2008 Presidential Election: Endorsement Thread

[Cranberry]

Organizations

League of Conservation Voters
(Newspaper) The Times of Northwest Indiana

I protest that the LCV would endorse Bayh with Ralph Nader in the race...!

what do you mean?

I'd say it's quite illogical that they would back a moderate Democrat when they backed Kucinich in 2004 ITL...

My decision to include LCV is his 77% voting record from LCV.

77% is not that much, to be fair... Plus, Bayh did never really appear as a politician devoted to that issue, and did not really stand out, in both directions...
On the other hand, Ralph Nader is the candidate devoted to tackling global warming, running for the party that is devoted to that issue...

Let just the LCV endorse the two?

I'm okay with them endorsing Bayh for the Democratic primary, while they endorse Nader for the general election. Okay with that?

[Former Lincoln Assemblyman & Lt. Gov. RGN]

Organizations

League of Conservation Voters
(Newspaper) The Times of Northwest Indiana

I protest that the LCV would endorse Bayh with Ralph Nader in the race...!

what do you mean?

I'd say it's quite illogical that they would back a moderate Democrat when they backed Kucinich in 2004 ITL...

My decision to include LCV is his 77% voting record from LCV.

77% is not that much, to be fair... Plus, Bayh did never really appear as a politician devoted to that issue, and did not really stand out, in both directions...
On the other hand, Ralph Nader is the candidate devoted to tackling global warming, running for the party that is devoted to that issue...

Let just the LCV endorse the two?

I'm okay with them endorsing Bayh for the Democratic primary, while they endorse Nader for the general election. Okay with that?

Agree.

[Maxwell]

I think it would make sense if Gary Johnson stepped down from the cabinet.

[NHI]

Giuliani:
Senator George Voinovich
Former Senator Bob Dole
Governor Charlie Crist

Republican Leadership Council
Republican Main Street Partnership

Vilsack:
 Governors Rod Blagojevich (IL) and Jennifer Granholm (MI) Senator Dick Durbin

Lincoln:
Joe Manchin
American Federation of Teachers
NAACP
Kentucky Senator Frank Daniel Mongiardo

[BaconBacon96]

Gingrich Endorsements:

Businessman Herman Cain
Fmr. House Majority Leader Dick Armey
Representative Todd Akin

[DKrol]

I think it would make sense if Gary Johnson stepped down from the cabinet.

I'll address this in my next post.

[Maxwell]

Can I get:
The DailyKos
Former D.C. Shadow Senator Jesse Jackson
Actor Martin Sheen
Service Employees International Union
Former Congressman David Nagel

And can we push back a potential Al Gore endorsement to December or so?

[Flake]

People:
Former South Carolina Governor Jim Hodges
New Hampshire Senator Paul Hodes
Illinois Senator Barack Obama

Organizations:
ACLU
Southern Poverty Law Center

[badgate]

NAACP
American Federation of Teacher
Sen. Mongiordo (KY)
Gov. Manchin (WV)
Sen. John Edwards (NC)

[Maxwell]

People:
Former South Carolina Governor Jim Hodges
New Hampshire Senator Paul Hodes
Illinois Senator Barack Obama

Organizations:
ACLU
Southern Poverty Law Center

The ACLU? For Mary Landrieu?

[PPT Spiral]

People:
Former South Carolina Governor Jim Hodges
New Hampshire Senator Paul Hodes
Illinois Senator Barack Obama

Organizations:
ACLU
Southern Poverty Law Center

The ACLU? For Mary Landrieu?

Yeah, remember that they endorsed Kucinich last election.

[rpryor03]

For Kerry:

Max Cleland
Gary Hart
Robert Reich

[Cranberry]

For Nader please:

Rocky Anderson
Russ Feingold (would be nice of he could become a Green Party member too)
Elizabeth Warren

Human Rights Campaign
I'll take LCV as second group endorsement this turn, as Bayh and I agreed to

[Flake]

People:
Former South Carolina Governor Jim Hodges
New Hampshire Senator Paul Hodes
Illinois Senator Barack Obama

Organizations:
ACLU
Southern Poverty Law Center

The ACLU? For Mary Landrieu?

Yeah, remember that they endorsed Kucinich last election.

I guess the Change to Win Federation would be a good, not too unrealistic endorsement for Landrieu.

[Maxwell]

People:
Former South Carolina Governor Jim Hodges
New Hampshire Senator Paul Hodes
Illinois Senator Barack Obama

Organizations:
ACLU
Southern Poverty Law Center

The ACLU? For Mary Landrieu?

Yeah, remember that they endorsed Kucinich last election.

I guess the Change to Win Federation would be a good, not too unrealistic endorsement for Landrieu.

That makes more sense. Plus, even for better fit candidates, ACLU should probably endorse later on.

[Donerail]

I'd note that the weird thing about this game is that all the big organizations are endorsing in the first turns rather than later on. I really can't see the AFL-CIO endorsing well before Iowa, for example.

[Former Lincoln Assemblyman & Lt. Gov. RGN]

Invididual Endorsements
Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo (I'll explain on the game thread)
Former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis
Former Maine Governor Angus King


Group Endorsements
Alliance for Retired Americans
Citizens for Tax Justice

[rpryor03]

Switching out Hart for Henry Cisernos

[Former Lincoln Assemblyman & Lt. Gov. RGN]

Invididual Endorsements (next round) (after the 9/8-14/07 round)
Fmr. GA Governor and President Jimmy Carter
Fmr. FL Governor Bob Graham
Fmr. NV Senator and Governor Richard Bryan

Group Endorsements (next round) (after the 9/8-14/07 round)
Tampa Bay Times
Americans United for Separation of Church and State

[DKrol]

Former Governor George Pataki
Governor John Hoeven
Senator Lamar Alexander

Boston Herald
New Hampshire Union Leader

[Cranberry]

Representative Tammy Baldwin
Michael Moore
Matt Gonzalez

Earth Times
MoveOn.org

[Maxwell]

Former Governor Lowell Weicker
Former Iowa State Chair Sheila Riggs
Congressman John Conyers

Physicians for a National Health Program
American's For Democratic Action

I also request a hold off any endorsement from the New Hampshire Union Leader and Des Moines Register to any candidate until late December.

[Flake]

I also request a hold off any endorsement from the New Hampshire Union Leader and Des Moines Register to any candidate until late December.

I second this.

Mary Landrieu Endorsements:


Former Florida Governor Lawton Chiles


Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco


Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

 
Americans for Tax Fairness

[DKrol]

I also request a hold off any endorsement from the New Hampshire Union Leader and Des Moines Register to any candidate until late December.

I second this.

I disagree, but I will withdraw it and replace it with:

Susan B. Anthony List

[NewYorkExpress]

I also request a hold off any endorsement from the New Hampshire Union Leader and Des Moines Register to any candidate until late December.

I second this.

I disagree, but I will withdraw it and replace it with:

Susan B. Anthony List

I'm thinking the newspapers should have separate endorsements for each primary.