As Ron Forman, who came in third, put it when he endorsed Landrieu, "It's not the plan now; it's the man".
As Ryan put it when he endorsed Trump, back in June, "For me, it's a question of how to move ahead on the ideas that I — and my House colleagues — have invested so much in through the years".
When he endorsed inflation indexing during his 2002 campaign for governor, he said it would let businesses plan better than they could with intermittent minimum wage increases at the whim of politicians.
But when he endorsed Senator Obama three days later, with Caroline at his side, it marked a pivotal turning point in Obama's drive for the Democratic nomination.
Obama won points with activists when he endorsed same-sex marriage while running for re-election last year and then referred to it in his inauguration speech in January.
Mr. McCain responded that he was proud of Mr. Hagee's spiritual leadership and his commitment to Israel, and that "when he endorses me, it does not mean that I embrace everything that he stands for or believes in".
Despite calls from the Catholic League to renounce the endorsement, Mr. McCain said last week that he was proud of Mr. Hagee's spiritual leadership and his commitment to Israel and that "when he endorses me, it does not mean that I embrace everything that he stands for or believes in".
Eliot Spitzer, the governor of New York, saw his popularity collapse when he endorsed the idea.
Surprisingly enough, Powell made no mention of race when he endorsed Obama for a second time.
As for Mr. Lieberman's portrait, Ms. DiNardo said, "When he endorsed, that picture came down".
