The Hill reports Congressional Black Caucus members are getting pressure from within their ranks to switch their allegiance from Hillary Clinton to Barack Obama, with John Conyers among the heavyweight lobbyists.
Here in Florida, the Miami Herald's Lesley Clark blogs that the three Black members of Congress -- all Hillary supporters -- are staying put.
"There's a chorus of folks saying 'Oh well, saying let's end this right now,' " said Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-Miami. "But we're Democrats, not Republicans. We believe in Democratic primaries playing themselves out.
"I'm supporting Hillary until Hillary says she's out of the race," Meek said.
Obama did best in Rep. Corrine Brown's Jacksonville district, topping Clinton nearly two to one. But Brown traveled to Wisconsin Friday to campaign for Clinton, the Washington Post noted.
"I have no stress whatsoever," Brown told the newspaper. She said that other colleagues "want to support the person because he's African American. But as Martin Luther King Jr., said 'Judge me by the content of my character, not the color of my skin.' " And she told the Post, she's not worried her constituents will be angry. "People know I'm going to do what I think is right," she said.
Obama won Meek's district 55 percent to Clinton's 40 percent; and Miramar Democrat Rep. Alcee Hastings' district 52 percent to Clinton's 41 percent.
Okay, but the comments beneath Lesley's blog post are telling, if you know what I'm saying. Black Floridians are moving rapidly in Barack's direction, while our three elected Congressmen are not. What that means politically is anyone's guess. We're not exactly known for our stellar Black turnout down here, particularly in South Florida (northern Florida is actually picking up in terms of Black turnout. The get out the vote operations by the DNC up north are yielding much stronger results...) But the Obama issue could be a factor in upcoming elections, at least in the near term. And yes, our reps are up for reelection in November. If Obama is the nominee, his coat tails will be up for grabs. Previous:
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