Sentences with phrase «who runs against»

Unsurprisingly, the vast majority of polls say that if he is the nominee then he will lose the election pretty much regardless of who he runs against.

25 % think they would vote against the incumbent governor, and 15 % say it depends on who runs against him.

Even a union rank - and - filer who runs against a corporate Democrat (for example, Howie Hawkins, the blue - collar Green who challenged incumbent Andrew Cuomo for New York governor last year) finds it hard to collect labor endorsements.

Even a union rank - and - filer who runs against a corporate Democrat (for example, Howie Hawkins, the blue - collar Green who challenged Andrew Cuomo for governor of New York last year) finds it hard to collect labor endorsements.

Mayor Bill de Blasio offered a message to potential challengers on Thursday, saying he plans to run on his record in 2017, regardless of who runs against him.

He said regardless of who runs against him, he expects to make more contributions as November 2018 approaches.

Rumors of Guiliani's cousin and Alfredo Centola have also been flouted, but we don't know anything for sure right now other than Paul Vallone still has the best shot at winning the seat, no matter who he runs against.

When asked by McLaughlin's questioners if they «would vote to re-elect (DiNapoli), regardless of who runs against him» only 15 percent say they would.

Any ex officio member of the Executive Committee (District Leaders, past president) who runs against a VID slate or endorsed candidate will forfeit his / her seat on the Executive Committee until the next annual vote for Executive Committee members.

People of color have voted and will continue to vote for Barak Obama... The only thing he has done for people of color is be of color and be the elected POTUS... When Obama's eight years is at an end the person who runs against the next democrat will only have to campaign by stating repeatedly «I am a Republican»... Whatever doesn't go right in his administration will be blamed on Obama just as he blamed his failures on Bush... His signature health care program exempts Muslims, Scientologists, Amish etc..

No, the catalyst is the rethuglican who runs against President Obama.

Sue Mintor, who ran against Scott as a Democrat, was a former transportation secretary for Shumlin and would have likely maintained the relationships Shumlin forged with Canada — with Scott's governorship, those cross-border ties are now up in the air.

Lisa Fritsch, who ran against Greg Abbott in the Republican Primary for Governor of Texas in 2014, discussed the importance -LSB-...]

Coming in with the third - best odds is legendary player Luis Figo, who ran against Blatter in the last election before dropping out, saying that the process was not actually democratic.

«Is it any surprise that they would give money to a candidate who ran against me two years ago for mayor?

As for Masterpole, the state party needed no help recognizing that she would support Masterpole over Republican Steve Kimatian, who ran against Miner for mayor in 2009 and chairs the Syracuse GOP committee.

Dinesh D'Souza, pleaded guilty today to contributing $ 15,000 more than permitted to Wendy Long, R - N.Y., a 2012 federal U.S. Senate candidate in New York who ran against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D - N.Y. Charges of making false statements to the Federal Election Commission were dropped.

Many were galvanized in 2014 by Zephyr Teachout, a little - known law professor at the time who ran against Cuomo for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.

The announcement came the same day that actress Cynthia Nixon announced she would challenge the governor with the backing of the last woman who ran against him, Zephyr Teachout.

Fordham University law professor Zephyr Teachout, who ran against Governor Andrew Cuomo in 2014, tweeted on Tuesday:

Ervin said they suggested Mahoney appoint Bryan Seamans, who ran against Rapp in 2015.

Gwen Goodwin is a longtime East Harlem activist who ran against Melissa Mark - Viverito in 2009, winning 1200 votes.

Additionally, until William Jennings Bryan, who ran against William McKinley in 1896, most campaigns were «front porch campaigns», meaning they were rather low key affairs in which it was considered unseemly for the candidate to do anything other than give the occasional speech.

The event was organized against Austin Harig, who ran against Paladino for his school board seat last year.

According to one follower of the race, «After Eldridge lost, the Democrats have gone even farther to the left, recruiting Zephyr Teachout, who ran against Andrew Cuomo for Governor because he wasn't liberal enough.

I never seen anything like it,» said William F.B. O'Reilly, a top Republican political operative in New York who worked on the campaign of Rob Astorino, who ran against Cuomo in 2014.

Ferrer and Lasher, who announced his run in April, sparred in 2001, when Lasher was part of the campaign team for Public Advocate Mark Green, who ran against Ferrer for the Democratic nomination for mayor.

Unless he steps aside, or at least allows competion within the party, most dems will vote for ANYONE who run against him.

Nex, which used to be known as Icap and is one of the world's biggest money - broking firms, is attempting to head off a rebellion at next week's annual general meeting by announcing its chairman will personally pay back the # 25,000 used to fund the candidates, including one who ran against Lib Dem leadership contender Sir Vince Cable.

Perhaps Spitzer was celebrating after «Manhattan Madam» Kristin Davis, who ran against him last year, was sentenced for selling pills.

The committee passed over former City Council member Corey Ellis, who ran against Mayor Jennings four years ago fir the Democratic nomination.

The audience erupted in boos in response to the comments by Mr. Williams, who himself ran against Mr. Rangel in 2012.

He won't face his two - time political nemesis, Emily Cain, who ran against Poliquin in each of the past two cycles but is now the executive director of EMILY's List.

His state campaign co-chair, Carl Paladino — a Buffalo real estate developer who ran against Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2010 — is a longtime Cox critic who engendered controversy over the summer by telling the Observer there was «no doubt» President Barack Obama is a Muslim.

«No matter who ran against him, it wouldn't matter.»

But Carl Paladino, the Republican gubernatorial nominee in 2010 who ran against Andrew Cuomo, says the party is being hypocritical.

Cuomo and New Yorkers for a Balanced Albany shared a number of common donors, according to a report published in December by Zephyr Teachout, who ran against Cuomo in the Democratic primary.

In November, the campaign manager for Rob Astorino, the Republican who ran against Cuomo last year, publicly charged that Cuomo cut a deal with Senate Republicans, letting them win in exchange for not supporting Astorino.

But Stavisky will have to go up against fellow Democrat John Messer, a Flushing lawyer and business owner, who ran against the senator in a three - way 2010 primary for the same seat.

In November, the campaign manager for Rob Astorino, the Republican who ran against Cuomo last year,

At least one of those close races includes Democrat Zephyr Teachout in the 19th congressional district battleground who ran against Cuomo in a Democratic primary in 2014.

I think that if you look at what Zephyr Teachout [who ran against Cuomo in 2014 and won 34 percent of the vote] did with no name recognition and almost no endorsements and no money.

Grisanti joins two other candidates — Democratic freshman Sen. Ted O'Brien, of Rochester, facing off against Republican Richard Funke; and Andrienne Esposito, a Democratic environmental activist who running against GOP Islip Town Supervisor Tom Croci for the Long Island seat being vacated by Republican Sen. Lee Zeldin — as the NYLCV's top priority candidates this season.

Both Klein, who was challenged by former AG Oliver Koppell; and Avella, who ran against former NYC Comptroller John Liu; survived their respective primaries.

it was Westchester's Andrew O'Rourke who ran against Mario.

«The mayor's comments today were completely disingenuous, knowing that the MTA is set to present its 30 - day overhaul plan this week,» said Lhota, who ran against de Blasio in the 2013 race for mayor and was re-appointed to the chairmanship this June by Cuomo.

«The Republican who I ran against, this is a man who is against a woman's right to choose, this is a man who wants to lock refugees out of this country — it is not a person who I would stand next to,» said Cuomo, who was appearing with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, a potential 2017 primary rival to de Blasio.

Pataki, one of four GOP Assembly members who ran against less conservative members of their own party in the Senate that year, defeated Goodhue, who was 71 at the time.

Other Republican names floating around include businessman Bob Turner, who ran against Weiner in 2010 and lost with 40 percent of the vote, as well as attorney Juan Reyes, whose Manhattan ties could come with a thick rolodex for potential fundraising.

Nocerino, who ran against Katz four years ago, said he wanted to throw his weight behind the councilwoman because of her support for the Little League and the community in general.