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N.C. Superdelegate Still Undecided Despite Big Obama Win In State

Tuesday’s big Obama victory in North Carolina still hasn’t moved superdelegate Muriel K. Offerman of Cary, N.C., into making a choice.

“I’m still uncommitted at this point, though I’m certainly paying attention to yesterday’s results,” said Offerman, 72, a deputy chairman of the state employment security commission.

Offerman, who initially was a backer of favorite-son candidate John Edwards, says she’s still not even leaning one way or the other.

Offerman said she did receive a telephone call Wednesday from the Obama campaign, which said “they would very much like me to no longer be uncommitted.”

But “my understanding is as of today it is not over – that there are a number of things happening. I’m hearing rumors,” says Offerman.

For instance, she said there is talk that top Clinton campaign advisor Terry McAuliffe was working hard to try to sway some declared Obama super delegates into switching their allegiances, which Offerman said is “a tough sell right now.”

There also is talk that something will be done with regard to some how counting Florida and Michigan, and she added, “we can’t write off Florida and Michigan.”

“I don’t think that will get her enough delegates, but it would help her with the popular vote (count),” said Offerman.

As for herself, Offerman says she does not particularly feel any pressure to do anything but to exercise her best judgment, despite the Obama’s resounding victory in her home state.

She still holds to what she’s been saying – that she will wait until the primaries are over.

“And there are a few more to come,” she says.

-- Billy House

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