Super Switch?(to Obama)--UPDATED

[tekisui]

Gail Bray, one of the Idaho Democratic Party's five superdelegates, says she has seen a groundswell of superdelegate support leaning for Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton.

"I think it's tilting towards Obama," Bray said late last week.

Of the five so-called superdelegates Idaho will send to the Democratic Party's national convention in Denver this August, three are already pledged to Obama, including Jeanne Buell, the chairwoman of the Idaho party, and national committeeman Grant Burgoyne and Bray. One of those four, Idaho Democratic Party chairman Keith Roark, has said he intends to remain neutral. A fifth superdelegate will be decided at the convention.

Bray said she's been on the phone with superdelegates like herself from Montana, California, Oregon and Texas in the last week or two, and said "the tide is turning." Obama handily beat Clinton in the Idaho Democratic Party's Feb. 5 caucus.

Obama picked up another Western Democrat last week when Wyoming Gov. David Freudenthal, a former Clinton administration appointee, announced his endorsement of the Illinois senator. Freudenthal followed the recent endorsement of New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a Democrat who also worked for President Clinton.

"I think we'll start shifting soon," Bray said.

link: http://www.boiseweekly.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A312677

UPDATE: Aleita Huguenin, Superdelegate from CA, switched from Clinton to Uncommitted.

"Although Huguenin is listed on Web sites that track such things as already committed to Hillary Clinton, she assured her listeners that she won't be making her mind up until the last minute."


http://www.ledger-dispatch.com/news/newsview.asp?c=240138

[Vinca]

1. Let's hope they begin switching soon. nt

[thevoiceofreason]

2. K&R

[DerekJ]

3. They won't .. The pot and pan revolution will stop them

:rofl: :rofl:

[babylonsister]

4. wOOt! I can't wait to watch this! nt

[tekisui]

5. Hillary's Superdelegates have, for the most part, been with her since

before SuperTuesday, when they were told it would be over by.

They have been stuck since her strategy failed. I'd like to see a big jump before PA. Those who are nearing a move should do in soon.

[ORDem]

11. Most are politicians, meaning they are mostly gutless, so they will

wait to see how PA pans out before switching. PA is really Hillary's last stand delegate-wise, and even if she gets a blowout it won't make much difference in the pledged delegate count and there just are so few delegates left after that. Even with a blowout the math against her will be so stark that her SDs will feel comfortable enough that they can start to peel off to undecided or to Obama.

:dem:

[sellitman]

6. Down she goes!

[tekisui]

7. kick for UPDATE!

[tekisui]

8. Current Count: Hillary-244, Obama-221. Obama within 23!!!

[Bonobo]

9. Goodbye Hillary, we hardly knew ye.

And that's the truth.

[Scurrilous]

10. K & R

:thumbsup:

[cooolandrew]

12. It's looking brighter and brighter each day.

[me b zola]

13. Let's get this show on the road! K&R