Sentence examples for marginal districts from inspiring English sources

I made an estimate of where the Democratic Party should put its money in the 1946 election in these marginal districts.

They nearly blew it, trying to maximize the number of Republicans by including some marginal districts instead of drawing as many safe Republican districts as possible.

In many states, Republicans control the once-a-decade process of redrawing Congressional districts, and they are maneuvering to make marginal districts more Republican-friendly.

Republican leadership aides expect the bulk of those votes to come from incumbents sitting in marginal districts, or those from the moderate wing of the party.

Ironically, Lampson lost his House seat in 2004 thanks to the redrawing (some say gerrymandering) done by DeLay and his Texas allies, in part because solid Republican voting districts were parcelled out to support Republican candidates in neighbouring marginal districts.

"He's at the top of the most-wanted list in swing and marginal districts in the House," said Kenneth M. Duberstein, a former White House chief of staff for Ronald Reagan.

But if you are in a marginal district and you were a yes before, well, your yes vote just got harder as a result of this amendment".

West is a freshman lawmaker representing a marginal district where he is likely to be beaten in 2012.

In May 1894, Bryan announced he would not seek re-election to the House of Representatives, feeling the incessant need to raise money to campaign in a marginal district was inhibiting his political career.

"They're running against Republicans in semi-marginal districts".

The permanent campaign, promulgated by Clinton at the presidential level, has long been a fact of life in marginal House districts.