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obuchar/
WA****NGTON =C2=97 Barack Obama has gained another superdelegate. Minnesot=
a Sen.
Amy Klobuchar endorsed her Illinois colleague Sunday night, saying in a
statement that Obama =C2=93has inspired an enthusiasm and idealism that w=
e have
not seen in this country in a long time.=C2=94
It is the latest development among many that have been putting Hillary
Clinton=C2=92s presidential campaign on its heels. On Monday, Obama was=20
poised to
receive the endorsement of the seven Democrats on North Carolina=C2=92s
congressional delegation, The Wall Street Journal re****ted.
Obama also got sup****t last week from Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey, a key
endorsement three weeks before the Keystone State holds its primary.
The Klobuchar, Casey and expected North Carolina lawmaker endorsements ar=
e
crucial, because all of them will be superdelegates at the August party
convention.
The Journal re****ted that while Clinton still leads Obama in the
superdelegate tally, Clinton has won only nine superdelegate pledges to
Obama=C2=92s 64 since Super Tuesday. Because neither candidate is likely =
to=20
gain
the 2,025 delegates necessary to clinch the nomination before the
convention, the candidates have turned toward racking up as many of the
approximately 800 superdelegates who aren=C2=92t bound by state nominatin=
g
contests.Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean on Friday=20
called
for the remaining undecided superdelegates to make up their minds by=20
July 1
in an effort to avert a convention crisis. His comments came the same day=
Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy said Clinton=C2=92s campaign was a lost cause =
and she
should drop out of the race.
The latest Gallup Daily tracking poll (March 27-29; 1,228 Democratic,
Democratic-leaning voters; +/-3 percent margin of error) shows Clinton
ceding more ground nationally to Obama, who now leads 52 percent to 42
percent.
The poll was conducted as both Clinton and Obama fought off public=20
criticism
=C2=97 Clinton for falsely insisting she had landed under sniper fire in =
a 1996
trip to war-torn Bosnia, and Obama for being a longtime member of the
Chicago church headed by the bombastic Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr.
Klobuchar, in her first term in the Senate, said Obama speaks =C2=93with =
a
different voice, bringing a new perspective and inspiring a real=20
excitement
from the American people.=C2=94 She compared him to the late Hubert=20
Humphrey, who
served as a senator from Minnesota and as vice president under Lyndon
Johnson.
Obama carried Minnesota by a large margin over Clinton last month.
=C2=93My endorsement reflects both Barack=C2=92s strong sup****t in my sta=
te and=20
my own
independent judgment about his abilities,=C2=94 Klobuchar said.
She cited their work together on issues such as ethics reform and toy
safety.
=C2=93Barack has been a proven agent for change and advocate for middle-c=
lass
Americans,=C2=94 Klobuchar said.
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