Posted by Jed Lewison on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 7:09 AM Pacific

Superdelegates in action

First Read has a mini-profile of Missouri National Education Association political director Leila Medley, a superdelegate. It's an interesting window into the world of a superdelegate.

"He hasn't communicated with me," she says of Dean. "So, for now, I'm still doing my thing -- which is being uncommitted to the convention."

After the bruising Pennsylvania primary campaign, Medley, originally a John Edwards supporter, says the race is "more unpredictable now than a month ago." While still leading in pledged delegates, votes and states won, Obama is "sort of losing ground, it seems to me. He hasn't been able to close the deal."

The pressure from the campaigns and other rank-and-file Democrats has eased up a bit, Medley reports. She still gets letters and e-mails daily, but it's nothing like it once was. Nonetheless, it is wearying. "It seems like it ought to be over," she says with a sigh.

And she's been getting calls on behalf of Clinton from a fellow Missourian -- former House Democratic leader Richard Gephardt. Medley twice went to Iowa in support of Gephardt's presidential campaigns.

"Fortunately, I've been out of the office when he's called," she says.

And she hasn't called back.