Obama Visits Montana
MISSOULA, MT. -- Barack Obama is in Montana today, where he and Hillary Clinton are scheduled to speak at the Democratic Party's Mansfield-Metcalf Dinner this evening. Obama will use the visit as an opportunity to campaign in the state two months before the June 3 primary.
Compared to more populous states such as Pennsylvania and North Carolina, Montana's 17 delegates are unlikely to have a significant effect on either candidate's pledged delegate count. Nevertheless, the Obama campaign is building its grassroots organization in the state, opening several offices just this week.
Montana may prove to be more beneficial to Obama's superdelegate count. The state has nine superdelegates to offer, two who have already pledged their support for Obama. Former Sen. John Melcher endorsed Obama on Wednesday, while Lewis and Clark County Commissioner Ed Tinsley announced his support earlier this year.