February 27, 2008
Rep. Lewis For Obama
The Atlanta Journal Constitution is reporting that GA Rep. John Lewis, the civil rights leader, has finally decided to shift his allegiance from Hillary Clinton to Barack Obama.
"Something's happening in America, something some of us did not see coming," Lewis told the AJC. "Barack Obama has tapped into something that is extraordinary.
Lewis had endorsed Clinton, but when his district voted overwhelmingly in the GA primary for Obama, floated to the New York Times that he might commit his superdelegate vote to Obama. Lewis told the AJC that this decision was enormously difficult.
"I did it because I felt I had to support Mrs. Clinton because of our friendship," Lewis said. "But also I thought she was ready to lead. Lewis had placed a called to Clinton's office Wednesday morning but hadn't heard back from her. He also had a Please-Return-The-Call message of his own from Obama. By midday, he still hadn't returned it.
"It's been a long, hard and difficult struggle to come to where I am now," Lewis said.
Posted at 02:04 PM
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