Obama Gains Keep Clinton On Her Heels
WASHINGTON (Fox News) ~ Barack Obama has gained another superdelegate. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar endorsed her Illinois colleague Sunday night, saying in a statement that Obama “has inspired an enthusiasm and idealism that we have not seen in this country in a long time.”
It is the latest development among many that have been putting Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign on its heels.
On Monday, Obama was poised to receive the endorsement of the seven Democrats on North Carolina’s congressional delegation, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Obama also got support last week from Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey, a key endorsement three weeks before the Keystone State holds its primary.
The Klobuchar, Casey and expected North Carolina lawmaker endorsements are crucial, because all of them will be superdelegates at the August party convention.
The Journal reported that while Clinton still leads Obama in the superdelegate tally, Clinton has won only nine superdelegate pledges to Obama’s 64 since Super Tuesday. Because neither candidate is likely to gain the 2,025 delegates necessary to clinch the nomination before the convention, the candidates have turned toward racking up as many of the approximately 800 superdelegates who aren’t bound by state nominating contests.
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean on Friday called for the remaining undecided superdelegates to make up their minds by July 1 in an effort to avert a convention crisis. His comments came the same day Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy said Clinton’s campaign was a lost cause and she should drop out of the race.
The latest Gallup Daily tracking poll (March 27-29; 1,228 Democratic, Democratic-leaning voters; +/-3 percent margin of error) shows Clinton ceding more ground nationally to Obama, who now leads 52 percent to 42 percent.
It is the latest development among many that have been putting Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign on its heels.
On Monday, Obama was poised to receive the endorsement of the seven Democrats on North Carolina’s congressional delegation, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Obama also got support last week from Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey, a key endorsement three weeks before the Keystone State holds its primary.
The Klobuchar, Casey and expected North Carolina lawmaker endorsements are crucial, because all of them will be superdelegates at the August party convention.
The Journal reported that while Clinton still leads Obama in the superdelegate tally, Clinton has won only nine superdelegate pledges to Obama’s 64 since Super Tuesday. Because neither candidate is likely to gain the 2,025 delegates necessary to clinch the nomination before the convention, the candidates have turned toward racking up as many of the approximately 800 superdelegates who aren’t bound by state nominating contests.
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean on Friday called for the remaining undecided superdelegates to make up their minds by July 1 in an effort to avert a convention crisis. His comments came the same day Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy said Clinton’s campaign was a lost cause and she should drop out of the race.
The latest Gallup Daily tracking poll (March 27-29; 1,228 Democratic, Democratic-leaning voters; +/-3 percent margin of error) shows Clinton ceding more ground nationally to Obama, who now leads 52 percent to 42 percent.
Labels: 2008 Presidential Race
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