Hillary Clinton Gains Powerful Pennsylvania Endorsement

James O’Toole in the Pittsburgh-Post Gazette reported today:


“Former Pittsburgh Mayor Sophie Masloff will endorse Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton when the New York senator appears this evening for the Allegheny County Democratic Party's Jefferson-Jackson Dinner at Heinz Field.”

"It's been very difficult for me to sit on the sidelines and fail to support a woman," Masloff said, “a Democratic superdelegate who had been neutral in the presidential race. "For a long time, I was convinced I shouldn't make a public choice. We have two wonderful candidates. But finally, I just couldn't sit on the fence."

Masloff is the second Pennsylvania superdelegate to move into the Clinton column in recent weeks. Rep. Jack Murtha, D-Johnstown, the dean of the state's congressional delegation, announced his support for Mrs. Clinton last month.

Masloff’s endorsement gives Sen. Clinton 253 superdelegates to Sen. Obama’s 224.