"Superdelegates follow voters ... to Obama"

[AZBlue]

Associated Press
updated 2 hours, 19 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - The Democratic superdelegates are starting to follow the voters — straight to Barack Obama.

In just the past two weeks, more than two dozen of them have climbed aboard his presidential campaign, according to a survey by The Associated Press. At the same time, Hillary Rodham Clinton's are beginning to jump ship, abandoning her for Obama or deciding they now are undecided.

The result: He's narrowing her once-commanding lead among these "superdelegates," the Democratic office holders and party officials who automatically attend the national convention and can vote for whomever they choose.

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Clinton still leads among superdelegates 241 to 181, according to the AP survey. But her total is down two in the past two weeks, while Obama's is up 25.

Since the primaries started, at least three Clinton superdelegates have switched to Obama, including Rep. David Scott of Georgia, who changed his endorsement after Obama won 80 percent of the primary vote in Scott's district. At least two other Clinton backers have switched to undecided.

None of Obama's have publicly strayed, according to the AP tally.

(snip)

Behind the scenes, things can get sticky.

David Cicilline, the mayor of Providence, R.I., indicated this week that his support for Clinton might be wavering after — he contended — members of her campaign urged him to cave to the demands of a local firefighters union ahead of her weekend appearance there. The firefighters, in a long-running contract dispute with Cicilline, have said they would disrupt any Clinton event the mayor attends. A Clinton spokeswoman said the campaign would never interfere in the mayor's city decisions.

Obama has been helped by recent endorsements from several labor unions, including the Teamsters on Wednesday.

"He's our guy," said Sonny Nardi, an Ohio superdelegate and the president of Teamsters Local 416 in Cleveland.

Full story here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23307567/

NOW THAT'S MOMENTUM!

[K Gardner]

1. You mean they're not fooled by Hill's whining and bipolar switching between

"nice conciliatory (plagiarizing)Hill" and "poor me" Hill and "I want what's best for the people" Hill and "Big bad Barack is attacking me" Hill and "Barack is misleading but I want to seat those delegates I pledged didn't count" Hill..

Oh, its so confusing, even to me.. I can't keep up. Who does she think she's fooling? Evidently only her DU supporters.

[AZBlue]

2. Bipolar

Ok, that made me laugh out loud. Guess she really needs a good health plan for the nation! Luckily Obama will provide that for all of us, including her after she leaves office.

[K Gardner]

3. Well, seriously tho ! Its like watching freakin Sybil, lol. Which is not

actually bipolar, but a dissociative disorder. Semantics :-)

[AtomicKitten]

4. K&R!

It's all in the trend, baby.

:hi:

[AZBlue]

5. Ain't that the truth!

:toast:

[mdmc]

6. Could you answer a question for me please?

It has been brought to my attention that you have one of the more popular DU journals, yet you have not posted anything on your journal for a long time.

I am trying to make sense of this.

Any idea why this is.

Peace and low stress...

[AZBlue]

7. I have one of the more popular journals?

Um...that's news to me. My posts are usually so tame compared to the other posts on DU that they sink like a stone, LOL.

I'm not really sure anyone reads it. But, you know, you're right - I should journal more often, only because I enjoy it! My life has been extremely chaotic lately and things have slipped by the wayside, but I want to say, aside from politics and primaries, thank you for reminding of a creative outlet I have available here. We should all take advantage of it! :)

[mdmc]

8. I found a thread that never dies.

It has been up since 12-25-07 and is still active. It is very odd.

Your journal hasn't been updated in some time. Yet it is one of the most viewed.

Anyway, love reading your stuff, so start hitting that add to journal button. :)

Peace and low stress

[AZBlue]

9. Wow! Now that's a thread with legs!!

The mods must have missed it - they archive pretty fast around here lately. ;)

Thanks for the kind words! :hug:

[mdmc]

10. God bless

:pals:

[psychopomp]

11. BO has MO