Mass. AG Coakley backs Clinton

Attorney General Martha Coakley is adding her superdelegate vote to Hillary Clinton's column.

“I am determined to see a successful Democratic campaign for President in November. I believe that the Democratic primary has demonstrated to the American people that there are two able and hard working candidates, either of whom can win the presidency. Either will be a huge improvement for America over what the Republicans have offered for the last eight years and what they offer now for the next four. I will support whoever is the nominee of the party," Coakley said in a statement provided by the Clinton campaign.

“Regardless of the outcome of the primary, Mrs. Clinton’s energy, stamina, and resolve have changed the course of history for women seeking office, including the presidency, and I dare say, have changed the course of history of Presidential politics in the United States. It is for these reasons that I will vote for Hillary Clinton in August at the Nominating Convention.”

Coakley was elected a superdelegate at the state Democratic Party convention May 10. Clinton has lost her months-long lead among superdelegates, the elected officials and party leaders whose support she is counting on to wrest the nomination from Barack Obama.