Even in their best -
shot presidential years, 1980 - 1988, they won very little and are not poised to win much more.
Not exact matches
Lynch leaves office following a nearly two -
year tenure marked by massacres carried out by violent extremists, including the
shootings at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida; persistent hacking from overseas, including Russian government efforts to meddle in the U.S.
presidential election; and an election - season investigation into Hillary Clinton's email server that entangled the Justice Department in
presidential politics and led to criticism for her ill - timed meeting on an airport tarmac with former President Bill Clinton.
As an example, she mentioned that one of this
year's
presidential campaigns had painted the URL of its website on the roof of the campaign bus, knowing that helicopter camera
shots of the travelling bus would be a staple of tv news coverage.
When Democratic Rep. Steve Israel announced his retirement earlier this
year, he said he wanted to leave Congress during a
presidential year to give Democrats a greater
shot at holding his seat.
President Trump on Sunday accused former Democratic
presidential nominee Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonTrump Jr. met with Gulf adviser who offered help to win election: report Voters Dems need aren't impressed by anti-waterboarding showboating After
year of investigation, Trump can rightly claim some vindication MORE of colluding with her party to defeat her primary opponent Sen. Bernie SandersBernard (Bernie) SandersSunday shows preview: Lawmakers weigh in after Texas school
shooting Voters Dems need aren't impressed by anti-waterboarding showboating Primary win gives resurgent left a new
shot of adrenaline MORE (I - Vt.).
Even then, though, the party will have a
shot at winning back control in 2016, a
presidential year that could see Schumer's fellow New Yorker, Hillary Clinton, carrying the Democrats» banner into battle.
Tagaris honed his expertise in online advertising and email fundraising over the next few
years in a variety of gigs, including the long -
shot 2008
presidential campaign of Chris Dodd, Sen. Chris Murphy's successful 2012 campaign, and at a union - backed super PAC.
At
year's end, it seemed that Mr. Cuomo had no realistic
shot at getting the 2016 Democratic
presidential nomination even if Hillary Clinton opted not to run, and his chances beyond next
year didn't look appreciably better.
But this
year, Paul is still pursuing his long -
shot bid for the Republican
presidential nomination and it is Johnson who wants to emerge as the Read more»
Marriage equality, refugees seeking safety in Europe, the Confederate flag, police
shootings of black and Latino men, the
presidential election, Caitlyn Jenner, ISIS, and immigration are just a few of the news stories that inhabited the headlines this
year on our phones, laptops, and newspapers.
On June 5 of that same
year, Senator Robert F. Kennedy — brother of assassinated President John F. Kennedy, the former U.S. Attorney General and a
presidential candidate — was fatally
shot at a Los Angeles hotel after winning California's Democratic primary.