Hillary Has One Senate Endorsement

Sen. Hillary Clinton is said to be among the hardest working and most respected senators, so say the media spinmeisters.

But so far, Sen. Clinton has won the endorsement of just one senatorial colleague in her bid to run for president, according to The Hill newspaper.

The lone Clinton supporter is, not surprisingly, Sen. Charles Schumer, her fellow Democrat from New York.

Hillary has also won the endorsement of 26 members of House of Representatives. But here's another interesting factoid: of the 26 House members backing Clinton, all but five are from her home state of New York.

Hillary’s base of congressional support appears narrow and shallow when compared to other presidential candidates who have backing that is far more diverse.

For instance, the four senators and 24 congressmen who are backing Mitt Romney are from 15 different states. Of the nine senators and 17 congressmen backing Sen. John McCain, only four are from his home state of Arizona.

Just three of Rudolph Giuliani’s backers are from his home state, New York.

Despite being the Democratic front-runner, the Democratic establishment appears timid in embracing Sen. Clinton early. Even her home state governor, Democrat Eliot Spitzer, has yet to endorse her.

Ditto Democratic congressional players. They are keeping their cards close to the vest. Nine of Sen. Barack Obama’s 12 congressional backers are from his home state, Illinois, and eight of John Edwards’ 14 supporters are from his home state of North Carolina.