Sentences with phrase «token opposition»

His victory comes just one year after losing the gubernatorial primary by 83 votes, and he'll face only token opposition in the fall.

Most face only token opposition, many none at all.

He has also announced he's cease political fundraising while the Center for the Advancement of Public Integrity investigates his fundraising practices — a move that isn't much of a hardship on the Democratic DA, given the fact that he faces only token opposition in the general election next month from a write - in candidate, former Brooklyn sex - crimes prosecutor Marc Fliedner.

The former political powerbroker faced token opposition from Garcia, a 26 - year - old college dropout who ran at the urging of his mother - in - law.

Sen. John Thune (R - S.D.), a popular conservative facing token opposition in November, said Wednesday he is donating $ 2 million in campaign cash to the Republican effort to keep control of the Senate.

Despite his pledge to return any unspent public money: (1) he's required to do so by law and (2) he should have declined to accept matching funds (as other candidates with token opposition have done).

De Blasio faces largely token opposition for the Democratic nomination for re-election in November and a Republican field that includes first - time candidate Paul Massey and Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis (SI).

The last statewide race won by someone with a truly competitive primary and not just token opposition was Mike DeWine in 1994.

In this bluest of blue districts — one where the GOP is not even mustering token opposition, instead abandoning its primary to an unopposed Holocaust - denying fringe figure — Lipinski's victory should be seen as a repudiation of the pro-abortion litmus test upon which many Democrat leaders now insist.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, a Democrat who will likely face at most token opposition this fall, has $ 2.8 million in the bank after raising $ 188,800 in contributions over the last six months.

He faces only token opposition tomorrow from a no - name Republican and will win big today.

Since then, he's faced mostly token opposition until 2010, when four Democratic opponents ran against him, hoping to capitalize on his presumed weakness stemming from his ethics violations in Congress.

Sen. Charles Schumer, soon to be the Senate Democratic leader, voiced token opposition to the plan, but did nothing to lobby his conference — or even junior New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand — to follow his lead.

We could do a similar analysis on the Democratic side with Senator Saslaw, who draws at least token opposition in every election but has never won by less than a 17 - point margin.

«A lot of time, city - wide candidacies are left vacant on the GOP side, and I think we are even starting to see even the district councilors a lot of times are left vacant or with token opposition.

At the same time, the 5th Senate district has traditionally been a sleepy race: No one has spent more than $ 40,000 for an election there, and often Marcellino has faced largely token opposition.

Democratic primary and faces just token opposition...

He is seeking a fourth six - year term, and looks likely to face only token opposition from the GOP in the form of attorney Wendy Long, who lost big to U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in 2012.

Nobody expects Republicans to lose control of the House, and Smith — who faces only token opposition in his district — is expected to retain his chairmanship.

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. faces token opposition in this year's Democratic primary election on Tuesday.

Assuming Baez doesn't launch a legal challenge, Cabrera can now look forward to the November election, where he'll face token opposition from Yessenia A. Duran (a Republican) and Lisa Marie Campbell (who's running as a Conservative).

He's running for re-election in November with only token opposition.

Saland should hold on as well and has token opposition.

Walker faces token opposition in the GOP primary from Arthur Kohl - Riggs, a Walker opponent running as a Republican.

Cuomo will ONLY back Republican incumbents with either token opposition or no real challenger at all.

Boyle faced token opposition in his 2016 State Senate race.

With the under - funded Roberts mounting only token opposition, all that speculation went out the window.