Sentences with phrase «staying out of the race»

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

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.

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

He ended up staying out of the race entirely, but made it clear he would prefer someone other than a candidate with close ties to Albany (which, of course, would include Schneiderman and Assemblyman Richard Brodsky).

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Union executive vice president Andrew Pallotta says members fiercely debated the endorsement but decided in the end 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.

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.

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.

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

Not exact matches

And despite staying out of the 2008 presidential race, he's close with Washington's elite, including Barack Obama.

to stay out of next week's special Ohio GOP primary and other similar races across the country.

«We are hoping to go a bit longer with our tyre selection so if we stay out of trouble at the start we can settle in and have a strong race.

Chelsea was out early - getting new manager United were never really in it. - maybe getting a new manager City were in the race but we're very beatable — getting a new manager We were top of the pl in January — out of ALL trophies and battling to stay in top 4 - Wenger bought zero outfielders in summer - he stays

However, he did eventually stay on by extending his deal, and results have not significantly improved this term as Arsenal already look realistically out of the title race, with even a top four spot not looking straightforward.

The British driver has been aided by a dominant car in recent years, but managing to stay out of trouble on track for 28 consecutive races is an incredible feat.

He was one of just a few drivers to stay out on slicks in the rain - which for Rubens Barrichello was a race - winning strategy - but he lost any hope of points for the team when he spun off and out of the race.

For more post-race coverage of the Belmont Stakes, stay with this StoryStream and check out SB Nation's horse racing blog And Down The Stretch They Come.

Los Angeles Clippers (31 — 27) The Clippers are staying right on the edge of the playoff race, entering this week only one game out of the bracket in the West.

(The others stayed out of the governor's race, and this was the first time the Business Council decided to formally throw its weight behind a candidate).

Flanagan, who took over the top Senate post from the indicted Dean Skelos in the spring and began worrying that an «open» Staten Island seat would be won by Democrats, convinced the popular Lanza to stay out of the DA's race with promises of added power and influence, undermining the GOP's chance of recapturing the seat that had been held by Republican Daniel Donovan Jr., elected to Congress in May, a GOP insider said.

Maybe this is his strategy — stay out of the last leadership race — it's likely to produce a dud, get the position of party chairman, make challenging powerful speeches and articles (he has identified the English democratic defecit, Toque, in his New Statesman article, which is about the best on the issue from any MP see: http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2010/08/labour-party-english-england), make more of a public name for himself, then stand when the prospects of victory are real.

Comment on your races in Gardiner, stay out of NP Governing,, Oh, wait, you never governed, you just protest those of us that do!!

The Democrat admitted he's eying this year's mayor's race in a lengthy New York Times Magazine article that detailed his life with wife Huma Abedin, a close aide to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and their attempts to stay out of the limelight over the past two years - until now.

Former Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner has been considering whether to jump into the race, launch a Democratic primary bid for governor, or stay out of political races this year.

«That's very frustrating for us that we have to devote resources to a race that we were staying out of,» he said.

Deputy Senate Majority Leader John DeFrancisco says businessman Harry Wilson's decision to stay out of the 2018 race for New York governor — one that seems to open the field for Republican candidates — won't affect his own plans on whether to seek the GOP nomination.

Clegg has stayed firmly out of the race, but it is presumed that if he had backed a candidate, it would have been Lamb.

I like Obama too, and I'll be the first to say that he needs to stay out of the N.Y. Governor's race...

State Sen. John DeFrancisco says businessman Harry Wilson's decision to stay out of the 2018 race for New York governor - one that seems to open the field for Republican candidates - won't affect his own plans on whether to seek the GOP nomination.

Nicoletti previously said he would stay in the race on the Working Families ballot line if he lost the Democratic Primary, but in a show of what he called «party unity,» Nicoletti bowed out.

Mayor de Blasio, who came under federal scrutiny for his role in supporting Democratic campaigns in state Senate races two years ago, is also expected to stay out of the fray.

Participants said their primary goal was simply «to be heard» by the party establishment and to make clear to Steele that Tea Party activists want the national party to stay out of local races.

And while the PAC has largely stayed out of the mayoral race, many of REBNY's key members, including entities affiliated with Silverstein Properties and Vornado Realty Trust, have donated directly to mayoral candidates.

McAuliffe's shift buoyed Virginia Republicans, who have largely been forced to play defense on monuments in this year's race for governor, despite polling showing that a majority of Virginians want Confederate statues to stay put — the position GOP gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie has staked out in his race against Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, D.

The same party committee that endorsed Feinstein's Democratic challenger opted mostly to stay out of the crowded House races.