Another 'supporter' defection, this one to Clinton's camp

[ExtraGriz]

Today, the Clinton campaign announced that El Paso County Commissioner and former Barack Obama supporter Veronica Escobar has switched her support to Clinton.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0208/8762.html

(heheh, my bad!!!..i had to change the subject line due to error. politico reported her as a superdelegate so i just thought it was news worthy....sorry clinton fans, just thought it might cheer you guys up a bit, but hey, its Veronica Escobar!!!)

Go ...ummmm....edwards/clinton/obama!! :-)

[jlake]

1. K&R ~ The beginning of a trend. ~

[Occam Bandage]

8. And now, the crushing reality.

This person isn't a superdelegate.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

26. ...

A meltdown of epic proportions... it is becoming pathetic.

[Kittycat]

34. It's really sad isn't it?

I can't wait until tuesday to get this over with.

[sueragingroz]

2. very interesting....!

[Alhena]

3. Great, except she's not a superdelegate

[ericgtr]

9. LOL

I was duped!

[FrenchieCat]

4. Last I heard, this person is not a superdelegate.

If not, maybe, you can change the title of your thread.

[Alhena]

5. "Minor local official switches to Hillary" doesn't have the same oomph

[FrenchieCat]

6. So do you keep your headline LIE or do you edit while there is time......

We've had more than enough lies in this campaign, if you ask me.
and so, your integrity or lack thereof becomes the question in this thread if you don't change it soon. :eyes:

[Occam Bandage]

7. This person isn't a superdelegate. Nice lie, though.

[high density]

10. Veronica Escobar is supporting Clinton now?!??!?!

Oh my GOD, that does it. I'm for Clinton now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


WOWOWWOWOWO!!!!!

[tammywammy]

11. You can still edit your title, she's not a superdelegate

[anonymous171]

12. LOL lie

[Redstone]

13. Got some extra egg on your face, do you there, ExtraGriz?

Three words of advice: Check facts first.

Redstone

[sniffa]

14. That's ok because Super Delegate Jerry Springer has

left HRC's camp for Obama, so it evens out.

[Redstone]

18. And he'll get the other Super Delegates to throw chairs at one another on national TV,

which, as far as I know is a Super Power that no other Super Delegate has.

Christ, I'm getting punch-drunk from the idiocy in this forum. How the hell do YOU manage to hold it together? You've been doing that much better than I've been able to.

Redstone

[sniffa]

33. My way of getting through this

The Primary-Ignore List. :bounce:

It's much better right now. One week after we have our presumptive, I'll purge.

[Tatiana]

28. Get OUT! I thought he was firmly in Clinton's camp? n/t

[scheming daemons]

15. SHE'S NOT A SUPERDELEGATE.... but good for Hillary anyway (snark)

...

[ExtraGriz]

16. no egg on face, just reporting from politico

'The Clinton camp released a statement Thursday touting the defection of Obama superdelegate Veronica Escobar after polls in Texas, Escobar’s home state, showed Clinton leading among registered Hispanic voters by 62 to 21 percent.'

this was at politico.com.....towards the end......if error, i'll change the subject line

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0208/8762.html

[tammywammy]

20. This same story was posted earlier

She not a superdelegate, you should really change your headline.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4812122

[Redstone]

30. Got that egg cleaned off yet? And may I mention that the function of DU is not to be

a place where "reporting" from other websites is simply regurgitated, with a complete lack of fact-checking on the part of the poster?

Redstone

[Hoof Hearted]

17. I'm sure this will get breathless, fawning attention from the media

:sarcasm:


Welcome Veronica!

K&R for President Hillary Clinton!

[NeedleCast]

21. I don't think the media is going to get spun up

over a local county commissioner who is not a super delegate changing her support.

[tammywammy]

24. It's not going to get media attention

because she's not a super delegate. This is the same story posted earlier today
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4812122

[Occam Bandage]

25. Why would it? She's a nobody.

[GoreVidalIsGod]

19. OMGGGGG!

It's over!!!!!!

How can Obama win without non-superdelegate El Paso County Commissioner Veronica Escobar?

Good Kennedy's endorsement will do now.

[x-g.o.p.er]

22. To parody Jon Stewart:

DAMN YOU Veronica..what?

Oh, she's NOT a superdeleagate?

Well, fuck me then, why do I care?

[high density]

23. Wow, five people put this on the greatest page

Amazing.

[ericgtr]

27. Politico is claiming this though..

"The Clinton camp released a statement Thursday touting the defection of Obama superdelegate Veronica Escobar after polls in Texas, Escobar’s home state, showed Clinton leading among registered Hispanic voters by 62 to 21 percent."

Can anyone confirm this?

[Tatiana]

31. There is nothing to indicate Ms. Escobar is a superdelegate.

Clinton aides also said that she picked up a key endorsement Thursday from a former Obama supporter, El Paso County Commissioner Veronica Escobar, and that she still has far more endorsements from Hispanic leaders than Obama does.

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/28992.html

She is identified as endorsing Clinton, but is not identified as a superdelegate.

Nor is she listed on the Dem. Convention Watch 2008 site:

http://demconwatch.blogspot.com/2008/01/superdelegate-list.html

This is a stretch and likely an attempt by the Clinton camp to highlight some good news in an otherwise Obama-trending Texas.

[TheDoorbellRang]

32. here's a list of Texas SD's from burntorangereport

Senator Hillary Clinton - 11 Superdelegate Endorsements, 1 Non-Official

Congressman Henry Cuellar, Laredo. (Source)
Congressman Gene Green, Houston. (Source)
Congressman Ruben Hinojosa, Edinburg / Rio Grande Valley. (Source)
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Houston. (Source)
Congressman Solomon Ortiz, Corpus Christi. (Source)
Congressman Silvestre Reyes, El Paso. (Source)
City Council Member Sue Lovel, Houston. (Source)
DNC Member Norma Fisher Flores. (Source)
DNC Member David Holmes. (Source)
Former Speaker of the House Jim Wright. (Source)
DNC Member and former State Party Chair Bob Slagle. (Source) *Updated 2-17-08*
Young Democrats Member David Hardt. (Source) *Updated 2-17-08* -- the Statesman article has Hardt quoted as saying, though officially uncommitted, he'd vote for Senator Clinton.


Senator Barack Obama -- 7 Superdelegate Endorsements

Congressman Chet Edwards, Waco. (Source) *Updated 2-18-08*
Congressman Lloyd Doggett, Austin. (Source) *Updated 2-20-08*
Congressman Charlie Gonzalez, San Antonio. (Source)
Congressman Al Green, SW Houston & Fort Bend County. (Source)
Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, Dallas. (Source)
DNC Appointed Moses Mercado. (Source)
DNC Memer- State Representative Senfronia Thompson, Houston. (Source)

Superdelegates Who Have Not Endorsed.

Congressman Nick Lampson, Fort Bend & Galveston. (Source)
Congressman Ciro Rodriguez, West San Antonio & West Texas along the Border. (Source)
DNC Member & State Rep. Yvonne Davis. (Source)
DNC Member Al Edward. (Source)
State Party Chair Boyd Richie. (Source)
DNC Member Linda Chavez-Thompson. (Source)
DNC Member Jaime Gonzalez Jr. (Source)
DNC Member Denise Johnson. (Source) *Updated 2-18-07* I got an e-mail from 2008 Democratic Convention Watch (my source for Ms. Johnson) that clarified that though she was once listed as a Clinton delegate on Senator Clinton's website, but is not any more. She is listed as an Obama supporter by the Statesman. Until I have something more concrete, I'll leave her as "unpledged."
DNC Member John Patric. (Source)
DNC Member Betty Richie. (Source)
Former Chair of DNC Bob Straus. (Source)
State Party Vice-Chair Roy LaVerne Brooks. (Source)
DNC Appointed Robert Martinez. (Source)

There are three more "add-ons" from Texas that will serve as Superdelegates that have yet to be named.

http://www.burntorangereport.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=4979

I don't see this gal on the list. :shrug:

[shadowknows69]

29. Another BS post

This person is not a super delegate