Sentences with phrase «showed black candidate»
In the 1989 race for Mayor of New York, a poll conducted just over a week before the election showed black candidate David Dinkins holding an 18 - point lead over white candidate Rudy Giuliani.
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Despite trailing Rep. Tammy Duckworth in the Illinois Senate race, Andrea Zopp met with members of the Congressional Black Caucus ahead of the State of the Union to show she is the best candidate to advance their causes.
But the defeat of Mandelson by Livingstone in last year's NEC election, support for Livingstone for London mayor and black members» use of OMOV to try to select black candidates for inner city parliamentary seats showed that the individual membership can not be totally controlled by the leadership.
Sharpton warned the crowd, «they put out a memo saying the only way their candidate can win is to suppress the black vote» and «they're planning on suppressing our vote and they're planning on you not showing up.»
Black Westchester Magazine presents People Before Politics Radio Show Episode 94 Meet The Candidates For Mount Vernon City Court Judge Forum With your hosts Damon K. Jones & AJ Woodson and Special Guest Host Brenda L. Crump Guests: Judge Nichelle Johnson, Tamika Coverdale and Rev. Jeffrey R. Wheeler
The Black Alliance for Educational Options Action Fund showed its strength on the state level this weekend, with endorsed candidates winning in the group's first foray into electoral politics.