political endorsements
Candidates seeking supporters
Political endorsements are public declarations of support for a candidate, party, or ballot measure.
Newspapers traditionally endorse candidates before elections.
Organizations endorse politicians who align with their interests: The union's political endorsement carried weight with members.
Celebrity endorsements can sway voters or invite backlash.
An endorsement signals that the endorser's reputation backs the candidate.
- campaign financeMoney raised for elections
- primary electionsIntraparty nomination votes
- Super TuesdayConcurrent multi-state primary date
- grassroots organizingLocal citizen-led collective action
- get out the voteEffort to boost turnout
unions · celebrities · lobbying · coalition building · advocacy groups · debates · op-eds · approval · backing · academics · religious leaders · press releases · voter turnout · swing state · business leaders · media outlets · nod · symbolic gestures
- celebritycelebs, stardom, A-list, A-listers, movie stars
- church-statechurch-state, separation, church-state separation, establishment clause, religious accommodation
- union activismlabor strikes, picket lines, union rallies, walkouts, work stoppages
- church scandalspriest abuse, cover-up, cover-ups, coverups, sexual misconduct
political endorsementsdisavowals
Refusals to acknowledge
repudiations · condemnations · denunciations · negative campaigning · attack ads
political endorsementspolitical neutrality
Absence of partisan alignment
nonpartisanship · impartiality · journalistic objectivity · editorial independence · both-sidesism