From the story: If the nomination were decided by either the super delegates or those from Michigan and Florida "all hell would break loose," particularly among black voters, said Ron Walters, a University of Maryland political scientist. Black Democrats have supported Obama by overwhelming margins in his bid to become the nation's first African-American president. They could stay away from the polls in November in protest, said Walters, who helped manage Jesse Jackson's two presidential campaigns. "That would hand the presidency to the Republican," he said. (USA Today)
The Super Delegates are getting a pile of cash from Hillary and Obama. (Boston Globe)
Meanwhile, it looks like Obama will get the backing of the SEIU labor union. (CBS News)
And Hillary has sharpened her attacks on Obama. (CNN)
Obama is surging in the polls. (Rasmussen)
From Newt Gingrich: Bill Clinton is a superdelegate, as is Al Gore. They are Democratic Party insiders whose purpose is to put down insurgent campaigns and protect the interests of Democratic politics as usual. (WSJ)
On an odd note, Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega seems to have bought into Obama’s “change.” (Herald Tribune)
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