Sentences with phrase «states points in the race»

Committing to the common standards earned states points in the Race to the Top application, but it wasn't a «condition.»

Not exact matches

According to data from FiveThirtyEight, the state of Arizona has a partisan lean of R +7.5, meaning that an overperformance of 8 points or more would «bode well» for Democrats in November's Senate race.

A main point of contention in the race was the state's stance on the «bathroom bill» which denies transgender people the right to use the bathroom of their choice.

Obviously it is much more difficult for us to imagine the first appearance of reflective thought at some point in the history of a phylum or race made up of different individuals than at some point in the series of states making up the life of one and the same embryo.

No doubt there is much that the family, the school, the church and the mass media could do within the nation - state to teach loyalty to the human race, and at a later point I will refer to the churches» obligation in this regard.

At one point when you are so far in the top 4 race, out of the FA Cup and not even sure to win your Europa tie against AC Milan in the current state... players should be more hungry when being 90 mins away from what could be the only piece of silverware of the season.

Against surprising Arizona State on Saturday night, Utah raced to 17 straight points late in the first half while State couldn't score at all, and that was enough for an 88 - 80 win.

Its economic woes aside, the horse racing industry has reached a critical state in regard to public confidence — that is, among the millions who watch it more for pleasure than for profit — and it has reached that point over the last few years because of the near carnage that has been taking place during some of the game's most celebrated events, most notably in the nationally televised Breeders» Cup itself and the Triple Crown.

We've been assuming the Mountaineers are still in the race and will start really moving up soon, but they're well behind where semifinalists like 2014 Ohio State and 2015 Oklahoma were at this point.

Every member of every club in the United States has the exact longitude and latitude of his loft plotted by an aerial survey company, and the distances from the loft to the various starting points of a race course are measured to the nearest hundredth of a mile.

Two points clear of the chasing pack and also boasting a couple of games in hand, no - one would dare contest our next statement that United are well and truly in the driving seat as far as this race for the Premiership crown is concerned, as we are merely stating the blooming obvious.

Yet right as the broadcasters on beIN Sports here in the United States started talking about how the Scudetto race would be impacted if Juve drop points in Sardinia, a goal finally came our way.

The race is one of several potential flash points that could strain the uneasy truce between the eight - member Independent Democratic Conference and the 23 - member mainline Democrats in the state Senate.

In Iowa in December, Democrat Jim Lykam won his state Senate race by 48 points — 31 points better than Clinton's performance there the month earlier, according to district - level data compiled by the Daily Kos Elections sitIn Iowa in December, Democrat Jim Lykam won his state Senate race by 48 points — 31 points better than Clinton's performance there the month earlier, according to district - level data compiled by the Daily Kos Elections sitin December, Democrat Jim Lykam won his state Senate race by 48 points — 31 points better than Clinton's performance there the month earlier, according to district - level data compiled by the Daily Kos Elections site.

The pre-election polling averages (not the FiveThirtyEight forecasts, which also account for other factors) in the 10 most competitive Senate races had a 6 - percentage point Democratic bias as compared to the votes counted in each state so far.

Furious Republicans are pointing fingers of blame at state Sen. Andrew Lanza (R - SI) and, indirectly, at Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R - Suffolk) for last week's lopsided loss by Joan Illuzzi in the closely watched race for Staten Island district attorney.

Just last month, Wilson was 17 points behind incumbent Democrat Tom DiNapoli in the race for state comptroller, but Wilson managed to close the gap and is now tied at 44 percent, the Siena poll said.

But fewer than half think the governor is doing a good job in office, and, if the state's Working Families Party follows through on threats to run a progressive leaning candidate on a third party line, Siena's Steve Greenberg says the race becomes much closer, to just a 15 point lead for Cuomo.

State GOP spokesman David Laska said that the figure was inaccurate and that the party had spent considerably more — but would not provide a figure or point to any markets where state GOP ads in the governor's race were runState GOP spokesman David Laska said that the figure was inaccurate and that the party had spent considerably more — but would not provide a figure or point to any markets where state GOP ads in the governor's race were runstate GOP ads in the governor's race were running.

Republican district attorney Dan Donovan was trailing in the attorney general race by seven points on Oct. 20, but he's now tied with Democratic State Sen. Eric Schneiderman at 44 percent, the latest polling data.

After a tight race in 2012, defeating his opponent by 2 points, he easily toppled former state Speaker Andrew Romanoff by 9 points last fall.

They have pushed for having state races decided on the old election day in September, or, possibly, pushing the primary to August — when, Democrats point out, most New Yorkers are away, or at least tuning out politics.

Levy's argument with state committee members and county chairs has been that he has a clearer shot at trouncing Cuomo in a general election, and has pointed to winnowing poll numbers in the short amount of time he's been in the race.

Empire State Democrats fared just fine in the top - of - the - ticket races: Democratic Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer coasted with more than 60 percent of the vote, and despite the national media attention lavished on upstart Republican gubernatorial nominee Carl Paladino, Democrat Andrew Cuomo sailed to victory by a margin of 27 points.

Not one poll has shown Gillespie ahead in the race, one year after Clinton won Virginia by 6 percentage points — a closer - than - expected margin in a state with a Democratic governor and two Democratic senators and that's voted for the Democratic nominee in three straight presidential contests.

GOP chairman Nick Langworthy states that he has faith in Walter's chances, even though initial polls put Republicans about 20 points behind in the race.

Election barometer The Political Forecasting Unit's «election barometer», designed to capture the changing state of the race as it unfolds through the campaign, shows the Conservatives one point ahead of the Liberal Democrats in terms of vote share, with Labour four points further adrift.

In the race for New York State governor, Democratic incumbent Andrew Cuomo leads his Republican challenger, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, by 25 percentage points among likely voters statewide including those who are undecided yet leaning toward a candidate.

City & State had originally reported Mr. Mancuso was eyeing the race, but tomorrow marks the official firing off point for what will be one of the few competitive assembly races in New York City this year.

West Virginia 2: Democrats can't get over the fact that GOP Rep. Alex Mooney used to be a Republican state legislator from Maryland, and that he won his initial congressional race in 2014 by just 3 points.

She points out that nearly all of the politicians elected in the state's Southern Tier in the November elections are pro gas drilling, including a congressional race where the losing candidate, Democrat Martha Roberts ran on an anti fracking platform.

Democrat Andrew Cuomo still leads Republican Jeanine Pirro by 23 percentage points among registered voters in the race to become New York State's next attorney general.

Colorado 3: Former state Sen. Gail Schwartz jumped into the race earlier this month, but the Democrat starts off over $ 600,000 behind GOP Rep. Scott Tipton and Romney won the district by 6 points in 2012.

Deacon — who is currently 23 percentage points down against incumbent Rep. Katko (R - N.Y.) in New York state's 24th Congressional District race — was officially endorsed by Hochul during the rally.

In the race between Democratic U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and her Republican opponent, Joseph DioGuardi, Gillibrand holds an 11 percentage point lead among likely voters in New York StatIn the race between Democratic U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and her Republican opponent, Joseph DioGuardi, Gillibrand holds an 11 percentage point lead among likely voters in New York Statin New York State.

Issues over women's rights and reproductive health are at the forefront of this political campaign season in state legislative races as Gov. Andrew Cuomo makes a statewide call for the passage of the 10 - point women's agenda and with it Republican opposition to a plank aimed at strengthening abortion rights.

According to a Siena College poll released November 2, in the 41st state Senate District, incumbent Democrat Terry Gipson has narrowed a 12 - point deficit against Republican challenger Sue Serino to two points, rendering the race practically even.

But in the Rensselaer County executive race between Republican Steve McLaughlin, a state Assemblyman, and Democrat Andrea Smyth, executive director of the New York State Coalition for Children's Behavioral Health, it appears McLaughlin will prevail by about two percentage postate Assemblyman, and Democrat Andrea Smyth, executive director of the New York State Coalition for Children's Behavioral Health, it appears McLaughlin will prevail by about two percentage poState Coalition for Children's Behavioral Health, it appears McLaughlin will prevail by about two percentage points.

According to a Siena poll released today — the first survey of state Senate races — Hanna is in better shape heading into the final weeks of this year's campaign, leading his Democratic opponent, Monroe County Legislator Ted O'Brien, by eight percentage points.

-- More competitive congressional and state legislative races than at any point since Republicans took over the state in the mid-1990s.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hillary Clinton holds a 21 - point lead over Donald Trump in New York state, keeping a must - win Democratic state in her column in the 2016 presidential race, according to a poll published today.

Meanwhile, the poll found Tom DiNapoli leading Republican Harry Wilson by 17 points in the State Comptroller's Race.

He lost by four points in a three - way race to the Republican, in a year when George H.W. Bush won the state.

In the State Senate race, Republican George Amedore defeated Democrat Cecilia Tkaczyk by ten points.

Dutchess County Legislator Sue Serino, R - Hyde Park, is leading state Sen. Terry Gipson, D - Rhinebeck, by 12 points in the race to represent the 41st state Senate District, according to a Siena College poll.

But both serve as examples of the escalating finger - pointing between Assemblyman Don Miller and former Assemblyman Al Stirpe in Central New York's most expensive state race.

She points out that nearly all of the politicians elected in the state's Southern Tier in the November elections are pro gas drilling, including a congressional race where the losing candidate, Democrat Martha Roberts ran on an anti-fracking platform.

Democrat Congressman Gary Peters is ahead of former Secretary of State and Republican Terri Lynn Land by six points in the race to win the U.S. Senate seat vacated by retiring six - term incumbent, Democrat Carl Levin.

Flanagan went on to point to the ongoing state and federal investigations of campaign donations orchestrated — potentially illegally — by supporters of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio in key state Senate races in 2014 and an April special election on Long Island.

Likewise, state Sen. Julie Lassa of Stevens Point is expected to win the Democratic Party's nomination in a race against real estate broker Don Raihala of Superior.