Sentence examples for test for Democrats from inspiring English sources

This is a big test for Democrats.

The hard-fought race was seen as a test for Democrats.

It was a slim victory in a hard-fought race that was seen as a test for Democrats.

The predictable outcry there led DNC Chairman Thomas Perez to apparently declare an abortion litmus test for Democrats.

One test for Democrats was their ability to hold seats that had been opened by the retirements of Democratic incumbents who could have been easily re-elected themselves.

Labor has made the vote a litmus test for Democrats, with the Teamsters and United Auto Workers lobbying legislators especially hard.

"It's like a litmus test now for Democrats," said Linsey Fagan.

Campaigning on the frontlines of the mountaintop removal humanitarian crisis, the former mayor of Richwood also see his campaign as a national litmus test for traditional Democrats, labor groups, greens and independents to hold Big Coal Democrats accountable for their reckless policies.

The data reports, and the larger issue of teacher evaluations, could well become a litmus test for the Democrats already fighting for the union's crucial endorsement.

Harris this week said she supported Medicare-for-all, which has been an early litmus test for most Democrats and is a concept that is generally popular.

President Obama and his education secretary, Arne Duncan, are trying to change that — and one test for the Democrats will be whether they embrace administration reforms that teachers' unions are already sniping at.