Uncommitted Super Delegates Back Off Plan to Endorse Obama

[BeatleBoot]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/ascl6e69rqry;_ylt=Age0VWC7jHmjZ.Y0.47uNEWs0NUE


Clinton's Wins Halt Move of Superdelegates to Obama

March 6 (Bloomberg) -- Hillary Clinton scored more than just three presidential primary victories this week. She also helped freeze a movement of top Democrats set to call on her to concede to rival Barack Obama.


A group of uncommitted ``superdelegates'' were ready to make a show of support for Obama by trying to pressure Clinton to give up, said Tim Roemer, a former congressman who's rounding up backers for Obama. Now, after her wins in Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island, many will still back Obama without calling on Clinton to quit, he said.

Obama, an Illinois senator, aimed to knock Clinton out of the race by capitalizing on an 11-contest winning streak to claim the mantle of undisputed front-runner. The 795 superdelegates -- party officials and lawmakers who aren't bound by primary results -- are critical as neither candidate is positioned to gain enough delegates through elections to win the nomination.

``Instead of being a slam dunk for Obama, it's a horse race again,'' said South Carolina Representative John Spratt. Spratt said he's undecided after Clinton's success this week, even though Obama is his ``presumptive choice'' because his constituents backed him in the state's Jan. 26 primary.

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[tekisui]

1. He's picked up 9 since Tuesday.

Hillary has picked up 1 since Feb. 29.

[KAZ]

15. Darn, this thread is just not going the way that Beatlebot...

... had hoped. Just wait. A few emails, a couple of IMs, and the ever decreasing flock of jerkers will join the circle.

[meow mix]

2. yawn

im sceered!
:scared:

[polichick]

3. They've just temporarily misplaced their balls and ovaries.

[ingac70]

4. Perhaps they are waiting for Wyoming and Mississippi. n/t

[soleft]

5. Your subject line is not what the article says

It says many will still back him but will not ask Hillary to drop out

[yellerpup]

6. Story is next to a click-on poll

Should Hillary Quit?

[book_worm]

7. They have been trickling down since Tuesday with 9 for Obama and only 1 for Clinton.

[DJ13]

8. I think the Clintons are taking credit for nothing more than a delay

It made no sense to announce a large SD endorsement while Hillary was dominating the newscycle after her two wins Tuesday.

Theres a good chance the announcement is just delayed until after Obama wins the next two states that dont matter to Hillary.

[Bigleaf]

9. Here's the 14 he's picked up in the last week. Hillary picked up zero.

according to Politico.com

March 6

New Endorsements for Obama:
West Virginia Rep. Nick Rahall
Neutral Nevada DNC Jill Derby has been replaced by Nevada DNC Teresa Benitez-Thompson, who is an Obama supporter.

March 5

New Endorsements For Obama
Ohio DNC Rhine Mclin
Georgia DNC Mary Long
Georgia DNC Jane Kidd
Texas DNC Roy Laverne Brooks
South Carolina DNC Carol Khare Fowler

March 3

New Obama Endorsement: 1
California DNC Member Steve Alari contacted Politico to say he announced his support on January 11

March. 2

New Obama Endorsement: 1
Wisconsin DNC Joe Wineke

Feb. 29

New Obama endorsements: 5
West Virginia Sen. Jay Rockefeller
Minnesota DNC Brian Melendez
Minnesota DNC Donna Cassutt
North Dakota DNC Renee Pfenning
Texas DNC Yvonne Davis

http://www.politico.com/superdelegates/latestupdates.ht...

[Ravy]

10. I expect the pressure to mount for them to become running mates.

MSNBC was saying the other night (to the delight of the Obama supporters) that he had done enough right now to *at least* earn the VP slot. Well, Hillary is close behind.

Most superdelegates are politicians. It will come down to either:

a) making one camp happy, and the other camp very angry

or

b) making one camp happy, and the other less happy, but saving face.


What do you think the politicians are going to do???

[goclark]

18. What Obama supporters feel happy that he could be VP?

I have not heard those words from any that I've talked to ~

I would not want him any where near Billary. I wouldn't even want him to be his VP. She would probably undermine him with the Republicans like she is doing now.

I am sure they would push him out just like they did Gore.

Can't stand them ~

[ruiner4u]

11. Good...

its time the super delegates come to their senses

[JorgeTheGood]

12. After PA --

they will start flipping back to Hillary. That's when it's over for BO.

You have to show you can take more than a few red states (point taken on WA) to get the delegates.

There are no caucuses during the GE -- play time is over by then and it's the real deal.

[flyarm]

14. absolutely!..bingo you win!!

fly ..a 2004 elected delegate

[tekisui]

17. "more than a few red states"

:rofl:

26 states to Obama.....so far.

[JorgeTheGood]

22. are you suggesting Obama ...

will take those same 26 states in the GE ?

[tekisui]

23. He'll take many of those 26, plus all of Hillary's Big Blue's.

You aren't suggesting places like CA and NY and MA would go to Dubya McSame over Obama are you?

He has won much more than "a few red states" He has won more votes. More Democratic votes. More delegates. More States. Raised much more money.

He has won the red states. He has won many blue states. He has won states that have been red, that he will take and turn blue.

[jmg257]

13. "many will still back Obama without calling on Clinton..." And she stopped the move how???

[Obamaniac]

16. But they still support him.

He's picked up 53 super-delegates since Super Tuesday, and he has a stash of 50 more hanging around. I say this is SUPER for Obama.

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

19. SUPER-DUPER!

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

20. SUPER-DUPER!

[Tarc]

21. Yep, that's the sound of Obamentum screeching to a halt