Sentences with phrase «potential election of a candidate»

Up until now, the highly respected economic and geopolitical firm has never rated the potential election of a candidate.

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He called out rising - star Democratic lawmakers — many of them potential candidates for the 2020 presidential election — by name.

The race for New York's 9th Congressional District has attracted national attention because polls give Republican candidate Robert Turner an edge, a potential sign of trouble for President Barack Obama and for the Democrats ahead of next year's election.

The potential candidates made their appeals at a forum sponsored by the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition, the first major Iowa gathering of the 2012 election cycle.

Poor poll ratings - and the potential stirring up of student anger by an NUS candidate - makes the election an even more critical test for Mr Clegg's party.

Eaton said he will wait until Gov. Andrew Cuomo calls a special election in NY - 11 (something the governor has shown no signs of doing any time soon), and then convene a convention of county committee members to which all potential candidates will be invited to make their respective cases.

The current election cycle's potential Republican candidates for president may be a little slow out of the gate, but past aspirants to the nation's highest post haven't been so shy.

Assemblywoman Yuh - Line Niou, who was mentioned as a potential candidate to fill former Sen. Daniel Squadron's seat, today announced she is throwing her support to her Assembly colleague, Brian Kavanagh, though she pledged to work to reform the special election process to give voters more of a choice in candidate selection.

Remember, there are no truly safe seats: no candidate in the last election got more than half of all the potential votes in their constituency.

Nathan L. Gonzales of Inside Elections suggested there is a common theme with this list since the top five Democratic resisters have been frequently mentioned as potential 2020 presidential candidates.

A number of high - profile potential candidates for this year's election, former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, New York City Public Advocate Letitia James, and U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, are not on the list of those to be interviewed.

In recent weeks, the list of potential candidates has grown to include Mohr, the county's Republican elections commissioner, Kloch, a veteran jurist; Guerra, a career prosecutor; and McCabe, a Democrat and former prosecutor now working at Delaware North.

Democrat Laura Curran leads the fundraising race among Nassau County executive candidates, having collected $ 715,000 more in recent months than potential primary opponent George Maragos and about $ 400,000 more than Republican Jack Martins, according to reports filed Monday with the state Board of Elections.

Three members of the congressional delegation have been floated as potential attorney general candidates when the state holds its election later this year: Democratic Reps. Kathleen Rice, Sean Patrick Maloney and Hakeem Jeffries.

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano lost one of his last shots at a minor party ballot line for re-election when a potential stand - in candidate collected too few signatures to run on the Independence Party line, election officials said.

Three potential mayoral candidates want the city to implement «instant runoff voting» ahead of the next citywide election.

State Democratic Party Executive Director Charlie King's latest hit on GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Lazio comes in the form of a call to the state Board of Elections to investigate the former congressman's «ongoing relationship» with JPMorgan Chase for potential campaign finance violations.

King called for a December meeting of the full state committee to meet with the potential candidates and to have «a very serious strategy meeting on how we are going to win next year's elections.»

But the key passage of the resolution is this: «Be it resolved that any elected official or potential candidate who does not support marriage as defined between one man and one woman, shall not have their name appear on Row C, the New York State Conservative Party position on election ballots, in any election.»

«Anything could happen, but it would be almost back to square one in terms of the potential for a Democratic candidate to succeed in a head - on election for a Republican,» said Sullivan.

TROY — The three - count indictment of Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel Abelove Friday has county political leaders looking at potential candidates for the office, which is up for election in 2018.

«The youngest members of the potential next intake of Conservative MPs Main The oldest Conservative candidates bidding to enter Parliament at the next election»

(CNN)- Anticipating a very close race, the Republican candidate in New York's special election has put the wheels in motion for a potential hand count of certain ballots in the already - contentious race.

James, who has also moved toward a run for mayor, joined a list of potential candidates to replace Schneiderman, a Democrat, who have said they'll stay out of the imminent political horserace without closing the door to seeking the job in the September primary and November general election.

The three - count indictment of Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel Abelove has county political leaders looking at potential candidates for the office, which is up for election in 2018.

«It would've been a full citywide runoff,» he said, «and considering the paucity of actual enrollees in the Reform Party, its very easy to field candidates when you need such a small number of signatures and then open the Board up to significant elections responsibilities and a potential runoff.»

With candidates vying for votes ahead of New York City's September primary and November general elections, many in and around campaigns know that the state's antiquated election laws will, in part, ensure that a small percentage of potential voters will cast ballots among limited choices.

He said any potential Reform Party candidate needs to be in favor of term limits, non-partisan elections, and allowing voters to directly bring initiatives and referendums to the ballot.

Both de Blasio and Warren backed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the presidential election — though de Blasio, who ran Clinton's 2000 Senate bid, held off initially because he wanted to hear more about her plans to address income inequality — and are both rumored to be potential 2020 presidential candidates.

Assemblyman James Skoufis, a Woodbury Democrat and potential candidate for the 39th Senate District, previously has said he will announce his 2018 election plans after state lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo finalize the budget, which could happen by the end of next week.

Since Democrat Erin Cole terminated her campaign, announced earlier this year, Collins doesn't officially have a challenger for the 2018 mid-term election, but the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has targeted his district and a handful of candidates are exploring a potential run.

A Board of Elections spokeswoman confirmed that the agency had mistakenly listed potential gubernatorial candidate Zephyr Teachout as disabled and would correct the error, diffusing what some of her critics had pitched as a possible controversy.

As the two investigations diverged, the U.S. attorney's office focused almost exclusively on potential quid pro quo arrangements with de Blasio donors from the 2013 campaign, while Vance's office remained focused on complaints referred by the state Board of Elections over whether the mayor violated contribution limits in steering money to Democratic State Senate candidates in 2014.

Reuters adds that it might be Trump's lack of focus on LGBT issues that makes him a potential favorite among gay Republican voters in an election year where many GOP candidates are virulently anti-gay.

The Marist poll also included questions about a potential runoff election, in the event none of the candidates garner the necessary 40 percent of the vote to win the primary.

Senior figures have agreed that sitting MPs should be automatically reselected as candidates, averting a potential war between supporters of Jeremy Corbyn and the parliamentary party in the run - up to the general election.

Moskowitz answered about a dozen questions, with topics including whether there is any potential mayoral candidate who embodies what she wants in a candidate, whether she plans on being involved in the 2017 election, why she is «such a lightning rod» for criticism, obstacles ahead, the City's pre-K program, whether she'll run for office at another time, whether she reflexively criticizes all education - related actions of Mayor de Blasio, whether she's concerned that her influence on state government will diminish because of her decision, discipline and suspension polices at Success Academy schools, her plans for other projects and her view on potential mayoral candidacies of Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr..

Official petitions with 450 signatures aren't due until this summer, according to the City's Board of Elections, though if potential candidates plan on fundraising they have to register with the city's Board of Elections beforehand.

While the list of potential candidates is a long one, it is unknown when the governor will decide to set the special election.

Out west in California, Democrats looking for an upset in the 50th District special election got a boost Tuesday with the release of a poll showing that their candidate — 2004 nominee Francine Busby — is far better known than her potential Republican opponents and is thought of very favorably by voters in the San Diego - area district.

State election law requires candidates to disclose who they pay to avoid the potential for conflicts of interest or personal enrichment, among other possible abuses, said Susan Lerner, executive director of government watchdog group Common Cause.

Eight potential candidates were interviewed today for the Manchester Central by - election following the selection of Tony Lloyd (unopposed) as Labour candidate for Manchester's Police and Crime Commissioner.

«The head of a local Conservative Party association claimed that a potential parliamentary candidate lost out on a chance to run for election because she had the «double whammy» of «being brown and a woman.»

Back in the spring, he crunched numbers from the New York State Board of Elections and found that there were more than 100,000 potential campaign finance law violations by candidates over a two - year period.

Washington (CNN)-- Potential Republican presidential candidate Mitch Daniels defended his call for a truce on social issues in the 2012 election, stressing the importance of those with different viewpoints coming together to solve the country's economic problems.

Brianna: While I see clearly the historical significance of this election and agree that both candidates had the potential to change the course of American history, I continue to be sorely disappointed by the lack of integrity both candidates displayed.

No, Josh Thompson isn't working for one of the potential candidates who are considering challenging de Blasio in the November 2017 election.

It's the sad truth considering we're on the verge of a major presidential election and not once has either candidate discussed climate change or its potential threat to our country in the debates.

Witnessing the potential significance of Iowa, candidates in later elections, like Jimmy Carter, made a strong effort to campaign heavily in Iowa — and with much success.

A judgment was issued in which the judge noted that there was potential for fourteen types of fraud connected with postal voting and that these were utilized in the Birmingham Council elections where there was systematic large - scale rigging of postal votes to which the police had only marginally responded, despite being forewarned by some of the candidates that the election was going to be subject to fraudulent practices.