Sentence examples for primary backing from inspiring English sources

Mr. Specter said he had received commitments from Mr. Obama and Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the majority leader, to support him in any primary, backing intended to deter Democratic challengers.

The team was the primary entrant of the new GTi version of the Volkswagen Golf, which had been launched in 1976, and primary backing came from Volkswagen Great Britain.

The Freedom Partners filing shows that the Kochs were also behind the mysterious dark money group "Trees of Liberty," which spent hundreds of thousands in the Iowa U.S. Senate primary backing ALEC member Joni Ernst, who had previously been considered the underdog in the race.

(The state later moved the primary back to early February).

Isaac Redman will be the primary back in his place.

Gruden needs to decide now who will be his primary back.

DP: Well for me personally, it was mishandling the Ohio-Texas primary back in March of '08.

In 1977, with the danger that the New York City mayoralty would be lost to a Republican, Gov. Hugh L. Carey, a Democrat, vetoed a bill to move the primary back to June.

According to the polls, 50percentt of men voting in the Republican primary backed Mr. McCain while only 29percentt went for Gov. George W. Bush of Texas.

In the New Hampshire primary back in January, which Mrs. Clinton won, she and Mr. Obama each received 107 votes from the community -- achieving parity in Unity.

Mr. Obama won the Democrats Abroad primary back in February, but Ms. Wheeler still was surprised by how many of her colleagues were outspoken Obama supporters.