Tue May 13, 1:14 AM Pacific • posted by Jed Lewison

Stuff I should have blogged - More superdelegates edition

First, some good news. Two more superdelegates, and one of them is a switch:

  • Anita Bonds, an undecided superdelegate from DC where she is Chair of the Democratic Committee, joins the Obama bandwagon.
  • Prince George's (Maryland) County Executive Jack Johnson switches back to Obama from Clinton, who he had supported since February.
    • Update: Johnson is actually a pledged delegate. Although his vote has the same weight as a superdelegate, I don't think the Obama game plan involves pursuing any pledged delegates other than the ones pledged to Edwards.

A new poll from ABC News:

  • Obama leads Clinton 53%-41%
  • Obama leads McCain 51%-44% and Clinton leads McCain 49-46%
  • Clinton does slightly better with Democrats than Obama (85%-10% compared to 81%-13%), but Obama does much better with Independents (51%-42% compared with 46%-49%) and also better with Republicans (15%-83% compared with 10%-87%).

Closer to home:

  • My governor (Republican Jim Gibbons, embroiled in a nasty divorce) has filed papers to evict his wife from the governor's mansion. (You can usually find some funny commentary on the divorce at the the Las Vegas Gleaner.)

And finally something that's just interesting:

  • A series of maps on American Ethnic Geography, including religion, language, politics, and more.