Sentences with phrase «race leader after»

Mr Clegg has had a remarkable election campaign, shooting up from relative unknown to race leader after the first debate, but capitalising on anger over expenses and a strong «change» message.

Not exact matches

After the Washington Post published a 2005 recording in which Donald Trump made lewd comments about women, some Republican leaders said they would no longer support Trump, and a few have called on Trump to quit the race entirely.

Brad Keselowski is the points leader with four races to go, but his seven - point margin over Jimmie Johnson is in jeopardy after Keselowski qualified 32nd and Johnson won the pole position.

WTF are you smoking??? We are not in any title race, 9 points behind the leaders after 7 games!

we have shown times without number we don't do pressure, we lack grit and balls, so if the title race goes to the wire, with each match plays dxd under enormous pressure to hold on to the top spot or chase the leaders down you cn be rest assured we will find a way to bottle it, its what we do best...... and as soon as we are out of contention and pressure is off, just watch us rack up wins after wins, in time to nab the 4th spot

But, that didn't stop Prema from taking a gamble with race leader Leclerc, who had extended a comfortable advantage over the chasing pack after hitting the front.

And after each of them he had gained the yellow jersey emblematic of the race's overall leader.

Lewis Hamilton entered his home race at Silverstone with a 20 - point deficit to championship leader Sebastian Vettel, after a tough recovery drive in Austria.

But a final decision will have to be made after the current season as Busch is still a contender, currently 47 points (less than a full race) behind championship leader Matt Kenseth with six races remaining.

During the opening race of the Paul Ricard round, Shwartzman was closing down leader Fenestraz as they entered the tight and twisty chicane, after a safety car restart.

The race only featured one racing lap, as it was stopped after leader Vanthoor's huge airborne flip.

Nashua, handsome Belair Stud 3 - year - old whose racing fate was left in doubt after death of Owner William Woodward Jr., went to Leslie Combs II (leader of 5 - man syndicate) of Kentucky's Spendthrift Farm for $ 1,251,200 — largest price ever for Thoroughbred — in sealed bidding in New York.

Dillon won the Daytona 500 after contact with race - leader Aric Almirola on the final lap.

French league leaders Nice have only the title race to focus on for the rest of the season after going out of the Coupe de France on Sunday, losing 2 - 1 away to Lorient.

Mainz boss Maetin Schmidt admits he is delighted to have opened up the Bundesliga title race after his team secured a hard fought 2 - 1 away win at leaders Bayern Munich on Wednesday.

La Liga leaders Barcelona and Real Madrid will take the title race to the last game of the season after both recording wins at the weekend, however Atletico Madrid's challenge is over after a shock 2 - 1 defeat at Levante.

Despite striving yet again to throw away a golden opportunity by squandering a 3 - 1 lead away at arch rivals Tottenham in midweek, 24 hours after league leaders Manchester United could only manage a 0 - 0 draw with Newcastle at St James» Park, Arsenal still find themselves in this title race, not that anyone knows how.

Feyenoord Rotterdam 2 - 1 PSV Eindhoven highlights: Feyenoord Rotterdam opened the Eredivisie title race wide open after they defeated league leader PSV Eindhoven on the weekend.

Juve are four points behind Serie A leaders Napoli in the title race after their league clash with Atalanta last weekend was postponed.

Shortly after Carl Paladino handily won the Republican nomination in the race for governor Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos congratulated Paladino and welcomed him to the general election fight — and Senate Democrats were quick to pounce.

The WFP was also active in several races outside the five boroughs, including the Albany mayor's race, where City Treasurer Kathy Sheehan is poised to become the city's first female leader after defeating her primary opponent, former Councilman Corey Ellis; and Nassau County, where Tom Suozzi is one step closer to his effort to take back his old county executive post from Republican Ed Mangano after beating Adam Haber on Tuesday.

The race for the seat was kicked off after former Majority Leader Dean Skelos in December was ousted from his seat after he was convicted on corruption charges.

Ukip's former deputy leader Paul Nuttall has set his sights on Labour supporters after easily winning the party's leadership race with 62.6 % of the vote.

The New York Racing Association's board of directors, which came under state control in 2012 after years of controversy, recommended that the organization go back into private hands — but with a minority of members once again appointed by the governor and legislative leaders.

Trump's team stepped up the pressure on the prime minister after the tycoon's path to becoming Republican party leader was cleared by rival Ted Cruz's withdrawal from the race.

He is competing for the party's official designation against Sen. John DeFrancisco, a Syracuse state lawmaker who entered the race in February and appeared to be the frontrunner after Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb ended his campaign.

The statement, which simultaneously jeers and criticizes the Republicans and the unsettled field, comes as Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro has signaled to Republicans officials that he will enter the race for governor after winning a straw poll on Friday during a meeting of GOP leaders in Saratoga Springs.

Even if this latest peace deal between Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins and IDC Leader Jeff Klein holds when lawmakers return to Albany after the Easter / Passover break next week, and even if the Democrats win both the April 24 special elections (the Westchester County race is really the deciding factor there, since the Bronx seat seems a safe bet), the Republicans will still have control of the chamber as long as Felder, a conservative Democrat, continues to caucus with them.

After Molinaro said he wasn't running in January, Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb of Canandaigua dropped out of the race last month.

Malcolm Rifkind, who also stood in the race for leader, opted to return to the backbenches after he missed out on the foreign affairs post.

This mailer hit mailboxes in the 33rd SD yesterday — a full three days after the candidate in question, Dan Padernacht, had already dropped out of the primary race against Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. and thrown his support to Gustavo Rivera.

Democrats also expect to hit on the theme of corruption, especially after the conviction and sentencing of Republican former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, hoping the anti-incumbent sentiment helps them in down - ballot races.

After a tumultuous week, in which House Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost his primary, here is a look at the financial side of the races to watch in less than two weeks: Incumbents in Primary Trouble New York's 13 District Democratic Rep. Charles B. Rangel is in the political fight of his life.

Rarely after losing a race can someone claim victory - but, I feel we did win last year, because conservative Republicans and Tea Party members sent a crystal clear message to GOP leaders in New York and Washington that choosing liberals to run as Republicans would not be taken lying down.

CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. — New York State Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb (R — Canandaigua) today announced he is withdrawing from the race for New York governor, less than two months after throwing his hat in the ring.

A New Race Hours after Owens dropped out, Doheny started calling local GOP leaders to ask their thoughts on another run.

His withdrawal, after Mr. Cox amassed the support of a vast majority of the party's county leaders, is a setback for Mr. Giuliani as he considers entering next year's race for governor.

MoveOn, as you'll recall, has been playing an outsized role in former NYC Councilman Oliver Koppell's primary challenge to IDC Leader Jeff Klein, running an on - line petition calling on Koppell to get into the race, and then helping him raise campaign cash after he decided to go forward with a challenge.

Labor was divided in that race, which ended up being carried by Espaillat's hand - picked successor, Marisol Alcantara, who was also backed by IDC Leader Jeff Klein, of the Bronx, and has indicated (though her spokeswoman, Lis Smith) that she will join the breakaway GOP - allied IDC conference after her all - but - certain general election win in November.

WASHINGTON — A few hours after Conor Lamb, the Pennsylvania Democrat, claimed victory in a House race with a vow to oppose his party's leader, Nancy Pelosi, the once - and - perhaps - future speaker was explaining to a group of female congressional candidates why she did not retire after 2016.

Some GOP leaders began calling for Molinaro to enter the race after state Sen. John DeFrancisco, R - DeWitt, emerged as the front - runner in early February.

The special elections on Tuesday for the seats formerly held by Dean G. Skelos and Sheldon Silver, the two state legislative leaders who were forced to depart Albany after being convicted on corruption charges last year, were supposed to be a test of how long a shadow corruption could cast on a race.

Mr. Levy, the Suffolk County executive, entered the Republican primary race in March after New York Republican Party leaders, including the chairman, Edward F. Cox, recruited him because of their concerns about the lackluster shape of Rick A. Lazio's campaign.

In 2006, DiNapoli was a candidate for lieutenant governor, but dropped out of the race after Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, the party's frontrunner for governor, chose Senate Minority Leader David Paterson as his running mate.

Denenberg's departure from the race comes only hours after Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins (D - Yonkers) said she would postpone a Denenberg fundraising trip that had been scheduled before the lawsuit was filed.

Marc Molinaro, the Hudson Valley politician who jumped into the race for the Republican nomination for New York governor after initially saying he wouldn't run, announced Thursday that he has enough support from county GOP leaders statewide to win the party's nod at next month's state convention.

The 9 - term Long Island Republican had announced his decision to skip the race last fall, but said in December that he would reconsider his decision based after requests by party leaders.

2001 City Council race - Yudelka lost 2002 District leader race - Yudelka lost 2003 City Council race - Yudelka lost 2005 City Council race - Yudelka lost 2008 State Committee race - Yudelka was blown away by an unknown candidate 64 % to 36 %, after she spend tons of money.

Onondaga County Republican Chairman Tom Dadey is upset with some members of his own party after GOP leaders gathered Friday in Saratoga Springs to discuss the state of the gubernatorial race.

In the final budget deal, Cuomo agreed with legislative leaders to a pared down public campaign finance system that would apply only to the State Comptroller's race, and sunset after this year.