POLITICS: Bill Clinton Backs Loyalists.

President Bill Clinton’s recent endorsements in a handful of House primaries have conjured up memories of the 2008 Democratic presidential primary, as he has sought to reward his wife’s supporters and candidates with loyalties to the couple.

“There’s nobody in this business that keeps score like the Clintons,” a Washington, D.C.-based Democratic fundraiser noted.

Two of the four highest-profile races Clinton has chosen to get involved in are Member-vs.-Member fights. He wrote a letter of support for Rep. Brad Sherman in his race against fellow California Democratic Rep. Howard Berman. And just last week he backed Pennsylvania Rep. Mark Critz in his Democratic primary against Rep. Jason Altmire.

Scores, kept.