Obama overtakes Clinton in count of superdelegates for first time

Published Saturday May 10th, 2008

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON - Barack Obama has overtaken Hillary Rodham Clinton in superdelegate endorsements for the first time.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Jae C. Hong

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., talks to reporters after he toured the PV Powered plant in Bend, Ore.

Obama picked up four superdelegate endorsements, including two from the Virgin Islands who had previously endorsed Clinton.

The additions erased Clinton's once-imposing lead among the party and elected officials who will automatically attend the party's national convention this summer.

The milestone is important because these are the Democrats who will decide the nomination for president, and Clinton would need their support by a wide margin to win.

Obama has a big lead among delegates won in primaries and caucuses, but neither candidate can win the nomination without support from the superdelegates.

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