Congressman Tim Ryan of Ohio is the latest superdelegate to endorse Hillary
 http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2008/0 4/congressman_tim_ryan_endorses_1.html

This is a very significant gain for Clinton as his area is not unlike that of adjacent districts in PA and could have a very positive effect on her upcoming campaign.  What's more, he was initially a Dodd supporter, I guess he didn't follow Dodd in supporting Obama.

That brings the count to FOUR since Friday, including:

Former New Jersey Governors Jim Florio and Brendan Byrne (add-on
superdelegates) and US Rep. Betty Sutton.

This left me wondering why the New York Times felt the only story that was worthy of front page coverage on the Democratic Primary was one talking about super delegates leaving the Clintons (Mark Leibovitch).  Ridiculous.  As Jay Cost has pointed out there has not been much movement in the remaining  1/3 of delegates

http://www.politico.com/superdelegates/

who still have to weigh in.   Despite Dean's desperate pleas for them to do so.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/horsera ceblog/2008/04/delegates_to_dean_make_us _1.html

Clearly the SDs are waiting to see the upcoming performances in the next 10 states.  Bottomline, the Clintons simply have more and longer standing contacts in politics than Obama does after 8 years in the White House, 6 in the Senate and years in the governorship of Arkansas.  Of course, in a contentious primary some old colleagues will take the other side but many have not making the race essentially a tie right now - because to win either HRC or BO needs the remaining SDs.  If Clinton performs well in Ohio and Indiana, which she is poised to do, I think we could see a real movement of superdelegates to her.

Which brings me to Patrick Murphy, superdelegate declared for Barack Obama from the 8th District of PA  
http://www.patrickmurphy.house.gov/
Canvassing there yesterday, that area is heavily, heavily for Clinton.  Murphy's office on Mill Street is virtually wall-papered in with Clinton signs, coffee shops on his street have Bill Clinton's picture in the window - with Murphy!  Going door to door in working class neighborhoods of Levittown, there is strong Clinton enthusiasm.  I expect he will be under strong pressure to switch to Clinton after Tuesday.