Endorsements through June 30
Endorsements through June 30
This folder contains data behind the story Pols And Polls Say The Same Thing: Jeb Bush Is A Weak Front-Runner.
This data includes something we call "endorsement points," an attempt to quantify the importance of endorsements by weighting each one according to the position held by the endorser: 10 points for each governor, 5 points for each senator and 1 point for each representative.
| Header | Definition |
|---|---|
year | Election year |
party | Political party |
candidate | Candidate running in primary |
endorsement_points | Weighted endorsements through June 30th of the year before the primary |
percentage_endorsement_points | Percentage of total weighted endorsement points for the candidate's political party through June 30th of the year before the primary |
money_raised | Money raised through June 30th of the year before the primary |
percentage_of_money | Percentage of total money raised by the candidate's political party through June 30th of the year before the primary |
primary_vote_percentage | Percentage of votes won in the primary |
won_primary | Did the candidate win the primary? |