that baby's legs can fit through like a play saucer or activity center,... MORE and there's even a mesh compartment with a canvas floor beneath for protection from grass, sand, or other surfaces.

already received compliments, very practical car seat / stroller combo, little heavier than a regular car seat as expected, probably requiring just a bit more opening of the door if you are in a tight garage because of the wheels, would love to have an easier way to move the handle between the three positions if there isn't something like a safety consideration behind it.

They've opened up a few more spots (we're up to 70 seats from the original 55), plus the rain will cause some percentage of potential attendees to freak out and head straight home in classic DC - area fashion, so swing on by even if it's officially full by the time you click over to the signup page.

Clyde Williams, a former DNC member and candidate for NY - 13 2012, said today he will run for Rep. Charles Rangel's seat once more, this time in an increasingly crowded open race.

The left - winger said she was standing down because of her disappointment in «a leadership that has been so timid in applying our socialist principles», but constituents believe it is because Birmingham's representation will be cut from 11 to ten seats, therefore opening up competition to more candidates operating from the centre ground.

But several Democrats are mounting challenges to GOP incumbents or going after an open seat currently held by a Republican — a sign that Democrats are looking to keep their options open should the presidential race make the state's map more competitive.

In the opening half of the current parliament, it was the grassroots who were least invested in the present government; local authority elections were a much more important priority for councillors, many of which have already paid the price with their seats for the Lib Dem - Tory tie - up.

They've opened up a few more spots (we're up to 70 seats from the original 55), plus...

An open congressional seat is a rare prize, often leading to spirited primary fights or, more often, to closed - door bake - offs between the candidates until the county organization settles on a contender.

Even running for an open attorney general's seat, Bharara would find himself vulnerable to someone more willing to do the bidding of entrenched interests.

Julie Killian, the Republican candidate for George Latimer's open seat, says in order to reduce property taxes, Westchester communities need more school aid

Last week, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced nine more of their candidates had joined a similar program, Red to Blue, for the party's top candidates in open and GOP - held seats.

The Times Union editorial board writes this week that the three seats left open by retiring Assembly members will create new opportunities for more competitive races during the next election cycle.

Schurin says he doesn't expect much legislation this session because lawmakers will be focused on the November election, with a closely divided legislature and more than two dozen candidates actively campaigning for the open governor's seat.

And a few more could open if certain Assemblymembers launch bids for the Senate seats.

This transformed the race from an open seat that favored the Democrats to one that may be harder for them to win but comes with a more delicious prize: finishing off Rubio for good.

While the IDC has once more aligned with the Senate Republicans, the conference remained officially neutral in the 2016 elections, and claimed it was open to partnering with the mainline Democrats if they won enough seats to build a unified majority.

More than two dozen Democrats, Republican, and independent candidates have launched campaigns for the open seat.

The ad began airing on Albany broadcast on Saturday and is part of a more than $ 2 million investment in this open - seat race.

Kolb, who heads a GOP bloc of 50 in the 150 - member Assembly, will likely have 51 votes, one more than needed to block an override, after the Nov. 8 elections, when an open seat near Buffalo is expected to go Republican.

Raymond Harding, the former chairman of the state Liberal Party, admitted he received more than $ 800,000 in exchange for doing political favors, including opening up a Queens state Assembly seat for former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi's son, Andrew, the state attorney general said last week.

Two more Democratic candidates are running for two open councilor - at - large seats in the city of Syracuse.

In the long - term, the open seat means that Central New York would lose clout in the state Legislature that the region has held for more than a half century.

Newark Mayor Cory Booker raised $ 4.6 million in the last three months for his bid for an open U.S. Senate seat in New Jersey, more than doubling the amount he had collected as of March.

As the polls opened in more 4,300 council seats across England today, Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn took to Twitter with rival pleas for votes.

And as every political junkie knows, open seats are much more likely to change party control than districts held by an incumbent.

On 14 February the organisation committee will decide which target seats will be open and which will choose from all - women shortlists in all regions except Scotland, Yorkshire and the East Midlands, which are deferred to 12 March to allow more time to talk to local parties.

Open seats are believed to be more electorally competitive than seats in which an incumbent is running for re-election because incumbents tend to win re-election.

Here are some news headlines you might have missed... In the race for the state's open Senate seat, Republican Todd Young raised more money than his...

More than 70,089 students have applied online for 22,000 new seats opening this fall — well ahead of the 44,910 applications filed at this time last year, sources said.

Also problematic for the Senate G.O.P. is the fact that several of their older members are unlikely to run again, opening up still more competitive seats for which Democrats will certainly make a play.

«I'm eager to talk to him about his vision for the race, how he intends to capitalize on the situation for an open seat but as you know, an open seat attracts much more competition,» he said.

Her primary opposition only makes this open - seat race to succeed Rep. Allyson Y. Schwartz, D - Pa., who is running for governor, more interesting.

In Florida, the party has been even more aggressive in picking favorites between Reps. Patrick Murphy and Alan Grayson in the race to fill GOP Sen. Marco Rubio's open seat.

Nowhere was the net impact of midterm backlash more palpable than in New York State, where Republicans defeated 5 Democratic incumbents and picked up an open seat.

Democrats are even more optimistic about flipping the seat now that it's open.

Mr. Weprin's decision not to run for the eastern Queens seat will mean a more open race.

«When you're running in an open seat I think you get to have more of an open discussion about your ideas and vision as opposed to running against someone else's record, so I've enjoyed an open seat,» says Wagner.

Wolf - PAC has spent more than $ 40,000 so far to support Democrat Greg Cava, who is running against Republican Eric Berthel for the open seat.