Obama Adds Texas Superdelegate

this is the second of the day. the first switched from hillary to obama.
the gap between obama's superdelegates and hillary's is the narrowest it's ever been. obama is 16 shy of hillary's. the campaigns seem to be forcing supers to commit, topping each other with superdelegate announcements.

31 year member of the United Steelworkers, DNC Member John Patrick Backs Obama

CHICAGO, IL — Today, a Texas superdelegate backed Barack Obama, citing his record of standing up for working families and opposing trade deals that fail to protect American workers. The endorsement by Texas DNC Member John Patrick, who is also a 31 year member of the United Steelworkers (USW) as well as a Vice President of the Texas AFL/CIO, brings the total number of superdelegates to endorse Barack Obama to 249. Senator Obama is 283 delegates away from securing the Democratic nomination.

John Patrick said, “Senator Barack Obama has spent a lifetime standing up for American workers, and he will be a crucial voice for us in the White House. Senator Obama chose a career as an organizer on the streets of Chicago, fighting for working families who lost their jobs, specifically those families in neighborhoods devastated by steel plant closings. He has consistently opposed unfair trade deals that fail to offer protection to American workers - like NAFTA. Senator Obama has a real plan to put money back in the pockets of working families by restoring the manufacturing base in America.”

Superdelegate Chet Edwards For Obama

from chet edwards

"As the father of two young sons, I care deeply about the future of our nation, and that is why I am endorsing Sen. Barack Obama for president of the United States," Edwards said. "I believe Sen. Obama can bring about real change in Washington - change that will make a positive difference for average working Americans struggling to keep up with the high costs of health care, gasoline and education."...
Edwards, the second most senior member of Texas congressional delegation, has earned bipartisan respect as a champion of veterans and military troops and their families.

As chairman of the U.S. House subcommittee over military construction and veterans affairs, Edwards worked on a bipartisan basis to pass the largest increase in veterans' funding in the 77-year history of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. On March 4, he will receive the Veterans of Foreign Wars highest award given annually to only one member of Congress.

"As someone who has spent most of my adult life fighting for veterans and for military troops and their families, I am convinced that Sen. Obama will be a champion for better health care, housing and quality of life for those who have sacrificed so much for the American family," Edwards said. "He knows that standing up for our troops, our veterans and their families is the right thing to do - for them and for our nation's security."