Sentences with phrase «potential primary against»

For Valesky, that could mean a potential primary against Rachel May of Syracuse.

Several sources say NYC Councilman James Sanders is calling around to feel out support for a potential primary against fellow Queens Democrat, Sen. Shirley Huntley.

ALBANY — The war between Gov. Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio has reignited talk about potential primaries against both Democrats.

Not exact matches

Several names have been mentioned as potential Democratic candidates for Morahan's seat, including Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski Jr., whose late father ran unsuccessfully against Morahan in 1999 (a race that contributed to the repeal of the commuter tax), and Ramapo Town Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence, who is currently running for LG, but says he won't primary whomever AG Andrew Cuomo taps as his No. 2 if it isn't himself.

What's particularly interesting here is the fact that 1) Lanza was briefly mentioned as a potential NY - 13 contender when it looked possible that the WFP and 1199 would run a primary challenger against Democratic Rep. Mike McMahon (that seems unlikely now), and 2) Lanza said yesterday he would support his longtime friend Vito Fossella if he mounts a comeback attempt against McMahon.

Few potential challengers would ever openly commit to launching a primary challenge against a sitting mayor — especially this early in the game.

DeFrancisco, who has never been shy in his criticism of Cuomo, said he won't run in a GOP primary for governor, should one materialize, nor is he particularly interested in facing off against Democratic Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner, whom he counts as a friend, and whose name surfaced this week as a potential primary challenger to the governor next year.

A couple days ago, the New York Daily News reported former Governor Eliot Spitzer «is being talked about» as a potential primary candidate against incumbent Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, a move he had reportedly seriously considered in 2010.

Diversity would also help balance the ticket, perhaps deflecting a potential liability in his own primary against Cynthia Nixon.

Ball has not yet announced his intention to seek another term this fall, and is widely speculated to be eyeing a potential run for Putnam County executive, which would mean he might mount a primary challenge against his fellow Republican and former aide, incumbent County Executive MaryEllen Odell.

Now that the WFP has endorsed Cynthia Nixon, she has a potential ballot line to run against Cuomo in November in the likely event that she loses the Democratic primary.

Miner had been discussed as a potential candidate to run against Gov. Andrew Cuomo next year in a primary, matching up the incumbent two - term governor against his former state Democratic Committee co-chair.

«The Republican who I ran against, this is a man who is against a woman's right to choose, this is a man who wants to lock refugees out of this country — it is not a person who I would stand next to,» said Cuomo, who was appearing with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, a potential 2017 primary rival to de Blasio.

The remarks could be an appetizer to a potential primary fight that Biden could launch against Hillary Clinton if she runs for president.

«The longer things lay out there and people don't close ranks — just ask Mitt Romney about this — and when you're going through a primary where the appeal is to the hard right to win, there's the potential for more mischief,» said Rick Lazio, a former Republican congressman and U.S. Senate nominee who struggled through a 2010 gubernatorial bid against challenges by then - Democratic Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy (who he beat) and Paladino (who he did not).

Against the rest of his potential opponents in the crowded Democratic primary, Hardy holds double - digit leads but never receives more than 39 percent of the vote.

The 7th District race, one strategist warned, represents a potential dilemma for the Democrats: a more liberal candidate could win the primary, only to face a tough general election against Culberson for the GOP - leaning seat.

Also Thursday, Nassau County Legislative Minority Leader Kevan Abrahams — a potential 4th District candidate — said he'd continue raising money as he explores a Democratic primary bid against Rice.

A majority of New York City voters continue to disapprove of Mayor Bill de Blasio's job performance, according to a Q poll released yesterday, but he would still probably fare well in a matchup against at least two of his potential Democratic primary rivals.

By comparison, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who has been mentioned as a potential 2018 primary challenger against Cuomo, is expected to report having raised about $ 2 million in donations since January, leaving him with $ 2.3 million in his coffers.

He'll also benefit from the Republican nature of the district, which went for President Bush by nine points in 2004, and the fact that his main potential primary opponent — Assemblyman Guy Houston — just decided against running on Thursday.

His chances: If Walter makes it through a competitive primary against Wendy Rogers, who ran an unsuccessful race for the nomination in 2012, and other potential candidates who are said to be mulling bids, he has a shot of winning the district.

in June also warned of potential primary challenges against he breakaway Dems if they don't reunify with the mainline Senate Democrats.

But Flake, who was outspoken against Trump during last year's campaign but has grown quieter since his election, also faces a potential primary challenge from the right.

Miner's name has occasionally been floated as a potential primary challenger against Valesky in 2018.

Kang's primary research focuses on designing and developing effective vaccines against viral diseases such as influenza virus and RSV, but he partnered with a university and research institutes in South Korea that wanted international collaborative projects to study if ginseng can be used to improve health and protect against disease because of the potential benefit in fighting these viruses.

This comes in the wake of over a decade worth of research showing that chocolate and / or cocoa lowers blood pressure, prevents or ameliorates endothelial dysfunction (a primary contributor to atherosclerosis), protects against coronary artery disease, reduces stroke risk, prevents cholesterol oxidation (which converts healthy lipoproteins into artherogenic ones), to name only 5 of 70 + potential health benefits associated with its regular consumption.

The primary di ffe rence between an unsecured and secured loan is the way the lender protects itself against a potential default.

Liberating dance from the realm of solely elite, highly - skilled and trained athletes, the medium holds the potential to act as a form of subversion against oppressive regimes and capitalistic ideals — so it's not surprising that movement became a primary facet of artistic practice at the height of counterculture in the»60s.

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