"There was a lot of speculation that Swalwell's support originally would flow to the other frontrunners in the race: Tom Steyer and Katie Porter, but Steyer and Porter, for very different reasons, are flawed candidates."
Graham Platner, a political newcomer, quickly won the endorsement of Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., after launching his campaign in August, tapping into Democrats' disenchantment with party leaders.
Cornyn is in the fight of his political life in the May 23 runoff election against Paxton, and it's guaranteed to be viciously brutal. The incumbent is widely viewed as a stronger candidate in the general election due to Paxton's series of scandals, lawsuits, and controversies, but the attorney general has gotten support from the MAGA wing of the GOP for his combative, far-right stances.
Most executives wobble at the thought of controversy. Marc Andreessen embraces it. The venture capitalist and cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz has been a lightning rod for Silicon Valley, voicing his opinions loudly and publicly. That includes drawing a fair share of backlash - something he seems unfazed by. "Generally speaking, the more out there we are, and the more outspoken we are, and the more controversial we are, the better for the business," Andreessen said on " The A16z Show."
Neysa is the only candidate in the runoff with the experience and qualifications to deliver fair and transparent assessments for both homeowners and businesses, said Zhao. Fligor, assistant county assessor and Los Altos vice mayor, is competing with former Saratoga councilmember Rishi Kumar for the county assessor seat on Dec. 30. Zhao, who was a candidate for county assessor in the November elections, joins several federal, state and local leaders in endorsing Fligor,
I think that's something that's not much discussed. I hear a lot of reference to Heather Humphreys as the Fine Gael candidate, which she is, but she's also the candidate that's now backed by a number of members of the Labour Party, a number of members of the Green Party, a number of members of the Fianna Fáil party, including the Taoiseach and the former Fianna Fáil taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, many Independent TDs, Michael Healy Rae, Seán Canney, Marian Harkin, and many Independent councillors as well.
Democratic leaders love to talk about unity-until a progressive wins. Every cycle, we're told to fall in line for the good of the party. Zohran Mamdani is the nominee-and yet the establishment's silence is deafening.
Pressure is mounting from business leaders, MAGA world influencers, independents, and moderate Democrats for Mr. Sliwa to quit the race so the anti-Zohran Mamdani vote can coalesce around one candidate and have at least a shot at beating the 33-year-old Democratic Socialist state assemblyman in November.
