Endorsements in the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries

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Bernie Sanders (withdrawn)

Rocky De La Fuente (withdrawn)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Martin O'Malley (withdrawn)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Lawrence Lessig (withdrawn)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Jim Webb (withdrawn)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

1. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=226979080969303&id=142303999436812
2. http://www.uncoveredpolitics.com/2016/11/07/pope-francis-message-inspires-florida-peace-activists-endorsement-of-rocky-de-la-fuente/
3. "Lawrence Lessig Calls Out Dems for Changing the Rules in Announcing Withdrawal from Race". Mediaite. 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
4. Strauss, Daniel (November 2, 2015). "Lessig drops out of presidential race". Politico. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
5. "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. External link in |title= (help)
6. Paradis, Lindsey (2015-10-16). "Larry Lessig Out-Fundraises Webb, Chafee, and More". Bostonmagazine.com. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
7. 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.
8. Enrique Dans (2015-08-24). "Lessig for President — Enrique Dans — Medium". Medium.com. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
9. Halima Kazem. "How Larry Lessig's one-year presidency platform is winning over Silicon Valley | US news". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
10. "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.
11. James Kwak (September 25, 2015). "The Only Two Things That Matter: Why I'm Supporting Larry Lessig". Baseline Scenario.
12. "My Plan, and Why You Don't Want it". 2015-09-03. Archived from the original on December 23, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
13. Simon Sharwood (August 17, 2015). "Jimbo 'Wikipedia' Wales leads Lawrence Lessig's presidential push". The Register.
14. "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.
15. Cat Zakrzewski (August 21, 2015). "Silicon Valley Icon Wants to Hack His Way to the Presidency". Wall Street Journal.
16. "Lessig 2016: A radical institutionalist runs for President | … My heart's in Accra". Ethanzuckerman.com. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
17. "Ep190 - SUPER TUESDAY: Lawrence Lessig by Bryan Callen Show | Free Listening on SoundCloud". Soundcloud.com. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
18. "Shepard Fairey for Lawrence Lessig – Campaigning for Anti-Corruption Reform | WideWalls". Widewalls.ch. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
19. "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. External link in |title= (help)
20. Novoselic, Krist (2015-08-12). "This Is Krist Novoselić: Real Election Reform Enters The 2016 Race". Kristnovoselic.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
21. "Webb drops Democratic presidential bid, weighs possible independent run". Fox News. 2015-10-20. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
22. Bacevich, Andrew J. (July 7, 2015). "Jim Webb brings a crucial voice to presidential race". The Boston Globe. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
23. "Jim Webb hires journalist Crawford as communications director". Politico. January 2, 2015.
24. David Freedlander (April 21, 2015). "The Dems' Most Awkward Party Crasher". The Daily Beast.
25. "Michael Savage: Hero Jim Webb better than many GOP candidates, especially Marco Rubio". YouTube. 2016-01-04. Retrieved 2016-01-09.