Sentences with phrase «of white candidates»

An analysis done in 2014, the year the test was first administered, found that 64 percent of white candidates passed the test on the first try, while only 46 percent of Hispanic candidates and 41 percent of black candidates did.

Williams, who previously chaired the housing and buildings committee, ran for speaker and objected to the selection of a white candidate for the post.

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It's a mash - up of the Republican presidential candidate, whom Cobb told the newspaper he admires, and the Creativity Movement, a self - styled religion to which Cobb subscribes that promotes the superiority of white people.

The critics of Google's (goog) effort to promote workforce diversity now include one of its own former recruiters, who claims in a lawsuit he was fired because he didn't toe the line on rejecting white and Asian male job candidates.

Both letters, only one of which was delivered, congratulated the candidates on their victories and affirmed the intelligence community's commitment to serving the White House.

In its evaluation of the data, CrowdPAC seems clear that it believes Silicon Valley wants the White House to remain Democratic — especially if Clinton is facing off with Trump, its least - attractive candidate.

The absence of a nominee from the White House tipped the hand of the board in favor of Williams over a candidate that was either diverse, or one who had expertise in financial regulation.

So, what do you do when the pool of candidates you identify as leaders consists predominantly of white men?

The race for the White House is a powerful reminder that blind spots can be issue for presidential candidates, too, according to Gerald Kane, an associate professor of information systems at the Carroll School of Management at Boston College.

Holmes had been highly critical of both Moore, who was alleged of sexual misconduct with teenage girls when he was in his 30s, and former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, who had boosted Moore's candidacy since the primary against Republican Sen. Luther Strange, who was McConnell's preferred candidate.

But while the RNC's new recommendations may not be directly aimed at quashing another Paul's White House run, conservative activists argue that the changes to the primary process would inevitably benefit candidates who are well - funded and have high - name recognition, to the detriment of those who draw their support from the GOP's activist base.

Vice President Mike Pence and former White House chief of staff Reince Priebus considered a coup to replace then candidate Donald Trump following the release of the «Access Hollywood» tape just weeks before the 2016 presidential election, The Atlantic reported in a lengthy profile of Pence on Tuesday.

Even before The New York Times reported that the White House was considering running Sessions as a write - in candidate, it would've been pretty hard to avoid the elephant in the room: the accusations of sexual misconduct swirling around the race to fill Sessions's old seat.

The choice of Williams, who is a white man, also may disappoint observers who had advocated for a woman or minority candidate to fill the New York Fed role.

The White House is considering a number of candidates to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs after White House physician Ronny Jackson withdrew his nomination for the post.

As the U.S. businessman has gone from long - shot Republican presidential candidate to the party's nominee for the White House, fears that Mr. Trump will act on some of his campaign statements — like renegotiating the North American free - trade agreement and pulling the United States out of the Trans - Pacific Partnership trade agreement — have spooked some Canadian small - business owners with U.S. interests.

As Summers's name has circulated as a leading candidate in recent weeks, the White House has discouraged speculation about whom Obama is going to pick, saying he is considering a range of candidates and will not decide until the fall.

WASHINGTON (AP)-- President Donald Trump's new attorney, Emmet Flood, a veteran of the Clinton impeachment battles, is the leading candidate to replace the White House's top lawyer, several people...

WASHINGTON (AP)-- The White House is considering a number of candidates to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs after White House physician Ronny Jackson withdrew his nomination for the post.

WASHINGTON (AP)-- President Donald Trump's new attorney, Emmet Flood, a veteran of the Clinton impeachment battles, is the leading candidate to replace the White House's top lawyer, several people familiar with the matter said Thursday.

Now it appears that the prickly America First advocate who played a crucial role in driving Cohn to quit could, in fact, be taking his old position: Trump administration officials are reportedly considering White House trade adviser Peter Navarro as one of the leading candidates to head the National Economic Council (NEC).

Now White House officials say Navarro is being considered alongside conservative commentator Larry Kudlow as one of the top two candidates for director of the NEC.

Medium today hosts a variety of politically themed content — from the White House posting the text of the Iran deal or GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina posting campaign updates — alongside sports and consumer fare such as Hope Solo's goodbye to the retiring Abby Wambach and «Become A Morning Person in 7 Easy Steps.»

The hour - and - a-half spectacle saw the two White House candidates discuss a wide range of topics from unemployment, economy, taxation and national debt to terrorism, immigration, Islamic State and nuclear weapons.

Ever since Bible - quoting Sunday school teacher Jimmy Carter won the White House in 1976, presidential candidates have followed his example of using religious rhetoric that is testimonial, partisan, sectarian and liturgical.

Based entirely on anecdotal evidence, however, I believe the press» credibility with senior citizens has taken a hit from which it is unlikely to recover, and it may be entirely due to the election of 2008, when the mainstream media utterly abandoned whatever responsibilities to the public trust to which it still felt obliged, tossed presumptive - nominee Hillary Clinton aside and» rejecting any - and - all discomfiting questions about his experience, background, past - operations, education, friendships or capabilities» hoisted candidate Barack Obama upon their shoulders and carried him into the White House in triumph.

With half of voters dissatisfied with both presidential candidates, white evangelicals primarily plan to oppose Clinton.

But there is a fundamental tradeoff involved here: majority black districts raise the likelihood of the black candidate's success while lowering the probability that his election will bring along white support for his program.

Deal Hudson, editor of the Catholic magazine Crisis and a consultant to the White House on Catholic issues, has explicitly said the denial of communion should begin and end with Kerry, and not extend to pro-choice Catholic candidates for other offices.

Many people see him as the candidate of identity politics for elderly white people, but many of those same Trump despisers have grown up in the post-Cold War world.

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But, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and many of the GOP candidates believe the space would be best left vacant for nearly a year until a new administration is running the White House.

One obvious headline from this season is the rise of candidates like Cain and Gingrich who belong more in a 3:00 AM infomercial selling herbal Viagra than in the White House.

Regardless, the Cardinals will vote until one of the candidates gets a two - thirds majority, and then will send a puff of white smoke and a ringing of bells to announce a decision has been made...

Keller's column, «Asking Candidates Tougher Questions About Faith,» argues that the crop of candidates competing for the White House next year should be grilled on their religious beliefs and on how those beliefs inform their politiCandidates Tougher Questions About Faith,» argues that the crop of candidates competing for the White House next year should be grilled on their religious beliefs and on how those beliefs inform their politicandidates competing for the White House next year should be grilled on their religious beliefs and on how those beliefs inform their political views.

In fact, only about one - third of white evangelicals (37 %) and about half of black Protestants (45 %) believe that churches should endorse candidates during elections.

Initial reports suggest that four out of five white evangelical Christians voted for Trump, continuing their pattern of support for the Republican candidate in US presidential elections since the 1980s.

She is, however a Republican candidate for the White House and most of them qualify for the 30 day hold.

Among voters who attend services at least monthly, only 16 percent of white evangelicals, 22 percent of Catholics, and 5 percent of white mainline Protestants said that their churches provided information on voting, the election, or specific candidates this year.

White evangelicals were largely impervious to a candidate's prestigious university degree: 83 percent said it made no difference, compared to 74 percent of all Americans.

Meanwhile, more than a quarter of white evangelical voters gave him a failing grade of a D or F. Trump's overall campaign grade is the lowest among any presidential candidate — winning or losing — since Pew began collecting data in 1988.

White evangelicals (83 %) are the most likely of all to want a candidate that shares their faith, followed by black Protestants (72 %), two - thirds of whom identify as evangelicals according to Pew.

«It's important to note that white evangelicals, like so many voters this year, had significant reservations about both candidates,» said Amy Black, professor of political science at Wheaton College.

As U.S. Sen. Obama's adviser on faith issues on Capitol Hill, as candidate Obama's religious affairs director on his 2008 campaign, and as President Obama's director of the White House faith - based initiative, I have had the honor of seeing firsthand the life and heart of a president who cares deeply about his country, his family and his God, in times of prayer, conversation and diligent work.

Romney won the highest share of the white vote of any presidential candidate since George H. W. Bush won 60 percent in 1988.

Just as candidate Trump pledged to say «Merry Christmas» in his White House, rather than President Obama's tepid «Happy Holidays,» and just as he promised to choose an anti-Roe justice in the mold of Antonin Scalia, Trump's «We want God» assured religious voters that he would not apologize for his faith nor deny that it would play a role in his decision - making.

83 % of white evangelicals want their presidential candidate to share their religious faith 72 % of black Protestants say the same

[Editor's note: This summer, Pew found that a minority of white evangelicals (37 %) and black Protestants (45 %) want pastors to endorse candidates during elections.

75 % of self - identified white evangelical couples are voting for the same presidential candidate 6 % are voting for different candidates

«Religion is a proxy for trustworthiness of a candidate, especially for white evangelical voters,» said Robert P. Jones, a pollster who focuses on religion and values questions.