Hillary Clinton Is The Most Establishment-Approved Candidate On Record

[Godhumor]

By Harry Enten of 538

FiveThirtyEight tracks the endorsements of members of Congress and governors because they are highly correlated with the outcome of the primary. In the book “The Party Decides” — where the strong correlation between endorsements and primary outcome was clearly demonstrated — the authors point out that there are basically two types of primaries: Ones in which a single candidate wins the party over before Iowa (like in 2000 on both the Democratic and Republican sides) and ones in which most party actors stay on the sidelines until voting begins (like in 2008 on both sides). The former is very predictable; the latter is far more unpredictable and can produce a number of possible winners.

The 2016 Democratic contest is clearly in the more predictable camp (this year’s GOP race, of course, is not). Clinton already has 71 percent of all possible endorsement points on the Democratic side.

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Of course, the amazing thing about Clinton’s current run is that the Iowa caucuses are 79 days away. She still has time to pick up more endorsements. Indeed, Clinton has been endorsed by more governors and members of Congress in the past three weeks than all the other Democratic and Republican presidential candidates combined.

And those endorsements have come from across the party. Clinton’s been endorsed by two African-American members of Congress (Bennie Thompson of Mississippi and Gwen Moore of Wisconsin) and one Latino representative (Tony Cárdenas of California). Endorsements like these may influence voters. Or perhaps the cause-and-effect relationship is the reverse, and the endorsements reflect voter sentiment. Either way, Clinton is doing very well among non-white voters in the primary.
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http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/hillary-clinton-is-the-most-establishment-approved-candidate-on-record/

[PatrickforO]

1. That establishment SURE wants to put Bernie's campaign to rest before

we all even get the chance to vote, don't they?

As Al used to say, "I don't think so, Tim."

[ibegurpard]

2. "The most establishment - approved candidate on record"...

Are you really sure you want to run with that?

[Godhumor]

4. Absolutely. You need the establishment to win.

Having party support is nothing to be ashamed of.

[Armstead]

6. Win what? and Why?

I know, stop the GOP...But what beyond that?

[RBInMaine]

3. Bernie has been part of the "establishment" for YEARS right there in Congress. bla bla bla....

[frylock]

5. Should work out well in an election where people are sick and fucking tired of the establishment.

[Mnpaul]

13. Bill Clinton did the same thing

He jumped in with an unpopular congress. He was going to clean up the corruption. It turned out that his cabinet was just as bad.

I can't believe that people really want to go down this path again.

[RBInMaine]

7. Establishment establishment establishment bla bla bla...

[Fred Sanders]

8. Is "the establishment" the new phrase to replace "Third Way", also a phrase without meaning?

[Godhumor]

9. Yeah, I roll my eyes whenever someone throws out Third-way as if it means something

But establishment is literally the "established" (i.e. current) representatives of the party. For some reason people think having establishment support is a negative.

[Rogue Democrat]

10. Check the latest Congressional approval?

These are establishment people.

[frylock]

11. Are people really still in denial over Third Way and their policy positions?

Third Way is a Washington, D.C.-based public policy think tank founded in 2005 by former staffers who worked in the Clinton administration. The think tank develops policy ideas, conducts public opinion research and hosts issue briefings. The organization has four policy divisions: Economics, National Security, Clean Energy, and Social Policy & Politics. Third Way develops and advocates for policies that it says represent the "vital center".

Third Way was honored as "2013 North American Think Tank of the Year" by Prospect, a British monthly current affairs magazine, for its "original, influential, and rigorous work on the most pressing challenges facing people, governments, and businesses". In 2012, the first year that Prospect issued a prize for North America, the award went to The Carnegie Endowment. The judges commended Third Way for "making a real impact on debate in the center ground of American politics".

The board of the Third Way is made up almost entirely of investment bankers and other Wall Street executives.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Way_(think_tank)

http://www.thirdway.org/

[Mnpaul]

14. They refuse to see it

They seem to think it will magically disappear if they deny it exists.

They think Hillary will do their bidding if elected. The idea that Hillary is beholden to someone else can't be true.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

12. The Establishment. The "Not as Bad" wing of the Democratic Party.

[Gothmog]

15. The number of endorsements for Hillary Clinton is truly impressive