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Carter Closer to Backing Obama

Former president, superdelegate coy in dangling endorsement

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 4, 2008 4:59 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Jimmy Carter all but endorsed Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential nominee, Reuters reports. His home state of Georgia went to Obama, Carter reminded a Nigerian newspaper, and his children and their families support the Illinois senator. "As a superdelegate,” he continued, “I would not disclose who I am rooting for but I leave it to you to make that guess."

In response, a Clinton spokesman stressed Hillary and Bill’s respect for Carter, saying, "He is free to make whatever decision he thinks is appropriate." Meanwhile, an Associated Press tally finds Obama to be closing in on Clinton’s superdelegate lead, which has fallen to 30, from 87 in February and 106 in December.

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., speaks about the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., on the 40th anniversary of his assassination at a town hall meeting at Wayne High School in Fort Wayne, Ind., Friday, April 4, 2008.
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., speaks about the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., on the 40th anniversary of his assassination at a town hall meeting at Wayne High School in Fort...   (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter waves after meeting with Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, Nov, 22, 2007. Carter met with Nepal's prime minister Thursday to discuss the political crisis in the Himalayan nation where elections have been postponed indefinitely after former rebels quit the...
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter waves after meeting with Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, Nov, 22, 2007. Carter met with Nepal's prime minister Thursday...   (AP Photo/ Binod Joshi)
Former President Jimmy Carter speaks to reporters after his meeting with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at U.N. Headquarters in this photo from Oct. 25, 2007.
Former President Jimmy Carter speaks to reporters after his meeting with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at U.N. Headquarters in this photo from Oct. 25, 2007.   (AP Photo/David Karp, File)
Former President Jimmy Carter speaks during a news conference at the New Baptist Covenant meeting in Atlanta, Ga., in this Feb. 1, 2008, file photo.
Former President Jimmy Carter speaks during a news conference at the New Baptist Covenant meeting in Atlanta, Ga., in this Feb. 1, 2008, file photo.   (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
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