Quotes by undecided superdelegates
Comments by Democratic superdelegates undecided about choosing between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton:
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"The pitches are surprisingly similar, although the Obama people tout their successes in terms of pledged delegates, states won and popular vote. The Clinton people tout her alleged electability." -- Keith Roark of Idaho.
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"Obama supporters want me to declare right now, Clinton supporters want me to wait. A month ago it was the opposite." -- Wayne Kinney of Oregon.
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"I just say firmly I am tired of being spun. My advice is go out and win delegates." -- Rep. Rick Larsen of Washington.
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"I'm going to look at the popular vote, the electoral vote and the number of states that each candidate has won. After that (intelligence), I'm going to look at what the climate is of the party." -- Inola Henry of California.
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"It's very important, who has the most delegates. The superdelegates should not be the ones making the decision." -- Linda Chavez-Thompson of Texas.
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"I'm in a Clinton state. Obama seems to be ahead. I'm not going to move to vote for anybody until Clinton has a chance to do everything that she can do." -- Don Bivens of Arizona.
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"I think it's critical that we not be perceived as a group of party elites coming in at the end of the process overturning the will of the people." -- Rep. Jason Altmire of Pennsylvania.
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"The single most important criterion is backing the candidate who represents the will of the people, but we won't know who that is until the nominating cycle has concluded." -- Ed Espinoza of California.
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"The party created superdelegates to keep the process on track, moving toward the selection of a nominee who will be a good candidate and a good president. I have a job when the process starts to get off track, and so far it hasn't." -- Rep. Rush Holt of New Jersey.
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"I hope we don't get to a point where the superdelegates are deciding the election." -- Rep. Harry Mitchell of Arizona.
