DES MOINES, Iowa | Rep. Bruce Braley of Iowa plans to throw his support behind Barack Obama on Wednesday.
Braley spokesman Jeff Giertz said he will endorse the Illinois senator for president during an afternoon conference call.
Braley was an early and ardent backer of Democrat John Edwards, but he had remained uncommitted since Edwards dropped out of the race at the end of January.
Braley is a superdelegate and his endorsement will further add to Obama’s lead in delegates in the race against Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Giertz said Braley made his decision after seeing the overwhelming support for Obama in district conventions last weekend in his 1st District in eastern Iowa.
By The AP
Obama's Chickens Come Home to Roost
Update: 56% who heard speech less likely to vote for Obama?
Obama's Chickens Come Home to Roost
that’s what Obama gets for his support and defense of the Rev Wright. Obama stated in his speech“Wright is like an uncle you love and respect” As imperfect as he may be, he has been family to me for so many years, I can no more disown him than I can disown the black community” Obama is now declaring himself shocked and disappointed at Wright's unrepentantly racist and anti-American views? Obamas obviously support his feelings of anti-America and white hatred that the church endoreses to stay for 20 years also why would a parent continue to raise their young daughters in that atmosphere .Obama can no longer plausibly claim innocence in this matter, because he is the one who has encouraged Wright by trying to excuse and explain his views. All of this is why it is no use for Obama to backpedal from his association with Reverend Wright, or to denounce him now, six weeks too late. It was Obama who sought to provide the Reverend Wright with immunity from criticism--and he can't complain when the reverend tries to take full advantage of that immunity. This is the final collapse of the noble promise of the Obama campaign. The man who had once put himself forward as the candidate who would transcend racial politics once and for all has ended up legitimizing a Christian equivalent of Louis Farrakhan--and injecting him into the American political debate. Wright “Calls for Justice and Repair,” followed a statement in which he declared that “The Biblical principle of true repentance is that the offended party is given compensation to make up for that which has been stolen from them, the losses that have been inflicted upon them and their families.” A reparations plan for blacks could extract several trillion dollars from American taxpayers’ pockets. THERES ABSOLUTLY NO CHANGE WITH OBAMAhttp://www.dontvoteobama.net