Your servent relentlessly hunting for interesting news stories around the world. Obama added superdelegates from Utah and Ohio, as well as two from the Virgin Islands who had previously backed Clinton.
The additions let Obama surpass Clinton's superdelegate total for the first time in the campaign. He had picked up nine superdelegate endorsements on Friday.
The milestone is important because Clinton would need to win over the superdelegates by a wide margin to claim the nomination.
They are a group that Clinton owned before the first caucus in Iowa in early January, when she was able to cash in on the popularity of the Clinton brand among the party faithful.
Those party insiders, however, have been steadily streaming to Obama since he started making wins in early voting states.
"I always felt that if anybody establishes himself as the clear leader, the superdelegates would fall in line," said Don Fowler, a former chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
"It is perceived that he is the leader," said Fowler, a superdelegate from South Carolina who supports Clinton. "The trickle is going to become an avalanche."
Superdelegates are the party and elected officials who will automatically attend the Democratic national convention this August in Denver. They can support whomever they choose, regardless of what happens in the primaries or caucuses.
They are key because the Democratic race has been so close that neither Obama nor Clinton can win the nomination without them.
Obama added superdelegates from Utah and Ohio, as well as two from the Virgin Islands who had previously backed Clinton.
The additions let Obama surpass Clinton's superdelegate total for the first time in the campaign. He had picked up nine superdelegate endorsements on Friday.
The milestone is important because Clinton would need to win over the superdelegates by a wide margin to claim the nomination.
They are a group that Clinton owned before the first caucus in Iowa in early January, when she was able to cash in on the popularity of the Clinton brand among the party faithful.
Those party insiders, however, have been steadily streaming to Obama since he started making wins in early voting states.
"I always felt that if anybody establishes himself as the clear leader, the superdelegates would fall in line," said Don Fowler, a former chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
"It is perceived that he is the leader," said Fowler, a superdelegate from South Carolina who supports Clinton. "The trickle is going to become an avalanche."
Superdelegates are the party and elected officials who will automatically attend the Democratic national convention this August in Denver. They can support whomever they choose, regardless of what happens in the primaries or caucuses.
They are key because the Democratic race has been so close that neither Obama nor Clinton can win the nomination without them.