Sentences with phrase «more upstaters»

Back in June, slightly more upstaters had a negative opinion than a positive opinion of Cuomo.

Not exact matches

«While a bare majority of Democrats think the country is on the right track, as do a plurality of New York City voters, more than three quarters of Republicans and roughly six in ten independents, downstate suburbanites and upstaters say the country is headed in the wrong direction.»

We at CapTon wondered Friday why while former President Bill Clinton is stumping today for two upstate House Democrats — Reps. Dan Maffei (NY - 25) and Maurice Hinchey (NY - 22)-- no mention was being made of any imminent assistance from the ex-commander-in-chief for two potentially more endangered upstaters: Reps. Mike Arcuri (NY - 24) and Bill Owens (NY - 23).

Some estimates say it would take five years to beef up the grid — plus, Upstaters strongly oppose adding more transmission lines through their communities.

Brindisi said the upstaters have broadened their focus to include transit — «something we all agree could use more funding» — and addressing the needs of immigrant / refugee populations that have popped up in certain urban centers.

The Dems have a huge registration advantage, but upstaters appear to be more motivated and tend to to have more Repubs in the mix, not to mention Tea Partiers.

They were eager to see the leadership post in the Senate go to a conservative upstater, and are now vowing to get their revenge by backing primary challengers against some of the more pragmatic GOP members in 2016.

The news for upstaters — particularly NYSEG customers — is far more glum.

This will disproportionally screw Upstaters, of course, since NYC folks are more likely to skip buying a car and take the subway (or buy fewer cars than the average household outside of NYC).

The proposed ruling quintumvirate includes senior members from each of New York City's four Democratic boroughs — Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx — as well as Morelle, an upstater who is considered more ideologically conservative.

Upstaters are most likely to have a tree in their home and while a majority are more inclined to choose an artificial tree, 46 % of Upstate Christmas trees will be real this year.

There may be more city politicos here that have flown under this Upstater's radar.

«The momentum is all in Wu's favor because the turnout will be low and more liberal downstate Democrats are more likely to vote than the conservative upstaters.»

cuomos trying to move money from one state agency to another how slick is that, a governor who wants unsurped power so he can play king and do things that no other governor has done in new york state and yes governor cuomo, it has not escaped the eyes of the people who serve under you wanting to move money between state agencys example and this one is right on the money no funds for the department of environmental conservation in cuomos 2012/2013 budget for hydrofracking BUT HOLD ON IF HE CAN MOVE MONEY BETWEEN STATE AGENCYS THAT PROBLEM IS SOLVED IS IT NOT, HOW CONVIENENT GOVERNOR CUOMO AND YOU DO THIS IN THE NAME OF MAKING NEW YORK GOVERMENT WORK MORE EFFICIENTLY, how naive do you think upstaters are and that includes the politicians under you, YOU ARE NOT A KING AND YOU WILL NOT BE GRANTED THESE NEW UNSURPED POWERS SHAME ON YOU.

The FERC caused the price increase for us (the downstate counties and the city always paid more than us upstaters) in the Hudson Valley because it says the higher rates will attract investment in new plants by boosting profits.