Sentences with phrase «run against majority»
Not exact matches
Top allies of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blasted Bannon, the head of the far - right website Breitbart News who pledged to run opponents against McConnell - backed candidates whom Bannon deemed not sufficiently conservative.
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page 285 ^ Robert M. Price (an atheist who denies existence) agrees that this perspective runs against the views of the majority of scholars: Robert M. Price «Jesus at the Vanishing Point» in The Historical Jesus: Five Views edited by James K. Beilby & Paul Rhodes Eddy, 2009 InterVarsity, ISBN 028106329X page 61 [10] Michael Grant (a cla ssicist) states that «In recent years, «no serious scholar has ventured to postulate the non historicity of Jesus» or at any rate very few, and they have not succeeded in disposing of the much stronger, indeed very abundant, evidence to the contrary.»
Robert M. Price (an atheist who denies existence) agrees that this perspective runs against the views of the majority of scholars: Robert M. Price «Jesus at the Vanishing Point» in The Historical Jesus: Five Views edited by James K. Beilby & Paul Rhodes Eddy, 2009 InterVarsity, ISBN 028106329X page 61
Some will say no Santi after his blinder against saints & though I agree I would still play El Neny reason being, Psg are low on confidence they have had a poor start to season and their fans are already on managers and teams back, therefore we need a fast start on the front foot pressing harassing not letting these players who are top class majority of them to settle & El Neny loves to press has unbelievable energy can run all day, and most of all keeps it simple with his passing.
Or he could run riot against the bottom 5 and get the majority of his goals there and score 22.
Mahoney's contract runs through the year 2000, but dwindling attendance for St. John's appearances at Madison Square Garden — the game against UConn was a sellout only because Huskies fans bought a majority of the tickets — and an almost certain third straight year without an NCAA bid could force St. John's to do something it has never done: fire a coach.
Bryant could wind up running the majority of his routes against Ross Cockrell, who was partially responsible for Bryant's 6 -116-1 line in Pittsburgh last season — which was the last time he eclipsed 100 yards in a regular season game.
Although majority of the fans are against the problems in Arsenal's board and the way the club is being run, but yesterday's loss shows why the concerns are worse and even the legendary Manager has only one answer i.e. his team has been «Not Good Enough».
But state GOP Chairman Ed Cox and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos intervened and brokered a deal that resulted in the candidacy — and eventual victory — of Rep. Bob Turner, who had run against former Rep. Anthony Weiner in the district in 2010.
He's intent on running primary candidates against key WNY Republican senators and on ousting Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.
The speaker noted he has endorsed Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries, who is running against NYC Councilman Charles Barron for the NY - 8 seat being vacated by Rep. Ed Towns, even though Barron is the husband of another majority conference member, Assemblywoman Inez Barron.
Republicans, particularly Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, have worked hard to woo Latino voters in recent years, and some worry that a single negative ad run against Long featuring comments like these would tank her — and fellow GOP candidates — in the general election.
AG Andrew Cuomo filed a second civil lawsuit against Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr., accusing him of running a «sham» job training program and pocketing $ 1.35 million from it.
Morris is the lone Democrat running against Felder, a Brooklyn Democrat who conferences with Republicans and gives the GOP its needed 32nd vote in the chamber to maintain its narrow majority.
Queens City Councilman Eric Ulrich said he's «seriously considering» a bid for lieutenant governor against Cuomo's running mate, Democratic incumbent Kathy Hochul, after being approached by Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco, who's running for governor.
Deputy Senate Majority Leasder John DeFrancisco, a Republican who is seeking his party's nomination to run against Cuomo this fall, called the governor's explanation of Percoco's presence in the office «preposterous» and «an insult to the intelligence of New Yorkers.»
Deputy Senate Majority Leader John DeFranciso, so far the only formally announced candidate seeking the GOP nod against Cuomo, deemed Nixon's run «great,» adding:
Interesting little tidbit from Nevada: a group calling itself the Patriot Majority is running ads against Sharron Angle on conservative websites, describing her as ««Nevada's WORST legislator!»
In another sign of heightened tensions, Newsday reported that GOP Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, who has been at odds with Cuomo recently, might even run for governor against him.
He even went so far as to upset his Republican counterpart, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, by voting against the majority leader's wife, Elaine Chao, a relatively uncontroversial pick to run Trump's Department of Transportation.
The senator also took the Democrats to task for what he called Regina Calcaterra's «invalid candidacy» saying her residency issues should have prevented her from running against Sen. Ken LaValle and likely would have — had the majority done its «homework.»
(Interestingly, the same day the Times is endorsing someone against Rangel, it's also running a story about a poll it commissioned on the congressman's future that found an «overwhelming majority» of Manhattan voters think he should either resign of end his re-election bid to clear his name).
A Centereach man who has led a one - man crusade against Suffolk County's red - light cameras, and faces criminal charges for disabling the devices at more than a dozen intersections, is collecting signatures to run against State Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R - East Northport).
After considering but declining to run four years ago, Donovan said, accusations in May against the state Senate majority leader, Pedro Espada, of bilking $ 14 million from healthcare organizations he founded «compelled me to say that was enough.»
Former New York State Attorney General Oliver Koppell, running against IDC head and Senate Majority Co-leader Jeffrey Klein, garnered the endorsement of the WFP for the 34th district in the Bronx.
«I'm going to run against him,» said Dean Skelos, then the Republican Senate majority leader, in an X-rated rant using several anatomical words and functions to describe the governor.
Democratic state Senate candidate Jermaine Bagnall - Graham, who is running against Sen. Jim Seward, framed his statement as questioning whether Seward supports Senate Republican Majority Leader John Flanagan, who continues to back Trump even after calling his 2005 comments «deplorable and inexcusable.»
Edgar Bronfman Jr., chairman and CEO, Warner Music Group Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: $ 15,000 Harold Ford Jr. for Tennessee: $ 1,000 Ford, a Democrat, is running against GOP incumbent and Senate majority leader Bill Frist.
As further evidence of his outspoken nature, he also was a vocal critic of the election of Long Island Republican John Flanagan as Senate majority leader in 2015, so much so that earlier this year he said he was seeking GOPers to run against Sen. Michael Nozzolio, R - Seneca County, who backed Flanagan during the 2015 leadership battle.
Michael Fitzpatrick to consider running against State Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan.
The poll also finds that while most think Cuomo could be an effective national leader against the policies of President Trump, the majority don't think he should run for president in 2020.
Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco, who is considering a run for governor against Cuomo, says the governor spent too much time making the federal government «the whipping boy» for the state's problems, and he called the payroll tax proposal a «gimmick.»
Fitzpatrick said the GOP Senate majority under Flanagan's leadership has not been conservative enough, but he has made no commitment to run against the East Northport Republican.
Deputy state Senate Majority Leader John DeFrancisco (R - Syracuse), who is running against Cuomo this year in the gubernatorial election, repeated this week that the SALT workarounds are misleading, foolish and «an administrative nightmare.»
In the end, Meng won an absolute majority of the vote against Lancman and Councilmember Elizabeth Crowley, and a week after the November election the outgoing Assemblyman announced his intention to run for the 24th Council District, held for three terms by the term limited James Gennaro.
«You have, against the run of play, David Cameron winning an overall majority.
Interesting aside: The contact for Gipson's campaign is Brian Keeler, a reform - minded blogger whose resume includes a stint working for the Senate Democrats during their brief turn in the majority and a failed Senate run — against Saland — in 2006.
«If Stephanie Miner wants to run against me because I want to cut taxes for the vast majority of my constituents, then her priorities are even more out of place than I suspected,» Katko said in a statement.
Outgoing Binghamton Mayor Matthew Ryan said he would not run for state Senate, but instead today announced he was filing a complaint with the Joint Commission on Public Ethics against the man he considered unseating, Deputy Senate Majority Leader Tom Libous.
State Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco (R - Syracuse) has said he is considering a run against Cuomo.
The poll also found that while most think Cuomo could be an effective national leader against the policies of President Donald Trump, the majority don't think he should run for president in 2020.
The majority of Houston Texans players took a knee or sat during a pregame protest as a unit before yesterday's game against the Seattle Seahawks in the wake of team owner Bob McNair's controversial «inmates running the prison» comment.
Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco, who is considering a run for governor against Cuomo, said the governor spent too much time making the federal government «the whipping boy» for the state's problems, and he called the payroll tax proposal a «gimmick.»
The government reform group noted that Lanza since his first run for state Senate in 2006 has accepted at least $ 113,000 in LLC money coming from real estate, lobbying and other interests — including $ 34,000 from Glenwood Management, which were players in the recent legal cases against now former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.
Libertarian John Babiarz is running in a 3 - way race for governor of NH against former majority state Senate leader Maggie Hassan and Republican attorney Ovide Lamontagne for the open seat vacated by 8 - year Democratic incumbent Governor John Lynch.
«If Stephanie Miner wants to run against me because I want to cut taxes for the vast majority of my constituents, then her priorities are even more out of place than I suspected,» Katko said.
If MA is a good sport, they would fight left handed - what chance does a majority - minority school system with half the spending per pupil have against the highest performing state education system in the nation many years running?
The teacher unions are running Tustin Councilmember Rebecca Gomez and Irvine School Board member Michael Parham against Hammond and Williams to replace the current majority with a board majority that will bring the OC Board back to the days when charter school application appeals are routinely denied no matter the quality and demand by parents for a viable alternative to sometimes failing public schools their children are enrolled in.
Now, Evers faces re-election this spring in the wake of an election that expanded the state's Republican legislative majorities to historic levels and must confront challengers more experienced in education than those he's run against.
Remember, this year's Los Angeles School Board race was the most expensive school board election in U.S. history, as the powerful charter lobby ran candidates in an ultimately successful effort to gain a pro-charter majority on the board in this city that is desperately fighting against charter expansion and the subsequent financial strangling of Los Angeles Unified School District.