Sentence examples for volatile race from inspiring English sources

Comey's first letter surprised both campaigns and cast the FBI into the middle of an bitter and volatile race.

For one more night, though, many Republicans were left shrugging about the prospect of an increasingly drawn-out and volatile race.

"It's a very volatile race with two masterful politicians going at it," said James R. Soles, a political science professor at the University of Delaware.

Mr. Simmons, whose name has remained on the ballot, plans to begin a statewide advertising campaign for his candidacy, in a move that could alter the dynamic of the already volatile race.

Richard Blumenthal, the popular Connecticut attorney general, announced on Wednesday that he would seek the United States Senate seat being vacated by Christopher J. Dodd, suddenly altering the dynamic of an already volatile race.

The volatile race between Walsh, a Tea Party favorite, and Duckworth was one of the nation's most closely watched congressional battles.

They're volatile races.

In less volatile races, Senator Patrick J. Leahy, a Vermont Democrat, held on to his seat, and in South Carolina, the Republican Jim DeMint cruised to victory over the Democrat Alvin Greene, who -- unemployed, indicted and resistant to campaigning -- posed no threat.

The reasons for the misfire also highlight a major limitation of primary election polling: While surveys remain pretty accurate on the whole, they're not particularly well-equipped to predict highly volatile races -- like, say, the New Hampshire primary.

Ms. Warren's acknowledgment Wednesday night that she had told her employers that she was of American Indian descent has not quelled the matter in the increasingly volatile Senate race in Massachusetts.

Aides acknowledge that if Mr. Huntsman is to have any chance at pulling off an upset victory here — and they say that is still possible in this highly volatile Republican race — he is going to need Our Destiny PAC to keep its ads on the air until the primary on Jan . 10