Sentences with phrase «unexpectedly strong run»

Underneath the gorgeous exterior of an unexpectedly strong run, there is evidence of rust and decay, the governor has been saying repeatedly, most recently in an interview with Maclean's.

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As Americans head to the polls later today, it'll be interesting to see if a genuine dark - horse candidate — somebody running outside the duopoly, someone nobody expected nor even heard of, for that matter — could startle the pundits with an unexpectedly strong showing.

(It was the year Turner ran for Congress against Anthony Weiner and lost, but with an unexpectedly strong 40 percent of the vote.)

With more money, staff and name recognition than when he ran for office four years ago, Mr. Hawkins is hoping an unexpectedly strong showing can boost the standing of his party and liberals in New York State.

Teachout is one of a handful of area politicians who are hoping that the energy of Sanders «political revolution» will reverberate over time and down the ballot as grass roots groups that formed to support the Vermont senator's unexpectedly strong primary run turn their attention to local political contests — and the machinery of the Democratic Party itself.

«But Clements is running a strong challenge and at the very least, he is forcing Big Oil super PACs to unexpectedly redirect funds to Upton and away from the tight Senate races.»