Superdelegates: Wyden trails the pack but goes for Obama

Sen. Ron Wyden is the last of Oregon's superdelegates to declare for a candidate. Many election-watchers expected Sen. Wyden to come out for Sen. Hillary Clinton because Wyden's chief of staff, Josh Kardon, chaired Sen. Clinton's Oregon campaign.

Today Sen. Wyden joined what is being called an "avalanche" of superdelegates declaring for Obama.

Wyden announced in his statement:

"When voters in Oregon and around the country hear the word “superdelegate,” people start hissing. I never asked to be a superdelegate, and always thought it preposterous that my vote would be accorded greater weight than the vote of the very people who make my public service possible.

I would gladly have worked hard to elect either Sen. Obama or Sen. Clinton, but fortunately, the nation’s choice has been made, as it should have been, not by the superdelegates, but by the grassroots voters. The voters of Oregon certainly spoke clearly on the subject, and my vote will enthusiastically reflect their decision to nominate Senator Obama."

In Oregon, Sen. Obama has 10 superdelegates to Sen. Clinton's two.

Barack Obama

Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Sec. of State Bill Bradbury
Rep. Peter DeFazio
Frank Dixon (DNC)
Jenny Geenleaf (DNC)
Wayne Kinney(DNC)
Gail Rasmussen (DNC)
Meredith Woods-Smith (DNC)
Rep. David Wu
Sen. Ron Wyden

Hillary Clinton

Rep. Darlene Hooley
Gov. Ted Kulongoski