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Thread #101088   Message #2282126
Posted By: Amos
07-Mar-08 - 11:15 AM
Thread Name: BS: Popular Views on Obama
Subject: RE: BS: Popular Views on Obama
Oh--and those superdelegates?

"Four of Vermont's seven party and elected officials known as superdelegates said Wednesday they were still supporting Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, who continues to lead in the national delegate count even though New York Sen. Hillary Clinton won three of the four state primaries held Tuesday.

A fifth Vermont superdelegate said Obama's victory in Vermont's primary was enough to win him over.

"I'm supporting Obama because the people of Vermont did," said Ian Carleton, chairman of the state Democratic Party, who had said in the past he was leaning toward Obama, but hadn't committed.

Carleton said Wednesday his decision to back Obama was following the will of the Vermont voters.

Superdelegates attend the national party convention, which will be held in Denver in August, and can vote for whomever they choose.

Judy Bevans of Craftsbury, vice chair of the Vermont Democratic Party, called herself a "stauncher" Obama supporter after the primaries.

"The longer this goes on the more I like him," she said. "I like the way he campaigns ... I feel like it's a step into the 21st century not to be caught in an endless loop of the Clinton family.""




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