Tag: EndorseWatch

Presidents Versus Porn Stars — Some Endorsements are More Welcome than Others

Buck Banks

Mitt Romney (left) and Meatloaf
Mitt Romney (left) and Meatloaf
It might seem a bit early in the 2016 campaign for endorsements to make a difference, but apparently, since 1980 at least, endorsements from party elites and big donors have been the single best predictor of who a party’s eventual nominee will be, according to the New York Times.

The pace of endorsements is a bit off of what it has been in the past few elections, probably because of the number of candidates, at least on the GOP side. The Times notes that only 14 percent — or 45 of 335 — current Republican governors, senators or representatives have publicly backed a candidate. Of those who have, however, more have endorsed Jeb Bush than any other candidate.

Not so on the Democrat side, with Hillary Clinton bagging a former president (her husband), Madeleine Albright, former U.S. secretary of state and former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, and Howard Dean, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, former governor of Vermont and candidate for Democratic nomination for president in 2004.

In addition, Clinton has been endorsed by 11 sitting and former Democratic governors, 33 current or former U.S. senators and nearly 90 U.S. representatives as well as a ton of state politicians, government operatives, musicians and actors, celebrities and businesspeople.

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Waka Flocka Flame Endorses Hillary for 2016

Buck Banks

Hillary, a woman could do it.

— Rapper Waha Flocka Flame, endorsing Hillary Clinton’s run for president after he realized he is still seven years too young to qualify to run for president himself, Mediaite reports. At the tail end of a new interview with MTV News, the rapper added a comment that is unlikely to resonate with most of Hillary Clinton’s female supporters. “I just feel like when it’s the time of that month, they need to get the f**k out of that office,” he said, before quickly adding, “Nah, just playing.”

Clinton Way Ahead in Endorsements

Buck Banks

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Number of Democratic lawmakers who have endorsed Hillary Clinton’s 2016 run for president, The Hill reports. “Sixty House lawmakers, just under one-third of the 188 Democrats in the chamber, and 27 senators, nearly 60 percent of the upper chamber’s 46 Democrats, are in the former secretary of state’s camp. The early tally nearly equals the 93 endorsements she picked up in her 2008 presidential bid.”

The Presidential Endorsement Game Has Begun

Buck Banks

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Scott Walker is not even a candidate for president yet — officially — but he’s already received his first celebrity endorsement. Scott Baio, the actor who portrayed the character Chachi on “Happy Days” and the spinoff “Joanie Loves Chachi” has come out with a full-throated endorsement of the Wisconsin governor.

According to Politico, Baio’s endorsement of Walker was expressed in a tweet:

“Gov. Walker sounds a lot like President Reagan. #WalkerFor Pres,” the tweet read, with a picture of the actor posing alongside Walker.

Walker tweeted back Wednesday, writing: “Thanks! We both love Reagan, I’m flattered,” along with the hashtag #ChachiandWalkerLoveReagan.

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