The Democratic superdelegate shuffle accelerates, to Barack Obama's benefit

Maybe Barack Obama backers just decided to sleep in longer after Tuesday night's barnburner of a primary in Indiana.

The day's first movement by an undeclared Democratic superdelegate was into Hillary Clinton's camp. But Obama's team countered with three pickups, and according to the Associated Press he will gain another.

The trio of new supporters announced by Obama's campaign includes Democratic National Committee member Inola Henry of Los Angeles. More on her and the other two (both from North Carolina) can be gleaned here.

The fourth pickup, reported by the AP, will be especially gratifying for Obama -- Jennifer McClellan, a state lawmaker in Virginia, once had been a Clinton supporter.

A few days ago, McClellan was featured in a Washington Post story on the increasing pressure D.C.-area superdelegates were feeling to either make up their minds or change their allegiance. "This is the most stressful thing I've been through in my whole life," she told the paper. "It was never supposed to be like this."

-- Don Frederick

Comments

[ash]

game over hillary. only reason you eked out indiana is because of rush limbaugh's operation chaos

[Franky]

I hear that Bill Clinton is also rethinking his superdelegate vote.

[flo]

Hillary, being strong and tenacious is one thing. I love you for it. However, being a narcissist is another. The longer you go, the worse your image gets. The worse your image gets will decrease your chances further of even being considered by the public as thier "choice" in 2012.

Pack your bags, hon! It is not becoming any longer.

Hillary supporter turned embarassed.

[kevin o'brien]

it needs to play out, anything less will only cause further anger and resentment.

[wallace]

Bill Clinton could jump ship and endorse Barack Obama and Hillary would keep on running.

Saaaaaaaaaaaay, maybe that's her next strategy. Send Bubba over to their side where he can wreak even more havoc.

[Cynthia Medina]

To all Democratic, Independent & Republican Voters:
We must all stand behind Barack Obama, as he is the great white, black, red, green, yellow, brown, etc., hope for this country. We must call for Hillary to call an end to the madness....It does not behoove Hillary to continue her campaign any longer.

[ApostasyUSA]

She should bow out gracefully......her constituency is not going to be mad.....they're still democrats....maybe she’ll be the vice?

[jamesincalifornia]

Enough is enough! Now is the time for Clinton to bow out -- while she can still do so gracefully -- so that we can begin to reunify the party and defeat McCain in November.

[keith]

Maybe Simon Cowell could give her a call?

[Eric Sims Jr.]

I am confused at the definition of fighter. Clinton is no fighter - she owes little people who supplied her campaign donuts, t-shirts, office supplies, etc. She travels on a private jet. She lives a life of luxury, and pronounces non-sense. Some one explain why she is a fighter when the math dictated that she could not when after her horrendous February where she was kicked from one end of the country to the other by huge seismic proportions. If I enter the Boston marathon, out of shape, struggling after the first five miles, walk, crawl, and insist on "completing " the race am I a fighter? No, I am stupid for not realizing what an out of shape, numbskullian, spectacle I am. Clinton should realize the same. Just because you finish, does not make you a fighter. No campaigner ever is a fighter. She risked nothing personal. She stood on the shoulders of her husband. And, she does not admit what every one else knows, she lost. That is not a fighter.

[tlsmith1963]

If Hillary hadn't run such a mean-spirited, George W. Bush style campaign, I might have supported her. The last 8 years have been horrible for this country, & the Republican Party has basically turned into a bunch of cold-hearted thugs. I don't want the Democrats to be like that, too. America needs to get some heart again. We need to care about each other. What is so wrong with that?

[derek]

She lost a lot of my respect during this process (not to mention a vote), but if she starts to back out, slowly, respectfully, I think that will go a long way towards gaining some positive points through humility. I think she's been fairly positive today, and should stay on that track.

[zammy]

Hillary, I agree with the blogger named DEREK. Bow out gracefully, and you will regain much of the respect you lost across the board.

Hey, try-outs on "Dancing with the Stars" are around the corner. They have done wonders in revitalizing has-been celebrities and personalities. You might want go home and look for your dancing shoes. Lord only knows how many times Bill's gone "dancing" behind your back.