Sentences with phrase «of congressional races»

Just four weeks ahead of the congressional race, polling in the three - way race remains scant.

Weekend efforts to coax Democrat Nathan D. McMurray out of his congressional race in favor of Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul have apparently failed.

McMurray noted that the effort to push him out of the congressional race came soon after the Working Families Party endorsed actress Cynthia Nixon for governor, giving Cuomo more reason to worry about his own primary.

She added, «The mayor should focus on the city's needs, instead of a congressional race that she declined to participate in.»

Public polling of the congressional race has showed Poliquin ahead by five to 10 points, while the Cain campaign's internal polling showed the race tied late last month.

Republican hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer's Super PAC American Unity PAC has made its final round of House endorsements, Politico reports: American Unity PAC has announced its final round of congressional races targeted for independent expend... Read

American Unity PAC has announced its final round of congressional races targeted for independent expenditures, and eight candidates are slated to benefit from at least $ 2.25 million in outside investments.

In updates of congressional race assessments announced Thursday morning, Sabato's Crystal Ball changed its rating of Murphy's Florida's 7th Congressional District from «Leans Democratic» to «Likely Democratic,» and changed Buchanan's Florida's 16th Congressional District from «Safe Republican» to «Likely Republican.»

In updates of congressional race assessments announced Thursday morning, Sabato's Crystal Ball changed its rating of Murphy's Florida's 7th Congressional District from «Leans Democratic» to «Likely Democratic,» and changed Buchanan's Florida's 16th Congressional District from «Safe Republican» to «Likely Republican.»

Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer recounted a conversation to reporters on Capitol Hill that he had recently with Charlie Cook, a top political handicapper who publishes regular analysis of congressional races across the country in the Cook Political Report.

So far, GOP candidates have overcome challenges by Democrats in a handful of congressional races around the country, most recently in Montana, where Republican winner Greg Gianforte was charged with assaulting a reporter on election eve.

My two - year effort to reform the operation of the city and state Boards of Election is gaining some steam due to the closeness of the congressional race in NY - 13 (Harlem / NW Bronx).

Concluding that all the recent special elections and other factors are putting Democrats in a good position, the political assessment service Sabato's Crystal Ball is pushing its views of the congressional races involving Republican U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan and Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy in the direction of improving chances for Democrats.

A big difference, but one that will still present a challenge for the Democrats; even though they outnumber Republicans in the borough by five to three, Republicans have emerged victorious in a majority of Congressional races in the last 30 years.

While the state is blue enough that remain soundly in Obama's column, a number of congressional races are close enough to send Democrats and Republicans scrambling for an edge.

In western New York, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul has stirred talk of a congressional race with her slashing criticism of Representative Chris Collins, who rallied fellow Republicans to vote for the health measure, then conceded in a national television interview that he had not read the bill.

That means he was beginning his re-election campaign for State Senate while he was also in court challenging the results of the congressional race.

Here's POLITICO's guide to the massive battlefield of congressional races - including every district the top analysts call competitive - with the latest polls, fundraising numbers and up - to - date handicapping.

Speaking of congressional races, the at - large seat of Republican Represenative Denny Rehberg is not at this point considered to be at risk.

«The mayor should focus on the city's needs, instead of a congressional race that she declined to participate in.»

In the weeks before the midterms, polls of congressional races were starting to register the results of the rising dissatisfaction with Obamacare, combined with the surging wave of Tea Party activism.

Cook's PVI is frequently cited in analyses of congressional races — though FairVote continues to rely on only one election as an effective predictor of outcomes.

According to E.J. McMahon, research director at the Empire Center for Public Policy, the outcome of congressional races may affect New Yorkers more so than who becomes the country's next president.

Rather than take a side in the contest — Bloomberg won't even disclose for whom he'll be voting on November 6 — the mayor has decided to try to tip a handful of congressional races and ballot initiatives by spending $ 15 million through a new super-PAC.

But Sanders, who eventually pulled out of the congressional race, has wide name recognition in the district and secured a number of labor endorsements to help him withstand the powerful Queens Democratic machine.

Linares candidacy for Rangel's seat earlier this year made for one of the congressional race's strangest subplots.

Hein «dropped out» of a congressional race he never officially entered in late 2015, citing family concerns.