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28 Percent Of Delegates Want Clinton for VP

While speculation runs wild over Barack Obama's selection of a running mate, which could come as soon as tomorrow morning, a clear preference has emerged among Democratic delegates--Senator Hillary Clinton.

According to a CBS News/New York Times poll, twenty-eight percent of the nearly one thousand delegates surveyed, super and otherwise, stated a preference for Clinton. Joe Biden, touted by many in the media as the most likely pick, came in second with six percent. Thirty-six percent offered no favorite.

One super delegate who plans to vote for Senator Clinton for the presidential nomination is Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell. Rendell told PolitickerPA.com, "Many of the Pennsylvania delegates worked their heart out for Sen. Clinton, and they're excited to cast a vote for her. From my vantage point, that will be closure for them. I think it will have the cathartic effect that both Sen. Clinton and Sen. Obama are hoping to have."

A wild scenario in which Clinton supporters manage to flip a substantial number of Obama supporters in order to swing the nomination to Clinton is allegedly "not impossible".

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