Sentences with phrase «picked by party leader»

Not exact matches

The verbal attack last week on state Senate GOP Majority Leader John Flanagan by Cuomo's hand - picked state Democratic party executive director, reportedly sparked by the governor's anger over the conference's release of its priorities, raised eyebrows on both sides of the aisle.

But leaders of the party said Saturday they would not play into Cuomo's «divide and conquer» tactics, instead nominating longtime state committee member Kenny Schafer as a placeholder candidate — a move, POLITICO reported Thursday, that gives them the option of backing whomever is picked by the Democratic Party during its convention in the coming party said Saturday they would not play into Cuomo's «divide and conquer» tactics, instead nominating longtime state committee member Kenny Schafer as a placeholder candidate — a move, POLITICO reported Thursday, that gives them the option of backing whomever is picked by the Democratic Party during its convention in the coming Party during its convention in the coming week.

Queens Democratic leader Joe Crowley, who will pick the party's nominee for the Sept. 13 special election, is anxious to carve up Weiner's former territory when state lawmakers redraw district lines in 2012 to reduce New York's congressional delegation by two.

Later on Tuesday, Cuomo's hand - picked state Democratic Party Chairman, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, put out a statement saying that after further «discussion and clarification,» Klein and his members accepted the terms laid out by four party leaders on MoParty Chairman, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, put out a statement saying that after further «discussion and clarification,» Klein and his members accepted the terms laid out by four party leaders on Moparty leaders on Monday.

By custom, the City Council rubber - stamps the county party leaders» picks for election commissioners.

Just a day after she «chafed at the decision by California Republican Party Chair Jim Brulte to target Democratic Assemblyman Adam Gray of Merced,» Assembly GOP leader Kristin Olsen turned her fire on the caucus staff who helped her pick up three seats on election night.

The issue of which borough has a «majority» stake in a given congressional seat is important because that traditionally determines which county committee (and, by extension, county leader) gets to play a decisive role picking the party nominee for that seat in special elections.

It seems Labour, a party funded by union barons who pick the candidates and the leader, are spending more time trying to invent nonsense about the Conservatives than research and develop policies for the next election.

That's because candidates are essentially picked by local Democratic Party leaders like Brooklyn party boss Frank SeParty leaders like Brooklyn party boss Frank Separty boss Frank Seddio.

«The leader of the Scottish Labour Party doesn't serve at the grace of Len McCluskey, and the next leader of the UK Labour Party should not be picked by Len McCluskey.»

While voting members of the party are more closely linked to the establishment wing, Mr. Ellison kept the race close by consolidating liberals and picking up support from mainstream Democrats such as the Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer of New York.

A group of around 30 MPs have signed a letter written by former Tory chairman Grant Shapps, which calls on the party to give members three weeks to pick a leader after the third place candidate is eliminated today.

That theme has been picked up by Lord Glasman, the driving force behind the Blue Labour movement - which aims to revitalise the party's traditional grassroots support - and an influential adviser to the Labour leader Ed Miliband.

DeSmogBlog has some very worthwhile pieces on the climate files, including a narrative summary of some years - long threads by Elizabeth May, the leader of Canada's Green Party (her conclusion: they show scientists at work); a description of review processes undertaken by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change posted by Kevin Trenberth, whose e-mail messages were highlighted by quite a few climate contrarian - skeptic - realist - denier types (pick one depending on your worldview).