Le iba a Hillary

Question

Hi all,

I'm listening to a podcast from last year. At one point the host says: "El gobernador le iba a Hillary." She is talking about the governor of a state that Hillary Clinton won. Does this mean Hillary suited the govenor's purposes? Or that the govenor endorsed her? I understand that there was some sort of support given to Hillary here, but I'm confused about the meaning of "le iba" here.

Thanks for your help.

Answer 1

That means that he endorsed her. Depending on the context, that colloquialism could be also translated as "he rooted for Hilary/he was rooting for Hilary". "Yo voy a ti" means tends to be used for "I root for you".

Thanks! - hiladora, Apr 1, 2011

Great answer.:) This is a very common expression, even in sports.:) - Deanski, Apr 1, 2011