Sentences with phrase «placeholder candidates»

Cuomo, who made it clear last week that he would not accept the WFP line, reportedly pressured the WFP to put placeholder candidates for governor, LG and AG in order to buy some time to see how the US attorney's investigation of the party plays out.

The WFP (reportedly at Cuomo's request) put placeholder candidates on it line for governor, LG and AG.

Much of the attention at this weekend's Working Families Party convention in Buffalo centered on the statewide races (three out of five of which the labor - backed party chose to punt on, tapping placeholder candidates for governor, LG and AG), but decisions were made on a number of legislative races, too.

During an interview that will air on «Capital Tonight» this evening, Erie County GOP Chairman Nick Langworthy acknowledged its possible the Lorigo and his running mate, John Andrew Kay, (both of whom are lawyers), might be placeholder candidates who would bow out to make room for someone — maybe Paladino — after the dust settles from the GOP convention.

As with all their placeholder candidates — contenders tapped to keep Row D warm while the Democrats settled their differences for Row A — the WFP was sure to pick an attorney who would be eligible for a judgeship should the need to remove him arise.

The Working Families Party is still scrambling to find a placeholder candidate for governor in advance of its June 5 convention, and is looking for someone who will not only attract 50,000 votes but also might exploit the fact that the statewide Democratic ticket lacks diversity, a source with knowledge of party leaders» thinking said.

It's possible the WFP could endorse Nixon but not give her its ballot line, putting a placeholder candidate there instead — just in case there's a post-primary peace deal between the governor and the party that requires her to go away quietly before the November general, though, as Nick reported yesterday, there are ways of getting her name off the ballot if necessary, too.

The WFP at its convention announced Legal Aid attorney Kenny Schafer would act as a placeholder candidate and vacate the line to the eventual WFP nominee in the general election.

Sources familiar with the conversations said the party leadership is considering not nominating an AG candidate this weekend, but rather opting for a «placeholder candidate.»

Cuomo is pressuring the labor - backed party to nominate a placeholder candidate in the race to replace him, urging WFP leaders away from Sen. Eric Schneiderman.

«I can tell you tenants would be much more likely to vote for governor on Row E if the candidate is Kenny Schaeffer,» Tenants PAC's Michael McKee told me this afternoon while trying to explain why his board decided to endorse the Working Families Party's placeholder candidate over the Democratic gubernatorial designee, Andrew Cuomo.

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 week.

The melodrama over the WFP line this year is in stark contrast to 2010, when the WFP nominated a placeholder candidate as it faced a federal investigation over its for - profit arm Data and Field Services.

But that possibility is still on the table, according to these sources, and will remain there even if the divided state committee endorses Cuomo over Fordham Prof. Zephyr Teachout tomorrow, or decides to back a placeholder candidate for governor on the line for the short term.

The party put a placeholder candidate, Kenneth Schaeffer, a legal Legal Aid lawyer, United Auto Workers member, and a longtime WFP member and activist on its line in June.

A placeholder candidate has the Working Families Party line and will likely be replaced by the Democratic primary winner for the general election.

The party put a placeholder candidate, Kenneth Schaeffer, a legal Legal Aid lawyer, United Auto Workers member, and a longtime WFP member and activist, on its line back in June when Cuomo took a pass on the line due to the now - closed US attorney's probe into the party's for - profit arm, Data & Field Services.

Instead, the party went with a placeholder candidate in what was viewed by observers as a snub to the mayor.

He ran for the US Senate in 2006, served as a placeholder candidate on some ballots in 2008 for presidential candidate Ralph Nader, and received 41 percent of the vote in a Syracuse Common Council race (2009).

With Cuomo still up in the air, the Working Families Party may nominate a placeholder candidate when party members gather for their convention in Buffalo on June 5.

Scharff said no decision has been made whether to go with Teachout or a placeholder candidate in hopes of attracting James.

Not exact matches

Cain is a placeholder until the real candidate emerges to take out Romney.

But who the candidate will ultimately wind up being remains up in the air as the party could select a placeholder for the post after New York City Public Advocate Tish James confirmed she would not seek the party's line in her bid for AG.

The party could endorse Zephyr Teachout for attorney general or a placeholder as Democratic AG candidate Tish James has indicated she would not take the WFP's endorsement, spurning a party that helped elect her to office.

«The Legislature should appoint a placeholder to serve as the acting Attorney General — someone who will not stand for election — allowing the voters to select from a competitive field of candidates as part of the normal electoral process in the Fall.

«These outstanding individuals have shown a longstanding commitment to working families and they are the best candidates currently available,» Cantor said of the three placeholders.

As a result, Working Families Party leaders are expected to nominate a «placeholder» candidate — someone not widely known statewide — to appear on the ballot through the primary, and replace the person in September.

Dadey has made it clear that he only put his name on petitions as a placeholder, hoping the party can come up with another candidate for the Republican line.

ALBANY — With the Working Families Party convention starting this weekend and no clear consensus on a nominee among committee members, it's possible the party will nominate a «placeholder» candidate for the gubernatorial race.

Democrats in Syracuse are trying to remove a placeholder Republican candidate for mayor from the ballot through a legal challenge that GOP officials there are attempting to thwart.

Joe Crowley will control the selection of the candidate if Gov. Andrew Cuomo calls a special election, and the conventional wisdom is that he would want someone who would be a placeholder so NY - 9 can be easily carved up in the next round of redistricting.

His name was intended only as a placeholder for the real candidate.

Sometimes, parties purposely nominating a so - called «placeholder» candidate, placing an attorney who has no plans to run for an office onto a line to buy some time before making a final decision.

The Independence Party, like the Working Families Party, which is also under investigation (although by the US attorney's office, not the Manhattan DA's office), put a placeholder AG candidate on its ballot line, singaling a desire to wait and see what happens in the Democratic primary before making a final decision.

Sources said Bellando would have served as a placeholder and was expected to decline the nomination, allowing the party to select a new candidate later this week.

Common Cause / NY Executive Director Susan Lerner says the Legislature should appoint a placeholder to serve as the acting attorney general — someone who will not stand for election — allowing the voters to select from a competitive field of candidates in the fall.

The use of placeholders would also pre-empt any early endorsement by the party of one of the Democratic candidates for attorney general, two of whom — State Senator Eric T. Schneiderman and Assemblyman Richard L. Brodsky — have close ties to the Working Families coalition.

Mr. Cuomo made his demand at a meeting with Working Families officials on Tuesday and suggested that he would not even consider accepting the party's endorsement unless they agreed to using placeholders, who under the state's arcane election laws could be swapped for new candidates after the primary.