May 18, 2008 - 12:34am
Superdelegate Pecoraro endorses Obama
By Politicker Staff
Category: President, LocalTags: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, superdelegates, Maryland Superdelegates, Gregory Pecoraro
Yesterday, Westminster City Councilman and Democratic superdelegate Greg Pecoraro threw his support behind Sen. Barack Obama.
In a statement, Pecoraro said he is "very excited to join the large majority of Maryland Democrats who expressed their enthusiasm for Senator Obama’s candidacy in our state's presidential primary."
"Like them, I believe Barack Obama is the right leader for our time. With Barack Obama as our nominee and as our President, we have real hope that a new way of governing the nation is at hand. I strongly believe that Senator Obama offers us the best opportunity we have had for many years to turn away from the politics of division and despair, and look towards an America of opportunity and progress."
Obama now has 10 of Maryland's superdelegates while 11 are supporting Sen. Hillary Clinton. Of the 99 delegates voting at the Denver convention in August, Obama leads Clinton, 53 to 38, while 8 are unknown.
PolitickerMD.com most recently spoke with Pecoraro on May 15.
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When will the rest of the uncommitted Maryland super delegates make their decisions? Clinton still has more MD super delegates than Obama, Why? As far as my count these are still out:
Sen. B. Cardin
Congressman C. VanHollen
Congressman J. Sarbanes
John Sweeney
Heather Mizeur
Bel Leong-Hong
I have given Steny Hoyer a pass on this list, but I don't know of any good reason why these superdelegates don't consider the wishes of the voters of Maryland who supported Obama by 25% over Clinton.
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