2016 Primary Endorsements megathread.

[Maxwell]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/09/21/rep-mick-mulvaney-endorses-rand-paul-for-president/

Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) endorsed Rand Paul. Damn, that's a good endorsement! I'm not sure how much it does, but it's a good endorsement to have.


I think this and the Michigan Straw Poll are both signs that Rand Paul is staying in the race. Whether or not that's a good thing for him is up for discussion, but I doubt he's the next to drop out.

[JonathanSwift]

Representative Austin Scott endorsing Rubio.

http://www.wflx.com/story/30076007/rubio-gets-presidential-endorsement-from-rep-austin-scott

[Bigby]

Representative Austin Scott endorsing Rubio.

http://www.wflx.com/story/30076007/rubio-gets-presidential-endorsement-from-rep-austin-scott

I'm proud that he was my Congressman before the county I am registered in was redistricted to the 12th.

[California8429]

Congresswoman Candice Miller (MI) endorsed Fiorina

http://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2015/09/23/candice-miller-endorses-carly-fiorina-president/72679966/

Pretty significant since she's heavily considering running for Governor

[Kingpoleon]

Former Congressman Peter Torkildsen of Massachusetts has become a co-chair of Kasich's Massachusetts' campaign:

http://blog.4president.org/2016/2015/09/state-representatives-paul-frost-kimberly-ferguson-to-serve-as-massachusetts-state-co-chairs-for-kas.html

[7,052,770]

http://www.clarionledger.com/story/politicalledger/2015/09/24/kasich-president-mississippi/72757894/

Not sure why, but a bunch of Mississippi politicians, including Gregg Harper (MS-3) and Trent Lott, have endorsed Kasich.

[Maxwell]

http://www.clarionledger.com/story/politicalledger/2015/09/24/kasich-president-mississippi/72757894/

Not sure why, but a bunch of Mississippi politicians, including Gregg Harper (MS-3) and Trent Lott, have endorsed Kasich.

Probably because Kasich invokes how god has blessed him every other speech. Yuck.

[jimrtex]

http://www.clarionledger.com/story/politicalledger/2015/09/24/kasich-president-mississippi/72757894/

Not sure why, but a bunch of Mississippi politicians, including Gregg Harper (MS-3) and Trent Lott, have endorsed Kasich.

Senator Lott was majority leader in 1997 when Kasich's balanced budget was passed.

[Nhoj]

Rep John Moolenaar[MI] endorsed Rubio.
https://twitter.com/marcorubio/status/647078269599285248

[Kingpoleon]

http://www.clarionledger.com/story/politicalledger/2015/09/24/kasich-president-mississippi/72757894/

Not sure why, but a bunch of Mississippi politicians, including Gregg Harper (MS-3) and Trent Lott, have endorsed Kasich.

Probably because Kasich invokes how god has blessed him every other speech. Yuck.

I know! Ted Kennedy would never do such a thing!

[Maxwell]

http://www.clarionledger.com/story/politicalledger/2015/09/24/kasich-president-mississippi/72757894/

Not sure why, but a bunch of Mississippi politicians, including Gregg Harper (MS-3) and Trent Lott, have endorsed Kasich.

Probably because Kasich invokes how god has blessed him every other speech. Yuck.

... I don't like Ted Kennedy either you dunce.

I know! Ted Kennedy would never do such a thing!

[Mr. Morden]

Christie getting a bunch of Iowa endorsements:

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2015/09/26/chris-christie-reclaims-support-of-iowa-recruitment-team/72889140/

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[#TheShadowyAbyss]

Not sure if already mentioned here, but Carl Icahn is endorsing Donald Trump

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http://fortune.com/2015/09/28/carl-ichan-endorse-trump/

[Classic Conservative]

Randy Weber endorsed Cruz; Chuck Fleischmann endorsed Huckabee along with John Linder and three of the Arkansas Congressman and their governor.

[JerryArkansas]

Here's a map of Congressional endorsements.  Tell me about any errors.


For dems Hillary is purple and O'Malley is the tealish colour.


For Reps Bush is Blue, Filorina is Pink, Rubio in Red, Santorum in Dark pink, Paul in Yellow, Huckabee in Brown, Cruz in Orange, Graham in extremely light pink, Christie in ocean blue and Kasich is the blue in Ohio, who's colour I don't really know.

[Crumpets]

Here's a map of Congressional endorsements.  Tell me about any errors.


For dems Hillary is purple and O'Malley is the tealish colour.


For Reps Bush is Blue, Filorina is Pink, Rubio in Red, Santorum in Dark pink, Paul in Yellow, Huckabee in Brown, Cruz in Orange, Graham in extremely light pink, Christie in ocean blue and Kasich is the blue in Ohio, who's colour I don't really know.

Chris Collins (NY-27) has endorsed Bush
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/local-republicans-to-host-fundraisers-for-bush-rubio-20150623

Rick Larsen (WA-2) and Ami Bera (CA-7) have endorsed Clinton
http://www.ricklarsen.org/2015/04/12/rep-larsen-endorses-hillary-clinton-president/
http://web.archive.org/web/20150708081606/https://www.readyforhillary.com/events/DC-Jan27

Austin Scott (GA-8) has endorsed Rubio
http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2015/09/21/picking-a-side-austin-scott-endorses-marco-rubios-white-house-bid/

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Here's a map of Congressional endorsements.  Tell me about any errors.


For dems Hillary is purple and O'Malley is the tealish colour.


For Reps Bush is Blue, Filorina is Pink, Rubio in Red, Santorum in Dark pink, Paul in Yellow, Huckabee in Brown, Cruz in Orange, Graham in extremely light pink, Christie in ocean blue and Kasich is the blue in Ohio, who's colour I don't really know.

Great job! That's really interesting! The only thing I would change is using a wider variety of colors (green, white, etc.) instead of a lot of blues/purples to make it clearer.

[Classic Conservative]

Bob Barr endorsed Ted Cruz today

[Likely Voter]

Tom Brady (sort of) endorses Trump:

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/09/tom-brady-on-if-donald-trump-can-be-elected-i-hope-so-that-would-be-great

Brady is now saying it was a joke (sort of)

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http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/29/politics/tom-brady-not-endorsing-donald-trump/

[7,052,770]

Here's a map of Congressional endorsements.  Tell me about any errors.
For dems Hillary is purple and O'Malley is the tealish colour.


For Reps Bush is Blue, Filorina is Pink, Rubio in Red, Santorum in Dark pink, Paul in Yellow, Huckabee in Brown, Cruz in Orange, Graham in extremely light pink, Christie in ocean blue and Kasich is the blue in Ohio, who's colour I don't really know.

Gregg Harper (MS-3) is Kasich. I posted the article about it a page back.

[JerryArkansas]

Update with all the fixes.

[Mr. Morden]

Tommy Thompson endorses Bush:

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-10-02/tommy-thompson-endorses-jeb-bush

[Nhoj]

Chris Stewart, R-Utah endorsed Rubio as did the speaker of the Utah House of Representatives .


http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865637889/Chris-Stewart-endorses-presidential-candidate-Marco-Rubio.html?pg=all

[Likely Voter]

Good news bad news for Hillary and unions

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http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/03/politics/hillary-clinton-nea-endorsement/

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/03/us/politics/firefighters-union-backs-away-from-endorsement-of-hillary-clinton.html

[Torie]

Here's a map of Congressional endorsements.  Tell me about any errors.


For dems Hillary is purple and O'Malley is the tealish colour.


For Reps Bush is Blue, Filorina is Pink, Rubio in Red, Santorum in Dark pink, Paul in Yellow, Huckabee in Brown, Cruz in Orange, Graham in extremely light pink, Christie in ocean blue and Kasich is the blue in Ohio, who's colour I don't really know.

Fix for color descriptions:

For dems Hillary is purple and O'Malley is the tealish colour (no example of teal).


For Reps Bush is Blue, Filorina is Pink, Rubio in Red, Santorum in Dark pink [magenta], Paul in Yellow, Huckabee in Brown, Cruz in Orange, Graham in extremely light pink [lavender], Christie in ocean blue [cyan]and Kasich is the blue in Ohio, who's colour I don't really know [sky blue].