Two More SD's for Obama | Drudge Retort

Friday, May 09, 2008

U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has picked up the support of two more superdelegates in the battle for the party nomination.

His campaign announced Friday that congressmen Peter DeFazio and Don Payne are endorsing the Illinois senator. Payne previously backed Obama's Democratic rival, Senator Hillary Clinton.

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Obama visited the U.S. House of Representatives Thursday to seek the support of superdelegates, who are elected officials and party activists who are free to support either candidate at the party convention in August. They may be the deciding factor in who wins the nomination.

In West Virginia Thursday, Clinton urged her supporters to ignore political observers who have declared her candidacy finished. She is favored in the West Virginia primary next week.

Two-thousand-twenty-five delegates are needed to secure the Democratic Party presidential nomination. Obama leads Clinton, and is less than 200 delegates away from that figure.

On Tuesday, Obama scored a 14-point victory over Clinton in the North Carolina primary, while Clinton edged out Obama in Indiana.

Other superdelegates to recently announce their support for Obama include former congressman David Bonior of Michigan and former senator and 1972 presidential candidate George McGovern, who switched his support from Clinton to Obama.

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Oregon and New Jersey are just bumfuck red states!

-Corky

Posted by ness_gadol at 2008-05-09 11:35 AM | Reply | Flag:

Drip-drip-drip, one of these days we're gonna wake up to the news that Obama has passed Hillary on the number of SDs. Boy, that day will be fun, the Clintons will ahve a cow!

Posted by member2586 at 2008-05-09 12:02 PM | Reply | Flag:

I see where SD's have been switching thier votes from Clinton to Obama, have any switched from Obama to Clinton?

Posted by Goose at 2008-05-09 12:07 PM | Reply | Flag:

These SD's are just falling for the far left PC myth!

-Corky

Posted by ness_gadol at 2008-05-09 12:14 PM | Reply | Flag:

Drip-drip-drip, one of these days we're gonna wake up to the news that Obama has passed Hillary on the number of SDs.

ABC News thinks he already has:
Obama - 267
Clinton - 265
blogs.abcnews.com

Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2008-05-09 12:37 PM | Reply | Flag:

If that is true, it is major news.

I am sure Obama won't make a big deal about it.Yes, it will be a talking point, but there is no reason to rub it in too much and alienate the spoiled princesses who voted for Clinton and think she is entitled to the nom.

Posted by member2586 at 2008-05-09 12:43 PM | Reply | Flag:

www.iht.com

Obama is such a weak candidate with such little support, he can't even fundraise more than Clinton.

LOL!

Posted by member2586 at 2008-05-09 01:18 PM | Reply | Flag:

He's up to 5 today and got union nod, according to MSNBC.

www.msnbc.msn.com

Posted by Pirate at 2008-05-09 03:19 PM | Reply | Flag:

Make that 7

thepage.time.com

Looks like George Snuffleupagus was right who'd a thunk it.

Posted by Litlebritdifrnt at 2008-05-09 04:14 PM | Reply | Flag:

Wait a minute the msnbc link now says 9 is that this week or just today?

Posted by Litlebritdifrnt at 2008-05-09 04:17 PM | Reply | Flag:

It must be just today. About an hour ago I heard he had picked up 8, but net 7 because some guy from Pennsylvania I think, had decided to go with Hillary.

Posted by member2586 at 2008-05-09 04:25 PM | Reply | Flag:

George Snuffleupagus was right who'd a thunk it.

Posted by Litlebritdifrnt

LOL! FF

Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2008-05-09 04:27 PM | Reply | Flag:

Ooops there goes another rubber tree plant! :)

Posted by Litlebritdifrnt at 2008-05-09 04:27 PM | Reply | Flag:

Ballgame.

Posted by silver_ironist at 2008-05-09 09:11 PM | Reply | Flag: