Superdelegate John Lewis switches support from Clinton to Obama
Posted by Media Outrage on February 28, 2008
Georgia Congressman and former civil rights activist John Lewis has finally made the decision to switch his support and superdelegate vote from Hillary Clinton who he originally endorsed to Sen. Barack Obama who won the Georgia primary in a landslide.
Via eurweb:
Lewis told NBC News that his decision to end his support for Sen. Clinton was “tougher” than leading the 1965 “Bloody Sunday” march from Selma to Montgomery, when police nearly beat him to death on the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
In a written statement, Lewis said Obama’s campaign “represents the beginning of a new movement in American political history” and that he wants “to be on the side of the people.”
Lewis, a superdelegate who gets a vote at this summer’s national convention in Denver, faced tremendous pressure to back Obama after his constituents supported the Illinois senator roughly 3-to-1 in Georgia’s Feb. 5 primary, and about 90 percent of black voters statewide voted for Obama, according to exit polls.
“After taking some time for serious reflection on this issue, I have decided that when I cast my vote as a superdelegate at the Democratic convention, it is my duty … to express the will of the people,” Lewis’ statement said.
“John Lewis is an American hero and a giant of the civil rights movement, and I am deeply honored to have his support,” Obama said in a statement.
Clinton, questioned about Lewis during a satellite interview with Houston television station KTRK, said: “I understand he’s been under tremendous pressure. He’s been my friend. He will always be my friend. At the end of the day it’s not about who is supporting us, it’s about what we’re presenting, what our positions are, what our experiences and qualifications are and I think that’s voters are going to decide.”
Mediaoutrage- Ok Mr. Lewis was clearly being a bit over dramatic to even dare compare the dangerous yet brave march from Selma to Montgomery with this decision, and he also probably came to grips with the fact that his ass would definitely be out of a f*cking job had he backed Hillary after Barack won the state. SMH at these black civil rights heroes that refuse to support Barack.
