Several Clinton Superdelegates-"Wavering In Face Of Obama's Momentum" (NYT)

[kpete]

For Clinton, Ohio and Texas Emerge as Key States to Win

By PATRICK HEALY
Published: February 12, 2008
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and her advisers increasingly believe that, after a series of losses, she has been boxed into a must-win position in the Ohio and Texas primaries on March 4, and she has begun reassuring anxious donors and superdelegates that the nomination is not slipping away from her, aides said Monday.

Mrs. Clinton held a buck-up-the-troops conference call on Monday with donors, superdelegates and other supporters; several of them said afterward that she sounded tired and a little down, but determined about Ohio and Texas. And these donors and superdelegates said that they were not especially soothed, saying they believed she could be on a losing streak that could jeopardize her competitiveness in Ohio and Texas.

“She has to win both Ohio and Texas comfortably, or she’s out,” said one Democratic superdelegate who has endorsed Mrs. Clinton, and who spoke on condition of anonymity to share a candid assessment. “The campaign is starting to come to terms with that.” Campaign advisers, also speaking privately in order to speak plainly, confirmed this view.

Several Clinton superdelegates, whose votes could help decide the nomination, also said Monday that they were wavering in the face of Mr. Obama’s momentum after victories in Washington, Nebraska, Louisiana and Maine last weekend. Some of them said that they, like the hundreds of uncommitted superdelegates still at stake, may ultimately “go with the flow,” in the words of one, and support the candidate who appears to show the most strength in the primaries to come.

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[LisaM]

1. Or it could be the relentless pressure being put on superdelegates

By people who never heard of the word until three weeks ago.

[sniffa]

3. I think it's safe to say Chelsea Clinton knew what a superdelegate was long ago

:eyes:

[Tarheel_Dem]

8. LMAO!

:rofl:

[thevoiceofreason]

7. And that chaps your backside, don't it!

[angie_love]

2. If Obama can come close enough in TX and OH shes done, he doesn't even have to win them

If he can come within 5 points that will be great.

[ruggerson]

6. lol

[usregimechange]

4. as they should in order to support democracy

[libertee]

5. Don't think it will sell papers but whateva

[Alhena]

9. This shows why including superdelegates in the running tally is so dumb

[jazzjunkysue]

10. "Can I supersize you?"

Some of these super sized delegates will no doubt get invited over to Bill's for a few coctails and some cigars.

Will it be enough?

[TexasObserver]

11. Politicians don't get where they are bucking the public will. They value their political lives.

[yeswecan08]

12. Hillary will wave the white flag in 3 weeks - it's hopeless for her

[hogwyld]

13. I'm sure Bill and Hillary have already sealed the deals

to ensure that the SD's go their way. We only have the illusion of a democracy here.