Sentences with phrase «political races»

Some of the law enforcement unions do not usually make endorsements in political races.

Update: by focusing on political races, I forgot about issue - advocacy.

Not so certain how that makes us so bad... it does make your countries political race for president look like a circus act.

Do political endorsements from on high, or from newspapers, make a difference in local political races?

The initiative would also increase the number of political races at the national level eligible for get - out - the - vote support, helping candidates who back property rights.

Nixon, an actress, is the shiny new thing making her first political race in a primary against the two - term Democratic incumbent and has come out swinging.

Governor Andrew Cuomo says this is not an ideal year for a public vote due to a lack of statewide political races that will bring voters to the polls.

In an attempt to put a smiley face on its tarnished image, Wal - Mart hires heavy - hitting public relations firm Edelman, which sets about using tactics derived from political races to reverse public perceptions of the giant retailer.

However, throughout the past several election cycles Republicans have unsuccessfully pumped significant financing into campaigns hoping to win control of the seat, including a race between Latimer and GOP candidate Bob Cohen during a 2012 election that broke a record for most money spent — $ 4.5 million in total — during a New York political race at the time.

The donation limits vary by political race and location, but the loophole allows donors to easily exceed the $ 10,300 limit for a state Senate race during the general election.

Through two of its affiliated political action committees, the RSA has $ 1.98 million on hand to spend on state political races, according to recent campaign finance filings with the state Board of Elections.

Narrator: In his first political race at age 28, Clinton took on a Conservative Republican Congressman named John Paul Hammerschmidt.

Raleigh, NC About Blog Public Policy Polling is best known for putting out highly accurate polling on key political races across the country, but we also do affordable private research for candidates and organizations.

m. Tuesday as there are some contested political races around the area.

Especially when political races heat up, there's plenty of verbal gunslinging.

«I'll let politicians and pundits talk about future political races my focus right now is fixing county government,» Mychajliw said.

More minority groups tend to participate in donating to New York City political races, the study found.

There's only one political race Tuesday that directly effects New York State government, and that's a special election for a State Senate seat in the Southern Tier.

September 30, 2010 • All Things Considered continues checking in on political races around the country.

It begins with his memorable battle versus Ed Koch in the Democratic primary in 1982 and follows his highs and lows all the way until his final political race versus George Pataki in 1994.

It's characteristic of his well - publicized ascent through life that his one major political race — the 2002 attempt to be mayor — became the subject of an Oscar - nominated documentary,

She has produced many exclusive reports - revealing, for example, that a prominent Staten Island attorney was behind several misleading Facebook pages designed to sway political races in the borough.

In the case of the latter, that entails identifying the most influential supporters in a target's circle, then nudging them via socialbots to steer their friends on a particular political race or issue.

There is a great debate now abroad in the land which finds itself injected into several political races about the extent to which people of faith can seek to do God's will as political actors.

He only masqueraded as a believer to win political races.

Senate Republicans say they oppose using taxpayer money for funding political races.

Academics, however, tend to look at the fundamental factors underlying political races, usually putting more weight on basic economic facts and core trends in public opinion than on the transient efforts of campaigns themselves.

So the Big Labor - sponsored group wants taxpayers to foot the bill for all public political races.

The statement, however, did not note that the Curran campaign's primary connection to BerlinRosen is through one of its vice presidents, Isaac Goldberg, a veteran of Nassau political races before he went to work for the Democratic firm, which has more than 100 employees.

There aren't any marquee political races next year at the state or national level, but there are a number of local contests heating up around the state — including the fight over the seat being vacated by Rockland County Executive Scott Vanderhoef.

Cuomo says he's still in a governing mode, as the final weeks of session approach, and he does not want to talk about specific political races.

Suozzi, who lost an effort in 2013 to reclaim the county executive post from Republican Edward Mangano, was often asked to consider various political races after his 2009 loss to Mangano, spokesman Michael Florio said.

The real estate industry — and business world in general — have a lot riding on this month's mayoral primary, not to mention the other citywide political races that will -LSB-...]... [more]

ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork / AP)-- Most New Yorkers watching Anthony Weiner and Eliot Spitzer in political races dominated by sex scandals want to forget about them, according to a poll released Monday.

And the governor must do this in a year when the biggest political race is for the mayor of New York City — a place which is banned from hosting a casino under Cuomo's plan.

It's also the reason why people like Broich and Dighe are suddenly involved in political races far from their homes.

Polls have long been a key component of tracking and analyzing political races, and presidential races are no exception.

Prior to 2010, Bulger was involved in many political races in Saratoga County and Clifton Park, and served as Town Planning Board chairman.

Walsh became the Conservatives» Suffolk County leader in 2006 with a promise to end the party's infighting and a vision to assert the party's power in political races beyond the judiciary.

Mr. Ailes also worked on lower - level political races, including the unsuccessful New York City mayoral campaign of Rudolph W. Giuliani in 1989.

Pressed on the issue of campaign cash and whether it is unduly influencing this year's presidential campaign, the Republican senator from Arizona maintained that allowing an «incredible amount of money» to enter political races opens the door for corruption.

Ms. Ballou argues that the NEA ought not to make endorsements in partisan political races because teachers «in many districts... may be required to join» the association — and at least some of them prefer candidates not supported by the NEA.

She then asked the crowd to imagine instead raising $ 100 million for political races where we «could sway a couple of seats to have more education reform.»

As evidence of how political Race to the Top has become, today's announcement of the finalists also provoked finger - pointing and criticism about who made the list of finalists, and who didn't.

Although Anderson lost her first political race ever to Butler in 2010, Anderson somehow raised $ 400,000, mostly from individuals rather than PACs and huge corporations.

He said he's been involved in Parkland political races in the past and sees a nexus between the shooting and campaigns he might be involved in.