Sunday, March 4, 2012

Obama gaining support of superdelegates; Clinton sees advantage melting away as her fundraising efforts fade.(Main)

Byline: PETER NICHOLAS - Los Angeles Times

WASHINGTON - Nearly three weeks remain before the next Democratic primary, but the results are rolling in from another part of the presidential contest - and they signify trouble for Hillary Rodham Clinton.

While Barack Obama continues to win the money race, Democratic Party officials and insiders known as superdelegates are jumping to his camp or signaling that that is where they are headed, including such prominent figures as former President Carter. Even some superdelegates who have said they are backing Clinton have begun laying out scenarios under which they would abandon her for Obama.

"My children and their spouses are pro-Obama. My grandchildren are also pro-Obama," Carter told a Nigerian newspaper …

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