Meet the Superdelegates: Democratic Governors Evenly Endorsing Obama and Clinton

Although a small portion of overall superdelegates, governors are making waves with their endorsements

Posted February 14, 2008

"It depends on the margin of victory," Ardo said. If it is a very close race, Rendell would not feel obligated to change his vote. "But if Senator Obama won by a wide margin, he would have to think about doing that," he said.

While these gubernatorial endorsements may account for a convention vote here and a convention vote there, they most likely won't have an impact on the overall race. Some fear the superdelegates might vote opposite the popular vote at the convention, but others are more skeptical.

"It's not going to happen," says American University history professor Allan Lichtman. "The superdelegates, I know these people, they care about one thing—winning. They don't care about Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. The overwhelming majority are going to go for a winner."