Sentences with phrase «party primaries against»

There have been only two other major - party primaries against governors seeking re-election since then: Fulani's challenge to Mario Como, and LG Mary Anne Krupsak's 1978 challenge to her previous partner, Gov. Hugh Carey, in which she received 33.7 percent of the vote.

Two instances clearly stand out; first his role in the PDM / SDP alliance for MKO Abiola and in 2003 he declined a popular prompting for him to contest in the party primaries against his boss, former President Olusegun Obasanjo.

He also last year flat - out denied reports he was looking to run a party primary against City Councilwoman Debi Rose (D - North Shore).

Buffalo Sen. Mark Grisanti, one of the four Republicans who voted in favor of the legalization of same - sex marriage and was widely considered to be in deep trouble for his party primary against Kevin Stocker, thumped his opponent with roughly 60 percent of the vote.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Pat Hogan, a former Syracuse common councilor, said Monday he will not run a Democratic Party primary against Sen. David Valesky, D - Oneida.

In 2014, Professor Teachout went to State Supreme Court to prove that she was a New York City resident so that she could run in a Democratic Party primary against Cuomo.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Syracuse Common Councilor Jean Kessner said Wednesday she is considering a Democratic Party primary against Sen. David Valesky, D - Oneida.

Not exact matches

The Republican civil war that erupted over the Tea Party's disregard of big business's agenda threatens to turn (big) business brother against (small) business brother in the 2014 Republican primaries.

Stolen documents published online by WikiLeaks included several emails between top Democratic Party officials that showed them discussing how to undermine Sen. Bernie Sanders» presidential primary campaign against Hillary Clinton.

On the contrary, the mechanics of primary races, it seems, are pushing the GOP to act not only against the interest of the country, but that of the party itself.

Critics point out that the open system can be gamed, especially when an incumbent's backers flock to the other party's primary to support a weaker candidate, who then ends up as the other party's nominee against the incumbent in the general election.

There is more Democratic money, but it's being spent on primary battles within the party, leaving less for the fight against Republicans in November.

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.

They point to her 2 - 1 margin with Latinos over Obama in the 2008 primary and the latest party platform, which calls for a path to citizenship «for law - abiding families who are here,» the end of immigration raids against children and families, due process for «those fleeing violence in Central America,» and to rescind statutory bans on immigrants who modify their status in the country.

They expressed sympathy for the WFP and Conservative Party's argument against doing away with Wilson - Pakula, but also said they would support rescinding it for major party primaries, reasoParty's argument against doing away with Wilson - Pakula, but also said they would support rescinding it for major party primaries, reasoparty primaries, reasoning:

For instance, if all political parties, including the APC which was then in opposition, could hold their primaries in the state, why would the PDP that was in control of the State Government come down to Abuja for its primaries against the provisions of the Electoral Act and the PDP constitution?

During a live interview with NY1's Erin Billups during our live statewide election coverage, Conservative Party Chairman Michael Long re-asserted that Rick Lazio will be the Conservative Party's nominee even if Lazio loses the GOP primary to Carl Paladino, although he says he's confident Lazio will be victorious against the Buffalo businessman.

The party did the same thing in NY - 18, bumping Larry Weissmann in favor of former Spitzer / Paterson administration aide Sean Patrick Maloney, who won the June Democratic primary and is facing off against Republican Rep. Nan Hayworth in November.

Stachowski also had the added benefit in 2008 of the Conservative Party line, but this year that went to Kennedy (which is sort of amusing, when you consider that the Erie County Conservative chairman, Ralph Lorigo, has launched a primary against GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Lazio for Row D, complaining that he's too liberal).

There has been much head scratching among GOP observers today in reaction to the news that state Republican Party Chairman Ed Cox encouraged Orange County Executive Ed Diana to join the fray against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, creating a four - way primary for Row B.

Now that it has officially endorsed a primary opponent against him (Gustavo Rivera), the Working Families Party is stepping up its effort to oust Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr., sending out an on - line fundraising appeal that deems the controversial Bronx lawmaker «the worst politician in Albany.»

The Democratic hopeful running in the primary against Sen. Simcha Felder said the state party's leadership is «late to the game» in trying to find a candidate to run in the 17th Senate district.

What I don't really see is how the Labour party holding three pilots in this Parliament, or even selecting all of its candidates in some form of primary at the next election or the time after would make any really significant difference to arguments for or against first - past - the - post, the Alternative Vote, AV +, AMS, STV and various hybrids thereof.

The GOP has already set itself up for one US Senate primary, pitting its Tea Party - favored designee Gary Berntsen against consultant Jay Townsend in the fight to take on Schumer in November.

What remains to be seen is if Democrats run primaries against members of the Independent Democratic Conference or IDC, something Governor Cuomo does not want to see as he publicly calls for the two warring Democratic factions to come together in a show of party unity.

Justice Abang had on Monday ruled that Ikpeazu should vacate his seat immediately for Samson Ogah against whom he stood for the primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party in December 2014.

In a Democratic primary this year you couldn't really have a better narrative which pits the outsiders against the more entrenched interests for the soul of the Democratic Party.

That last word — «establishment» — is key here, since Maloney, who railed against too much party influence before she took a pass on a primary challenge to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, is banking on her incumbent status to carry her through to victory in September.

The Broadway Democrats, a party club on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, voted last night by a wide margin to endorse insurgent gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon against her primary target, incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Despite an interlocutory injunction suit filed against the process by a disqualified flagbearer - aspirant Onsy Nathan Kwame Nkrumah, Chairman of the party, Prof Edmund Delle has said the presidential primaries will come off as planned.

Pigeon and several other disgruntled democrats recently formed a Political Action Committee to support several candidates mounting primary challenges against a number of party endorsed democrats.

Berman has told anti-IDC groups that they will not be supporting any primary challenges against IDC members, but the party will apparently be supporting Conor Lamb's campaign for Congress.

«If the IDC members do not join the Democratic Caucus and form a majority, the Democratic Party will lead an aggressive primary against every IDC member and assure we have a True Blue State Senate.

He must win the Aug. 28 primary against state Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, who served in the House from 2001 to 2011, then pivot and win a competitive general election in a swing state in a poor environment for the president's party.

Governor Andrew Cuomo, who is running in a Democratic primary against Nixon, dropped out of contention for the party's nomination Friday night, after delegates were leaning toward Nixon.

Stewart's campaign for lieutenant governor did not win her party's endorsement but did win enough votes to compete in the primary against Joe Markley.

Stewart can still primary against the aforementioned state Sen. Joe Markley (Tea Party, but somehow likable) and Jayme Stevenson, Darien first selectwoman and escapee from a Fox News experiment to develop the perfect blonde Republican life - form.

To put Tolbert's war chest in perspective, he already has more money in hand than what Mickey Kearns spent four years ago when he ran against Brown in the party primary.

The Democrats encouraged votes for Trump in the Primary as he was definitely the weakest candidate to go against their party front runners.

Long Island Democrat David Calone, who narrowly lost a party primary a year ago, has decided against making a second try next year to take on Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin.

But with perfect hindsight, voting against Johnson and Ford in the primaries was more effective than voting for anyone in the other party.

Whereas some NDC members in constituencies «boiling» since the primaries are in court challenging their outcome, others are said to have decided not to take any action but will remain noncommittal or possibly, vote against the party's elected parliamentary candidates in the November 7 elections.

Sen. Stephen Saland, the other pro-gay marriage Republican to back the measure in 2011, was confirmed the winner of the Republican line in an even closer primary against Neil Di Carlo, who retained the Conservative Party line.

And Cox saw his party get burned by made - as - hell Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino, who won an upset GOP primary victory to land the line against then - AG Cuomo in 2010.

National Leader of the All Progressives Congress Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has held a meeting with all the Aspirants of the party for the governorship ticket of the party with a view to warning them against implications of a truncated Primaries.

Given the above, does it ever make sense to vote against the incumbent in his party's primary, by voting for a same - party challenger?

As you can see from the invite below, these are low - dollar affairs that are being held as much to whip up grassroots support as they are to raise cash to help the labor - backed party's effort on behalf of its preferred Democratic primary candidate against Espada, Gustavo Rivera.

The officials warn that if the IDC members do not accept the terms of this peace deal, the state Democratic party controlled by Gov. Andrew Cuomo will back primaries against them.

Spitzer is running in the Democratic primary against Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, who has establishment support from party leaders and city unions.

Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos, who's running in the GOP primary against Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, has recently given his campaign a big boost in the form of a million dollars, he announced at a Sunday event hosted by the Brooklyn Tea Party.