Sentences with phrase «picked running mate»

Take Cuomo's hand - picked running mate, Hochul, selected because of the regional boost she'd provide the ticket in a general election, with little expectation that she'd cause the campaign to go into crisis mode during the primary.

The emergent coalition between open democracy advocates, environmentalists, public school proponents, anti-corruption crusaders, trust - busters and net - heads didn't do badly in yesterday's New York Democratic gubernatorial primary, with Zephyr Teachout and Tim Wu receiving 34.2 % and 40.1 % of the vote (with 98.3 % of precincts reporting), respectively, in their challenges to sitting governor Andrew Cuomo and his hand - picked running mate former Rep. Kathy Hochul.

Fresh off their anointment at the state GOP convention in Westchester today, gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino and his hand - picked running mate, Chris Moss, will hit the campaign trail together, heading back upstate.

Bill Samuels, a passionate oppponent of Cuomo, says he's seriously thinking about challenging the governor's hand - picked running mate, former Rep. Kathy Hochul, in a Democratic primary.

When looking at how much «risk» Romney wants to take on in picking a running mate, it helps to look at what kind of positive message Romney wants the public to hear in the fall campaign (that is distinct from the obvious negative message that Romney will run regarding economic....

Agoro revealed that he will pick his running mate from the South - Eastern part of the country who will not be more than fifty five years of age.

What about the other implications of allowing leadership candidates to pick their running mates.

Not exact matches

The state's Republican governor, Mike Pence — later picked by Trump as his vice-presidential running mate — decried the decision, and spoke out against it often on the campaign trail.

Kaine returns to campaigning in a homecoming rally after he was picked by Hillary Clinton to be her running mate.

Christianity Today: Q & A: Marco Rubio on His Faith of Many Colors As speculation has grown over who Mitt Romney will pick as his running mate, Florida Senator Marco Rubio has topped nearly every list.

Snell's running mate, Emerson Boozer, hasn't been picking up the yardage he did before his knee injury in 1967, but he's doing some staunch, if unheralded, blocking for Snell and White Shoes.

Dragan Bender, last year's No. 4 overall pick and Chriss» frontcourt running mate of the future, also looks different this year.

One of the two announced Democratic LG candidates, Ramapo Town Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence took some subtle swipes at his opponent, Bill Samuels, who has pledged to primary whomever the presumptive gubernatorial nominee, AG Andrew Cuomo, picks as his running mate.

Andrew Cuomo's hand - picked LG running mate, Rochester Mayor Bob Duffy, has embraced the traditional attack - dog role of a No. 2, blasing the Paladino campaign for employing four top aides with checkered pasts.

At a press conference on Thursday March 24, acting Chairman of the NPP Mr Freddie Blay said intelligence picked by the party pointed to the effect that Mr Mahama's administration and the NDC were compromising the safety of Mr Akufo - Addo and Dr Bawumia by causing the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) to arrest three South African ex-police officers, who were training some 15 people meant to protect the flagbearer and his running mate.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo's hand - picked LG running mate, Rochester Mayor Bob Duffy, was relentlessly on message following his comments at the Business Council's annual meeting yesterday, stressing repeatedly that the campaign needs to «get back to the issues.»

The NPP picked Aliu Mahama as a running mate to create an impression that they also respected northerners.

Ognibene, Paladino's hand - picked LG running mate (before he was defeated by Rick Lazio's running mate, Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards in the GOP primary), participated in the «Wise Guys» segment and expressed confidence in Paladino.

Democratic LG hopeful Bill Samuels said today he won't seek to be nominated at the convention, but will petition his way onto the ballot to primary whomever AG Andrew Cuomo picks as his preferred running mate.

The local pol has said he will not primary whomever Cuomo picks as his running mate if he doesn't make the cut himself.

AG Andrew Cuomo is Catholic and, as Maggie Haberman noted, picked a Catholic (Rochester Mayor Robert Duffy) as his preferred LG running mate.

St. Lawrence has said he won't continue to puruse his LG bid if the presumptive Democratic gubernatorial nominee, AG Andrew Cuomo, doesn't pick him as a running mate.

I have spoken to at least one of Mermel's backers, Rochester's Bill Reilich, who says his support won't last if the party's gubernatorial nominee — assuming there is one — picks someone other than Mermel as his running mate.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo's hand - picked LG running mate, Rochester Mayor Bob Duffy,...

Andrew Cuomo's hand - picked LG running mate, Rochester Mayor Bob Duffy, just gave the Democratic ticket's first interview since Carl Paladino accused Cuomo of engaging in extramarital affairs while married to Kerry Kennedy and declined to respond to the GOP / Conservative gubernatorial candidate's allegations.

The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, the hometown paper of Cuomo's hand - picked running make, Mayor BOb Duffy, also backed the AG, while giving a shout - out to Paladino's running mate, Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards.

GOP gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio and his new running mate, Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards, are continuing their statewide tour today and are scheduled to pick up the endorsement this afternoon of Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney.

Pastor Bakare was notably picked as the running mate of current president, Muhammadu Buhari, when he contested on the platform of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) during the 2011 presidential election which he lost to former president, Goodluck Jonathan.

Law professor Tim Wu, Zephyr Teachout's running mate, has picked up momentum in the race, and last week Wu received the endorsement of the New York Times.

As Democratic insiders speculate on who AG Andrew Cuomo will pick as his running mate, Bill Samuels is forging ahead with his LG run and keeping the heat on the Senate by calling for «immediate passage» of a bill to create an independent districting commission.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will have to pick a new running mate now that Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy has announced he won't seek a second term.

Black leaders started voicing their concern about this state of affairs almost immediately after Cuomo picked Rochester Mayor Bob Duffy — a white male upstater — to be his preferred LG running mate.

But since he's also AG Andrew Cuomo's hand - picked LG running mate, Duffy also did double - duty, reiterating the gubernatorial contender's opposition to new taxes and support for spending cuts.

Unlike Bill Samuels, who has pledged to see his LG bid through to the end and primary whoever AG Andrew Cuomo picks as his running mate, St. Lawrence has said he will end his run if Cuomo doesn't select him.

He ran for lieutenant governor alongside Tom Foley in 2010, and this year chose his running mate early, naming former Groton Mayor Heather Somers as his lieutenant governor pick.

New Jersey governor and former Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie told CNN Tuesday that he didn't think presumptive nominee Donald Trump was going to pick him to be his running mate.

Faso and his running mate, Rockland County Executive Scott Vanderhoef, went on to lose big to then - AG Eliot Spitzer and his hand - picked LG, former Senate Minority Leader David Paterson.

But, if he had picked Sen. Clinton to be his running - mate we'd probably be looking at Bruce Lunsford being the favorite in Kentucky's Senate race right now.

«Poll: Patrick Murphy leads Democratic gubernatorial primary with GOP running mate David Jolly» via Marc Caputo of POLITICO Florida — Murphy would be tied for second if he jumped into Florida's Democratic primary for governor, according to a new poll that shows he could nudge into first with one unorthodox move: Picking a Republican running mate.

Gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday he picked Rochester mayor Robert Duffy to be his running mate.

After Cuomo picked a white man to be his running mate even with zero blacks running on the Democratic slate this year for any statewide office, Barron felt that the Democrats were taking the black vote for granted and created his own «Freedom Party.»

And Republicans are praising the ticket balancing of downstate Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino picking Chemung County Sheriff Christopher Moss as his running mate.

Gov. David Paterson will be joining Andrew Cuomo's hand - picked LG running mate, Rochester Mayor Bob Duffy, in his hometown this morning for a demolition ceremony at the nation's first enclosed shopping mall, Midtown Plaza.

It's never happened before, but if Clinton has to drop out before Election Day, the Democratic National Committee would pick a successor — and it wouldn't have to be her running mate, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine.

If Clinton picks Labor Secretary — and WNY native — Thomas E. Perez as her running mate, his friends and supporters say it will be because he earned it.

Even if Donald Trump does not pick Newt Gingrich as his running mate, the former U.S. House Speaker may still have a job in the billionaire's administration.

The local media in Rochester is apparently having a hard time getting information about the schedule of the city's mayor — and Andrew Cuomo's hand - picked LG running mate — Bob Duffy, from the notoriously tight - lipped and highly - controlled Cuomo campaign.

New Jersey governor and former Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie said he didn't think Trump was going to pick him to be his running mate, though he knew he was «close.»

Romney would be absolutely nuts to pick a liberal like Pataki as a running mate or cabinet member.

It really has nothing to do with him picking a black man to be his running mate, but I'm sure it doesn't hurt.