Bill Clinton Campaign Chief Endorses Obama

The man who served as national manager of former President Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign recently endorsed Senator Barack Obama. In a recent conference call Senator Obama announced the endorsement by David Wilhelm, who later became chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Wilhelm told reporters that Obama can build a coalition of Democrats, independents and Republicans needed to win the general election. Wilhelm is a superdelegate who was previously uncommitted in the race. His endorsement helps Obama in the race for delegates, in which he pulled ahead after sweeps of primaries in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. Senator Clinton remains considerably ahead in superdelegates, which are party officials, elected officials and others who can vote however they choose at the nominating convention. But the list of superdelegates endorsing Senator Obama grows daily as voters begin to pressure their elected officials to make their choice for Obama or face voter backlashes when they run for reelection. If the race for pledged delegates based on outcomes in caucuses and primaries across the country remains tight, superdelegates could decide the nomination. Senator Obama leads the delegate race and Senator Clinton must win the upcoming Texas and Ohio primaries to remain in the running. Former President Clinton recently said that she must win in Texas or…