Most Of Oklahoma's Superdelegates Still Undecided

Most of Oklahoma's Democratic National Convention superdelegates have not yet publicly declared their choice for the party nomination for president and several of them say they are waiting to see how the battle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama (shown above with superdelegate Kalyn Free and former party Vice Chair Ben Odom at an event last year) plays out.

Some speculate the battle could play out all the way to the convention in Denver this summer. If that's the case, the nation's superdelegates become major players in the party's nominating process since they are free to vote for whichever candidate they wish no matter which candidate voters in their states favored. In Oklahoma, that was Clinton.

Oklahoma's Democratic superdelegates are Governor Brad Henry, Congressman Dan Boren, Party Chairman Ivan Holmes, Vice Chair Kitti Asberry, National Committeeman Jim Frasier, National Committeewoman Betty McElderry and DNC members-at-large Kalyn Free and Jay Parmley.

One of them perhaps spoke for most when, in an email response to an inquiry, wrote, "I haven't declared yet. I am very unsure. I think it could go either way. I am going to wait and see how a few more of the states go before I even try to make a final decision."

Two of the superdelegates indicated their preferences earlier; McElderry said she supports Clinton, while Asberry indicated she'll back Obama.

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