Sentences with phrase «out of a crowded democratic»

Miami state Sen. Jose Javier Rodriguez announced Wednesday that he would drop out of the crowded Democratic Primary race in Florida's 27th Congressional District.

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Former NYC Comptroller Liz Holtzman, who is thisclose to making a decision about joining the already crowded Democratic field seeking to replace AG Andrew Cuomo, this morning refused to rule out accepting contributions from Wall Street, even as she panned it as rife with «dysfunction» and «corruption» and in need of policing.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is taking sides in a crowded California primary in the 48th District, backing businessman Harley Rouda, in an attempt to avoid a nightmare scenario of being shut out of the November ballot.

Two Democratic candidates in the crowded race to unseat congressman John Faso managed to out - raise the incumbent during the third quarter of 2017.

The race for City Councilman John Liu's (D - Flushing) seat got a little less crowded Tuesday as former Democratic contender and Working Families Party endorsee S.J. Jung dropped out of the race.

In such a crowded Democratic primary with several candidates that have political experience, connections, and endorsements, the margin of victory could be quite small, with getting out the vote essential to winning.

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Standing in a crowd of friends, family and Democratic politicians, mostly drowned out by applause, Walsh smiled.

He also seems to have the support, maybe even the confidence, of the Democratic county chairs who picked him out of a crowded field of interested contenders to duke it out with Collins in November.

«My Democratic colleagues» demand on illegal immigration at the behest of their far - left base have crowded out all other important business,» McConnell said.

With him now out of the race following his sexting scandal, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn leads the crowded Democratic field.

Up to this point, the Democratic AG candidates have been releasing white papers on this or that issue, trying to differentiate themselves — or, as the case may be, out - liberal one another — in hopes of getting a toehold in the crowded field.

Within days, he found himself on the defense in a heated town meeting, where he struggled to explain his decision and highlight what he called the «failures of the regular Democratic conference,» while a crowd chanted, «Throw him out.»

Giannoulias, the son of Greek immigrants, was able to raise money and come out on top in a crowded Democratic field.

Last week de Blasio, an unabashed liberal, came out on top of a crowded Democratic primary field, with Lhota easily capturing the GOP nomination.

A rising star in his party, Booker handily beat out a crowded field of Democratic candidates for the nomination Tuesday — a group that included Rep. Frank Pallone, Rep. Rush Holt and General Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver.

Thompson's departure from the race also thins out the crowd of Democratic challengers in the primary.

«Even though it's a crowded Democratic primary field, I think the upside of that is a lot of people working to turn out the vote and telling people this is a district where people can win,» says Lizzie Pannill Fletcher.

The same party committee that endorsed Feinstein's Democratic challenger opted mostly to stay out of the crowded House races.

The strategy not only turned attention to his policy plans, but helped Liu stand out from the crowded pack of presumptive Democratic contenders, including City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and former Comptroller Bill Thompson.