The much anticipated, often imitated, never duplicated endorsement race update is here! Before we get to it, though, let’s take a post-Ames look at the Intrade numbers (movement is from the beginning of August to now):

The big news here has to be Thompson’s collapse of support, coupled with Romney nearing his highest closing value ever (23.8) which threw Fred out of first place all the way down to third and elevated Romney into second. Additionally, the investors are interested in Mike Huckabee after his second place Ames showing (and not so interested in Brownback), although they are still wary of what it means for Huckabee: on another contract they give the Huckster a 50/50 chance of dropping out of the race by the end of 2007.

Now onto the Endorsement Race chart with a reminder of what the tiers mean:

First Tier - Current Senators, Representatives, and Governors
Second Tier - Former Senators, Representatives, and Governors
Third Tier - RNC Committee Members
Fourth Tier - The number of states the candidate has won the endorsement of a majority of state legislators.

Here’s your endorsement race, with the names below the fold. As always, if a name is left off it was not done intentionally. If you see an endorsement I missed, tell me about it in the comments (and include a link):

Brownback
First Tier
US Sen Pat Roberts (R-KS)
US Rep Todd Tiahrt (R-KS)

Second Tier
Ex-US Rep Jim Bunn (R-OR)

Giuliani
First Tier
US Sen David Vitter (R-LA)
US Rep Mary Bono (R-CA)
US Rep David Dreier (R-CA)
US Rep Devin Nunes (R-CA)
US Rep Jerry Lewis (R-CA)
US Rep Ed Royce (R-CA)
US Rep George Radanovich (R-CA)
US Rep Judy Biggert (R-IL)
US Rep Jerry Weller (R-IL)
US Rep Charles Boustany (R-LA)
US Rep Candice Miller (R-MI)
US Rep Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ)
US Rep Jon Porter (R-NV)
US Rep Peter King (R-NY)
US Rep Vito Fossella (R-NY)
US Rep Jim Walsh (R-NY)
US Rep Charlie Dent (R-PA)
US Rep Phil English (R-PA)
US Rep Jim Gerlach (R-PA)
US Rep Pete Sessions (R-TX)
US Rep Dave Reichert (R-WA)

Second Tier
Ex-Gov Bob Ehrlich (R-MD)
Ex-Gov Paul Cellucci (R-MA)
Ex-US Rep Jim Nussle (R-IA)

Huckabee
First Tier
US Rep John Boozman (R-AR)
US Rep Don Young (R-AK)
Gov Mike Rounds (R-SD)

Second Tier
Ex-Gov David Beasley (SC)

Hunter
First Tier
US Rep Terry Everett (R-AL)
US Rep Trent Franks (R-AZ)
US Rep Bill Young (R-FL)
US Rep Jim Saxton (R-NJ)
US Rep John Culberson (R-TX)
US Rep Ralph Hall (R-TX)

McCain
First Tier
US Sen Jon Kyl (R-AZ)
US Sen Susan Collins (ME)
US Sen Olympia Snowe (ME)
US Sen Trent Lott (R-MS)
US Sen Richard Burr (R-NC)
US Sen Gordon Smith (R-OR)
US Sen Lindsay Graham (R-SC)
US Sen John Thune (R-SD)
US Sen John Warner (R-VA)
US Rep Spencer Bachus (R-AL)
US Rep Jim Kolbe (R-AZ)
US Rep Jeff Flake (R-AZ)
US Rep Rick Renzi (R-AZ)
US Rep John Shadegg (R-AZ)
US Rep Dan Lungren (R-CA)
US Rep Christopher Shays (R-CT)
US Rep Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
US Rep Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
US Rep Ric Keller (R-FL)
US Rep Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL)
US Rep Mark Kirk (R-IL)
US Rep Ray LaHood (R-IL)
US Rep John Shimkus (R-IL)
US Rep Fred Upton (R-MI)
US Rep Chip Pickering (R-MS)
US Rep Steve LaTourette (R-OH)
US Rep Todd Platts (R-PA)
Gov Tim Pawlenty (R-MN)
Gov Jon Huntsman, Jr (R-UT)
Gov Mitch Daniels (R-IN)

Second Tier
Ex-Gov Jane Swift (R-MA)
Ex-Gov Frank Keating (R-OK)
Ex-Gov Tom Ridge (R-PA)
Ex-Gov Buddy Roemer (R-LA)
Ex-US Sen Phil Gramm (R-SC)
Ex-US Sen Mike DeWine (R-OH)

Third Tier
Alec Poitevint (GA)
Holly Hughes (MI)
Chuck Yob (MI)

Fourth Tier
South Carolina

Romney
First Tier
US Sen Larry Craig (R-ID)
US Sen Jim DeMint (R-SC)
US Sen Robert Bennett (R-UT)
US Sen Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
US Sen Wayne Allard (R-CO)
US Rep Robert Aderholt (R-AL)
US Rep Mike Rogers (R-AL)
US Rep John Campbell (R-CA)
US Rep Buck McKeon (R-CA)
US Rep Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL)
US Rep Tom Feeney (R-FL)
US Rep Phil Gingrey (R-GA)
US Rep John Linder (R-GA)
US Rep Tom Price (R-GA)
US Rep Mike Simpson (R-ID)
US Rep Dennis Hastert (R-IL)
US Rep Ron Lewis (R-KY)
US Rep Hal Rogers (R-KY)
US Rep Ed Whitfield (R-KY)
US Rep Rodney Alexander (R-LA)
US Rep Jim McCrery (R-LA)
US Rep Dave Camp (R-MI)
US Rep Pete Hoekstra (R-MI)
US Rep Joe Knollenberg (R-MI)
US Rep Vernon Ehlers (R-MI)
US Rep Ralph Regula (R-OH)
US Rep Bill Shuster (R-PA)
US Rep Mike Conaway (R-TX)
US Rep Lamar Smith (R-TX)
Gov Matt Blunt (R-MO)
Gov Don Carcieri (R-RI)

Second Tier
Ex-Gov William Weld (R-MA/NY)
Ex-Gov Jim Edwards (R-SC)
Ex-Gov Bill Owens (R-CO)
Ex-Gov Kenny Guinn (R-NV)
Ex-US Sen Jim Talent (R-MO)
Ex-US Rep Tommy Hartnett (R-SC)
Ex-US Rep Bob Beauprez (R-CO)
Ex-US Rep Henry Bonilla (R-TX)

Third Tier
Teo Fuavai (AS)
Lily Nunez (CO)
Betsy Werronen (DC)
Tony Parker (DC)
Diane Adams (IN)
James Bopp, Jr. (IN)
Darrell Crate (MA)
Jody Dow (MA)
Ron Kaufman (MA)
Joyce Lyon Terhes (MD)
Louis Pope (MD)
Peter Cianchette (ME)
Doug Russell (MO)
Tom Rath (NH)
Joe Kyrillos (NJ)
David Norcross (NJ)
Lynn Windel (OK)
June Hartley (OR)
Solomon Yue (OR)
Vance Day (OR)
Robert Manning (RI)
Cindy Costa (SC)
Randy Frederick (SD)
Stephanie Chivers (TN)
Sara Gear Boyd (VT)
Donna Gosney (WV)

Fourth Tier
Michigan
Massachusetts
Utah

Thompson
First Tier
US Sen Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
US Sen Bob Corker (R-TN)
US Rep Jeff Miller (R-FL)
US Rep Adam Putnam (R-FL)
US Rep Nathan Deal (R-GA)
US Rep Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA)
US Rep Don Manzullo (R-IL)
US Rep Steve Buyer (R-IN)
US Rep Dan Burton (R-IN)
US Rep Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI)
US Rep Roger Wicker (R-MS)
US Rep Sue Myrick (R-NC)
US Rep Lee Terry (R-NE)
US Rep Gresham Barrett (R-SC)
US Rep Marsh Blackburn (R-TN)
US Rep David Davis (R-TN)
US Rep John Duncan (R-TN)
US Rep Zach Wamp (R-TN)
US Rep Louie Gohmert (R-TX)

Second Tier
Ex-US Sen Bill Frist (R-TN)
Ex-US Sen Howard Baker (R-TN)
Ex-US Sen Al D’Amato (R-NY)

Third Tier
Denise McNamara (TX)

Fourth Tier
Missouri
Tennessee