Former Representative Rick A. Lazio withdrew from the New York governor's race on Monday, clearing the way for the Republican nominee, Carl P. Paladino, to bolster his surprisingly aggressive candidacy with the added ballot line of the state Conservative Party.
And like Republican leaders in Washington, Ms. Corwin has found it difficult to grapple with the Tea Party movement, as she tries to fend off the aggressive candidacy of Jack Davis, who is running on the Tea Party line after failing to win the Republican nomination.
Like the rest of the California labor movement, CNA has endorsed Brown and donated funds for his campaign, but Whitman has singled out CNA for its aggressive opposition to her candidacy.
The question now for the Obama campaign is whether it can energize those voters — many of whom were drawn to the polls for the first time in 2008 by the historic nature of his candidacy coupled with an aggressive registration program — even with a rate of joblessness among blacks that far exceeds national figures.
In the 1992 director general election, the United States accused Japan of overly aggressive tactics in promoting Dr. Nakajima's candidacy.
Cynthia Nixon, the actress and education activist, had attracted attention for her candidacy against Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, running an aggressive campaign that some have credited for pushing Mr. Cuomo to the left.
Mr. Romney's address, at the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention here, was the most expansive foreign policy speech of his candidacy and opened a new and aggressive attack on President Obama on national security.
Mayor Cory A. Booker of Newark, a Democrat and national political celebrity, has been traveling across the state and country telling donors, party officials and elected leaders that he intends to run for Senator Lautenberg's seat as he embarks on an aggressive effort to lock down support for his candidacy.
The filing deadline for other candidates is more than a year away, but anyone considering a run must decide soon: Contribution limits in races for federal office are relatively low, requiring aggressive fundraising, and only those who have created candidacy committees can start collecting money.
Sean Bielat, a 36-year-old Republican businessman who in 2010 ran an aggressive race against Mr. Frank, has already announced his candidacy.
De León has focused his candidacy on generational change and keeping a more aggressive posture against the policies of President Trump than Feinstein.
