Obama loses 1 superdegelate, Clinton gains 1

[Herman Munster]

http://www.dailyreportonline.com/Editorial/News/singleEdit.asp?individual_SQL=2%2F8%2F2008%4021202

ATLANTA (AP) -- Shirley Franklin's tenure as president of the National Conference of Democratic Mayors expired at a bad time for presidential hopeful Barack Obama.

The Atlanta mayor stepped down as head of the group just two weeks ago after a year at the helm. She lost not only her title, but her status as a Democratic Party superdelegate, which comes with special privileges to cast a ballot at the party's national convention this summer.

Franklin, an Obama supporter, handed the baton to Providence, R.I. Mayor David Cicilline, who's backing his rival, Hillary Rodham Clinton.

[HillLuver]

1. Great news munster

how do you think hill will do in today's primaries

[Herman Munster]

3. today is tough

but i'm hopeful she'll do better than expected in louisiana and washington. Expectations are pretty low so it wouldn't take much for Hillary to outperform.

[UALRBSofL]

8. Well, she's the underdog in these sates

So I'll be happy if she gets 35%. :)

[IrishBloodEngHeart]

2. If the super delegates decide it, we need to change our name

from the Democratic Party to the Oligarchic Party.

[joshcryer]

5. Ugh, superdelegates have always supported the front runner.

I wish people would stop spreading the meme of superdelegates being evil.

[IrishBloodEngHeart]

7. well, so far they are 65% clinton, and the regular delegates are less than 50% Clinton

If they break to the person who won the most votes, that is fine. But if that is always the case, then why do they exist at all?

[joshcryer]

15. Because the front runner might be an idiot. But Hillary and Obama are pretty much tied.

So it will be close.

[jefferson_dem]

4. Nooooo...Shirley!

She came out proud and big for Obama, and left her mark.

[CyberPieHole]

6. Good news for Senator Clinton...K&R n/t

[bowens43]

9. Looks like hillary might pull bush and knock obama out......

If Obama wins the popular vote/ most deligates and the super delegates swing it to hillary, no one should vote for her in the general election.

[nonconformist]

10. Kick!

:kick:

[Yossariant]

11. Always good news from you, Herman. Thanks.

:yourock:

[VolcanoJen]

12. Did Chelsea call her?

;-)

[in_cog_ni_to]

13. Yay! Go, Hillary!

:woohoo:

[Renew Deal]

14. That's amazing.

You have to keep your super-delegates alive through the convention.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

16. Franklin-gate!