Sentences with phrase «swing districts»

The 28th legislative district has, until recently, been represented in the House by Democrat Eric Meyer and Republican Kate Brophy McGee, making it one of the state's few swing districts.

These former advisers didn't have hard evidence that Russian trolls were using Facebook to micro-target voters in swing districts - at least not yet - but they shared their theories with the House and Senate intelligence committees, which launched parallel investigations into Russia's role in the presidential campaign in January.

With 2018 midterm elections approaching, Downtown for Democracy hosted a Take Back The House event for Swing Left to raise awareness about voting in the upcoming elections in Florida's 27th Congressional District (FL - 27) and other swing districts around the country.

All proceeds raised will support Downtown for Democracy's grassroots voter education and registration efforts in key swing districts in the upcoming 2018 midterm elections.

The voters in these swing districts rejected this antiquated approach to education and supported candidates who believe every child deserves to attend the school that best meets their needs.

So now he's going to move heaven and earth to have a Democratic Senate, he wants to elect Democratic Congress members in these swing districts and not see them redistricted against the interests of Democratic candidates.»

One of only a few true swing districts nationally, the 19th district race has garnered national attention.

NYSUT has endorsed mostly Democrats in swing districts this year.

Many moderates in swing districts were wary of supporting the legislation, which included major cuts to Medicaid and was estimated by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office to lead to 24 million fewer Americans having health insurance over the next 10 years.

Five others are freshmen who prevailed last year in swing districts: Reps. John Faso (N.Y.), Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.), Jason Lewis (Minn.), Brian Mast (Fla.) and Claudia Tenney (N.Y.).

As has happened on many other occasions, Paul Ryan gave her and others in swing districts permission to vote against it.

Trump's low approval rating — 36 percent, according to a January Washington Post-ABC News poll — poses a challenge for many Republican incumbents in swing districts, particularly in the face of energized grass - roots opposition on the left.

But, another handful of retirements in swing districts could imperil Democrats hold on the chamber.

Snyder joins Reps. Dennis Moore (Kans.), John Tanner (Tenn.), Bart Gordon (Tenn.) and Brian Baird (Wash.) as recent retirees in swing districts.

And, Republicans have featured both President Barack Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) in their ads in the 12th, a precursor to their November strategy in swing districts — particularly if Burns wins.

Ms. Hickey, who has worked extensively with Republicans in swing districts, said the urgent imperative for many of them was «getting away from the national message.»

define their opponents early and win in swing districts.

«Accusing the CIA of criminal activity might make Nancy Pelosi popular with her San Francisco constituents, but it also makes her a liability in swing districts across the country,» said Ken Spain, communications director of the National Republican Congressional Committee.

The data, crunched by Democratic pollster Celinda Lake, comes from a survey of 600 likely 2018 voters over the phone in 30 targeted swing districts, and an additional oversample of 300 Democratic - leaning surge voters.

«I believe that it's a winner,» Pelosi replied when asked Thursday how the issue would play in swing districts.

Katko's latest comments come as Democrats including his opponent in the November election, Colleen Deacon, of Syracuse, try to nationalize congressional races in swing districts by attaching Republicans to Trump's divisive rhetoric.

Swing districts often have a roughly equal balance of Democrats and Republicans, leading political strategists to advise moderation as the path to victory.

«Influences contributing to the changes of heart are secret Republican polls showing majority support for gay marriage in key swing districts and the strong possibility that the GOP could lose control of the Senate next year to Democrats campaigning on the issue,» Dicker writes.

Lots of grants are likely to be directed toward those swing districts.

Swing districts usually swing the other way after a change in power, that's why they are called swing districts.

The Cook Political Report Partisan Vote index, which factors in both of those presidential races and other factors, rates 18 of the 61 Obama - Republican districts as Democratic - leaning, while 36 lean toward Republicans and another seven are rated as bona fide swing districts.

The bill's sponsors have been offering changes in order to round up support for the plan from members of the House in swing districts like Rep. John Katko (R - Camillus) and Rep. Elise Stefanik (R - Willsboro).

Trump... remains deeply unpopular among minorities, women and younger voters — just the kind of voters Democrats need to win House seats in swing districts....

The swing districts, some open seats, are in Marbletown, Esopus, Rochester and Olive / Shandaken / Denning / Hardenburgh.

Plus we would pick a lot of congressional seats in swing districts if the dems want to commit suicide with Mrs. C.

The initial endorsements suggests the crossover appeal approach the Blue Dogs are taking to candidate recruitment for Republican - leaning or swing districts.

«To win these swing districts over a sustained period of time, they've got to be moderates,» Davis said.

They have certain partisan advantages for seeing it go to the floor: a vote either way for many Democrats in swing districts could help the GOP win back their seats.

Sinema and others said this is the relations between the two groups haven't been this good since 2006, when DCCC head Rahm Emanuel made a concerted effort to recruit conservative Democrats in swing districts as part of an effort that eventually won the party a House majority.

Mr. Ferguson's enthusiasm captures a peculiar political reality in the Capitol: many Republicans from swing districts in the Northeast are finding that life under Democratic rule has its advantages.

«The good news is, when we take back the House, we're going to take back the House in these swing districts with moderate Democrats,» Crowley said.

While the current New York City congressional delegation consists of 11 Democrats and one Republican, a makeup that is unlikely to change this year, results from key primaries in three swing districts outside the city have set the stage for races that could factor into which party controls the House after November's elections.

Its goal is to harness Democratic energy from deep blue districts like ours to help get out the vote in truly swing districts around the country.

Republicans in suburban swing districts are convinced they can boost their support with independent voters with a vote in support of the so - called Dreamers, young, undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents and are now at risk of deportation after President Donald Trump ended a program protecting them.

That means that people like Reps. Elton Gallegly, Buck McKeon, David Dreier and Brian Bilbray may escape serious challenges in swing districts.

In 2018, Grand Street Democrats is teaming up with Sister District to help shape elections outside our immediate neighborhood, leveraging our strong Democratic advantage to swing districts where the outcome is in doubt and the balance of power in state government is decided.

Woolf made little mention of Funiciello, singling out his Republican opponent in the race for the district that stretches across Northern New York and is considered one of a handful of swing districts in the state.

While the numbers are not in Deacon's favor, she is running in one of the few remaining swing districts in the country, said Christopher Faricy, a Syracuse University political science professor.

Some of the decline in the number of swing districts can be attributed to redistricting, according to the article:

They've been chomping at the bit for Hillary Clinton, a former New York Senator, to head the presidential ticket, telling anyone who would listen that she would bolster turnout for them and win them swing districts, thereby securing them control of the chamber, perhaps for good.

But Republicans are also playing offense in swing districts in western New York and in Westchester County.

But filings at the state Board of Elections show the group's super PAC is putting money down for Senate Republicans who are running in key swing districts or have trailed their Democratic opponents in fundraising.

The coalition of activists and members of the Democratic and Working Families parties launched a second website, Smart Vote NY, urging people with second homes in swing districts to register to vote there.

More importantly, the money can be spread out to Flanagan's conference members and Republican candidates running in key swing districts in order to bolster Republican chances of keeping their narrow majority intact.

The idea is to shift votes from the heavily Democratic city to swing districts where they could have more impact.