Barack Obama Momentum

(My Original Blog Post: http://ping.fm/SvzgV)

Some say the race is over. Others, like Bill Clinton, say the race is neck and neck. The train may not be leaving the station yet, but you can hear two sounds from the distance. One is the sound of the train's whistle. The other is the conductor shouting, All Aboard! Barack Obama momentum is definitely building. Just how strong that momentum is we won't know until April 22nd.



Hoping to avoid a summer-long bloodbath for the Democratic presidential nomination, some party leaders such as Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen have urged a convention of super delegates in June, after the caucuses and primaries are over. The idea sounds exotic, but recent public declarations and Politico interviews with top Democratic officials have made clear that something like what Bredesen proposed is already underway — not with a big meeting but with an intensifying series of exchanges among party elites.



The super delegate pressure is getting- well, SUPER!



Meanwhile, more and more people are getting on the Obama train to Washington- so they hope.



Slowly but steadily, a string of Democratic Party figures is taking Barack Obama's side in the presidential nominating race and raising the pressure on Hillary Clinton to give up. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota is expected to endorse Sen. Obama Monday, according to a Democrat familiar with her plans. Meanwhile, North Carolina's seven Democratic House members are poised to endorse Sen. Obama as a group, just one has so far, before that state's May 6 primary, several Democrats say.



The Democratic divide can't get any bigger!



And rumor has it that any day now that Obama is poised to receive the endorsement of the seven Democrats on North Carolina’s congressional delegation. This is on the heels of last Friday's support from Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey, a key endorsement three weeks before the Keystone State holds its primary.



The Obama train hasn't left the station yet but you can feel the momentum and urgency to get on board while you can make a difference. Going with the flow once the train has left the station won't get you as many perks down the road as it would if you got on board NOW!