2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumWith some recent endorsements it’s time for a review of Democratic candidate endorsements:
Current office holders......
Governors:
Clinton 12 of 18 Democrats* (66.6%)
OMalley 0 of 18 Democrats (0%)
Sanders 0 of 18 Democrats (0%)
*Including the current Governor of Vermont
Members of Congress:
Clinton 148 of 188 Democrats (79%)
OMalley 1 of 188 Democrats (0.5%)
Sanders 2 of 188 Democrats (1%)
Senators:
Clinton 38 of 44 Democrats (86%)**
OMalley 0 of 44 Democrats (0%)
Sanders 0 of 44 Democrats (0%)
**Including the current Democratic Senator from Vermont
Other notable endorsements are:
Two former Governors of Vermont endorsed Clinton
Current Mayor of Burlington Vermont endorsed Clinton
Former professional wrestler and former Governor of Minnesota Jesse Ventura endorsed Sanders
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)Cha
(297,655 posts)Thank you for this update, George!
George II
(67,782 posts)Clinton gets the endorsements of Elijah Cummings, John Lewis, and Governor Mark Dayton, whereas Sanders gets the endorsements of Jesse Ventura, Killer Mike, and corporatist Ben Cohen.
Cha
(297,655 posts)HA! the dreaded "corporatist"!