Sentences with phrase «who focused their campaigns»

Beloin - Saavedra, who focused her campaign on education issues and lost an August primary to Gerratana, said Tuesday night she has no regrets about running.

All the candidates who focused their campaigns on education and school finance came up losers, an outcome that has education advocates worried about their prospects in state legislatures.

Not exact matches

«I think what she's tried in the campaign is, let's focus on the future and who do you think is the best candidate for premier going forward.»

In recent days, New York mayor Bill de Blasio, who served as an adviser during Clinton's successful Senate bid in 2000, suggested she focus on income inequality on the campaign trail.

Lunny and his co-founder, David Bell (who's just one year older), launched Dash in 2011 when they realized that few agencies in Winnipeg were focused on digital advertising and social media campaigns.

Bannon, who was instrumental in focusing the message of Trump's 2016 campaign, was considered the main conduit between Trump and his base of far - right voters.

Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour leader who is half - heartedly campaigning for the U.K. to remain the E.U., is almost certainly another closet Brexit supporter, a Socialist who sees the E.U. as the stooge of global capitalism, eroding workers» rights with its neo-liberal focus on the Single Market.

It may seem strange to focus marketing efforts on people who have already received your product as a reward for funding you, however in most cases, this isn't the case for every campaign.

But he says he's still going to «focus my full attention on those who should ultimately be held responsible for the smear campaign.»

(CNN)- A top evangelical leader who is close to Mitt Romney's presidential campaign says the candidate's Mormon faith will be even more of an issue in the general election than it has been in the primary, predicting that the focus on Romney's faith will present a challenge to Romney.

What makes it different from, say, a hate campaign against a public figure is that it tends to revolve around a single incident and inspires people who never had any prior dealings with the individual to focus white - hot anger at them (usually demanding that they be sacked).

Eric Sapp, who runs a faith - focused consulting firm with Strider, said he wasn't hired by the House and Senate Democratic campaign committees or by candidates for Congress or governor, for the first time since he started doing such work.

The campaign initiative is being headed by Michael Wear, the Obama campaign's National Faith Vote Coordinator, Derrick Harkins, Director of Faith Outreach for the Democratic National Committee, the Rev. Regena Thomas, pastor of Allen A.M.E. Church in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Katherine Archuleta, a political director for the campaign, and Broderick Johnson, a campaign adviser who focuses on Catholic outreach.

Led by Tolu Olubunmi, an immigrant and DREAMer, the organization is focused on launching the Welcome.us campaign and establishing Immigrant Heritage Month to honor the ways in which America and the immigrants who have built our country are linked in a shared, productive history.

Arsene Wenger, however, is doing what he can to make sure that the Arsenal players are not looking at the other fixtures and wondering who might be dropping points, because the Frenchman thinks that this might just mean that we ourselves could be the ones to slip up as he feels that every single game needs complete focus in order to get the consistency that any side needs to be crowned champions at the end of a long campaign.

Huge congratulations to everyone who took part in this week's #BUCSWednesday and contributed to our University in Focus campaign.

why did it happen in the first place just came across this blog, even though the vp apologized and states she is a mother of 3 who was the one that okayed this to go through if it was this vp why did nt she catch on first, she must have thought it was fine until all the outrage came about, you would think a company of that magnitude would have focus groups too give opinions, this campaign should never of happened........

None is perfect right now, but removing the romantic / sexual aspect of their relationship — which may have already occurred months ago — and transforming it into a parenting marriage would allow Abedin to focus on what she needs to do in Clinton's campaign and Weiner to do whatever he needs — therapy, perhaps, unbridled sexting, or — who knows?

Being a step - parent is a lot more art than science, but there are simple ways to go wrong: Stepmoms who demand hugs and kisses and who seek to be called «Mom;» step - parents who grouse about not being the primary focus of Father's or Mother's Day; parents of all kinds waging propaganda campaigns to curry favor with the children.

But right now I'm focussing on my woven wraps and babywearing photography - I have two new striped designs coming out in the next couple of weeks, and a jacquard design at the end of April / beginning of May, thanks to the fantastic folks who supported my recent Kickstarter campaign.

Women who focus too much on being a mom — by say, breastfeeding in a campaign ad — also run the risk of being pigeonholed.

As Hillary Clinton's campaign focuses its attacks on presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump, she faces the challenge of pinning down someone who rapidly shifts positions on issues, sometimes within a single day.

Basil A. Smikle Jr., the executive director of the state Democratic Party, who issued the statement on behalf of the governor's campaign, said such a move was necessary to «dispense with the Republican ploys and focus on the real issues.»

This enables all the Democratic campaigns to focus their GOTV resources on those who have not yet voted.

IDC spokeswoman Candice Giove said in a statement, «As we enter the campaign season the Independent Democratic Conference will continue to work to elect Democrats who will fight against the draconian policies coming out of Washington and have a laser beam focus on protecting labor and our middle class.»

Here's one thing Democrats and the progressive movement can do to help right now: launch a grassroots - focused campaign to leverage the millions of people who have solid health insurance thanks to Barack Obama and the Democrats.

His campaign has focused heavily on ethics and anti-corruption measures, a theme that he hopes resonates with voters after the ouster of disgraced former Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who was convicted on corruption charges in December.

Schneiderman's campaign has made choice a signature focus, using it as a cudgel with which to smash his GOP / Conservative opponent, Staten Island DA Dan Donovan, who is personally pro-life, but insists he won't actively seek to change state law in this arena the way attorneys general have done in other states.

Crowley has been relegated to the sidelines in the NY - 6 battle lately as the focus has been on the mysterious — and belated — candidacy of longtime Queens Democratic operative Jeff Gottlieb, who may or may not be (depending on who you believe) a stalking horse for the party's endorsed candidate, Assemblywoman Grace Meng, although she has been plugging away at her campaign, announcing earlier today that she has netted yet another small labor endorsement.

One of the most high - profile campaigns was run by the Focus E15 mums who had their own battle with Newham council over its housing policy.

«In today's current political climate, when the average wealth of a member of Congress is $ 1 million, we are showing that a grassroots campaign focused on low - dollar and local support, can keep the doors to the halls of government open to those who can't write them selves a large check or rely on large corporate donations.»

Thus, as Marshall Ganz has warned since the early 1990s, in the vast majority of districts where elections are not effectively contested, the new political targeting may in fact narrow the electorate by helping campaigns focus on an ever more clearly defined plurality of highly motivated and highly partisan supporters who turn out on a regular basis to return the incumbent to office.

Harry Wilson, the 2010 GOP state comptroller candidate who came close to ousting the Democratic incumbent, Tom DiNapoli, focused much of his campaign on fixing the problems plaguing New York's pension system.

Felder said he doesn't feel pressure to make a decision one way or another from Cuomo, who clearly is feeling pressure himself — likely from the primary challenge launched by Cynthia Nixon, who has made control of the Senate a focus of her campaign thus far — enough pressure, that is, to want to accelerate the peace deal between the warring Democratic factions that was struck late last year.

The persuasion scores allowed the campaign to focus its outreach efforts — and their volunteer phone calls — on voters who might actually change their minds as the result.

When Jeb Bush's campaign filed its first financial disclosure, some people focused on how a mere 3 percent of his donations — just $ 368,000 of the $ 11.4 million he collected in his first 15 days of campaigning — came from donors who gave $ 200 or less.

Astorino criticized Cuomo as an Albany insider who hadn't done enough for the economy, while Cuomo campaigned on his record over the past four years, including tax cuts, tighter gun control, legalization of gay marriage, reductions in government gridlock and a renewed focus on the upstate economy.

Fineman focuses on one particular New Hampshire activist who's beseiged by requests from Hillary's supporters, really wants to work with Obama, but hasn't heard back from his campaign.

The «You Don't Have to be Alone» campaign focuses on the misconception that people who are struggling with addiction and their families are battling it alone, when in reality, support from peers, family members, care professionals, and others, is all around them.

It's not the first time Cuomo has used party resources to build himself up, which is becoming an increasing point of frustration for progressives within state party ranks who want Democratic resources focused on campaigns to re-take the state Senate and the House of Representatives.

Libel reform campaigners, anxious for progress, understandably pressing for great change, do a disservice to the campaign if they focus their ire on the people who rejected the ill - conceived proposals, hurriedly presented yesterday in Committee Room 12 of the House of Commons.

Cuomo launched the «New York Fights Back» campaign Tuesday in New York City with a focus on unseating Republicans who voted in favor of the American Health Care Act.

The early focus on strong Latino hiring and outreach operations has been repeatedly called for by Democrats who note that Clinton was popular among Latino voters in the 2008 primary against Obama, but must show she is serious about addressing their concerns during this campaign.

«Moving forward, it is my hope that the campaign will focus on the quality of life issues that are important to the people who live in the 10th Congressional district.»

Several ministers of state and NDC stalwarts, who took to the campaign platform, focused their messages on Dr. Mahamudu Bamumia, Nana Addo's running mate and a former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana.

Tim Montgomerie reported last week that three MPs - Charlie Elphicke, George Hollingbery and Priti Patel - want to organise a candidate to be elected to the 1922 Committee's executive who will give the»22 a focus on policy and campaigning.

Collins, like some candidates in close races, chose to stay home and focus on the local campaigning (Brooks, a Republican Monroe County Executive who is challenging Rep. Louise Slaughter this November, indicated that being a delegate at the convention can be a help, too).

Whether it's the young mothers who formed the Focus E15 campaign in Newham to protest against local families being shipped out of the area, or the residents of Cressingham Gardens in Lambeth who have fought tirelessly to stop the demolition of their much loved homes, social housing tenants across the capital have been speaking out about the desperate situations they've found themselves in.

At the monthly Delegate Assembly on the afternoon following the New York State presidential primaries on April 19, UFT President Michael Mulgrew thanked the many UFT members who volunteered for the union's Hillary Clinton campaign, but then he quickly turned his focus to the battle ahead in November.

Cancel faces a spirited challenge in the heavily Democratic district from Working Families Party candidate Yuh - Line Niou, who has attacked Cancel for her ties to Silver and focused her campaign on the need to reform Albany's tangled political culture.