Sentences with phrase «progressive activist»

Sorry, Sarah, but you're spouting twaddle — progressive activist nonsense.

More likely he is a progressive activist with membership in good standing of the Borg collective AGW groupthink.

Banton stridently repeats the global warming memes, he is a progressive activist, someone who thinks that any disagreement is a personal slight — and who responds with an endless stream of petty vitriol.

Jonathan Pelto, a progressive activist and pro-public education, pro-teacher blogger announced that he would be running for governor over the summer.

The community school is the contemporary version of the 19th - century settlement houses founded by the progressive activist and sociologist Jane Addams on the theory that social ills are interconnected and must be approached holistically.

Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will endorse New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in his contested primary with actress and progressive activist Cynthia Nixon this week.

The people McMurray emailed included Patrick Whalen, director of the Niagara Global Tourism Institute; Amber Hainey, a progressive activist in the eastern part of the 27th Congressional district; and L. Gordon Flake, an American foreign policy expert who serves as CEO of the Perth USAsia Centre at the University of Western Australia.

She described herself as a progressive activist who advocates for reforms in public education.

«The unrest is just huge against Andrew,» said the man who ordered the poll, Bill Samuels, founder of the progressive activist group EffectiveNY.

Progressive activist Nomiki Konst said Nixon was a hit in D.C., where she gave a speech at the training session.

In the days since actor and progressive activist Cynthia Nixon indicated she might want to run against Andrew Cuomo in a Democratic primary for New York governor, Cuomo has made a number of public appearances and taken several steps to shore up his political base.

Back in Florida, she faces a primary from a progressive activist, Tim Canova.

ALBANY — Bill Samuels, a progressive activist and onetime Democratic fund - raiser who is hoping for a left - flank challenger to Governor Andrew Cuomo, met Thursday morning with Syracuse's Democratic mayor, Stephanie Miner.

Zephyr Teachout, a progressive activist and law professor who did surprisingly well in the 2014 gubernatorial primary against Andrew Cuomo, just announced on Monday that she plans to run for the open seat in Hudson Valley's District 19.

«I thought it had more to do with Kathy Hochul than it did with Nate McMurray,» said Heather Hartel, a progressive activist from Orchard Park.

«From our perspective, it was the governor selling out our candidate to beef up the progressive credentials of his own ticket,» said Renee Sutton, a progressive activist from Canandaigua, in the far eastern end of the sprawling 27th District.

Last cycle, the DCCC worked against Teachout, a progressive activist and law professor, in her primary campaign in New York.

For instance, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio — who is targeting same sorts of progressive activist and outer borough voters that Mr. Weiner could be aiming for — said his strategy wouldn't be altered by a Weiner candidacy.

As a progressive activist, she has been a spokesperson for the Alliance for Quality Education, a group that has criticized Cuomo's education policies.

Bearing signs saying «Don't balance the budget on the backs of the poor» and shouting «Hey hey, ho ho, the funding cuts have got to go,» the roughly 150 demonstrators, largely from New York City, represented progressive activist groups pushing for rent reductions for people with HIV, homeless services, low - income housing, health care and other issues.

At 5:30 p.m., progressive activist groups target Cuomo's birthday fundraiser over failed policies benefiting his donors over New Yorkers, Cipriani Wall Street, 55 Wall St., Manhattan.

Redner, an adult club entrepreneur and progressive activist, is sitting out the 2018 race and has said he is backing Buesing in the rematch.

you wouldn't get a lot of people to answer yes,» said Bill Samuels, a longtime progressive activist and advocate for ethics reforms.

Bronx District 13 (Pelham Bay and the Northeast Bronx): The race to succeed term - limited James Vacca saw Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj win a surprisingly narrow victory over progressive activist Marjorie Velazquez even though Gjonaj spent over $ 700,000, more than any other Council candidate.

Some New York Democrats have accused Cuomo's efforts of being politically motivated rather than sincere, saying his decision was driven by his primary challenge from progressive activist Cynthia Nixon.

Progressive activist groups angered over the IDC's siding with Senate Republicans are calling on Klein to resign, a move that could weaken the breakaway faction's cohesion and improve the chances of mainline Democrats gaining the majority in the chamber.

It's about time we see a progressive activist with a real track record backing our guys taking this race on!

I too want a progressive activist with a real track record.

Jumaane Williams, the New York City councilman and progressive activist who's seeking to unseat Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul in September's primary, wants the state to end Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 2 percent spending cap and increase taxes on the rich.

Brighton Town Board Member Robin Wilt calls herself a progressive activist, and she says she's running for the 25th Congressional District seat to honor the progressive legacy of the late Louise Slaughter.

Zephyr Teachout, a progressive activist who sits on the state committee and challenged Cuomo in a 2014 primary, said the ads were not a good use of resources.

Eastman's upset in Nebraska is a case where progressive activist organizations, including Progressive Change Campaign Committee and Justice Democrats, helped a populist candidate defeat a moderate endorsed by the party's official House campaign arm, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

This just in from a good friend and progressive activist: gop has a new hashtag going #hcrcostsjobs you know what to do right?

The website describes Nixon as a «lifelong New Yorker and progressive activist» who chose to run in order to «fight for a better, more equal New York.»

Faso has also taken heat for declining to appear at town - hall meetings organized by progressive activist groups.

Shirley, the progressive activist, has been a leader among newly energized activists that have emerged as a local political force since Trump's election.

Schneiderman, meanwhile, fought back, selling himself as a progressive activist who will use the attorney general's office as a stage for pushing reform.

John Doyle, a former aide to Senate IDC Leader Jeff Klein, and progressive activist Marjorie Velazquez are running strong campaigns against him but may split the anti-Gjonaj vote.

(CNN) The New York Working Families Party, an influential coalition of labor unions and progressive activist groups, voted on Saturday to endorse Cynthia Nixon in her primary challenge to Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

In fact, many women in the progressive activist space are coming out with similar stories of harassment from colleagues, bosses, clients, members of Congress and other men in positions of power.

«We are proud to give our endorsement to a progressive activist who we know will fight side by side with us in the state Legislature.»

They have compromised the DOJ, encouraged activism in the courts, appointed progressive activist to commissions to promote its religion, sought to ingrain the progressive's religious version of «Social Justice» and «Spread the Wealth».

NEW YORK — The George Soros - financed Media Matters for America progressive activist group has been helping to fuel an advertising boycott targeting Laura Ingraham's Fox News show following comments the media star made about Parkland shooting survivor and antigun activist David Hogg.

The Atlantic's Russell Berman recently wrote about Marie Newman, the progressive activist challenging Democratic Representative Dan Lipinski in Illinois.

Now, following pushback from broadcasters and event sponsors, that tradition is starting to fade, and progressive activists are delighted that women are no longer being treated as objects.

What are the implications for progressive activists?

In response, progressive activists, who've collectively spent millions of dollars cultivating a following, immediately began discussions about moving away from Change.

Progressive activists — including Fordham Law Prof. Zephyr Teachout, who launched a strong but unsuccessful primary challenge to Cuomo in 2014 — are calling for the rejection of this plan, unless the governor immediately calls special elections for the two Senate seats that will become vacant on Jan. 1.

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It's clear the Democratic Party is backing Cuomo in his primary fight with actress Cynthia Nixon, which has some progressive activists unhappy.