18 months ago this vote would have gone the opposite way. The endorsement by the OP and the usual suspects over in ChitChat land would have meant a very strong chance of being elected. From what I hear from my narrow body captain friends it was the junior FO, former regional, vote that made the difference. One guy said, “I saw the gang of four S&!T show at the regionals and wanted no part of it.”

Good luck to us.