Obama to announce two N.C. superdelegates

ryanteaguebeckwith — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:48:31 -0400

Barack Obama has snagged two North Carolina superdelegates.

Campaign manager David Plouffe will hold a conference call with reporters this afternoon to announce two new endorsements.

Charlotte City Councilwoman Susan Burgess has already endorsed Hillary Clinton, while U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield, former Democratic Party director Everett Ward, party vice chair Dannie Montgomery and lobbyist Joyce Brayboy have endorsed Obama.

That leaves 14 more superdelegates. Two are add-ons who will be named at the state convention. One is party chairman Jerry Meek, who has said he will remain neutral.

That leaves Gov. Mike Easley; Reps. Heath Shuler, Mike McIntyre, Brad Miller, Bob Etheridge, David Price and Mel Watt; Buncombe County Commissioner Carol Peterson; Statesville attorney David Parker; Employment Security Commission employee Muriel K. Offerman and Cumberland County Commissioner Jeanette Council.

Obama will be in Raleigh and Greenville tomorrow, so today's announcement is likely strategically timed to give him a "momentum" story just as he comes to town.

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