Sentences with phrase «top of the ticket»

They were very helpful, prompt, made lots of phone calls to make sure I kept on top of my ticket.

Many of the so - called «establishment» GOP players have endorsed Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, and are worried that having The Donald on top of the ticket in the November general election will be bad for down - ballot candidates.

Skelos, meanwhile, needs a strong top of the ticket for the Republican side in order for his conference to keep its hold on power in the chamber in order to drive down - ballot turnout.

Scala said, «What will be interesting to see is which GOPers can keep their heads above water if Trump doesn't come back and loses top of ticket by 10.»

Republican Rep. John Faso acknowledged on Wednesday in a radio interview Republicans need to field a strong top of the ticket to run against Gov. Andrew Cuomo later this year, saying it is «definitely a problem» that the field is comparatively weak.

But in New York, she said, Republicans are inured to a weak top of the ticket.

Until we get more evidence, it seems like voter enrollment won't be the deciding factor in the 39th Senate District and Larkin will only lose with a combination of events inside and outside the district, including the development of a major campaign issue in the district (maybe water issues in Newburgh or legislative pay raises), top of the ticket news (a Donald Trump implosion) and more even campaign spending.

More importantly with Romney and Obama on top of the ticket not very likely you will see significant Republican ticket splitting.

He has said little publicly since an enthusiastic endorsement of the GOP top of the ticket at the national convention in the summer.

[Top of the Ticket] • Editor Sally Menke on how she and Quentin Tarantino «clicked.»

Travel agents have a profit, which means they will tack on additional fees on top of the ticket price to make a profit.

British Airways Gold Card holders and oneworld status holders from other airlines will continue to receive an additional piece of checked baggage on top of their ticketed allowance.

Unnamed GOP bigwigs are once again fantasizing about replacing Trump on top of the ticket.

In 1979, David Koch ran as the vice-presidential candidate on the 1980 Libertarian ticket (with Ed Clark at the top of the ticket).

We can even use this idea to polish our crystal ball — if conservative outside groups shift their money, it may be a SIGN that they've lost faith in the top of the ticket.

Democrats did recapture the majority in 2008, part of a nationwide Democratic landslide with President Obama at the top of the ticket.

Just days after deciding that he is going to run with Carl Paladino, Lt Governor candidate Greg Edwards has taken on the typical role of a running mate — defending the top of the ticket, and attacking the Democratic nominee Andrew Cuomo.

The 90 - second video is split into three segments explaining why Grimm is on the outs with the top of the ticket.

So it's important we get clarity at the top of the ticket,» Langworthy said.

Consider the combination of Kolbinaro — Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb and Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro — a dark horse at this point (they haven't decided who would be at the top of the ticket and who would run for LG).

A month after Councilman Tim Toth announced his plans to run for mayor, the City of Tonawanda Republican Committee has announced its lineup of endorsements for the entire City Council, with Toth at the top of its ticket.

I don't know if it broke an all - time record but again a lot of this is attributed to the fact there wasn't a major race on top of the ticket,» said Erie County Elections Commissioner Len Lenihan.

«The Republican Party will need as much strength as we can on the top of the ticket, it will affect every race, Senate, assembly, judgeships,» Turner said.

We knew this was coming after State GOP Chairman Ed Cox told us last week that Mermel had contacted him and expressed interest in being on the top of the 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.

even under normal circumstances, there would be ballot drop off from the top of the ticket to the races that appear further down in voting.

«In particular, while the Lazio campaign has not gotten back to Chairman Cox with their final decision as to whether or not to support a third line, it has always been clear that Chairman Cox can not and would not proceed without support from the top of the ticket.»

Earlier this year, Senate Democrats had hoped Hillary Clinton's spot at the top of the ticket would trickle down to key battleground races and help them take control of the chamber.

By the same reasoning, Schaffer also failed to endorse John Brooks, the only Democrat to win a new seat on Long Island last Fall after years of promises by State Democrats that Hillary Clinton at the top of the ticket would usher in a new era of Democratic dominance in the suburbs that would hold for a generation or more (in case you missed it, that actually didn't happen).

The disagreement between the RGA and the RNC over who to back for governor in New York has been a subtext of the party's fight over the top of its ticket, which just seems to grow stranger as the convention draws near.

In some races, turnout saw an increase (which was not a statewide trend), but voters were not backing Clinton at the top of the ticket the same way they went for Obama.

«The Republicans don't have a comptroller or attorney general candidate yet and the top of the ticket is Trump mini-me, Marc Molinaro.

With the floundering Donald Trump at the top of the ticket, and the recent arrest of Republican Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, many more Senate seats are now in play for Democrats, particularly on Long Island.

The strategy for Democrats this year, at least before the scandal hit, was to rely on strength at the top of the ticket to pull Democratic challengers over the finish line.

Observers contributed his loss in part to drag caused by having controversial gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino at the top of the ticket, but DiNapoli was also helped tremendously — particularly in Democrat - dominated NYC — by the cash and GOTV operation of his labor supporters.

There has been much speculation about what happens in 2016, a presidential year with former New York State Senator Hillary Clinton potentially at the top of the ticket for Democrats.

Trump wanted to be the Republican at the top of the ticket with Astorino running for lieutenant governor.

While the other endorsed city Democrats won handily Tuesday, the loss at the top of the ticket was a resounding one.

He succeeded at distancing himself from the top of the GOP ticket and was on track to over-perform the top of his ticket by double - digits.

The seat represents a strong pickup opportunity for Democrats, given the likelihood of former New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton at the top of the ticket and the fact that President Barack Obama won the district twice.

As you'll see in our highlight reel, the speeches displayed much of what Team Cuomo has going for it; four years in office with some significant legislative accomplishments, nearly universal support from elected Democrats and their political organizations, enormous amounts of state money spent over the past four years which, whether well spent or not produces support from recipients, and a powerful speaker at the top of the ticket.

«As much as I try to convince and get my message across as a Council member, at the end of the day... it's usually the top of the ticket that brings the vast majority out,» she said, referring to mayoral contenders Mayor Michael Bloomberg and city Comptroller William Thompson.

Republican strategist Mike Edelman said that having divisive gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino at the top of the ticket could hurt the party's chances Tuesday, leading some to stay home.

State Senate Democrats hope to take leadership of their house away from Republicans in the 2016 elections — and many believe the candidates at the top of the ticket will help them do that.

In 2012, Barack Obama will be on top of the ticket and Democrats will stand a good chance of reprising their gains in 2008, when they won the majority.

Lara and Padilla said in a joint statement the bill would combine the presidential primary with elections for statewide office and legislative races which would «help engage new voters from the top of the ticket down to legislative races.»

Noting the large number of statewide, congressional and legislative races being held this year, Appelbaum said, «History has shown us over and over again that the top of this ticket will have an enormous impact on the rest of the ticket.»