Sentences with phrase «primaries against incumbent»

However, he is also running in the Democratic primaries against incumbent President Barack Obama.

A coalition of second amendment advocates and others in New York are forming a new political movement to get what they say are disaffected and disenfranchised New Yorkers to vote, possibly in primaries against incumbent state lawmakers.

Paladino last year pledged to support primaries against incumbent Senate Republicans, though none of his direct efforts were successful.

Former Rep. Paul Broun announced he's running for Congress in Georgia's 9th District, and he faces not just a primary against an incumbent fellow Republican but the haze of an ethics investigation dating back to his last term in the House.

Grimm is currently weighing a decision to run in the GOP primary against incumbent Borough President James Oddo, according to insiders who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

Mr. Akselrod is running in a competitive primary against incumbent Democrat Steve Cymbrowitz.

Actor Cynthia Nixon, who is running for governor in a Democratic primary against incumbent Andrew Cuomo, released her tax filings on Friday.

Doing even that well in a primary against an incumbent is difficult; for example, Reshma Saujani spent over $ 1 million in her campaign against Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney that same year, yet received only 19 % of the vote.

District 2 — Town and Village of Saugerties: Incumbent Republican Robert Aiello faces a possible primary against incumbent Walter Frey.

Eisenbach is running in the Democratic primary against incumbent Public Advocate Letitia James.

Businessman Gary Greenberg's PAC supporting the passage of the Child Victims Act has endorsed Democratic Assembly candidate Rachel Barnhart, who is running in a primary against incumbent Harry Bronson.

He is the candidate of the Democratic Party.After being successful in the 2012 Primary against the incumbent he has received much acclaim from all over his district: WEST AND EAST for his community events and initiatives.

City Comptroller Mark Schroeder talks with his team as they campaign door - to - door while running for mayor in the Democratic primary against incumbent Byron Brown on Sept. 5.

Not exact matches

Critics point out that the open system can be gamed, especially when an incumbent's backers flock to the other party's primary to support a weaker candidate, who then ends up as the other party's nominee against the incumbent in the general election.

Mr. Scott can afford to break with the gun lobby now because he is unlikely to face a Republican primary in his expected Senate campaign against Bill Nelson, the Democratic incumbent, in the midterms in November.

The lead focuses on a Maryland Comptroller candidate who built 80 % of his volunteer base on MySpace and then turned around and won the primary against a two - term incumbent.

One quick point before I hop a plane back to DC — as you're absorbing the media and the punditry's attempts to Understand The Meaning of Tuesday's primary losses by Arlen Spector in Pennsylvania and Trey Grayson in Kentucky (see: «Specter Defeat Signals a Wave Against Incumbents»), don't forget the classic observation that all politics is local.

DeFrancisco remained adamant he will not seek to challenge Molinaro in a primary, arguing that would hurt the GOP's chances against incumbent Democrat Andrew Cuomo in the general election.

Suffolk County Conservative Chairman Ed Walsh is calling on Chris Cox to drop his bid for Congress in Long Island's 1st CD and back one of his two primary opponents, Randy Altschuler, reasoning it has become clear Cox «does not have a viable path to victory» against the Democratic incumbent, Rep. Tim Bishop.

He has always been something of an outsider, conferencing with the Republicans during his last stint in the Senate and then running against an incumbent Democrat, former Sen. Efrain Gonzalez Jr., in the 2008 primary.

At the same time, Democrats would not support the primary challenges against IDC incumbents including Klein, Sen. Jose Peralta and Sen. David Valesky.

That last word — «establishment» — is key here, since Maloney, who railed against too much party influence before she took a pass on a primary challenge to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, is banking on her incumbent status to carry her through to victory in September.

The Broadway Democrats, a party club on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, voted last night by a wide margin to endorse insurgent gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon against her primary target, incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

State Sen. George Latimer is the choice of the Westchester Democrats to run for county executive against Republican incumbent Rob Astorino, though County Legislator Ken Jenkins has vowed to fight on in the September primary.

Coming off his primary victory and sensing he could play kingmaker in upper Manhattan, Espaillat endorsed Alcantara in July along with Carmen De La Rosa to run against incumbent Guillermo Linares in the Assembly.

So far in her fledgling Democratic primary campaign against two - term incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Nixon has set out to prove just that.

Rep. Lou Barletta won the Republican Senate primary in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, advancing to a November matchup against Democratic incumbent Bob Casey.

For Bannon, Moore has been the means to challenge establishment Republicans, throwing his support behind Moore during the primary against President Trump's and Senate Republicans» preferred candidate, incumbent Sen. Luther Strange.

He generated bad press for the administration by offering a job to Colorado Democratic Senate primary candidate Andrew Romanoff when the administration was trying to get him not to run against incumbent Michael Bennet in 2010.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio spent Sunday urging voters to head to the polls on Tuesday, as Sal Albanese, his leading rival in the Democratic primary, pushed back against a widely held belief that the incumbent was a shoo - in to win.

Clarey is referring to Paladino's effort to remake the Senate GOP by supporting conservative primary candidates against more moderate incumbents.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio spent today urging voters to head to the polls on Tuesday, as Sal Albanese, his leading rival in the Democratic primary, pushed back against a widely held belief that the incumbent was a shoo - in to win.

The Daily News has backed newcomer Reshma Saujani against her Democratic primary target, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, praising her «moxie» in trying to be the first challenger to oust an incumbent member of the New York congressional delegation in close to two decades.

Given the above, does it ever make sense to vote against the incumbent in his party's primary, by voting for a same - party challenger?

Former state Sen. Terry Gipson in a radio interview on Monday said it would take a grassroots effort to win a Democratic primary for governor against incumbent Andrew Cuomo.

US Sen. Chuck Schumer is the latest in a line of high - profile Democrats to send supporters of Rep. Carolyn Maloney an e-mail singing her praises in advance of tomorrow's primary, in which the incumbent Upper East Side congresswoman will face off against newcomer Reshma Suajani.

Two years ago, the party helped progressive Democrats win a number of legislative primaries, in some cases against incumbents.

* In New York, the latest Marist poll suggests Gov. Andrew Cuomo is still favored to prevail in his Democratic primary against Cynthia Nixon: the incumbent leads in the poll, 68 % to 21 %.

With seven candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for the 19th Congressional District — and little ideological daylight between them — campaigns are touting their candidate's electability in the November battle against incumbent Republican John Faso as they head towards a June 26 primary to decide who'll get the party's line.

Zephyr Teachout and Timothy Wu announce their intent run a primary race against incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., one of Mayor Bill de Blasio's foremost Democratic critics, told the Observer today that he was not willing to foreclose on the possibility of running against the liberal incumbent in this September's primary — saying that he doesn't know «right now what may or may not happen.»

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.

Gianaris said he will not run in a primary against a current incumbent.

Tenney, who challenged Hanna in the 2014 primary, framed the race as one against a «Washington incumbent who betrays Republican and conservative values.»

New York Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney announced Tuesday she will challenge Rep. Richard Hanna, R - N.Y., in the Republican primary next year, setting up a fight between the three - term tea party state legislator against a moderate incumbent.

ESPA has been making some interesting endorsements of late, backing a number of Democratic primary challengers against Senate incumbents who voted «no» on marriage last December.

Smith goes on to take the same position Senator Sampson did when asked if the conference would support Espada in his primary challenge against Desiree Pilgrim - Hunter, saying, «As a rule, we support the incumbent Senators.»

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.

TICONDEROGA Although he lost in the Republican primary, R. William Grinnell is asking people to write his name in against incumbent Joseph Giordano for Ticonderoga town supervisor.

Two challengers will face off against the incumbent in Thursday's primary for New York's new 115th district.