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Endorsements through June 30

The raw 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?