But many Democrats say they think that will be a tough route to the nomination, in part because several other candidates, including General Clark and Senator John Edwards of North Carolina, are following similar strategies.
But some Democrats and housing advocates praised the nomination, in part because Watt would replace DeMarco.
So the likelihood is that Mr. Fisher will get the nomination, in good part because Governor Ridge has indicated he may endorse him.
Clinton lost the nomination in 2008 in large part because she voted to authorize the Iraq War.
Hayes submitted the nomination in October 1877, but it aroused some dissent in the Senate because of Harlan's limited experience in public office.
He finally completed the nominations in December.
I want to emphasize "at this moment in time," because the nomination of a Supreme Court justice doesn't occur in a vacuum.
He said he no longer believed, as he had told me over the summer, that Rand was one of the three candidates most likely to win the Republican nomination in 2016, because "the foreign-policy situation is such a wild card".
What do you say to people who think you switched because you couldn't win the Republican nomination in the primary against Pat Toomey?
Mr. Paladino and his campaign have drawn increasing scrutiny as he has emerged as a surprisingly strong contender for the Republican nomination, in part because of the weakness of the establishment candidate, the former Congressman Rick A. Lazio.
