Sentences with phrase «to win back the majority»

Schumer, the heir apparent to retiring Minority Leader Harry M. Reid, is leaving no stone unturned in his quest to help Democrats win back the majority in November.

Should Democrats win back majority control of the Senate, the road to do so likely will run through Long Island and the New York City suburbs.

Democrats who are pushing for new revenue sources — including a gasoline tax increase — will have some new leverage come January after winning back a majority control of the Legislature.

(Before del Percio agreed to sign on with the Cuomo administration, she was co-directing Balance New York, a group that aims to serve as a counterweight to organized labor in the coming elections and help the Senate Republicans win back the majority that they now share with the Independent Democratic Conference.)

In the House, the Democrats need to pick up an extremely challenging 17 Republican held seats to win back the majority from the GOP.

The Democrats, who continue to insist they have a shot at winning back the majority this fall despite Gov. Andrew Cuomo's approval of a gerrymandered redistricting map that benefits the GOP, remain more than $ 1 million in debt from the 2010 elections in which they lost control of the chamber.

That's a far cry from guaranteeing victory, but it's quite a pivot from a Democratic caucus that four months ago unveiled a data - heavy effort dubbed «The Majority Project» that appeared to focus on winning back the majority by 2020 or 2022.

«The 49th District seat is one of a half - dozen or more seats held by Democrats which we view as extremely competitive, and it continues to be part of our overall effort to win back the majority so we can restore checks and balances to Albany,» Scott Reif, a spokesman for the Senate Republican Campaign Committee (SRCC), said.

One strategy for Democrats to win back the majority in the chamber has been through Long Island where they are currently running Todd Kaminsky to fill the seat once occupied by former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

I asked Eldridge and Cohen if Protect Our Democracy is a back door effort by the governor to help the Democrats win back the majority.

If the Republicans win back the majority, they will have the upper hand in not only drawing their own lines, but also deciding which of the two congressional seats the state stands to lose will be erased.

The idea, according to Krueger, is to recruit «progressive» candidates and improve the Democratic ranks as the party prepares to try to win back the majority from the GOP next year.

So I can tell you this: Our goal here at Emily's List — and I said this to Leader Pelosi — Democrats need 23 seats to win back the majority.

The senator's main focus, however, seems to be on helping fellow Democrats elsewhere in the country, in hopes that his party will see success in winning back the majority, allowing Schumer to succeed Majority Leader Harry Reid retires at the end of the year.

Sen. Liz Krueger joined me earlier today for a CapTon interview in response to Sen. Tom Libous» claims yesterday that the Republicans will win back the majority — an effort he insists will be helped, not hurt, by the presence of Carl Paladino atop the GOP ticket.

In the immediate aftermath of Carl Paladino's surprise landslide win in the Sept. 14 GOP primary, Senate Republicans rushed to embrace him — Minority Leader Dean Skelos was the first out with a congratulatory statement — and insisted his presence at the top of the ticket would help them win back the majority.

Also, this has to sting for the Senate Democrats, to whom Cuomo has not only refused to commit to supporting in their quest to win back the majority this fall, but arguably has actively screwed by working closely with the Senate Republicans and signing their gerrymandered redistricting plan into law.

In a July 2011 CapTon interview, back when the DSCC was about $ 2 million in the hole, Gianaris confidently predicted the Dems would be able to fully retire their debt in time for this election cycle, and then go on to be sufficiently competitive to win back the majority.

Despite the fact that Cuomo vowed at a recent state party meeting to elect Democrats all across the state, he has yet to signal whether he will assist the Senate minority conference in its quest to win back the majority this fall.

Here's another interesting clip from my interview with Sen. Liz Krueger earlier today, in which she advocates for a «complete re-evaluation» of leadership in the Senate when — and if — the Democrats manage to win back the majority and return for the next legislative session in January.

Hayes slammed Cuomo for doing «essentially nothing» to help the Democrats win back the majority, even going to far as to cross party lines to endorse a Republican (Sen. Steve Saland) who had voted «yes» on same - sex marriage last summer.

The Senate Democrats effort to win back the majority had hit some roadblocks.

Her unexpected decision could make it more difficult for hopeful Republicans to win back the majority in the chamber where Democrats currently hold a 53 - 47 seat advantage.

If President Barack Obama needed any more incentive to go all out for Democrats this fall, here it is: Republicans are planning a wave of committee investigations targeting the White House and Democratic allies if they win back the majority.

And the fact that New York is the home state of DCCC Chairman Steve Israel, who is fighting to win back the majority, losing seats in his own backyard would simply add insult to injury.

Gianaris did not rule out the possibility that the Democrats would go even deeper into debt if there was a chance of winning back the majority.

The Democrats are likely to win back a majority in the Senate, but the Republicans will retain control of the House of Representatives.»

A number of Democrats who don't have to worry about re-election this fall (either because they face weak challengers or no challengers at all) are contributing their campaign cash to the effort to win back the majority.

The Senate Democrats and the governor have been at odds over the past year, following Cuomo's failure to significantly follow through on his pledge to help the conference in its 2014 quest to win back the majority.

Next year will be an extremely exciting year and I look forward to working with all of you to win back the majority.»

Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos says his conference will act differently than it did the last time around if it wins back the majority.

How does allowing them a chance to get back that seat hinder their chance to win back the majority?

In fact calling a special at all will severely hamper their efforts to win back the majority and would have to be viewed as a slight against them.»

The House Majority PAC, a left - leaning Super PAC that's trying to help the House Democrats in their quest to win back the majority, is launching a $ 2.2 million TV ad blitz in six competitive House districts across the nation — including one in New York.

The statement by reader — «In fact calling a special at all will severely hamper their efforts to win back the majority and would have to be viewed as a slight against them.»

«With our new leadership team in place we will mobilze Democrats, strengthen our political operation and recruit good reform - minded candidates to win back the majority,» Gianaris said.

Republicans used Espada's image in what appears to be their successful effort to win back the majority in the November election, pending an ongoing appeal of the vote.

Republicans hold a 242 - 193 seat majority in the House and Democrats have launched a «Drive to 25» campaign representing the number of seats they need to win back the majority.

One of the challenges to winning back the majority is that Republican groups outside New York have been pouring a lot of money into Republican candidates» campaigns, Gianaris said.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee began reserving time in media markets around the country, signaling where Democrats plan to spend significant dollars to win back the majority.

«Although Jim was unsuccessful in his hope to change Washington, he has shed light on our Party's efforts to win back the majority in the House.»

With Vice President Pence as the tie - breaker in the Senate, Democrats need to flip a net of two seats in 2018 to win back the majority.