Obama takes majority of black superdelegates

Senator Barack Obama now holds a majority of all black superdelegates, according to a new tally. More than half of all African American superdelegates (52 percent) say they will support the Illinois senator, while just under a third say they support Senator Hillary Clinton (31 percent). Almost 17 percent of African American superdelegates are still "uncommitted." The information comes from a newly published tally of African American superdelegates, released this morning by The Daily Voice. As of last week, Senator Obama now holds a majority of the members of the Congressional Black Caucus in his column. With last week's defection of New Jersey congressman Donald Payne, Obama now has 24 of the 43 members of the Congressional Black Caucus. Senator Clinton has 15 members of the Caucus. Five members of the Caucus are uncommitted. The five uncommitted CBC members are Jim Clyburn of South Carolina, William Jefferson of Louisiana, Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick of Michigan and Al Wynn of Maryland. Michigan delegates are not included in most media tallies until the Democratic Party decides how to apportion them, and Al Wynn is leaving his seat early after he was defeated in a primary election by Donna Edwards. [MORE]