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Superdelegates Switching to Obama

By Ed Brayton

An AP survey of Democratic superdelegates reveals significant movement from Clinton to Obama.

As Obama has reeled off 11 straight primary victories, some of the superdelegates are having second -- or third -- thoughts about their public commitments.

Clinton still leads among superdelegates -- 241 to 181, according to the AP survey. But her total is down two in the past two weeks, while Obama's is up 25. Since the primaries started, at least three Clinton superdelegates have switched to Obama, including Rep. David Scott of Georgia, who changed his endorsement after Obama won 80 percent of the primary vote in Scott's district. At least two other Clinton backers have switched to undecided.

It's looking more and more like this race is all but over.

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on February 24, 2008 (boomark / email).