It looks like Hillary Clinton’s Tuesday victories have, temporarily at least, halted the move of superdelegates to Barack Obama’s camp:
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
This ain’t over yet folks.
H/T: Memeorandum
The superdelegates should all cast their votes now before the democratic primary election continues. If the candidates believe that they will reach the 2025 delegate numbers then they can campaign to get them. The superdelegates shouldn’t be sitting back waiting to see what’s going to happen first and then cast the support behind who they feel will win at the end. They are holding up the political process by not voting their positions earyl in the elections.
Agree. It is hypocrisy by the Clintons. Another stall tactic to stave off the inevitable. I predict a stady slow flow to Obama until he is = to Clinton and then another slow push to 2025 when he is clearly within reach. When Hillary Clinton wins an “Obama” state I will credit her comeback. Otherwise no dice.