Follow The Leader? Not Necessarily...

Last week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) urged elected superdelegates not to overrule the voters in their districts and states when selecting a presidential nominee.

But are lawmakers closest to her heeding that advice?  

It doesn't appear that way. 

Rep. George Miller, (D-Calif.), Pelosi's closest confidant, will continue to support Sen. Barack Obama, (D-Ill.), aides said Wednesday, even though Miller's constituents voted overwhelmingly for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) on Super Tuesday.

Despite Pelosi's views, Daniel Weiss, Miller's chief of staff, said the congressman's role as a superdelegate would be to represent "a national perspective" and not represent "local ties."

"It's a national process," Weiss said. "It's not a local process." 

Weiss said the congressman would continue to support Obama because "he continues to believe that he will bring the greatest amount of change to the country."

He added: "The decision about endorsements is an individual decision."

Another Pelosi Pal, Rep. Adam Schiff, (D-Calif.) who endorsed Obama weeks before his district supported Clinton on Super Tuesday, is also expected to remain committed to the Illinois senator through the nomination process.

Asked to explain the reasoning behind the decision, neither Schiff nor his press secretary would comment.