Sentences with phrase «to stay out of the race»

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stayed out of the race until the final week, when they put $ 140,000 into the 8th district, funds that became available because the Democrats had given up on many of their other candidates.

Cuomo largely stayed out of the race with public appearances on Latimer's behalf, but did endorse him several weeks ago.

Cuomo stayed out of the race because he felt he owed as much to Grisanti, the last of four GOP senators who voted «yes» on gay marriage to still be sitting in the chamber last fall.

If they couldn't endorse the idealistic opponent, maybe they could have just stayed out of the race.

Rumors that Olmert was planning a political comeback, possibly together with Livni, have circulated for months, and Livni was reportedly waiting for the former premier to make a decision to stay out of the race before announcing her own plans for the election.

The PBA stayed out of the race, which Mangano won by 386 votes.The PBA backed Suozzi in his initial run for county executive in 2001, but supported his Republican opponent, former Hempstead Town Supervisor Gregory Peterson, in 2005.

If Guiliani stays out of the race, Cuomo is said to be reluctant to challenge a black sitting incumbent Governor of his own party.

Martha McKenna, a Baltimore - based Democratic operative, said the «tea leaves» point toward Cummings staying out of the race to replace retiring Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski to focus instead on his own re-election and representing Baltimore.

Now, Catsimatidis is pushing NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly as a candidate — though he said some city Republicans are urging him to run, and he will consider it if Kelly stays out of the race.

42 % believed Kelly should stay out of the race while the same proportion — 42 % — wanted him to throw his hat into the ring.

In fact, maybe Working Families Party and all the real and / or fake third parties should stay out of every race until it looks like we really, truly have our democracy back — you know fair ballot access, campaign finance rules that favor voters and individuals over corporations, politicians who have some accountability... and no illegal wars, kind of, but not exactly, authorized by a corrupt Congress.

The move enraged the county chairs of Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx, who had expected Mr. de Blasio — a former councilman — to largely stay out of the race.

Some critics theorized he was staying out of the race because Republicans had agreed to his minimum wage hike in the state budget.

I had forgotten that I had told him that I would stay out of the race.

She did not endorse Obama at the time her husband did because of a promise to Hillary Clinton to stay out of the race.

But Suffolk Democratic Chairman Richard Schaffer, who is courting Conservative Party support for other races in November, said while the county party supports Pellegrino, he is staying out of the race.

But he said he was staying out of the race.

On NY1, despite saying the mayor should have stayed out of the race, Mr. Sampson gave him more credit than the governor and other players involved.

More than six in ten Democrats and a majority of non-enrolled voters believe Lazio should stay out of the race.

Cuomo's decision to stay out of the race is a win for Schneiderman, whose campaign recognized early on he would never land the AG's nod and sought to make it as difficult as possible for Cuomo to endorse anyone else — especially Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice, who was the early favorite due to her ticket - balancing credentials.

He's staying out of the races, a lot of race he's staying totally out — let the voters decide,» Duffy said.

Deputy Senate Majority Leader John DeFrancisco says his decision on whether to seek the Republican nomination for governor won't be affected by the decision by a key rival, outgoing Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, to stay out of the race.

So far, two other prominent Republicans who considered a campaign for governor have decided to stay out of the race - Westchester County businessman Harry Wilson and former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, who challenged Cuomo in 2014.

Spitzer himself has been floated several times as a mayoral candidate, although a Marist poll conducted back in October of 2012 found 57 percent of registered voters wanted him to stay out of the race.

State Sen. John DeFrancisco says his decision on whether to seek the Republican nomination for governor won't be affected by a key rival's decision Thursday to stay out of the race.

Looking at the republicker field makes you wonder if Haley Barbour is kicking himself for choosing to stay out of the race.

But the strongest potential Republican candidates, Rudolph W. Giuliani and George E. Pataki, stayed out of the race.

Governor Andrew Cuomo endorsed Councilman Vinnie Gentile's campaign for Congress NY - 11 (Bklyn / SI) on Thursday, a week after suggesting he would stay out of the race.

Cuomo is believed to prefer Morelle, a lawmaker with whom he has a longer relationship, though a spokesman said he's staying out of the race.

«I stayed out of the race.