
Pogonophobia is the fear of beards.
Motel de paso: ideas, fotogramas y vivencias efímeras.
I have looked down the saddest city lane.
I have passed by the watchman on his beat
And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain.
I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet
When far away an interrupted cry
Came over houses from another street,
But not to call me back or say good-bye;
And further still at an unearthly height
One luminary clock against the sky
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A Hillary Clinton backer's defection to the Barack Obama camp tightens the race for superdelegates, who could determine which candidate will become the Democratic presidential nominee.
Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Joe Andrew, who was appointed to the post in 1999 by President Bill Clinton, said Friday that it was time for the party to line up behind the senator from Illinois so he can "get about the business of taking on John McCain and make sure we have a Democrat who wins in the fall."
"The only thing that matters is the delegate count. It's just mathematically impossible for Hillary Clinton to pick up enough delegates to be ahead of Barack Obama at the end of this process as well," Andrews said Friday.
Superdelegates -- made up of governors, senators, House members and various other party officials or members -- are also known as "unpledged" delegates. They are free to choose the candidate they like, while pledged delegates are assigned in primaries and caucuses.
With Andrew's switch, Clinton's lead over Obama among the party's superdelegates stands at 19. According to CNN's latest count, Obama has a total of 1,732 delegates (pledged: 1,491, superdelegates: 241). Clinton has a total of 1,592 delegates (pledged: 1,332, superdelegates: 260).
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