To bolster his Democratic credentials to be the nominee, Barack Obama can now add leader in Super Delegate votes to his resume. After trailing Hillary Clinton by as many as 100 Super Delegates at the beginning of the year, Obama now has a 4 vote Super Delegate lead.
Representative Tom Allen of Maine, Dolly Strazar of Hawaii, Senator Daniel Akaka of Hawaii and Keith Roark of Idaho are all now in the Obama camp. It is not suprising to see Super Delegates fall in line with the presumptive nominee when they all want to be with someone who has the look of a winner.
One potential roadblock to a Obama coronation is West Virginia. In some polls he is trailing Hillary Clinton by 40 points. Such a crushing defeat will then raise the issue that he is unelectable in a general election which is what Hillary Clinton will be saying after tomorrow if the lead holds up.
There is also the possiblility of Hillary overtaking Obama in the overall primary popular vote.
Is she does win West Virginia big and other primary states left in a similar fashion she will probably be the leader in the popular vote going into the convention. "Hillary is within striking distance of winning the popular vote nationwide , a key part of our plan to win the nomination," campaign chairman Terry McAuliffe wrote to supporters Sunday.
