Sentences with phrase «running in a presidential election year»

She said it's tough for a Republican to run in a presidential election year in Democrat - leaning Connecticut.

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Fears of seeming «political» during a presidential election year, sluggish growth in the Eurozone and a slowdown of the Chinese economic juggernaut will also keep Janet Yellen and the rest of the Federal Open Markets Committee from pulling the trigger more often; their vacillation will be one of the year's longest - running (and least loved) dramas.

Stamos, who joined the social giant almost three years ago after a very public stint in a similar role at Yahoo, ran the team inside Facebook tasked with hunting down ads related to the Kremlin's efforts to sow unrest in the U.S. ahead of the presidential election.

The Democrats, however, must do more than licking their wounds and repeating how difficult it was to run in an election year where the Presidential» s approval numbers were in the low 40's.

Washington (CNN)-- Mitt Romney's selection of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his vice presidential running mate promises to cast a spotlight on American Catholicism in an election year when the tradition has already been a major focus.

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.

But voters in New York, more than four years away from the next presidential election, prefer former Sen. and soon - to - be-former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton make another run in 2016 over Cuomo.

U.S. intelligence agencies said in a report in January that the television station, which broadcasts on cable in the United States, is «Russia's state - run propaganda machine» and that it contributed to the Kremlin's campaign to interfere with last year's presidential election in favor of Republican Party candidate Donald Trump.

Still, in a presidential election year, defeating Schumer would be a heavy lift for any Republican seeking to run statewide in a Democratic - heavy state.

Cabrera's run is not insignificant in a year when Senate Democrats are banking on the presidential election to help them seize the majority from Senate Republicans.

After a run of presidential elections in which Democrats took the state by massive margins and some snooze-fest off - year contests, the Empire State is sure to make a difference in determining the balance of Congress.

MONROVIA (Reuters)-- Former soccer star George Weah has won Liberia's presidential run - off election and will succeed incumbent Ellen Johnson Sirleaf next month, the country's first democratic transition in over 70 years.

One of those factors will likely be what his run would mean for his fellow Senate Republicans, who are gearing up for a re-match with the Democrats for control of the chamber in what's shaping up to be a challenging year, thanks to the twin corruption convictions of two former top conference leaders — ex-Deputy Majority Leader Tom Libous and ex-Majority Leader Dean Skelos — as well as a presidential election that will likely boost Democratic turnout in this Democrat - dominated state.

The former Senator from Pennsylvania and possible 2012 GOP presidential hopeful campaigns for fellow Republicans running for election this year in Iowa on Monday and Tuesday and in South Carolina Wednesday and Thursday of next week.

Killian, a former Rye City Councilwoman, ran two years ago for this same senate seat, losing to Latimer by a 56 % -44 % margin in a presidential election year.

Democrats who run down - ballot in presidential election years tend to receive more votes from the coattails of the presidential candidate.

Hannon is running for re-election in a Nassau County Senate district Democrats have long coveted, especially in presidential election years when his margins of victory are often smaller than in non-presidential cycles.

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The Purge: Election Year (R for profanity and disturbing, graphic violence) Third episode in the horror franchise finds a U.S. presidential candidate (Elizabeth Mitchell) and her bodyguard (Frank Grillo) on the run from government operatives during The Purge because of her campaign promise to discontinue the gruesome annual ritual.

And the most ardent supporter of climate change legislation in last year's presidential election, Bernie Sanders, ran on an anti-nuclear platform.

Stamos, who joined the social giant almost three years ago after a very public stint in a similar role at Yahoo, ran the team inside Facebook tasked with hunting down ads related to the Kremlin's efforts to sow unrest in the U.S. ahead of the presidential election.

Earlier this year, after revealing that advertisers linked to Russia had spent thousands of dollars on ads influence public opinion in the run - up to the 2016 US presidential election, the company insisted it would prevent democratic meddling in the future itself.

About Blog The world's most powerful person for four years running, Russia's president has exerted his country's influence in nearly every corner of the globe; from the motherland to Syria to the U.S. presidential elections, Putin continues to get what he wants.