Gillibrand: 0 New York endorsements

[USALiberal]

From Nate Silver:
As you can see on FiveThirtyEight’s 2020 endorsement tracker, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is not doing well in attracting public support from other politicians. No Democratic official has supported her presidential campaign, and perhaps most tellingly that includes New York politicians. Other candidates have already shored up support from home-state colleagues, but Gillibrand is the only senator running for president who hasn’t picked one up

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/07/gillibrand-new-york-delegation-2020-1211778


What a shame........NOT

[bearsfootball516]

1. She's going to be one of the first "major" candidates to end her campaign.

She's just not getting support, from anyone.

[Sherman A1]

2. It is still very early

I would imagine many are waiting for the field to fill out.

[Vinnie From Indy]

3. She is on her way out.

There are still many, many Democrats that are upset about the whole Franken thing.

[donkeypoofed]

4. Good ! Combined with needing 30+ Mil to Primary in Iowa..

....and I predict she is going to exit early.

[Power 2 the People]

5. This isn't going to help her cause

[link:https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gillibrand-aide-resigned-in-protest-over-allegedly-mishandled-sex-harassment-claims_n_5c8652c2e4b0ed0a00157c02|

[oasis]

18. She can pretty much write of any VP hopes as well.

[Polly Hennessey]

6. Good riddance.

Considering her latest problem with an ex-staffer and her alleged handling of the matter. I don’t believe she deserves any support.

[Indykatie]

8. Gillebrand Miscalculated Badly

Rightly or not she became the face of the effort to push Franken out without a hearing or investigation. Franken was respected and loved and many Dems like me felt that he had been targeted with trumped up and exaggerated charges. Dem primary voters are typically more liberal than the party as a whole and are not likely to give her a pass on Franken. She also pissed off some big $$$ donors with her Franken move and had to go begging to Wall Street for donations. I don't think she would have done well in the 2020 primary even without the Franken baggage but it certainly isn't helping.

[PatSeg]

7. Do you suppose that Gillibrand knows it is over?

It is very telling that not a single Democratic official is supporting her. AND I haven't heard any attacks from the right, so that's not very reassuring.

[Indykatie]

9. Even Gillibrand's Online Support is Fairly Non-Existent

I've seen a few vocal NY supporters pop up in my twitter feed but they're rare. She built the most liberal voting record in the Senate no doubt in preparation for her 2020 run. She morphed from a centrist to the most liberal Senator and even that hasn't generated any excitement about her campaign.

[BannonsLiver]

13. It's a bad sign

When the poster here who bragged about being in her inner circle, socializing with her etc. is backing someone else.

[PatSeg]

14. Her political metamorphosis

was too extreme and too obvious for most people I'd think. It feels like everything she does is a political calculation at a time when voters want authenticity and inspiration. It would seem that Democrats can see right through her.

[workinclasszero]

11. Why would the right attack a person that took out a greatly loved and effective democratic Senator?

I'm sure tRump would love to pin a medal on her!

The GOP are hoping for more from Gilllbrand!

[PatSeg]

15. Oh yes, that is true,

but I was thinking more along the lines that if Gillibrand was perceived as a real political threat to them in a presidential race, they would have gone after her already.

[BlueStater]

10. Good.

People aren't going to forget that she tried to launch her presidential campaign off Al Franken's political corpse. That was a tacky calculating move that appears to be backfiring on her big time and deservedly so.

[revmclaren]

12. And then of course, there is this from MSNBC...

Gillibrand aide resigns over mishandling harassment claim.

https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/gillibrand-aide-resigns-over-mishandling-harassment-claim-1455617603571

ONLY!!! 2019 and beyond.

[USALiberal]

17. Wow, thanks for this. Nt

[NRaleighLiberal]

16. she is a hypocrite - take down Franken, but excuse an issue right under her nose. Bye bye now.

[greyl]

19. Even without the Franken issue, I'm afraid she lacks presidential persona. nt

[USALiberal]

20. I agree! Nt