The last update of this chart was the night before the Iowa caucuses. Since that time, Mitt Romney has continued to rake in the endorsements – adding eleven more to the chart in two and a half weeks’ time:
Meanwhile, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, and Rick Santorum have managed to combine for a grand total of four endorsements — two for Gingrich and two for Santourm:
Gingrich:
Santorum:
Santorum finally managed to pull in the support of a couple home state congressmen. Removing Bachmann, Huntsman, and Perry from the endorsement chart, we are left with an even starker contrast in the number – and quality – of endorsements than before:
The endorsement categories are below, and the list of the endorsers are below the fold. Remember, this chart does not take into account every endorsement a candidate announces – it is simply an attempt to keep track of some of the more important ones. It is not the end all, be all of candidate endorsements, but can be a useful tool.
| Group I | Group II | Group III | Group IV | Group V | |
| Romney | 6 | 71 | 16 | 36 | 19 |
| Gingrich | 2 | 9 | - | 1 | - |
| Paul | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| Santorum | - | 2 | - | - | 1 |
Names are below the fold. As always, if I missed anyone let me know in the comments.
Gingrich
Gov Deal (GA)
Gov Perry (TX)
Rep Barton (TX)
Rep Burgess (TX)
Rep Franks (AZ)
Rep Gingrey (GA)
Rep Harris (MD)
Rep Kingston (GA)
Rep Price (GA)
Rep Scott (GA)
Rep Westmoreland (GA)
Ex-Rep Watts (OK)
Paul
Sen Paul (KY)
Rep Amash (MI)
Rep Jones (NC)
Romney
Gov Christie (NJ)
Gov Haley (SC)
Gov Bill Haslam (TN)
Gov Heineman (NE)
Gov McDonnell (VA)
Gov Otter (ID)
Sen Ayotte (NH)
Sen Blunt (MO)
Sen Brown (MA)
Sen Burr (NC)
Sen Cochran (MS)
Sen Hatch (UT)
Sen Hoeven (ND)
Sen Kirk (IL)
Sen McCain (AZ)
Sen Murkowski (AK)
Sen Portman (OH)
Sen Risch (ID)
Sen Thune (SD)
Rep Alexander (LA)
Rep Amodei (NV)
Rep Bass (NH)
Rep Benishek (MI)
Rep Biggert (IL)
Rep Bilbray (CA)
Rep Bishop (UT)
Rep Black (TN)
Rep Bono Mack (CA)
Rep Calvert (CA)
Rep Camp (MI)
Rep Campbell (CA)
Rep Chaffetz (UT)
Rep Coble (NC)
Rep Conoway (TX)
Rep Crenshaw (FL)
Rep Diaz-Balart, L (FL)
Rep Diaz-Balart, M (FL)
Rep Dold (IL)
Rep Duncan (TN)
Rep Flake (AZ)
Rep Foxx (NC)
Rep Gerlach (PA)
Rep Granger (TX)
Rep Griffin (AR)
Rep Grimm (NY)
Rep Hayworth (NY)
Rep Heck (NV)
Rep Herger (CA)
Rep Huizenga (MI)
Rep Issa (CA)
Rep Lance (NJ)
Rep Lewis (CA)
Rep Long (MO)
Rep Lummis (WY)
Rep Mack (FL)
Rep McCotter (MI)
Rep McHenry (NC)
Rep McKeon (CA)
Rep McMorris Rodgers (WA)
Rep Mica (FL)
Rep Miller (FL)
Rep Olson (TX)
Rep Renacci (OH)
Rep Roe (TN)
Rep Rogers (AL)
Rep Rogers (KY)
Rep Rohrabacher (CA)
Rep Rokita (IN)
Rep Rooney (FL)
Rep Ros-Lehtinen (FL)
Rep Shock (IL)
Rep Simpson (ID)
Rep Smith (TX)
Rep Turner (OH)
Rep Walden (OR)
Rep Whitfield (KY)
Rep Womack (AR)
Lt Gov Bell (UT)
Lt Gov Bolling (VA)
Lt Gov Darr (AR)
Lt Gov Ivey (AL)
Lt Gov Krolicki (NV)
Lt Gov Little (ID)
Lt Gov Reeves (MS)
Lt Gov Treadwell (AK)
AG Bondi (FL)
AG Horne (AZ)
AG Olens (GA)
AG Schneider (ME)
AG Schuette (MI)
AG Shurtleff (UT)
AG Suthers (CO)
AG Wasden (ID)
Ex-Gov Carcieri (RI)
Ex-Gov Dunn (TN)
Ex-Gov Ehrlich (MD)
Ex-Gov Gilmore (VA)
Ex-Gov Huntsman (UT)
Ex-Gov Keating (OK)
Ex-Gov Owens (CO)
Ex-Gov Pawlenty (MN)
Ex-Gov Ray (IA)
Ex-Gov Sununu (NH)
Ex-Gov Wolf (DE)
Ex-Sen Allard (CO)
Ex-Sen Brown (CO)
Ex-Sen Coleman (MN)
Ex-Sen Danforth (MO)
Ex-Sen Dole (KS)
Ex-Sen Dole (NC)
Ex-Sen Gregg (NH)
Ex-Sen Mack (FL)
Ex-Sen Martinez (FL)
Ex-Sen Quayle (IN)
Ex-Sen Smith (OR)
Ex-Sen Talent (MO)
Ex-Sen Voinovich (OH)
Ex-Rep Beauprez (CO)
Ex-Rep Djou (HI)
Ex-Rep Edwards (AL)
Ex-Rep Ehlers (MI)
Ex-Rep Emery (ME)
Ex-Rep English (PA)
Ex-Rep Hastert (IL)
Ex-Rep Kelly (NY)
Ex-Rep Knollenberg (MI)
Ex-Rep Lazio (NY)
Ex-Rep Molinari, (NY)
Ex-Rep Molinari, S (NY)
Saul Anuzis (MI)
Robert Asher (PA)
Henry Barbour (MS)
Rick Bennett (ME)
Zoraida Fonalledas (PR)
Donna Gosney (WV)
Holly Hughes (MI)
Ron Kaufman (MA)
Bob Maginn (MA)
Bill Palatucci (NJ)
Louis Pope (MD)
Jim Reed (WV)
Herbert Schoenbohm (VI)
Laird Stabler (DE)
Jan Staples (ME)
Joyce Terhes (MD)
Joseph Trillo (RI)
Betsy Werronon (DC)
Richard Williamson (IL)
Santorum
Rep Barletta (PA)
Rep Marino (PA)
Kim Lehman (IA)
January 20th, 2012 at 9:54 am
i hope South Carolina voters have newt hangover today and wise up and follow the advice of these new endorsements.
January 20th, 2012 at 9:56 am
The only question in SC is can they get past wanting to elect a Southern candidate?
January 20th, 2012 at 10:02 am
SC could soon be losing their “we elect the GOP candidate” status if the polls are telling the truth!
One has to question their mental status if the majority think Gingrich is POTUS material after his history of choices. Yes, choices have consequences…..even with “remorse”.
The Office of POTUS is a position of respect and honor. The last time Gingrich was in a position of political power……..he claimed his cheating and lying was the result of working so hard for the people of America. Puhleeeeeeeeeeease!
South Carolina……….are you really thinking????
Santorum would be a better choice than Gingrich……..but Mitt is the absolute BEST!
January 20th, 2012 at 10:03 am
The only thing that can throw South Carolina in Romney’s favor is a DeMint endorsement.
January 20th, 2012 at 10:07 am
Only 5 current or former House members have endorsed Newt who aren’t from Georgia.
Does this give a moment’s pause to any Newters out there?
January 20th, 2012 at 10:07 am
You forgot to add John Huntsman
January 20th, 2012 at 10:09 am
Endorsements don’t seem to matter. Shouting and lecturing the media is all that counts. And don’t forget, it’s ok for Newt to act like a pig, so did Clinton. Newt is forgiven for having no moral character.
January 20th, 2012 at 10:12 am
I think South Carolina is going to break their streak for selecting the correct candidate. Florida has already cast 1/3 of its ballots, and it is very heavy in favor of Romney. He will get Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio endorsements next week
January 20th, 2012 at 10:13 am
Pretty easy to see who the establishment wants.
I wonder if he could make the radical changes needed to save this nation. Doubt it or they wouldn’t back him.
This is the sign of who the ‘politics as usual’ candidate is. Go along to get along, and that also fits with his patrician persona…
We need sudden and radical reform.
Or we are doomed.
January 20th, 2012 at 10:16 am
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Hey what happened the last time Newt went up against an unpopular young Democratic president? Oh yea, he turned Clinton’s 42% approval into a 65% approval, gave us a historic election loss in 1998, and resigned in disgrace.
What is it with you and supporting candidates who are so horrible they have to resign mid-term?
January 20th, 2012 at 10:16 am
Based on this list, of the hundreds of Republicans who were in the House under Gingrich’s speakership, only three have endorsed him.
That’s telling.
January 20th, 2012 at 10:16 am
By the ABRtard definition, all of those endorsing Romney are establishment RINOs.
The Republican party is made up of a majority of RINOs.
Real Republicans (those that endorse ABR) are a minority in their own party.
Get it?
January 20th, 2012 at 10:17 am
The people who have WORKED with Gingrich in his “oh-so conservative” era………….DO NOT LIKE/ENDORSE Gingrich.
Hellooooooooooooooo South Carolina!
January 20th, 2012 at 10:17 am
I was just listening to Dick Morris, and he thinks that Santorum won the debate yesterday, which means Romney really won.
here is why:
Santorum is going to take many of Newts voters lowering Newt below Romney and Romney will win SC. I agree with him.
Also, many SoCon Women are not going to vote for Newt and they will get their husbands to go along.
January 20th, 2012 at 10:17 am
THANKS for the update.
The current battle of SC may be raging…….but, I believe, the overall WAR has already been won.
January 20th, 2012 at 10:17 am
9
Pretty easy to see who the baggers want.
They went for Ken Buck, Christine O’Donnell, Carl Paladino, Sharron Angle, Joe Miller, Dan Maes, and now the worst of the worst, Newt Gingrich.
And the end result will be exactly the same.
January 20th, 2012 at 10:18 am
Telly,
How will Newt accomplish that “sudden and radical reform” when hardly anyone in Congress-even in his own party- likes or respects him?
Burn down the Reichstag?
January 20th, 2012 at 10:18 am
Now that newt has bloviated his way back to the top, the media will puncture him again and send him south.
Look for this to happen in the next 2 days.
January 20th, 2012 at 10:18 am
8 — Do you have any links that show approximately how many people have voted in FL? That is great news if you are correct!
January 20th, 2012 at 10:18 am
#9 Who does the establishment want? The only thing that is clear is that voters refuse to really vet the candidate they support. It really is a reality tv world. Or are you upset that Newt cannot find very many of his former colleagues to support him? Would you hire him for the workplace if he came in without letters of recommendation?
January 20th, 2012 at 10:20 am
#19 Absentee voting has become a big deal as long as the votes are really counted. Some states hold them and only count them if the election is close. Early voting on the actual machines is another story. Those votes are counted right away.
January 20th, 2012 at 10:21 am
Matt,
I was watching for you to post a new thread so I could ask you a question. I bookmarked one of your previous threads and was wondering if you or anyone else has updated it. If so, would someone please post a new link in this thread?
The Complete 2012 Primary Calendar, IA Caucus Debate Edition that I had bookmarked is very outdated.
Are there any other debates scheduled that aren’t on that list?
January 20th, 2012 at 10:22 am
Frank Newport of Gallup just said that Romney’s support is “collapsing” nationwide.
Yet the Party will not abide Newt.
If Gingrich wins on Saturday, I suspect the phone lines of key Republican leaders will be red-hot on Sunday.
A late entry is not outside the realm of possibility. In fact, with a Newt win on Saturday I put the odds at 40%.
January 20th, 2012 at 10:22 am
It’s really this simple:
The voters think Newt Gingrich is going to yell at Obama.
The anger toward Obama is so high, the voters want a candidate who will lash out at Obama.
Mitt won’t yell at Obama, and therefore, he is unacceptable…
January 20th, 2012 at 10:25 am
I was just getting ready to ask about an updated list of endorsement. Thanks for reading my mind.
January 20th, 2012 at 10:26 am
I thought this video was already made moot, but Newt’s rise makes it relevant again: http://youtu.be/laU6PfdgW44
January 20th, 2012 at 10:26 am
I bet endorsements don’t matter much.
Y’all Romney enthusiasts are too down in the dumps right now. Gingrich isn’t going to be elected by acclamation. He yelled in Iowa and New Hampshire, and look what it got him?
January 20th, 2012 at 10:28 am
By the way, if Newt wins SC tomorrow, we lose to Obama.
Less likely, Newt becomes the nominee and loses to Obama because of women voters and suburbanites.
More likely, Mitt becomes the nominee and loses to Obama because the party collapses in on itself over a close race with an angry, bitter, desperate Gingrich. The talk radio and far-right crowd latches onto him for dear life and ends up convincing 1/3 of the party to hate Romney so much they stay home.
Neither scenario is acceptable.
Mitt needs to win Saturday or Obama gets re-elected.
January 20th, 2012 at 10:29 am
“A late entry is not outside the realm of possibility. In fact, with a Newt win on Saturday I put the odds at 40%.”
Where in the world would they get their name on the ballot? Filing deadlines have come and gone.
January 20th, 2012 at 10:30 am
Granny T, click the “GOP Debate Calendar” link at the top of the home page.
January 20th, 2012 at 10:32 am
Matt,
Thank you!
January 20th, 2012 at 10:33 am
MassCon,
That’s overstating the case.
Mitt and the Party have 9 months to heal wounds. There is always, at some point, a rally around the flag for the party. One primary is not going to cause that kind of rift. There is no real loyalty to Newt, it’s just anti-Mitt sentiment. So it’s up to him to find a way to fix that. It’s not like a huge chunk of Republicans will refuse to support anyone but Newt. It’s just that Mitt will have to find a way to reach his skeptics. That’s true of every nominee, to some extent. Some (Reagan) are more successful than others (Goldwater).
January 20th, 2012 at 10:34 am
#24……..you’re probably right!
We want someone BOMBASTIC.
Yet…………we want someone who can get things dones in Washington.
That means someone who is respectful and respected. Someone who has a track record of doing that (Mitt) would be someone who could help the Congress’ favorabilities to improve!
January 20th, 2012 at 10:35 am
#33……….NOT “We want someone…….”
SOME want someone bombastic….
NOT me!
January 20th, 2012 at 10:36 am
#29 – Quite a few deadlines still out there. http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2012/2012pdates.pdf
Enough, at least, to deny the nomination to someone heading into the convention. And if that late entrant had all the momentum, they’d get the nod.
January 20th, 2012 at 10:36 am
But the election this Fall will not be decided tomorrow, no matter the outcome.
Mitt will be the nominee regardless. There will be many happenings and much news over the next 9 months that will impact the race far more than what will be a long forgotten primary.
Shoot, even Rush was shilling for McCain by Fall of ’08.
January 20th, 2012 at 10:40 am
Filing deadlines haven’t closed in PA, NY, CA, KY, IN, WV, GA, UT and many others.
January 20th, 2012 at 10:49 am
Mitt is the man! Time and time again he has shown he is the most Presidential and the ONLY one who can defeat Obama. These endorsements show how well respected he is and how he is the one that everyone can agree on that can defeat Obama.
January 20th, 2012 at 11:47 am
Good list and thanks for compiling it. You did, however, forget that Paul was endorsed this week by SC Sen Tom Davis and a couple other SC Senators.
I’m stoked for tomorrow.
January 20th, 2012 at 11:54 am
36
Rush was shilling for Palin.
January 20th, 2012 at 12:00 pm
Fmr Gov Gary Johnson endorsed Paul for the Republican nomination when he switched to the Libertarian Party. Fmr Rep Barry Goldwater Jr has also endorsed Paul again this go-around.
January 20th, 2012 at 1:26 pm
#39 well they didn’t even report any of his endorsements on this site and this is the first post with a ron paul tag since the 11th. smh
January 20th, 2012 at 2:34 pm
I am no longer endorsing Newt for White House Press Secretary. Please make the necessary adjustment.
January 25th, 2012 at 3:36 am
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January 29th, 2012 at 5:53 pm
Are you kidding me !! All this garbage trash of charts means nothing when you try to magnify the RINO entranched liberals versus power of We, THe People !
January 29th, 2012 at 5:56 pm
BY the way ! Haley ! Which Halley !