Sentences with phrase «of a primary challenge for»

In Ohio: There's not much of a primary challenge for John Boehner.

But elucidating this art is one of the primary challenges for close - playings.

Not exact matches

«They are designed with a primary goal of engendering high levels of immersion, engagement, and enjoyment for the players, -LSB-...] They do not tend to focus on one specific cognitive skill, as exercises usually do, but rather expose players to multiple demands that challenge a broad range of abilities.»

In a July 2015 email, Podesta frets to other campaign staffers about Sanders, who had challenged Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination all the way through to the end of the primary process.

While there are some signs of recognition such as the Fed's reduction in its estimated neutral rate from 4.5 percent to 3.0 percent during the last 2 years, the IMF's explicit use of the term secular stagnation in its World Economic Outlook, ECB president Mario Draghi's call for global coordination and greater use of fiscal policy, and Japan's indicated interest in fiscal - monetary cooperation, policymakers still have not made sufficiently radical adjustments in their world view to reflect this new reality of a world where generating adequate nominal GDP growth is likely to be the primary macroeconomic policy challenge for the next decade.

One of the primary reasons for this relates to financial challenges and poor cash flow.

Atheists are spiritually challenged individuals which is the primary cause for their tendency to be intellectually dishonest on issues of faith.

But the primary intent of such challenge is for the sake of justice and to redress injustice, and not to secure benefits for the disadvantaged groups.

This is the most challenging task for us, his primary educators, a task that requires the full use of our hearts and our time.

For a number of reasons he is convinced that the established order today can be neither overthrown nor effectively challenged — the primary reason being that «the relevant decisions are made neither by the people at large nor by the official government, but by the private governments where effective power rests.»

Furthermore, those approaches, sometimes found in Catholicism, which tend to depict God's coming as Man and his agonised death on the Cross as more than was strictly necessary or as under the primary control of evil are insufficient for meeting the modern challenge of allowing God to be God.

One of their primary goals is to upgrade the quality of foster parent care by seeing that those who undertake the challenging, and sometimes emotionally painful, occupation of foster parenthood are adequately rewarded and that corporately they have enough political clout to help shape legislation beneficial to both the children involved and the men and women who are willing to care for them.

«It was important for me to keep working because I was the primary income producer, and it was therapeutic to keep my mind challenged and active despite having bouts of chemo - brain,» Young relates.

The 2017 campaign for mayor of Buffalo officially kicks off on March 5 when Mark J.F. Schroeder announces a Democratic primary challenge to incumbent Byron Brown at the Historic Lodge, 212 Cazenovia St.

Former Bronx Councilman Oliver Koppell, who is reportedly mulling a primary challenge to IDC Leader Jeff Klein this fall, issued a statement this morning blaming Klein for the refusal of his power - sharing partner, Senate GOP Leader Dean Skelos, to allow a bill establishing NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's tax - the - rich - for - pre-K plan to the floor for a vote.

The discussions and analysis of a Klein primary challenge come as Democrats have publicly and privately pushed for party unity in the Senate.

The possibility of a three - way primary and a GOP - Conservative split has made some Republican county chairs so nervous about a re-do of 2010 that they're looking for a consensus candidate and have approached Rep. Bob Turner to consider challenging Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.

Just days after surviving a primary challenge, State Senator Tim Kennedy said Monday he's not interested in challenging Erie County Democratic Committee Chairman Jeremy Zellner for leadership of the party.

Part of that deal is for each side to not fund or support primary challenges against each others» members, while also working together to win two special elections to fill upcoming vacancies in the chamber.

As of yesterday, there are now three Democrats vying for the right to challenge GOP Rep. Nan Hayworth, who might yet face a primary challenge from Sen. Greg Ball in NY - 19.

Progressive activists — including Fordham Law Prof. Zephyr Teachout, who launched a strong but unsuccessful primary challenge to Cuomo in 2014 — are calling for the rejection of this plan, unless the governor immediately calls special elections for the two Senate seats that will become vacant on Jan. 1.

Bob Gangi, executive director of the Police Reform Organizing Project, is at the beginning of his longshot candidacy for NYC mayor, aiming to challenging incumbent Bill de Blasio in a Democratic primary.

Long's small business focus is interesting, considering the fact that Ulrich is one of just two GOP Senate candidates (the other being Bob Cohen, who is running for retiring Sen. Suzi Oppenheimer's seat, is also facing a primary challenge and, like Ulrich, is repped by Bill O'Reilly) to proclaim support for raising the state's hourly minimum wage.

Felder is a registered Democrat and is running on the Democratic line, (NOTE: He also is facing a primary challenge from a fellow Democrat, Abraham Tischler), but he has a history of alliances with Republicans — most notably, Mayor Bloomberg (back before he switched his enrollment for the second time and became an independent).

I think there is a challenge for some who share the view about empowering current members as to whether or not they also support lowering barriers to entry (whether via primaries or other methods) as a way to increase participation, or whether any such moves are seen as emasculating of current membership

After that, Ball has more or less proven himself a reliable vote and loyal member in the Senate GOP fold, as evidenced by leadership's support for him when Assemblyman Steve Katz (one of several intra-party enemies Ball has made over the years) launched a short - lived primary challenge that fizzled after some initial fireworks.

Brian Flynn, one of seven Democrats vying for the right to challenge freshman Republican Rep. John Faso in NY - 19, is poised to announce he has landed the first labor endorsement of the primary battle.

The AFL - CIO is announcing a very early endorsement this morning — its first of the campaign season — for Rep. Carolyn Maloney, who is so far the only member New York's congressional delegation facing a serious primary challenge this fall.

For now, those primary challenges to the mayor have been staved off, though some may be waiting to see the outcome of multiple investigations into de Blasio's political activities and fundraising methods.

Cynthia Nixon announced she is running for governor of New York on Monday, challenging Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in the Democratic primary.

But there has been political tension between the governor and Mr. Klein, who may face a primary challenge from Oliver Koppell, a former assemblyman and City Council member from the Bronx, who served as state attorney general for a year during the administration of Mr. Cuomo's father.

Candidate for Governor of New York Cynthia Nixon delivered a blistering speech against Governor Andrew Cuomo, whom she hopes to challenge in a Democratic primary.

Maloney, 64, won't respond to a series of invites to debate Saujani, 34, who's mounting a primary challenge for Maloney's seat in the 14th District.

It could be pack - up time for two allegedly crooked pols — indicted state Sens. John Sampson, of Brooklyn, and Malcolm Smith, of Queens, who both face stiff Democratic primary challenges, new Board of Election filings show.

While never the closest of allies, Cuomo and the party have engaged in open warfare recently after the liberal - leaning organization opted to endorse Cynthia Nixon, the actor and education activist who has mounted a spirited primary challenge for governor from the left.

In case you needed any further proof of the unusual nature of this election cycle, consider this: For the first time since 1992, veteran Assemblyman Denny Farrell Jr. is facing a primary challenge for his Upper Manhattan seat in the 71st For the first time since 1992, veteran Assemblyman Denny Farrell Jr. is facing a primary challenge for his Upper Manhattan seat in the 71st for his Upper Manhattan seat in the 71st AD.

Edward - Isaac Dovere noted recently that the DSCC has been spending on almost every Democratic incumbent facing a primary challenge EXCEPT Espada, in spite of Sampson's repeated public pronouncements of support for him.

Republicans, too, are also giddy at the prospect of a Nixon primary challenge (Republican Chairman Ed Cox, a son - in - law of the late President Richard Nixon, posed in a photo with the v - for - victory salute soon after Cynthia Nixon announced).

In the Bronx, incumbent Democrat Rivera faces a primary challenge from Councilman Fernando Cabrera, who has drawn fire from LGBT groups for opposing gay marriage and his praise of Uganda's strict anti-gay laws.

Analysts have long speculated that DiNapoli, who won re-election by the widest margin of any statewide Democrat in 2014, might challenge the governor for his job in the 2018 primary.

Zephyr Teachout, the Fordham law professor challenging Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the upcoming Sept. 9 primary, called for an investigation into the sale of Long Island College Hospital (LICH) during a press conference in Cobble Hill Saturday morning.

A number of top - tier Democrats have opted not to challenge de Blasio in the September primary, so far leaving him to face State Sen. Tony Avella of Queens, who handedly lost the Democratic mayoral primary in 2009 to then - comptroller Bill Thompson and Sal Albanese, a former City Council member from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn who ran for mayor in 1997 and 2013.

Fred Havemeyer's name was stricken last week from the September primary ballot in Southampton Town after two Suffolk County Board of Elections commissioners denied petitions that would have allowed him to challenge Supervisor Jay Schneiderman for...

But the endorsement also comes amid a flurry of activity for Cuomo amid the potential primary challenge from Cynthia Nixon, a public education advocate and actress best known for her role in «Sex And The City.»

As to those politicians, of the four Republicans that blatantly went against their supporters and constituents, one has already quit, two are in serious danger of losing their primaries, and the last is facing a primary challenge and a general election challenge for the first time in decades.

A wrinkle for the battleground House race has been the campaign of Republican Philip Pidot, who a federal court on Wednesday ruled will compete against Martins in an October primary following a lengthy ballot challenge.

Club members also heard from former NYC Councilman Robert Jackson, who is running for the Senate seat Adriano Espaillat will vacate if he wins his June 24 primary challenge to Rep. Charlie Rangel; and Jamie Kemmerer, a political activist and executive director of the Bay Ridge Democrats, who plans to challenge GOP Sen. Marty Golden in November.

Kent has also drawn fire for orchestrating the Democratic primary endorsement of Zephyr Teachout, who unsuccessfully challenged Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and for awarding a contract worth more than $ 700,000 to a public relations firm that helped Kent with her candidacy more than two years ago.

(CNN)- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a major conservative, pro-business group, is showing its support for Sen. Dick Lugar with hundreds of thousands of direct mail pieces, just days before the longtime senator faces his biggest primary challenge in 35 years.

Teachout, a Fordham law professor, is challenging Governor Andrew Cuomo in a Democratic primary; New York law requires any gubernatorial candidate be a state resident for five years prior to the date of the election.