Former Hillsborough Dems chief, superdelegate, goes for Obama
June 2, 2008 at 4:45 pm by Wayne GarciaHotline reports that Janee Murphy, a Democratic superdelegate and state party secretary, threw her lot in with Barack Obama today.
Longtime CL readers will remember Murphy as the former head of the Hillsborough Democratic Executive Committee who drew strong, emotional responses from some in the progressive wing of the local party, prompting lots of dissension, crazy DEC meetings and her eventual resignation from the office.
Her move, as local news stories pointed out, came as no surprise, given her open support of Obama. The Palm Beach Post wrote this:
The Tampa-area organizer donated $2,300 to Obama’s campaign earlier this year, but kept her superdelegate vote uncommitted as long as the DNC refused to acknowledge the state’s Jan. 29 primary.
“Looking at where we’re at, Obama in my feeling is going to be the nominee,” Murphy said. “Now it’s about the general election and keeping McCain out of the White House.”
