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Superdelegates are Following Obama
23-Feb-2008
Written by: Corinne Regan
According to the Associated Press, Democratic superdelegates are starting to follow the voters and are siding with Barack Obama.
Over the past two weeks, 25 superdelegates have decided to back Obama. At least 3 have left the Clinton campaign for Obama and 2 have switched to undecided. However, Clinton still remains in the lead with 241 superdelegates to Obama’s 181, according to an AP survey.
Nevertheless, after Obama’s eleventh win in a row, some superdelegates are having seconds thought.
According to the Associated Press, John Perez, a California superdelegate first endorsed John Edwards, then Clinton and is now undecided.
"Given where the race is at right now, I think it's very important for us to play a role around bringing the party together around the candidate that people have chosen, as opposed to advocating for our own choice," he said.
Obama is currently in the lead with overall delegates, 1,362 to Clinton’s 1,266.5.
"I think it is important, given how hard Senator Clinton and I have been working, that these primaries and caucuses count for something," Obama said during Thursday night's debate in response to the issue of superdelegates.
The Democratic Party has named 720 out of its 795 superdelegates , including Obama and Clinton who, as Democratic senators, are also superdelegates.
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