2 More Super Delegates Endorse Obama

Washington DC "Shadow Senators", Sen. Paul Strauss & Sen. Michael Brown, have endorsed Barack Obama.  The endorsement was noted on page 9 of the print version of today's Washington Post, District local news section.  The shadow Senators are unpaid & elected by Washington "Taxation Without Representation" DC voters to lobby for voting rights & DC statehood.

Both Strauss & Brown are Super Delegates.  This isn't a surprise given Obama's 75% to 24% victory in Washington, DC but the two shadow Senators take thier vote very seriously.  

Due to Republican hardball politics and Republicans who misread the US Constitution, Washington, DC can't vote in Congress.  DC voters do have, however, 3 electorial votes and we have voting delegates to the Democratic Convention.  Other DC officials who support Obama are Mayor Adrian Fenty and Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton.

•  Link?

  Could you refer us to the source please?

  by dansac on Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 09:46:18 AM PDT

  •  I found this also released on Obama's website.

    Try here.

    by Pager on Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 09:50:11 AM PDT

  •  The Link from WashingtonPost.Com

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/...

    by howardpark on Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 09:51:06 AM PDT

  •  Time magazine also had a piece on this.

    Try here.

    by Pager on Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 09:53:07 AM PDT

  •  Old news

    This was 2 days ago - a lifetime at the current rate of superdelegate bailage. Demconwatch had them flipped on the 26th, they showed up on Obama's site that same day.

    by sab39 on Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 10:11:07 AM PDT

•  Mark Penn screams Super Delegates DO NOT COUNT!

  by AHiddenSaint on Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 09:48:09 AM PDT

  •  Penn is now courting

    supernatural delegates like Anne Richards.

    They will put HRC over the top at the convention.

    by Kab ibn al Ashraf on Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 09:51:19 AM PDT

    •  OMG, that is the funniest thing I've read today.

      Maybe this week.  Thanks!

      by Mother of Zeus on Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 09:53:39 AM PDT

    •  Brilliant!! - n/t

      by cadejo4 on Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 09:59:48 AM PDT

    •  Communicating with the Supernaturals?

      It is very tough to communicate with Supernatural Delegates.  Mark Penn deserves every penny for his work with Supernatural Delegates.

      by howardpark on Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 10:02:04 AM PDT

      •  New meme

        Purgatory is Clinton's firewall

        by RobertInWisconsin on Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 10:03:08 AM PDT

    •  Ann Richards

      would roll over in her grave over the tactics of Mark Penn and then stand next to Barack Obama and endorse him.

      She was an amazing woman.

      by davefromqueens on Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 10:08:57 AM PDT

•  Tips for DC Voting Rights

  by howardpark on Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 09:48:24 AM PDT

  •  Thanks howard

    it's turning out to be a good day for Obama.

    by pamelabrown on Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 09:51:15 AM PDT

•  What is a Shadow Senator anyway?

  I'm just curious. How are they elected and what sort of things can their office do?

  by Nathaniel Ament Stone on Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 09:50:08 AM PDT

  •  Kind of strange actually

    Has to do with that position being created in anticipation of D.C. achieving statehood, which ended up not happening. But they still have the shadow congress critters. For more, here's the wiki on Shadow Congressperson.

    by Hannibal on Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 10:01:55 AM PDT

    •  Shadow senators' role

      Is to lobby for statehood.  (not a joke)

      by Cat Servant on Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 10:35:02 AM PDT

•  Linky

  http://dcist.com/...

  Happily, my prediction that the super superdelegate concerns were unnecessary.  They are falling in line, as they should.  

  by crazyshirley2100 on Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 09:51:33 AM PDT

•  That puts my count...

  Of Super Delegate lead for Hillary at 52.  It was 59 yesterday morning.

  by RichM on Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 09:53:01 AM PDT

•  If the rumors of a Friday fold for Clinton...

  ...have any truth, it is likely because the Clinton campaign has found out that superdelegates by the dozens, who might have originally supported her, are now primed to support Obama.

  This is just a guess as to what we would find if she does concede/drop out tomorrow.

  by TheOrchid on Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 10:01:02 AM PDT

  •  I don't see that happening

    She's in this until at least March 5th.

    by Hannibal on Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 10:04:49 AM PDT

    •  Maybe, maybe not...

      ...we won't know for sure until the end of tomorrow, will we?  But I'd be surprised if she did quit then.

      by TheOrchid on Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 10:16:43 AM PDT

      •  Get her denial on the record...

        "There's absolutely NO truth to the rumor that I'm getting out of the race tomorrow."  Nothing works quite so well as a denial like that.

        by mayan on Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 10:44:17 AM PDT

•  i LOVE this strategy

  one way to fill the long gap between primaries is to have a story every day about one or two supers endorsing Obama or changing allegiance from HRC to Obama.

  keeps a sense of momentum in the news.

  by TrueBlueMajority on Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 10:29:19 AM PDT

•  We had thiem added on Tuesday

  Check our notes section for updates.

  by Oreo on Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 10:44:57 AM PDT