Sentences with phrase «presidential contenders»

«In this election year, voters will be looking closely at President Obama, the GOP presidential contenders and congressional candidates from both political parties to determine how they plan to put housing and the economy back on track,» said Nielsen.

Incidentally, most corporate GCs lean left when it comes to donations, with Democratic presidential contenders out - raising Republicans by an almost 2 - 1 margin.

In Iowa, where floodwaters will rise more often and corn yields could suffer from heat waves and insect plagues, wanna - be presidential contenders could end up talking FEMA as much as the farm bill.

For Republican presidential contenders who once supported combatting global warming, the race is heating up.

A few months after the end of an election campaign in which the phrase «climate change» wasn't mentioned once during three televised debates between the two presidential contenders, the editors of a magazine ensconced in an ivory tower think fighting climate change «must take top priority.»

WASHINGTON — For Republican presidential contenders who once supported combatting global warming, the race is heating up.

The group reviewed videotape of more than 120 interviews of presidential contenders by Chris Wallace, Tim Russert, George Stephanopoulos, Wolf Blitzer and Bob Schieffer this year.

At a Los Angeles teachers union election forum, presidential contenders portray charter schools as a disease that needs to be eradicated.

But it's the internal GOP debate that's on display in statehouses, across 2014 campaigns and among 2016 presidential contenders.

Republican presidential contenders Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney squared off on college tuition for undocumented immigrant students during last week's CNN / YouTube debate.

Last month, Campbell Brown and the American Federation for Children will host an education policy summit in New Hampshire with six of the seventeen GOP presidential contenders.

Of course, plenty of top GOP presidential contenders are anti-Common Core (Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, Bobby Jindal, etc.).

This will clearly distinguish him from other oft - named 2016 presidential contenders, particularly Pence and Walker, except for Texas's Rick Perry (who has from its inception firmly and genuinely opposed Common Core).

On April 16, Grassley was joined by seven other GOP senators (including major presidential contenders Ted Cruz and Rand Paul), who signed a letter calling on their colleagues to stop funding the implementation of Common Core, which, they point out, appears to violate federal laws that explicitly forbid the Education Department to influence curriculum or assemble a national database.

On Wednesday, Campbell Brown and the American Federation for Children will host an education policy summit in New Hampshire with at least six of the GOP presidential contenders.

But he predicted that politics nationally would shift to the point where federal climate legislation would be possible and presidential contenders will need to have a position on the issue.

Presidential contenders John McCain and Barack Obama have committed to early enactment of mandatory, economy - wide restrictions on emissions, implemented through tradable permits and designed to reduce emissions by 60 to 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050.

Conservatives are asking Republican presidential contenders about their plans to address global warming

Not surprisingly, potential Democratic presidential contenders — who would have to cater to the party's increasingly liberal base in the Democratic primaries — were equally aghast.

While other potential 2012 presidential contenders largely stayed quiet on the divisive congressional race that has exposed fault lines in the party, Palin delivered a slap in the face to Republican Party leadership in Washington when she offered a full - throated endorsement of third - party conservative Doug Hoffman over the GOP's anointed candidate, Dede Scozzafava.

To qualify for the primary ballot, Democratic presidential contenders need a minimum of 5,000 signatures, as well as 500 signatures from each of the state's 27 congressional districts to field delegate slates.

CNN political editor Chris Cillizza in May ranked Cuomo in his second tier of possible Democratic presidential contenders, behind former Vice President Joe Biden, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

Zeldin also was backed by local and state GOP and Conservative leaders, and he was endorsed by more than 60 local officials and several former presidential contenders, including Sen. John McCain (R - Ariz.).

Like many GOP presidential contenders, Mr. Cruz may not pull a ton of votes from New York City, but he is looking to the Big Apple to raise cash — he met with Sheldon Adelson among others in November.

I'm enjoying the posts on britainandamerica and all the US presidential contenders recognise the need for more defence spending.

We're starting to see the presidential contenders make their official announcements, which means they're all headed to Iowa.

Moulton and Ryan, who have been floated as future presidential contenders, will join Rep. Cheri Bustos and speak at the Polk County Democratic Party's Steak Fry at the end of the month.

One of those possible presidential contenders, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, said it was «time for a little rebellion on the battlefield of ideas,» while another potential White House candidate, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, gave what sounded like a presidential campaign stump speech.

President Mahama, the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, who had earlier accused the Nana Akufo - Addo of running away from a one - on - one debate and now says Ghanaians deserve a face up between the leading presidential contenders.

While potential presidential contenders and fellow governors have been happy to join in Walker's call for spending cuts, going after the unions» collective bargaining rights brings the battle to a whole new level.

It's the electrifying speech that made Mario Cuomo a national political sensation, vaulting him into the ranks of potential presidential contenders.

On Monday, he even called out some GOP presidential contenders saying they should be campaigning in the Hawkeye State, saying Iowa represents «the type of politics that is good for America.»

Giuliani also said responding to Sandy «will be a feather» in the caps of Cuomo and Christie — both potential 2016 presidential contenders — adding: «They can check the box off that says they can handle an emergency.»

Her name is often included on short lists of possible 2020 Democratic presidential contenders, which political analysts say may at least partially explain her budget vote.

Carney has previously held back direct attacks against Republican presidential contenders.

Washington (CNN)- A Democratic group normally known for doing opposition research on Republicans is adding a new project to its workload, by stepping in to defend potential 2016 Democratic presidential contenders.

gets a sexual harassment lawsuit, and no less than five potential presidential contenders will appear at the same event in Iowa tonight.

The two are potential Presidential contenders in 2016 but they had nothing but praise for one another.

Darcy Richardson was one of several presidential contenders for the Reform Party nomination this year, but stayed on after Roque De La Fuente won the Reform Party nod.

The two are potential Presidential contenders in 2016, if Hillary Clinton doesn't run, but they had nothing but praise for one another.

The former Massachusetts governor also offered sharp criticism of the Obama administration over the recent Internal Revenue Service controversy and gave his thoughts on some potential 2016 presidential contenders.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D., N.Y.) on Monday joined other possible 2020 Democratic presidential contenders in backing Sen. Bernie Sanders» (I., Vt.) «Medicare for All» bill.

Hillary Clinton is more popular in New York, Virginia and New Jersey than three potential 2016 Republican presidential contenders — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, and U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky — according to a poll released today.

The presidential contenders are managing expectations in advance of the next FEC deadline at midnight tomorrow.

But the effort also put a focus on the relationships between the three governors in the tri-state area, with extra special attention on Cuomo and Christie, who have by all accounts worked well together, but are also potential presidential contenders down the road.

Washington (CNN) Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani's comments that he doesn't think President Barack Obama «loves America» have put potential Republican presidential contenders in a bind, caught between a desire to criticize the President and the need to respect the office of the presidency.

As friends and advisers of the governor see it, Cuomo enters the discussion of top - tier presidential contenders in a party that hasn't just gotten used to symbolic victories; it has become comfortable with even symbolic losses.

But they weren't the only victors in a night that revealed the top seven GOP presidential contenders» strengths and weaknesses just over two weeks before voters cast the first ballots in the Iowa caucuses.

Zeldin hasn't yet endorsed any of the Republican presidential contenders.

ranking is reserved for the greatest mistruths, including Mitt Romney's statement that Barack Obama «didn't even mention the deficit or debt» in his 2012 State of the Union address (when Obama actually did so six times) and the Obama campaign statement that Republican presidential contenders including Mitt Romney said that «they would cut foreign aid to Israel — and every other country — to zero» (when none of them actually did so).