SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- As Barack Obama gains steam over Hillary Clinton, one of the Democratic Party’s most high profile superdelegates said voters, not party operatives, would ultimately choose who the party runs for the White House.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday voters in the remaining primary states would render the votes of the superdelegates moot.
“I think this will be worked out. I think the participation of the super delegates is important, but I do not think it will overturn the wishes of the people. It can’t do that,” she told KCBS reporter Doug Sovern.
Pelosi, who will chair the Democratic National Convention in Denver this August where the party formally nominates a candidate, reaffirmed her neutrality in the contest between Sen. Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton.
Some of the superdelegates themselves were also dismayed by how much attention the select group of Democrats has received in the media.
“We would like a fluidity and a kind of standing down to assess the national mood and electability factors,” said State Sen. Carole Migden.
Migden’s vote remains uncommitted. She complained about how pundits have portrayed her and others. “The people have made us look foolish.”
Delegates like Migden are being lobbied heavily by Clinton and Obama supporters as the contest is still far from decided. East Bay Congresswoman Barbara Lee, a superdelegate voting for Obama, said she did not hesitate to speak with delegates who remain undecided.
“When you look at the states and the popular vote,” said East Bay Congresswoman Barbara Lee, “I think it’s going to work itself out.”
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KCBS' Doug Sovern reports
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