It's a betting game. People try to "pick a winner." (Reply #13)

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Sun Aug 23, 2015, 11:26 PM

Ron Green (9,165 posts)

13. It's a betting game. People try to "pick a winner."

Just as we have casino capitalism in the States, we've also got kind of a casino politics. Lots of advertising, image development, branding, handicapping and polling. Endorsements are part of this, and nobody wants to endorse one who may not win, especially one who hasn't participated in all the aforementioned bullshit.

Sometimes endorsements can just indicate cowardice.

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35 replies	Author	Time	Post
What's this "endorsement" thing? [View all]	sibelian	Aug 2015	OP
That's hilarious.	99th_Monkey	Aug 2015	#1
If they are super delegates they are extremely important	yeoman6987	Aug 2015	#6
It must be nice to be in the Oligarch's Club	99th_Monkey	Aug 2015	#9
Actually these are her colleagues	yeoman6987	Aug 2015	#11
The DC Insiders Club	99th_Monkey	Aug 2015	#12
So the system is rigged!	John Poet	Aug 2015	#26
Same system that president Obama used. That president carter used.	yeoman6987	Aug 2015	#28
Actually, there were no superdelegates until 1984.	John Poet	Aug 2015	#32
Thanks. Learn more and more here everyday.	yeoman6987	Aug 2015	#34
Actually, what you decribed isn't very far from the truth. Except the Republicans use frogs & newts.	BlueJazz	Aug 2015	#2
I,for one,don't know,	wendylaroux	Aug 2015	#3
Remember how Sean Connery came out for Scottish independence and JK Rowling came out the other way?	Attorney in Texas	Aug 2015	#4
OK, I just wondered if we were looking at something with more influence than that...	sibelian	Aug 2015	#19
Yes. The endorsed person has to give YOU stuff.	HappyPlace	Aug 2015	#5
It's someone with gravitas, popularity and esteem saying	Cleita	Aug 2015	#7
To date Hillary has endorsements of 118 current Congressional members and 15 former Congressional	Thinkingabout	Aug 2015	#8
Bernie is the only one	AgingAmerican	Aug 2015	#29
Wonder why he doesn't work with Congress and how he plans to work with them	Thinkingabout	Aug 2015	#30
???	AgingAmerican	Aug 2015	#31
It is politician A, or important person, or paper	nadinbrzezinski	Aug 2015	#10
It's a betting game. People try to "pick a winner."	Ron Green	Aug 2015	#13
Its deal-cutting for future favors. It is sanctioned bribes.	Bonobo	Aug 2015	#14
I didn't want to go that far...	sibelian	Aug 2015	#18
I vote for A, A endorses candidate B, then I'm automagically likely to look more favourably on B.	delrem	Aug 2015	#27
Secret club?	oasis	Aug 2015	#15
Ummmm..... you actually do "have it" in Scotland.	Nye Bevan	Aug 2015	#16
Hmmm?	sibelian	Aug 2015	#17
"Two-faced Sun newspaper endorses SNP in Scotland while English edition urges voters to back Tories"	Nye Bevan	Aug 2015	#20
I've encountered it.....	BooScout	Aug 2015	#22
Ah, the record. No, I never read it.	sibelian	Aug 2015	#35
ha ha. lol. nt	seabeyond	Aug 2015	#33
A highly overrated ploy to impress voters.	Tierra_y_Libertad	Aug 2015	#21
Here is a video example in which Donald Trump endorses a pizza.	Bluenorthwest	Aug 2015	#23
Endorsements by Congressional members translate to super delegates at the convention.	leftofcool	Aug 2015	#24
It's more of an aquatic ceremony	hootinholler	Aug 2015	#25

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