Sentences with phrase «n't make it onto the ballot»

Now is not the time to fantasise about an alternative ideal candidate — they do not exist and could not make it onto the ballot.

Cox insisted at the convention that Levy was out of the running once he didn't make it onto the ballot, but Levy seemed to have other ideas about that.

Foreman - Hines attempted to run in the previous election for Carmen - Arroyo's seat but she did not make it onto the ballot because she filed her paperwork late.

During the GOP convention, DioGuardi was the only candidate that didn't make it onto the ballot for US Senate, after he failed to get 25 percent in a three - way battle with David Malpass and Bruce Blakeman.

A few others didn't make it onto the ballot due to timing but deserve a few words.

Not exact matches

State GOP Chairman Ed Cox insisted following the failure of his preferred candidate, Steve Levy, to make it onto the ballot at the convention today that the party - switching Suffolk County executive's gubernatorial campaign is finished and he will not be trying to launch a petition drive for an independent bid.

The email bears the subject line «this election can't be bought,» highlighting the fact that Spitzer is independently wealthy and has said he won't participate in the city's public campaignn finance system if he makes it through the petitioning process and onto the ballot.

Cox insisted he hadn't encouraged Mermel to (the theory goes that he's trying to broaden the field in hopes of siphoning off support from Lazio to help Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, or perhaps make an argument that there are so many candidates everyone should simply be automatically allowed onto the ballot).

Mermel also made it clear he doesn't support Carl Paladino's plan to force a primary by petitioning his way onto the ballot (Levy hasn't ruled that out, either, at this point).

On Wednesday, the New York State Court of Appeals affirmed previous rulings that Luthmann hadn't collected enough signatures to make it onto the ballot.

But only having the support of 40 MPs would not be enough to make it onto the ballot in a regular contest.

Those who would be Kingston's next mayor should — but might not — know by the end of Wednesday if they've survived the primary and made it onto Nov. 8's general election ballot.

«Right now, I'd say Levy doesn't make it onto the primary ballot, and that would be a body blow to Cox,» said one of the state's best - known Republicans.

Sometimes the most popular candidate, like John McCain this year or Buddy Roemer in Louisiana in 1991, can't even make it onto the ballot.