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McGovern Switches to Obama

By Alan Stewart Carl | Related entries in 2008 Election, Democrats

Iâ€™m not sure what weight George McGovern has in the Democratic Party but, for what itâ€™s worth, heâ€™s switching sides and is now supporting Barack Obama. McGovern is not a superdelegate but his statement that Obama has won the nomination â€œby any practical testâ€ is a sentiment I think more and more Democratic leaders will begin to express.

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Donklephant » Blog Archive » Obama Adds 3 More Superdelegates Says:
May 7th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
[...] Along with George McGovern, who I didn’t realize was a superdelegate until somebody reminded me in the comments (thank you!), Obama grabbed two more beyond the one I reported earlier. They are Jerry Meek, chairman of the NC Dem Party, and Inola Henry, a DNC member from Cali. [...]

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