The superdelegate endorsements begin to flow in

Posted by Sir Four at 2:36pm May 15 '08
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In the last week, for Obama:

May 9:

Rep. Donald Payne (NJ) switched from Clinton to Obama
Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR)
DNC John Gage (MD)
DNC Edward Espinoza (CA)
DNC Vernon Watkins (CA)
DNC Wilbur Lee Jeffcoat (SC)
New Mexico add-on Laurie Weahkee (NM)
Rep. Mazie Hirono (HI)
DNC Joe Johnson (VA)


May 10:

Utah addon Kristi Cumming(UT)
DNC Carol Burke (VI)
DNC Kevin Rodriguez (VI) switched from Clinton to Obama
Ohio add-on Dave Regan (OH)
Rep. Harry Mitchell (AZ)


May 11:

DNC Crystal Strait (CA)


May 12:

Rep. Tom Allen (ME)
DNC Dolly Strazar (HI)
Sen. Daniel Akaka (HI)
Idaho Democratic Party Chair DNC R. Keith Roark (ID)


May 13:

Rep. Joe Donnelly (IN)
LA add-on Ray Nagin (LA)
DPL Roy Romer (CO)
DNC Anita Bonds (DC)
DNC Awais Khaleel (WI)
DNC Lauren Wolfe (MI)


May 14:

DNC Christine Marques (DA)
Rep. Peter Visclosky (IN)
DNC Mike Morgan (OK)
DNC Lena Taylor (WI)
DNC Robert Ficano (MI)


May 15:

Rep. Jim McDermott (WA)
Rep. Howard Berman (CA)
Rep. Henry Waxman (CA)
DNC [private] Cohen (DC)


In the last week, for Clinton:

May 9:

Rep. Chris Carney
Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (TX)


May 10:

Massachusetts add-on Arthur Powell (MA)


May 14:

TN Add-on Vicky Harwell (TN)


Eep, that's 34 new superdelegates for Obama, and a net gain of only 2 for Clinton. As it stands, Obama needs 132 delegates to win; Clinton needs 309.