The Philly Endorsement Championships
The Philly Endorsement Championships
Who saw their influence win or lose on election day?
The Philly Endorsement Championships
Who saw their influence win or lose on election day?
Apr. 28, 2016
Every election, politicians, for-profit newspapers, and special interest groups trot out their endorsements of candidates who are on the ballot. These endorsements seem to mean a great deal to candidates; they're frequently displayed prominently on their website, and some are pursued at great financial cost to the entrada. The thinking is that each endorsement increases a candidate's odds of winning.
But does it? If endorsements are worth and so much, then the candidates who receive the endorsements should win almost of the time. But based on this election's results, endorsements don't seem to take much of an influence. Of the biggest influencers on the list below, their endorsements won 25 times and lost 20 times; not exactly a stellar record.
Our surprise gilded medalist is Governor Tom Wolf, who picked all half dozen of his races correctly, fifty-fifty dipping down into some lower-level state rep races. Silvery, peradventure unsurprisingly, goes to sometime Governor Ed Rendell. He went 4-0, nailing all of his endorsements while aiming for simply the top-level races. The bronze medal goes to Council President Darrell Clarke; he only endorsed two candidates, but he hit on them both. Other notes: The Inquirer and Daily News were decidedly mediocre, and the poor Tribune brought upward the rear with a dismal 1-v marker, with but Josh Shapiro avoiding their osculation of expiry.
Tom Wolf
half-dozen-0
Wins
Hillary Clinton
Katie McGinty
Josh Shapiro
Dwight Evans
Brian Sims
Michael O'Brien
Losses
Ed Rendell
4-0
Wins
Hillary Clinton
Katie McGinty
Josh Shapiro
Dwight Evans
Losses
Darrell Clarke
two-0
Wins
Katie McGinty
Josh Shapiro
Losses
Mayor Jim Kenney
3-ii
Wins
Hillary Clinton
Brian Sims
Michael O'Brien
Losses
Stephen Zappala
Kevin Boyle
Philadelphia Daily News
iii-2
Wins
Hillary Clinton
Dwight Evans
Katie McGinty
Losses
John Kasich
Stephen Zappala
Philadelphia Inquirer
3-4
Wins
Hillary Clinton
Josh Shapiro
John Rafferty
Losses
John Kasich
Joe Sestak
Dan Muroff
Kevin Boyle
Democratic City Committee
2-three
Wins
Katie McGinty
Jared Solomon
Losses
Chaka Fattah
Ben Waxman
Stephen Zappala
Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT)
1-ii
Wins
Katie McGinty
Losses
Chaka Fattah
Ben Waxman
IBEW Local 98 (Johnny Doc's shop)
i-ii
Wins
Katie McGinty
Losses
Stephen Zappala
Kevin Boyle
Philadelphia Tribune
1-5
Wins
Josh Shapiro
Losses
Bernie Sanders
John Kasich
Joe Sestak
Chaka Fattah
Mark Cohen
Photograph Header: Flickr/Gage Skidmore
Source: https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/philly-endorsement-championships/
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