This mailer hit mailboxes in the 33rd SD yesterday — a full three days after the candidate in question, Dan Padernacht, had already dropped
out of the primary race against Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. and thrown his support to Gustavo Rivera.
Sara Idleman, a former Democratic candidate who dropped
out of the primary race in February and is now on Team Cobb, said the use of paid canvassers is an indication of a weak campaign operation.
Not exact matches
to stay
out of next week's special Ohio GOP
primary and other similar
races across the country.
The Republican Party is most vulnerable because the Religious Right, a substantial voting bloc, is adamantly against gambling, This was evident recently in an Alabama gubernatorial
primary race, when the challenger said that he «would not rule
out new gambling rules» and lost, while Governor Fob James agreed to almost all
of the right's social agenda, and won renomination.
It assures Harris the support
of the serious yachtsmen, for whom good
racing over well laid -
out courses is the
primary consideration.
Cuomo ended up dropping
out of the
race one week before the
primary, and McCall went on to lose to then - GOP Gov. George Pataki.
Long said he has so far received no signal from Lazio that he would like to try to bow
out of the
race and get off Row D by being nominated for a judgeship in the wake
of his stunning and decisive loss in the GOP
primary to Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino.
The DN isn't waiting until after the GOP
primary to choose a favorite in the
race for governor, dismissing both Carl Paladino and Rick Lazio
out of hand and backing the Democratic frontrunner, AG Andrew Cuomo in an editorial that appears in today's paper — with more than two months to go until the November general election.
DeFrancisco, a Syracuse Republican, is yet to formally drop
out of the
race, but has pledged to not run a
primary bid against Molinaro.
Tasini, who lost a longshot
primary challenge to Gillibrand's predecessor, Hillary Clinton, in 2006, admitted his decision to drop
out of the
race this year was mostly motivated by his failure to raise sufficient funds to, as he put it, «be heard.»
Volker's 2008
primary opponent, former East Aurora Mayor David DiPietro, had already announced his intention to
primary Volker again this fall, which likely contributed to the senator's decision to bow
out of the
race.
Despite dropping
out after losing the Democratic
Primary, many are still wondering whether or not Tom Richards is really
out of the
race for Rochester Mayor.
Maloney, one
of five Democrats competing in a June 26
primary, is considered a pretty good fundraiser himself, raising more than $ 500,000 despite his late entry into the
race (though fellow Democrat Richard Becker points
out much
of that money can't be used in the
primary).
(Huckabee received 68,477 votes in the GOP
primary in February; he dropped
out of the
race about a month later).
When Zephyr Teachout, then a little - known Fordham Law School professor, challenged Cuomo in a
primary four years ago, one
of the state's largest public workers unions, PEF, endorsed her, while NYSUT decided to sit
out the governor's
race entirely, declining to pick a favorite.
Potential Democratic
primary challengers, like former Rep. Harold Ford, ultimately sat
out of the
race.
As it turned
out, Wilson dropped
out of the
race well before the
primary.
But Bass has since dropped
out of the Democratic
primary race and is planning to continue his campaign as an independent.
The candidates in this
primary make up by far, the best field
of any
of the
races we looked at this year, but one candidate, Julie Menin, former chairperson
of Community Board 1 in Lower Manhattan, stands
out.
Former GOP / Conservative gubernatorial hopeful and current state Supreme Court candidate Rick Lazio will make his first public appearance tomorrow since dropping
out of the
race almost a month ago following his big
primary loss to Carl Paladino.
Former gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio joined me on CapTon last night and insisted he has «no regrets» about dropping
out of the
race to cede the Conservative line to Carl Paladino, although he refused to say whether he will be voting today for the Buffalo businessman who trounced him in the GOP
primary on Sept. 14.
As Avi pointed
out the Supreme Court has ruled against discrimination based on
race but racial discrimination is protected by federal law and would have been illegal even outside
of the
primaries.
Pilgrim - Hunter was the first
of Espada's
primary challengers to bow
out of the
race, earning her praise from New Roosevelt found Bill Samuels, who had called on all the Democrats interested in defeating the majority leader to unite behind Rivera.
However, there are two GOP executives
of note who haven't weighed in on the governor's
race yet: Erie's Chris Collins, who was at one time mulling a
primary challenge to Lazio (remember that things got pretty nasty between them before Collins bowed
out), and Westchester's Rob Astorino.
The delegate selection took place before Tuesday night's results in the Indiana
primary, after which GOP national chairman Reince Preibus declared Trump the party's presumptive nominee and Ted Cruz dropped
out of the
race.
With ballots in the mail - only «jungle»
primary set to go
out this week and five Democrats battling for a spot in the top two, the pace and intrigue
of the open - seat 1st district
race have picked up considerably.
Less than two hours after Assemblyman Rory Lancman dropped his Congressional campaign to avoid challenging incumbent Representative Gary Ackerman in the Democratic
primary, Mr. Ackerman himself pulled
out of the
race by releasing the following statement:
The
primary winner will face the Republican nominee Nicole Malliotakis, a state assemblywoman from Staten Island who avoided a
primary after other GOP candidates bowed
out of the
race this summer.
Nebraska gubernatorial
race: New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, the head
of the Republican Governors Association, issued a statement Wednesday congratulating Pete Ricketts on his win for the Cornhusker state's Republican gubernatorial
primary, beating
out six other candidates.
Gov. David Paterson revealed this morning he's sorry he chose to bow
out of the governor's
race this fall, avoiding what would have been a knock - down, drag -
out primary with AG Andrew Cuomo, but he's not reconsidering that decision.
Sanders angered many in the party establishment earlier this year when he filed papers to challenge Rep. Gregory Meeks in a
primary before deciding to back
out of the
race.
McCall was leading in the polls when Cuomo dropped
out of the Democratic
primary race one week before voting day.
Jane Rossi, who said prior to the convention that she would launch a
primary bid, decided to drop
out of the
race.
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.
The election closed
out a campaign with no shortage
of unexpected twists, including the May arrival into the Democratic
primary race of disgraced ex-Congressman Anthony Weiner.
But Hunter dropped
out of the
race last week to assist Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney, who is mounting a
primary challenge against U.S. Rep. Richard Hanna, R - Barneveld, in the 22nd Congressional District.
A Democratic candidate who dropped
out after being accused
of sexual harassment endorsed her
primary opponent in the
race for Kansas» 3rd Congressional District.
The Republican state senator who lost a
primary after voting for gay marriage is dropping
out of the
race.
With U.S. Rep Anthony Weiner
out of the
race, Councilman Tony Avella (l.) and city Comptroller Bill Thompson are the last two men standing in the Democratic
primary race for mayor.
The
primaries knocked the more, umm, vivid candidates
out of the
race, so while a pretty good bunch
of picks await the electorate next Tuesday, the hopefuls have not really expressed a great deal
of differing viewpoints about city affairs.
Primary challengers to three members of the five - member I.D.C. have bowed out of their races, leaving only Klein and the newest member of the faction, Queens Senator Tony Avella, with primary chal
Primary challengers to three members
of the five - member I.D.C. have bowed
out of their
races, leaving only Klein and the newest member
of the faction, Queens Senator Tony Avella, with
primary chal
primary challenges.
Republican candidate and state Sen. Tom Campbell announced Wednesday he will drop
out of the
race to fill North Dakota's House seat and endorsed one
of his
primary opponent challengers.
«The mayor is expected to spend $ 80 million
of his own money in the
race, more than 10 times what candidates who have not opted
out of the city's public campaign finance program, as Mr. Bloomberg has, can spend in a
primary,» Weiner wrote in The Times piece.
If you would like to know more about
primary races in your area or see any
of our past debates, check
out our special Decision 2017 page.
Turnout actually dipped below 2002's Democratic gubernatorial
primary, when Cuomo took himself
out of the
race against then - state comptroller Carl McCall shortly before the vote to avoid an expected hiding, and remained on the ballot in name only.
Whoever comes
out Saturday with the designation will have the financial backing and resources
of the party, but with six other candidates in the
race, a
primary will almost be assured.
Lanza squeaked
out a
primary win three weeks ago, and his
race is key to retaining Republican control
of the State Senate in November.
Former Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner has been considering whether to jump into the
race, launch a Democratic
primary bid for governor, or stay
out of political
races this year.
Rubio dropped
out of the
race last night after a disappointing showing in his home state
primary.
The two - term incumbent lawmaker also blamed low turnout in the September
primary for his loss and that he won't be «bullied»
out of the
race.