Superdelegates Announce Endorsements

Three superdelegates have come out to day endorsing Barack Obama: Pat Waak from Colorado, Meredith Wood Smith from Oregon and Ben Pangelinan from Guam.

[Waak]

Second, I believe that Sen. Obama and his message of change is what Colorado wants and that he will defeat John McCain in November. In fact, the most recent Rasmussen poll on May 19, 2008 shows a Sen. Obama with a 6-point lead in a head-to-head race and I think that margin will only increase as voters see the clear difference.

Finally, I believe that our country needs the type of visionary, uplifting leadership that Senator Obama has shown during this long campaign. In the state of Colorado his message of hope has attracted young people, new Democrats and Independent voters who will make up a winning coalition this fall.

[Smith]

Why Obama? Because he received the majority of the votes in the Oregon primary, and he demonstrates the leadership needed to get us out of Iraq, restore our economy, begin the tough job of providing health care for all Americans and, most of all, heal the divisions in our nation. His commitment to grass-roots organizing, similar to Howard Dean's "Fifty State Strategy," will help Democrats win our down-ticket races. His deep understanding of our Constitution ensures that he will appoint judges, to both the Supreme Court and lower federal courts, who will truly defend our constitutional rights and freedoms.

[Pangelinan]

"While both Democratic candidates will be great for America and great for Guam, Senator Obama is my choice. I believe he is the best candidate to deliver on the promise that is America, for all of America.

In speaking to members of both teams, I have come to trust in Senator Obama's commitment to turning the promises on the issues that are important to the people of Guam, into progress for the people of Guam."

Comments

[irishgawdess]

I've started writing letters to Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski and Rep. Darlene Hooley, who have both endorsed Hillary. Obama won here handily, and two of our top leaders should be endorsing the winner of the popular vote.

If you're from Oregon, I hope you'll contact them as well.

Governor Kulongoski
160 State Capitol
900 Court Street
Salem, Oregon 97301-4047
PHONE
Governor"s Citizens" Representative Message Line
503.378.4582
FAX
503.378.6827

Representative Darlene Hooley
2430 Rayburn H.O.B.
Washington, DC 20515
[phone] phone
[phone] fax

Thanks

[SteveinTacomaWashington]

With all the stuff we are learning about Bush today, and what we are learning about Hillary Clinton and her followers, (going to march and shout and complain, on Saturday,), and what we are learning from the Obama camp, (stay at home, don't march, don't shout and don't complain, on Saturday); is telling. Bush will do anything, say anything, and break rules to get what he wants, no matter how much it hurts the country. Hillary who will do anything, say anything, change the rules as she sees it, no matter how much she will hurt the party, Obama and the country. Obama is change. Hillary and Bill seem to, not care about anything, but what is good for Hillary and Bill. I have had enough; I now completely support Barrack Obama and sincerely with Hillary will just go away.

[rjax]

I keep hearing about Fl and Michigan being disenfranchised, I want Only a Hillary supporter to respond to this.......What about the millions of Floridians and Michigan voters that Followed the rules and did NOT vote?
Why are you not screaming about them being disenfranchised
Humor me..... once you knew there would Not be a do over.......What about them?
Your plight appears to be transparent.
All this "Count Our Vote" rhetoric does this apply to those who stayed home that day?

[OrionGal]

Another SuperDelegate from Oregon today, May 29th, Gail Rasmussen

Details here:
http://www.katu.com/news/19357134.html

[eurydice]

Eileen Macoll, another cranked-up feminazi, has endorsed Clinton today.

As a feminist, I appreciate the need to have a woman as President as much as any of you.

However, the fanatical ambitions of feminism in this campaign are going to ensure the election of a Republican in November, by hamstringing the Democratic Party, and crippling the path to a democratic victory.

This planet and its fragile ecosystem cannot take another four years of Republican stewardship of our environment and our planet.

So I have to take a stand. Am I a feminist first or an environmentalist first?

When the fate of our Planet stands in the balance, and stands in the crosshairs of fanaticism,
I stand for the Planet.

I am sorry, Eileen and Hillary. Ambition is not enough. It's time to unite behind the Frontrunner.

[Independent voter]

During the Bush years the US had a woman Speaker of the House, a woman National Security Council Leader and a woman Secretary of state. From these less than stellar examples of leadership it should be obvious that sex and success are not interdependent

[t9chi]

I hope all feminist understand that this is the wrong female. Your time will come again. Maybe Chelsea.

[RichardWeed]

If playing by the rules and Obama loses, then I don't know. She or her campaign has hit him with everything including the kitchen sink (assassination remark) and is still losing. If she somehow pulls out a primary win it will send a signal to everyone that rules don't matter. I just wonder if that happens what this country will turn into.

[abby4ever]

I know what the party will turn into: something not democratic. I mean if she steals it. It will turn into something that grovels, bows and scrapes, throws its principles right out the window, something that has no more regard for its own rules than Hillary seems to.

That is what's at stake. If she wins it fair and square, fine; if she snatches it from someone who won it fair and square, and the party leaders stand by and watch and do nothing, the party is prettyu much finished.

For it will have lost its integrity.

[bish66]

Both candidates are close in the popular vote. Whoever wins the nomination, the other person and his/her supporters will always feel robbed. Both are not too fond of rules and regulations. Back in Feburary, before SuperTuesday, Obama opened a discussion about Superdelegates, demanding that they should only represent the popular vote in their states, thus turning them useless. Their job is to evaluate ALL data, primary results, abilities, strengths, weaknesses, momentum, polls, personality, whatever.

By trying to change that status, he practically called his supporters to attack Superdelegates, especially black superdelegates, who endorsed Clinton and whose states went to Obama.

Back then, he was far behind in the superdelegate count and the thing about Superdelegates voting the way their states went only applied to the states he won, of course. Or have you heard that he refused the endorsements from Kerry, Kennedy or Richardson? Remember when Clinton questioned the status of delegates, pointing out that all have to base their vote on their conscience, that they could change their minds? Camp Obama was crying "Foul" and "Murder", but they refused to refuse former Clinton supporters.

If Obama wins the nomination, he has a lot of healing to do, but I don't think that he is interested in that.

[new logic]

or it could become as a pheonix

[McPander]

I kinda hope it does.....will prove that this country and government is not redeemable..

Time for a new party.

[speakingtruth2power]

The assassination remark is when desperately she tossed out the toilet.

[aquarharris688]

The Michigan/ Florida hearings will be televised so let's see how the candidates act. We will then see if Hillary is willing to settle. This is her chance to shine.

[olivia]

Someone suggested we Obama supporters who are going to honor his request not to protest, instead, flood his campaign site with donations during the meeting.

That is perfect because May 31 is also, well, the deadline for May, duh!

Let's give Obama money to show our support.

[JXJASON]

Excellent idea, Olivia. I will send another $25.00. And my girlfriend will too. She and I have campaigned for Senator Obama in PA. and are looking forward to being at President Obama's inauguration in January 2009.

OBAMA 08

[WarriorLemming]

Great idea, olivia giving extra besides my regular monthly donation makes me feel good especially when after reading a depressive and nightmarish articles such as this one. Again, thanks olivia for putting this in a positive light. :)

Vets For Obama '08

[marignymitch]

But hide your bunnies!

[treetracker]

Don't hold your breath - she's already ginning up her supporters to march outside the hearing. She reminds me of my granddaughter when she starts demanding things...my response, things are not given to you when you demand. You must ask nicely. Unfortunately, Hillary doesn't appear to be capable of doing much nicely...not a great example. Which is the problem. She has set the example for her supporters and they are following her lead.

[aquarharris688]

Hillary, your argument of popular vote doesn't work because all votes must count and caucuses do count and I'm sure popular votes could be detracted from the caucuses if necessary and then Obama wins that too! Hillary, your sense of entitlement stinks! Come on, let's unite the Democrats.

[Independent voter]

Exactly Right!

All states are equal, but some states are more equal than others - HRC

[JJeff88]

All good news. But "play through to the end" and finish the deal. (There are still a couple of fat ladies lurking out there in the weeds).

[pmob67]

The momenteum is definitiely in Obama's favor. Obama has already started his campaign stragety against McClain, so I am assumming that he can care less about superdelegates endorsing him at this point in the game.

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[AnotherTry]

Selling stuff. Well we know where your heart is. Here's where mine and my family's heart is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTgl1VJWrQA

[olivia]

Reread the poster's message. You didn't even glean the meaning.

Have you looked up Obama's record on gay rights? I didn't think so.

[AnotherTry]

Superdelegates are only part of the issue.

See my latest video blog on why Obama can win if he wants.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTgl1VJWrQA

[olivia]

Timing is everything. Your timing is off. He has to get elected first.

Shouldn't you be working on this at the state level, as long as states have control of this? Great gains are being made there. Even in Kansas where I live.

[StandingStill]

No one wants to see your negative blog...maybe your mother does. So give it a rest!

OBAMA 08

[Keith52]

Hillary wants the popular vote so she can have a reason to run again in 4 years. I think this is what this whole mess is about.

[creekside]

Hillary is like a child who when losing at monopoly tips the board over and scatters the pieces across the floor.
She needs to be sent to her room and told not to come out until she is ready to play nice with others.

[Nakia]

Well said!

[abby4ever]

A good analogy that points out her emotional immaturity---but she is more dangerous than a kid losing a Monopoly game. Politically, she is deadly---especially when working with Bill.

[athenasword]

Bravo! Nice, accurate picture!

[WarriorLemming]

I have thought a few times of my own daughter when she was 7 years old and we played board & card games and if she were losing she would change the rules to benefit her situation. I had meant to write about this a while back but you beat me to it, creekside. I'd like to be first because actually I thought of this idea FIRST I think taking my case to the "supers" (Arianna :P ) to see if I can have my post move so that it comes BEFORE your post....."I just don't understand it" but "I'm doing it for ALL the posters here" it's very important to ME, ME, ME, I, I, I. ^.~

[mawrm]

Yeap, accurately sums up what we're witnessing, with the diminutive thinking to boot.

[Rumba]

Another nightmare...the run away bride eyes, the wide open mouth greeting everyone in perpetuity from the top of Mount Rushmore....can you imagine? So scary!!

[athenasword]

Yes. And the funny part is she would be greeting tourists - most likely few of those people were from SD. I wondered why she was there, other than the photo op.

[AAandMad]

LANNY DAVIS just came on morning joe and said it will not be over sat ...it wont be over until HRC gets all the votes from FL,MICH and that means DENVER folks .

I really hate this woman i mean she is fighting for all the votes of the so called people but in the same breath saying it is up to the supers what alot of mumbo jumbo She and she alone is going to lose tihs election for the dems.

People are going to ask the same qusetion they always do do you want the spineless dems running the country ?All this in-fighting is going to blow this election for us god man this woman is sick in the head .

[abby4ever]

And so are the people that are letting her run this show. Apparently, if she wants to take it to Denver filing a lawsuit a day along the way, no problem---whatever Hillary wants, Hillary gets. Hillary has become a little dictator and this party is fast becoming a dictatorship...and we are going to lose in November if something or someone doesn't stop her.

[Rumba]

Yeah but Lanny is the ultimate Baghdad Bob...if his lips are moving...well you know the rest/

[ashenthorn]

"LANNY DAVIS just came on morning joe and said it will not be over sat ...it wont be over until HRC gets all the votes from FL,MICH and that means DENVER folks ."

No it doesn't. The inept Clinton campaign is playing into Obama's hands as usual. If a compromise agreement is reached on Saturday to seat the Florida and Michigan delegates, either with a penalty or without, then the officical number required to reach the nomination will no longer be 2026, it will then change to a larger number (depending on the details of the compromise agreement). As long as no permanent decision is rendered (or a decision is being appealed by Hillary Clinton), as far as the party is concerned 2026 is still the number. Obama is carefully orchestrating his superdelegate support so that the voters of South Dakota and Montana, not a bunch of superdelegate declarations, put him over 2026 and then he will claim the nomination. At that point superdelegates will flock to him in such numbers that he will have a delegate lead that far surpasses any delegate gains that Clinton might make under ANY possible configuration of the delegations from Michigan and Florida. At that point, it will be agreed that the Florida and Michigan delegations will be seated IN FULL with NO PENALTY, and Obama will still have a margin of over 100 delegates

[thecanadian]

I honestly believe that this is all her usual B.S. & game playing. If she really cared about the Democractic Party, she would not lie to her followers.
Simply put, she thinks she can use this TACTIC TO PRESSURE OBAMA FOR VP SLOT.

Never fear - Some of the DNC may be spineless BUT OBAMA IS VERY SMART. He will not choose her and her Election Fraud and other fraud baggage. If you google,
the Clinton Chronicles and the Election Fraud - Clinton I am sure that some of party
atmosphere will see the light. What is sad in the Chronicles is the no coverage of the
poor senior scam that was never reported by the major media.
Stand firm OBAMA - NO HILLARY VP.

That is what she is after.