Superdelegate #5 for Obama - Texan John Patrick

This brings today's Count to 5 five FIVE

TX DNC Member John Patrick, a member of the United Steelworkers (USW) as well as a veep of the TX AFL/CIO, endorsed Barack Obama today.

"Senator Barack Obama has spent a lifetime standing up for American workers, and he will be a crucial voice for us in the White House," Patrick said in a statement released by Obama's campaign. "Senator Obama chose a career as an organizer on the streets of Chicago, fighting for working families who lost their jobs, specifically those families in neighborhoods devastated by steel plant closings. He has consistently opposed unfair trade deals that fail to offer protection to American workers - like NAFTA. Senator Obama has a real plan to put money back in the pockets of working families by restoring the manufacturing base in America."

Will the flood gates open soon? I think Joe Andrew's letter is a game changer.

CHICAGO, IL — Today, a Texas superdelegate backed Barack Obama, citing his record of standing up for working families and opposing trade deals that fail to protect American workers. The endorsement by Texas DNC Member John Patrick, who is also a 31 year member of the United Steelworkers (USW) as well as a Vice President of the Texas AFL/CIO, brings the total number of superdelegates to endorse Barack Obama to 249. Senator Obama is 283 delegates away from securing the Democratic nomination.

The Page has the count at 5 - 0 for the day.

Obama +5

John Patrick
Mayor Daley,
House Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie
Cook County Board President Todd Stroger
Joe Andrew

Hillary +1/-1

John Olsen - Joe Andrew