Obama Gains With Superdelegates

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Although no votes have been cast in more than a week in the race to the White House, the momentum for Sen. Barack Obama has continued to build in the contest for superdelegates.

Sen. Hillary Clinton hasn't picked up the support of any superdelegates recently, while Sen. Obama has gained more than two dozen since the voting ended Feb. 19 in Wisconsin, including a few that had been pledged to Sen. Clinton. Sen. Obama's gain represents more delegates than are at stake Tuesday in Vermont or Rhode Island.

Superdelegates are prominent Democrats in Congress, members of the party's national committee, and others who can vote however they choose at the nominating convention. Sen. Clinton built up a lot of support early and still leads in the latest counts by about 50 superdelegates. There are 795 superdelegates at stake and about 550 have declared so far.

Clinton adviser Harold Ickes said he and campaign manager Maggie Williams have spent the last week making rounds among the New York senator's superdelegates and argued that media coverage about a shift in support to Sen. Obama represents "the very rare exception."

Sen. Clinton's showing in Ohio and Texas on Tuesday could stop the slow drip of superdelegates to the Illinois senator -- or open the floodgates.

Many superdelegates had earlier expressed that they were holding out in hopes that the popular vote would decide the contest. With a string of decisive wins for Sen. Obama, they may be lining up behind him in order to avoid a fight that lasts to the convention, potentially dividing the party and giving the Republicans an advantage.

Sen. Obama has picked up some high-profile support: two senators, including Chris Dodd of Connecticut, and six House Democrats, including Lloyd Doggett and Chet Edwards of Texas. Rep. John Lewis of Georgia switched his support from Sen. Clinton, saying that Sen. Obama had touched off a movement that should be encouraged.

"The superdelegates are paying more attention to voting in the primaries because of the record turnouts," said Anthony Corrado, a professor of government at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. "While there's been some shift, we haven't seen any mass movement...I expect that we'll likely see that next week after Tuesday."

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While some have tried to paint the superdelegate system as an undemocratic process that leaves the nomination to the party elites, superdelegates -- nearly half of whom are elected -- are responsive to the will of the people.

"The voters in the 12th District of Georgia spoke on Feb. 5," said Rep. John Barrow, who threw his support behind Sen. Obama yesterday, "and the message came in loud and clear: They want Sen. Barack Obama to be the next President of the United States, and I agree with them."

Some of the biggest names have yet to drop: Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico said he could endorse any day but Delaware Sen. Joseph Biden has yet to tip his hat. Although former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards hasn't endorsed since withdrawing from the race last month, most of his supporters have moved behind Sen. Obama. Another unknown: former Vice President Al Gore.

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is gonna blow come Tuesday.

when this happens the mo will change and obama will be stopped as the whoremedia will have to report...hrc regains the upper hand and now it is back in her court and onward to Pa.and then the convention and then on to January 20, 2009

and all the math says she can't catch him in pledged delegates

Also noted is the complete lack of support or logic you provide for it.

not one relevant truth posted since 2007

How true.... :rofl:

But SOMEONE will HAVE to break it to her - and her supporters - she'll be done.

Obama, the next president of the United States!!

Texas is Obama country! VIVA OBAMA!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fd-MVU4vtU

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ass!