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Johnson Switches Sides Again, Endorses Obama
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| Last Edited | RBH May 13, 2008 01:58am |
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| Media | Newspaper - Washington Post |
| News Date | Tuesday, May 13, 2008 07:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson, a Democratic convention delegate pledged to support Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, said yesterday that he thinks Sen. Barack Obama has "in a real sense" won the Democratic nomination and that he now plans to support Obama at the August convention.
Johnson, who endorsed Clinton nine days before Maryland's February primary, said he will urge Gov. Martin O'Malley and Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, who co-chair Clinton's Maryland campaign, to bring all of her delegates to Obama's camp for the sake of party unity.
"I cannot in good conscience go to the convention and not support Barack," Johnson said in an interview. "She ran a great campaign, but she fell short of the line."
This is Johnson's second change of heart in the race. He had allowed his name to be listed as a supporter by the Obama campaign in December.
Unlike superdelegates, who are free to endorse either candidate, Johnson is one of 28 pledged delegates who have agreed to represent the 36 percent of Maryland Democrats who voted for Clinton on Feb. 12. |
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