Sentences with phrase «race in a presidential year»

The last Senate race in a presidential year was in 2012 when appointed - Sen.

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«I'd be surprised if it wasn't,» said Terry Sullivan, a Republican political strategist who managed Marco Rubio's presidential campaign in 2016 and subsequently worked on his Senate race that year.

A key theme in this year's presidential race is competitiveness of American industry, though candidates like Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders tend to use more colorful language when describing their belief that the United States has lost its economic edge.

This year we had a presidential race in which the incumbent was an opponent of the Born Alive Infants Protection Act, and the Republicans were somehow on the defensive.

He was not only one of the most famous Catholic Senators of the past 20 years but he is currently the only Catholic candidate in the GOP presidential race.

In a year with a bad map and low presidential approval, Democratic campaigns desperately need the money, and as we've seen, they're spending it on the kinds of activities that might make a difference in close raceIn a year with a bad map and low presidential approval, Democratic campaigns desperately need the money, and as we've seen, they're spending it on the kinds of activities that might make a difference in close racein close races.

Commercial advertisers have been experimenting with advertising in video games for a couple of years now, but Barack Obama has now given in - game ads the Presidential (campaign) Seal of Approval: he's been running get - out - the - vote ads in the XBox Live racing game Burnout Paradise for days now.

Clinton's loss in the 2016 presidential election to Donald Trump was seen as a galvanizing event for many women to run for office in down - ballot races — from local elections, state legislation races and congressional campaigns — this year.

It is highly unlikely that if Clinton were to throw her hat into the presidential race the next go - around that Cuomo, who served in her husband's cabinet as HUD secretary for four years, would not seek the White House that year.

There is a remote possibility that this year's presidential race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump could end in a virtual tie in a state requiring a recount, reminiscent of the 2000 presidential election.

My own panel, «How to Act Like Obama Online When You DO N'T Have a Billion in the Bank» (which will talk about applying Obama 2012 lessons to this year's advocacy and electoral campaigns), is coming together nicely — we just signed up Ethan Roeder, Obama's chief data manager for the presidential race and who's now gone back over to the New Organizing Institute, as a speaker.

«He's slow and steady, but that approach can win the race, especially in a high - turnout presidential year where demographics and registration are on his side.»

Obviously you have Democrats who are energized by what happened in the presidential race two years ago.

Democrats are pleased Nelson's finally getting in the House race, especially in a presidential year when the party is hoping to expand its down - ballot battlefield.

Sen. John McCain, R - Ariz., 5th term McCain is entering his third decade in the Senate, but with a presidential race at the top of the ticket, Arizona will likely be targeted by national Democrats this year who would offer organizational support to drive voters to the polls.

More than two years ago, Barak fan Joe Anthony started a MySpace page in honor of the then - Senator, only to see its friend list balloon to over 160,000 in the frenzy of attention paid to the presidential race over the past few months.

«I think in a topsy - turvy year like this, with lots of static and distortion around the presidential race, you don't wait.

The impact of the referendum could be significant because voting in years without a presidential or governor's race is low, hovering around the 20 percent mark.

New Yorkers have always known their city is the center of the universe, so it seems only fair that New York ought to play such an unusually outsized role in this year's presidential race.

The Republicans started this cycle behind the Democrats in overall online experience (with notable exceptions like Patrick, David All, Matt Turk and Mindy Finn), and if senatorial and congressional races follow the presidential campaigns» current pattern, that imbalance seems likely to persist for years to come.

Not one poll has shown Gillespie ahead in the race, one year after Clinton won Virginia by 6 percentage points — a closer - than - expected margin in a state with a Democratic governor and two Democratic senators and that's voted for the Democratic nominee in three straight presidential contests.

The recall election spurred by anger over changes Walker pushed through the Legislature last year to effectively end collective bargaining rights for most public workers is the most prominent campaign in the nation after the presidential race.

Texas parties remain ballot - qualified in presidential election years if they poll at least 5 % for any partisan statewide race.

But Democrats start the open seat race with a narrow advantage in a presidential year when former New York Sen. Hillary Clinton is likely to top the ballot.

In recent years especially, down - ballot races have often been less about the individual performance of the candidates or their campaigns and more a reflection of a national environment driven by the presidential race.

In 2012, for example, many of the Republican candidates in the year's most competitive Senate races performed exactly as well as the GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney diIn 2012, for example, many of the Republican candidates in the year's most competitive Senate races performed exactly as well as the GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney diin the year's most competitive Senate races performed exactly as well as the GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney did.

It's potential reckoning for the state's political left, with pragmatists and crusaders dueling for control of an influential minor party, which could affect the outcome of this year's gubernatorial race and, perhaps, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's chances to be in the field for the 2020 presidential race.

The vote test for a party to remain ballot - qualified is 2 %, but in presidential years, the only office that counts is the U.S. House race, and the Country Party did not poll as much as 2 % for that office.

In New York, turnout for both parties is higher in presidential years than in years when a gubernatorial race tops the ticket, but the jump is larger for Democrats than RepublicanIn New York, turnout for both parties is higher in presidential years than in years when a gubernatorial race tops the ticket, but the jump is larger for Democrats than Republicanin presidential years than in years when a gubernatorial race tops the ticket, but the jump is larger for Democrats than Republicanin years when a gubernatorial race tops the ticket, but the jump is larger for Democrats than Republicans.

Comella initially had been hired as a consultant to Cuomo to help shape this year's agenda after working for Republicans in presidential races, including New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, President George W. Bush's 2004 re-election, as well as Rudy Giuliani and Sen. John McCain (R - Ariz.).

Down - ballot races across the country have been heavily overshadowed this year by the presidential race, which has consumed news coverage and attention spans nationally and in individual battleground states.

Election Day is Tuesday and while it might not be a presidential election or a Congressional election year, there are still important races in Onondaga County and in the city of Syracuse.

And this year, Democrats will likely enjoy a down - ballot bump that comes in elections that overlap with presidential races.

Hannon has had generally closer races in presidential election years and Democrats hope Cronin this year will benefit from the down - ballot impact of the presidential race.

He recounted the qualifications of President Mahama which include his being a three - term Member of Parliament, Deputy Communications Minister, Minister of Communications, Chairman of the National Communications Authority, Vice President of Ghana in January 2009, Care taker President in July 2012, President of Ghana in January 2013 after winning a one - touch presidential race against someone who had campaigned for 12 years.

Democrats in particular are confident they will make gains in next year's legislative races in part due to it being a presidential election year, which will typically draw out more Democratic voters in New York.

Nevertheless, Democrats view Cuomo's potential involvement in the race as a test to see whether he will aid their cause in 2016, a presidential election year.

A presidential election year is expected to drive out more Democratic voters and aid down - ballot races in the process.

Former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg has instructed advisers to draw up plans for a potential independent campaign in this year's presidential race, because he has been galled by Donald Trump's dominance of the Republican field, and troubled by Hillary Clinton's stumbles and the rise of Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont on the Democratic side.

The next presidential election is nearly three years away, but in the Capitol the race is already unfolding, with no fewer than six senators — including New York's Kirsten Gillibrand — eyeing the Democratic nomination in 2020, with each angling to get to the left of the others, complicating things for their colleagues seeking re-election this year.

If former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg enters the presidential race, he'll sway at least one New York independent who runs a 170 - year - old manufacturing business in Troy: Martin Gordinier, president of Gurley Precision Instruments.

New York Republicans, who have struggled for 14 years to advance a statewide candidate, sought to regroup at their state convention in Buffalo with the unanimous nomination of Wendy Long to challenge U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, even as the turbulent presidential race threatened to tear their national counterparts asunder.

Nevertheless, it's fresh fodder for Democrats, who continue to hold out hope that they'll be able unseat Hannon in the upcoming presidential election year, when the party typically does better in down - ballot races.

Bloomberg said (jokingly) that he and Vice President Joe Biden considered running in this year's presidential race as a joint ticket, but couldn't decide who would be on top.

«I think there is a lot of room for a Democrat to speak to these issues,» Mr. de Blasio said last year at a Politico breakfast when asked if there was room to the left of Ms. Clinton's policies in the presidential race.

The open seat race will draw considerable interest from both national parties, as Arizona has been competitive at the presidential level in recent years.

Malliotakis, who chaired Sen. Marco Rubio's New York campaign efforts during last year's Republican presidential primary and has been opposed to President Donald Trump, is joining a crowded field of hopefuls seeking the Republican line in this year's mayoral race.

The former American presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton says she feels a «terrible sense of responsibility» for not defeating Donald Trump in last year's race for the White House.

Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny says there always in an increase in voter registration in presidential primary years, and with hotly - contested races on both the Democratic and Republican side, this year is no exception.

He has spent most of his career as a political operative, working on Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign in Pennsylvania and leading Syracuse Common Councilor Joe Carni's successful race last year.