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Black delegates under pressure to switch to Obama

News Type: Event — Seeded on Fri Feb 29, 2008 8:40 PM EST
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''With the Democratic race extremely tight, the party's superdelegates -- the 800 or so unpledged elected officials and party members -- are facing growing racial pressure, and even threats, to back Sen. Barack Obama.

'' Cleveland City Councilman Kevin Conwell, a onetime supporter of Sen. Hillary Clinton, is switching sides to the Obama camp.

It had little to do with Clinton and everything to do with pressure from people who voted him into office.

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