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Obama Adds 3 Illinois Superdelegates

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Barack, Democrats, Hillary, Illinois, Super Delegates!!!

No sooner do I write about Hillary picking up a superdelegate and pulling closer to Obama, and now he just added 3 more (in addition to the Joe Andrew, the former DNC Chair).

So the post-PA pickup tally is now 14-7.

From Sun Times:

WASHINGTON–When the Democratic Party of Illinois meet next week to finish filling out the delegate slate, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) will pick up three more superdelegates, according to Steve Brown, a spokesman for state party chair Michael Madigan, who is also the speaker of the Illinois House.

That’s because the three appointments are all pledged to Obama: Mayor Daley –he shares strategist David Axelrod with Obama and brother Bill, the former Commerce Secetary is on the Obama team; Illinois House Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie (D-Chicago), a Hyde Parker who lives near the Obamas’; and Cook County Board President Todd Stroger.

Here’s the list…

Obama superdelegate pickups:
Barbara Flynn Currie (IL), DNC - May 1, 2008
Todd Stroger (IL), DNC - May 1, 2008
Richard M. Daley (IL), DNC - May 1, 2008
Joe Andrew (IN), DNC - May 1, 2008
Bruce Braley (IA), Representative - Apr 30, 2008
Lois Capps (CA), Representative - Apr 30, 2008
Baron Hill (IN), Representative - Apr 30, 2008
Ben Chandler (KY), Representative - Apr 29, 2008
Richard Machacek (IA), DNC - Apr 29, 2008
Jeff Bingaman (NM), Senator - Apr 28, 2008
Charlene Fernandez (AZ), DNC & State Vice Chair - Apr 26, 2008
David Wu (OR), Representative - Apr 24, 2008
Audra Ostergard (NE), DNC & State Vice Chair - Apr 23, 2008
Brad Henry (OK), Governor - Apr 23, 2008

Clinton superdelegate pickups:
John Olsen (CT), DNC - May 1, 2008
Luisette Cabanas (PR), DNC & Territory Vice Chair - Apr 30, 2008
William George (PA), DNC - Apr 30, 2008
Ike Skelton (MO), Representative, Apr 29, 2008
Mike Easley (NC), Governor - Apr 28, 2008
Kathy Sullivan (NH), Add-On - Apr 26, 2008
John Tanner (TN), Representative - Apr 23, 2008

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One Response to “Obama Adds 3 Illinois Superdelegates”

ukcz Says:
May 1st, 2008 at 9:20 am
Cheeky, that’s my list of yesterday updated a bit! Still, I suppose it saves me the trouble updating mine. ;-)

Excellent news for Obama on the endorsement front though.

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