Sentences with phrase «state campaign effort»

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Critics of Clinton's campaign strategy have said her efforts (or lack thereof) in those three states — traditional Democratic strongholds that were carried by President Donald Trump — highlighted the Democratic presidential nominee's biggest problems as a candidate.

Through her family's trust, she has contributed more than $ 1.3 million to the organization's efforts to defeat California's recreational marijuana proposal, given at least $ 30,000 to the campaign against Nevada's proposed legal weed law, and donated another $ 25,000 to defeat the pro-pot effort in Massachusetts, according to an analysis of state campaign finance filings by VICE News.

This prompted Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan to remind the Angelides Commission that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Office of Thrift Supervision were «actively engaged in a campaign to thwart state efforts to avert the coming crisis.»

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin is among the Republicans from outside California who have contributed to the campaign to repeal the state's gas - tax increase, showing the effort has national interest from GOP leaders who see it as a way to boost their party's chances in the Golden State for this year's elecstate's gas - tax increase, showing the effort has national interest from GOP leaders who see it as a way to boost their party's chances in the Golden State for this year's elecState for this year's election.

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Meanwhile, christians in the United States continued their campaign to deny legal rights to gays, while continuing to pour funds into efforts to make gay behavior a criminal offense, punishable by death, in several African countries.

Meanwhile, christians in the United States continued their efforts to fund campaigns in Africa that make gay behavior a criminal offense punishable by death.

Olson strikes a chord similar to Ken Mehlman, Bush's 2004 campaign manager whose effort was greatly assisted by traditional marriage ballot initiatives in key states like Ohio but who has since come out of the closet to favor the nullification of those results.

Here is the latest evidence he's opened up a big lead in Iowa, and without even devoting any effort to campaigning or organizing in the state.

Was Vladimr Putin deterred from his efforts to ingest Ukraine by the U.S. Department of State's Twitter campaign, launched by spokeswoman Jen Psaki holding up a «#WeStandWithUkraine» sign that looked as if it had been made in a kindergarten class?

State and local governments can play an integral role in this effort by developing and implementing food waste prevention campaigns.

All this will be the case in the fall too when the vastly bigger and more complicated Obama and Romney campaigns and their many allies square off for the Presidential Election, drawing on money and manpower from around the country but focusing their efforts on a dozen or so swing states.

As Cuomo huddled with a group of advisors that included former state Comptroller H. Carl McCall (the man he challenged in the 2002 Democratic gubernatorial primary, hurting his relationship with the black community), Manhattan Democratic Chairman / Assemblyman Keith Wright and former NYC Comptroller Bill Thompson, Paladino's campaign manager talked to Gerson Borrero about the GOP / Conservative nominee's efforts to woo Latino voters.

«Yes, I have loaned my campaign about $ 150,000 because I wanted to demonstrate that I was committed to my own effort, but I've raised $ 300,000 from individuals all across the state and I've outraised my opponents combined.»

And in the future too, we should expect to see ever more intense efforts to reach more and more potentially persuadable or potentially «mobilizable» voters in high - stakes, well - resourced, competitive elections, even as the majority of Americans who live in states and districts that are not competitive will hear less and less from campaigns as they, quite reasonably, use all available information to concentrate their resources where they think they matter.

I wrote recently about Isaacs» renewed effort to raise campaign cash for candidates outside his own jurisdiction as he lays he groundwork for his next bid at the state party chairmanship (something he says he won't do until Ed Cox steps down).

However, making every vote in every state count toward electing the president under direct election would stimulate state party - building efforts in the weaker party, especially in less competitive states, and encourage both parties to campaign actively.

«Instead of respecting the right of citizens in every state to make the laws they wish regarding marriage, and instead of focusing on the serious economic problems confronting our state and our nation, Kirsten Gillibrand has chosen to focus on a national campaign pledging to, in her words, «take this fight all across the country,» in an effort to impose her own personal social agenda.»

Clinton's 2016 campaign and the DNC allegedly used state chapters as straw men to launder as much as $ 84 million in an effort to circumvent campaign donation limits, and the FEC ignored complaints exposing the practice, a new lawsuit claims.

A Democratic - aligned super PAC that is trying to make a difference in several key House races and one state Senate campaign is increasing its efforts in the NY - 24 House race between Republican Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle, Democrat Dan Maffei and Green Party candidate Ursula Rozum.

The Buffalo businessman described his 2010 gubernatorial campaign and his continued involvement in state politics as a continued effort to drag the state Republican party to the right.

Berman also notes Cuomo's re-election campaign «made a sizable donation» to the state party to help cover such efforts.

The effort could turn out to be crucial for Huckabee's campaign as it expands its territory; it hasn't had the finances to build its own official campaign infrastructure throughout the 24 states holding primaries on Feb. 5.

The effort, the lawmakers said at a news conference, is aimed at satisfying the terms of the Campaign for Fiscal Equity lawsuit — a claim for additional state aid to schools that is staunchly disputed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration.

Would - be AG Sean Coffey has scrapped his original plan to skip the state Democratic convention and head straight to an effort to petition his way onto the ballot, but he is nevertheless already putting the pieces in place for a field campaign.

Senate Democrats today renewed their effort to pass a form of overhauling the state's campaign - finance laws by introducing a measure by Sen. Eric Adams that would create an public financing system.

Yes, progressive bloggers were vital for getting Lamont attention across the country and no doubt helped bring national news coverage and out - of - state donations, but the campaign itself stayed local: «focused on building a file of likely voters, organizing a turnout effort and circulating Lamont at events, including small gatherings in living rooms.»

Goff has been serving as Associate Vice President for Strategy in the New York City office of Blue State Digital, the firm co-founded by Rospars that was instrumental in the 2008 campaign's online efforts.

Off topic questions included city enforcement efforts around Airbnb and Airbnb's hiring of de Blasio's campaign manager, why a proposed ban on carriage horses has taken far longer than initially promised by the mayor, Tim Wu's comments on the mayor's central role on defeating Wu and Zephyr Teachout in Tuesday's primary, revised statistics on NYPD chokehold incidents, charter school co-locations, the mayor's lack of a federal security clearance and resulting inability to receive classified information, school bus drivers movement toward a strike, his relationship with Police Commissioner Bill Bratton and his efforts to help elect a Democratic majority in the state senate.

MIDDLEBURY When former President Barack Obama made universal pre-K education a national goal and a household term during his 2008 campaign for the White House, many of the state's educrats responded with an effort to adopt a one - size - fits - all...

As the head of his conference's campaign efforts for the past seven years, Gianaris might have an advantage in a potential crowded primary field, as he's spent the past several election cycles getting to know top Democrats in every corner of the state.

Wisconsin Democrats have made a concerted effort to make what's referred to as a «John Doe investigation» — conducted at first in secret by state authorities — a campaign issue in the gubernatorial recall election, though the issue hasn't garnered much attention outside the state.

Ms. Meng is also a successful fundraiser, evidenced by the $ 1 million she has in her State Assembly campaign account (which isn't transferable to her congressional efforts).

Matt Fenlon, executive director of the state Democratic Party, said the Democrats had started their coordinated campaign effort earlier than usual, cognizant that Baker probably would have a relatively unfettered path to the GOP nomination.

The state Democratic Party's coordinated campaign — its joint turnout effort with the statewide nominees — is being run by Michael Halle, who was Obama's general election director in North Carolina in 2012 and his deputy field director there in 2008.

The source added that the attorney general's effort concentrates not so much on the whereabouts of approximately $ 151,000 in missing campaign funds, but how campaign finance reports were submitted to the state Board of Elections.

Gambling Industry Donates Millions to New York Politicians As Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature discuss the process of amending the State Constitution to allow up to seven new full - scale, privately owned casinos in New York, the gambling industry is funneling millions of dollars into lobbying efforts and campaign war chests.

The PSC's press release (not sent out by the Schneiderman campaign) quotes from the Times» endorsement senator and also highlighted his effort to combat the «corrupting influence of big corporations» and support of tax increases on the wealthy to help close the state's chronic budget gap.

Then again, former state GOP Executive Director Ed Lurie, who was actively campaigning for Cox's job, just pulled back on that effort, citing a lack of interest on behalf of the county chairs.

The state's $ 251 million contract with ad firm BBDO also included campaigns highlighting Taste - NY and relief efforts for Hurricane Sandy.

Unshackle Upstate's Brian Sampson says in a TU OpEd that state taxpayer dollars slated for a public campaign finance system would be better spent on repairing aging infrastructure, expediting ongoing storm recovery efforts, restoring the Gap Elimination Adjustment, or providing tax relief for struggling middle - class families.

Long campaign spokesman David Catalfamo said that while his candidate would be the «first to sign on» to the effort, he knocked the ostensibly neutral state party for boosting a Turner proposal.

May 5th, President Obama gave (basically identical) speeches in the swing states of Ohio and Virginia, officially providing the «campaign kickoff» for his re-election effort.

DiNapoli said the state's efforts to measure the results of its ad campaign were weak, which leaves questions about whether the results justify the cost.

We will coordinate grassroots campaigns and get out the vote efforts throughout the state to ensure that our members understand the critical issues in these elections and just how important it is that they get to the polls and support our endorsed candidates.»

Brian Kavanagh has been a consistent ally of our environmental efforts for over a decade and we are proud to endorse him in his campaign for State State.

According to public records, campaign documents and sources, Howe helped steer contributions to Cuomo's re-election effort from several development and energy companies he was advising, all of whom had business before the state.

In our unprecedented effort to cover the midterm elections, Roll Call has hit the campaign trail in 14 states so far this year, covering 24 congressional races and writing 36 datelined stories from Adel, Iowa, to Tallulah, Louisiana.

Also being probed is whether de Blasio's effort to win control of the state Senate violated campaign finance and election laws.

Earlier this month, Governor Cuomo announced a series of new initiatives including the addition of 100 experienced investigators to the State Police Community Narcotics Enforcement Team; new efforts to make supplies of naloxone available to all first responder units in the State; and the launch of a targeted awareness campaign that will take place on all public college and university campuses.