Endorsements in the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries
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This is a list of endorsements for declared candidates for the Democratic primaries for the 2016 United States presidential election.
Hillary Clinton (won primary)[]
Bernie Sanders (withdrawn)[]
Rocky De La Fuente (withdrawn)[]
List of Rocky De La Fuente endorsements
- Activists
- Deez Nuts[1]
- Brian Moore[2]
Martin O'Malley (withdrawn)[]
List of Martin O'Malley endorsements
Lawrence Lessig (withdrawn)[]
List of Lawrence Lessig endorsements
Note: Lessig suspended his campaign on November 2, 2015[3][4]
- Internet, radio and television personalities
- Dylan Ratigan, former host of MSNBC's The Dylan Ratigan Show[5]
- Individuals
- J. J. Abrams, director[6]
- David Brin, scientist and writer[7]
- Ophelia Dahl, co-founder of Partners In Health[6]
- Enrique Dans, professor and blogger[8]
- Michael Eisen, biologist and co-founder of Public Library of Science (PLOS)[9][10]
- Joi Ito, Director of the MIT Media Lab[6]
- Brewster Kahle, founder of the Internet Archive[6]
- James Kwak, professor and blogger[11]
- Quinn Norton, journalist and photographer[12]
- Jimmy Wales, internet entrepreneur, Wikipedia founder[13][14][15]
- Ethan Zuckerman, internet activist and director of the MIT Center for Civic Media[16]
- Leaders in Business
- Arnold Hiatt, former president of the Stride Rite footwear company[6]
- Matt Mullenweg, developer of WordPress[6]
- Ev Williams, co-founder of Twitter[6]
- Celebrities
- Bryan Callen, actor and comedian[17]
- Shepard Fairey, street artist and activist[18]
- Matt Korklan, professional wrestler[19]
- Krist Novoselic, Nirvana bassist and co-founder, FairVote board chair[20]
Jim Webb (withdrawn)[]
List of Jim Webb endorsements
Note: Webb withdrew his candidacy for the Democratic nomination on October 20, 2015[21]
- Individuals
- Andrew Bacevich, political scientist[22]
- Craig Crawford, writer and television political commentator[23]
- David Saunders, political strategist and author[24]
- Michael Savage, Conservative radio talk show host[25]
References[]
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=226979080969303&id=142303999436812
- ^ "Uncovered Politics – Pope Francis Message Inspires Florida Peace Activist's Endorsement of Rocky de la Fuente".
- ^ "Lawrence Lessig Calls Out Dems for Changing the Rules in Announcing Withdrawal from Race". Mediaite. 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- ^ Strauss, Daniel (November 2, 2015). "Lessig drops out of presidential race". Politico. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ^ "Dylan Ratigan on Twitter: "400 families paying for this election. That is not a democracy. Take Lessig over the top. https://t.co/vwH0j5CF39 http://t.co/OMKs9F8alg"". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ a b c d e f g Paradis, Lindsey (2015-10-16). "Larry Lessig Out-Fundraises Webb, Chafee, and More". Bostonmagazine.com. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
- ^ David Brin (2015-08-14). "CONTRARY BRIN: Lessig for President? Let's struggle free of cheating, dogmatism and bought elections". Davidbrin.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
- ^ Enrique Dans (2015-08-24). "Lessig for President — Enrique Dans — Medium". Medium.com. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- ^ Halima Kazem. "How Larry Lessig's one-year presidency platform is winning over Silicon Valley | US news". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
- ^ "Jonathan Eisen on Twitter: "I am officially endorsing Lawrence Lessig for President in 2016 #Lessig2016 @lessig"". Twitter.com. 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
- ^ James Kwak (September 25, 2015). "The Only Two Things That Matter: Why I'm Supporting Larry Lessig". Baseline Scenario.
- ^ "My Plan, and Why You Don't Want it". 2015-09-03. Archived from the original on December 23, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- ^ Simon Sharwood (August 17, 2015). "Jimbo 'Wikipedia' Wales leads Lawrence Lessig's presidential push". The Register.
- ^ "Jimmy Wales Helps Larry Lessig Hack the Presidential Election". Lessig Campaign press release. Archived from the original on February 5, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- ^ Cat Zakrzewski (August 21, 2015). "Silicon Valley Icon Wants to Hack His Way to the Presidency". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "Lessig 2016: A radical institutionalist runs for President | … My heart's in Accra". Ethanzuckerman.com. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
- ^ "Ep190 - SUPER TUESDAY: Lawrence Lessig by Bryan Callen Show | Free Listening on SoundCloud". Soundcloud.com. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
- ^ "Shepard Fairey for Lawrence Lessig – Campaigning for Anti-Corruption Reform | WideWalls". Widewalls.ch. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
- ^ "mattsydal on Twitter: "This is why we need @lessig as President! End bribery and restore democracy Infographic: Money Wins Congress (Again) http://bulletin.represent.us/infographic-money-wins-congress-again/ ..."". Twitter.com. 2015-10-20. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ Novoselic, Krist (2015-08-12). "This Is Krist Novoselić: Real Election Reform Enters The 2016 Race". Kristnovoselic.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
- ^ "Webb drops Democratic presidential bid, weighs possible independent run". Fox News. 2015-10-20. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
- ^ Bacevich, Andrew J. (July 7, 2015). "Jim Webb brings a crucial voice to presidential race". The Boston Globe. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "Jim Webb hires journalist Crawford as communications director". Politico. January 2, 2015.
- ^ David Freedlander (April 21, 2015). "The Dems' Most Awkward Party Crasher". The Daily Beast.
- ^ "Michael Savage: Hero Jim Webb better than many GOP candidates, especially Marco Rubio". YouTube. 2016-01-04. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
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