Fmr DNC Chair (Roy) Romer Backs Obama

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Source: ABC News

ABC News' Teddy Davis and Sunlen Miller Report: Roy Romer, a former chairman of the Democratic National Committee and former governor of Colorado, has decided to announce his support for Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.

"My reasons are that the party needs to get on right now with a lot of business, including figuring out what to do with Michigan and Florida," Romer told ABC News. "It's important to make known right now not only my vote but as many superdelegates as possible."

Romer said his support for Obama is based on the delegate math as well as Obama's strength in the west (the Illinois Democrat carried Colorado over Clinton by a two-to-one margin: Obama 67%, Clinton 32%).

Asked if announcing his support for Obama conflicted with his role leading a bipartisan education reform effort, Ed in '08, Romer pointed to the Republican affiliation of the group's executive director.

"My partner here, Marc Lampkin is a Bush Republican, a McCain Republican, so we are still one Democrat and one Republican who will be working even handedly," said Romer.

Read more: http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/05/fmr-dnc-chair-r.html

[Hawkeye-X]

1. Woohoo! My former governor!

:woohoo:

I'm proud of him - he was actually in the Pelosi Club, and he already recognizes Obama for what he is - a Winner!

Hawkeye-X

[gateley]

2. 4 Supers thus far today. nt

[NJmaverick]

3. I wouldn't be surprised if Hillary's WV gains are erased by the end of the day

[El Supremo]

4. Boy oh boy. Good for Roy! n/m