super delegate

In addition to being a United States Senator, Frank Lautenberg also holds a higher office: he’s an uncommitted superdelegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Lautenberg has been careful to avoid stating his preference between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama – hoping to evade having to offend anyone in his own party, especially as he faces Rep. Rob Andrews, a Hillary Clinton supporter, in the Democratic primary. But New Jersey Democratic leaders are expected to push Lautenberg to disclose who he wants to be the next President before the June 3 primary – and that’s something Lautenberg does not want to do.

One uncommitted superdelegate from New Jersey appears to be leaning toward Hillary Clinton, according to recent comments he made to close friends who have communicated his position to PolitickerNJ.com. Red Bank resident Philip Murphy, the Democratic National Committee Finance Chairman and a former Managing Director at Goldman Sachs (where he was aligned with the faction that essentially tossed Jon Corzine as Chairman in 1999), has reportedly told at least three individuals that he would likely vote for Clinton over Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention – if the nomination comes down to a contest in Denver.