Trump is running last in one key race: Endorsements
But to win a presidential election, you need a nationwide organization to mobilize voters. Mitt Romney learned that fact the hard way in 2012. The Obama campaign’s get-out-the-vote efforts far surpassed those of the Romney campaign, an organizational advantage that proved decisive on election day.
That is why endorsements are so important. They demonstrate that a candidate has built the campaign infrastructure necessary to win a national election.
.. Although an anti-establishment mood grips the GOP, the party’s organizational leadership is critical to get-out-the-vote efforts on election day.