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Superdelegates for Hillary Wavering: A Sign of Things to Come?

Here's Clinton-backer Diane Feinstein talking to The Hill.

"I think the race is reaching the point now where there are negative dividends from it, in terms of strife within the party," Feinstein said. "I think we need to prevent that as much as we can."

Feinstein stressed that Clinton is not an "also-run candidate," but added that there is a question "as to whether she can get the delegates that she needs. I'd like to see what the strategy is and then we can talk further."

Feinstein insists that she isn't revoking her support of Clinton, but that she wants to "talk" with Clinton and see exactly what her strategy is for the rest of the primaries.

Meanwhile, Obama unveiled three superdelegate endorsements yesterday (North Carolina Democratic Party Chairman Jerry Meek, North Carolina DNC member Jeanette Council, and California DNC member Inola Henry), and former Clinton supporter George McGovern switched to Obama and urged Clinton to drop out of the race. Today, the Obama campaign announced that John Edwards' campaign manager, former Congressman David Bonior, is endorsing.

Forget the media calls for Clinton to drop out. Forget the fundraising problems. It is the actions of the superdelegates over the next few weeks that will determine whether this race ends now or after all the primaries have been completed in June.

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"I have a much broader base to build a winning coalition on," she said in an interview with USA TODAY. As evidence, Clinton cited an Associated Press article "that found how Sen. Obama's support among working, hard-working Americans, white Americans, is weakening again, and how whites in both states who had not completed college were supporting me."

"There's a pattern emerging here," she said.

Clinton's blunt remarks about race came a day after primaries in Indiana and North Carolina dealt symbolic and mathematical blows to her White House ambitions.

I call to my White sister to make the final push for Senator Clinton.

Posted by: PeggySue on 05/08/08 at 10:23 AM Respond

Sexism and racism are big sticks to wield in this presidential race. When "sexism" was momentarily dominant, it showed in the results. At present "racism" is dominant.

Oddly enough, African American supporters of Obama calling African American supporters of Clinton "Uncle Toms" to ensure those 90% scores is not considered racism. Just like my female colleagues making unfounded remarks about the French female candidate in last year's French presidential election would not be called "sexist" by everyone.

How can an African American be racist? How can a woman be macho?

Posted by: Kathy Giannini on 05/08/08 at 11:08 PM Respond

Kathy asks, "How can an African American be racist?" Answer: The same way that the Honorable Minister Luis Farrakhan and Pastor Wright can be a racist, as well as Dr. David Duke. Kathy asks"How can a woman be macho"? Answer, Butch.

Posted by: Rebecca on 05/09/08 at 7:26 AM Respond