Clinton leads in race for Pa. superdelegates

[RamboLiberal]

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has built a big lead among Pennsylvania's Democratic superdelegates -- that exclusive group of elected officials and party insiders who may end up determining the outcome of this fiercely fought 2008 presidential campaign -- but, with 11 of 26 undecided, it could still turn out to be a horse race between her and Sen. Barack Obama.

Mrs. Clinton now has 13 Pennsylvania superdelegates in her column -- compared with two for Mr. Obama -- according to a telephone survey by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette last week. (One superdelegate could not be reached.)

"Right now, that is a real statement in favor of Hillary Clinton," said U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz, D-Philadelphia. "If that group goes for her, that will be very significant."

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"Frankly, the party needs to deal with Florida and Michigan," said Marcel Groen, a superdelegate backer of Mrs. Clinton who chairs the Montgomery County Democratic Party. "If, at the end of the day, we have a nominee without input from those large states, that can't be good."

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"You can't change the rules in midstream," (Rep Jason Altmire-in his first term) said. "Those states broke the rules and were penalized for it. Obama wasn't even on the party ballot in Michigan, so how do you turn that around? Do you vote again? Do you have caucuses? It's a real mess."

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08048/858164-176.stm