John Lewis May Switch Endorsement to Barack Obama

John Lewis is one of the icons of the civil rights era. He is an important political figure in the 2008 presidential election. He endorsed Team Clinton last year when the Borg Queen was the inevitable nominee from the Democratic Party. Back then Hillary was leading the field by 20+ points in all polls. Today, the political landscape is much different ... and John Lewis is sitting at the tipping point.

John Lewis is wavering in his support as a super-delegate to Team Clinton. His congressional district voted over 90% for Barack Obama in the recent Georgia primaries.

John Lewis is on an island. Should he honor his earlier commitment to Hillary or should he honor the will of his congressional district? What would you do if you were in his place?

Before you answer, there is another factoid that all Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) members have in the back of their mind. One of their cronies, Congressman Al Wynn, lost in the Democratic primary last week to Donna Edwards. The vast majority of the Democratic voters in that Maryland primary supported Barack Obama. They took out their wrath on a CBC member that didn't flow with the movement that is being led by Barack Obama. Support for Clinton is partially responsible for Al Wynn losing his job as a congressman. Methinks that John Lewis has this factoid in the back of his mind as he mulls his decision to switch sides from Team Clinton to Barack Obama.

John Lewis is a pragmatic person. I figure he will formally announce his switch to Barack Obama in the next few days. It will be another sign that Team Clinton is fading fast. What say u?