Chappelle-Nadal about to jump off fence; Medley to stay on
Two of Missouri Democrats’ remaining six unpledged superdelegates — state Rep. Maria Chappelle-Nadal, and Leila Medley, political director for the Missouri chapter of the National Education Association — are reviewing their options in the wake of Tuesday’s presidential primary results.
Medley said Wednesday that neither Barack Obama’s decisive victory in North Carolina, nor Hillary Clinton’s razor-thin win in Indiana have changed her mind. She’s standing pat — and staying neutral.
“I always said I would wait until everyone has voted,” Medley said. That means she doesn’t plan to choose sides until June, after all the primaries end.
She then added, somewhat ominously, “Should someone concede before then, that’s a moot point.”
Nadal, however, appears to have other plans. “I’m getting close” to making an endorsement, she said. “I’m seriously considering, and I’m weighing things back and forth.”
She said she was planning to take sides, in part, because DNC chairman Howard Dean has encouraged the remaining unpledged superdelegates to start doing so.
“I’m talking to other superdelegates through the state and in other parts of the country,” Nadal said.
Referring to Clinton and Obama, she said, “There are some things I don’t like about both. There are great things I like about both…I just want to win (in November). That’s all I care about.”
Overall, Nadal said, “Everyone’s talking behind the scenes, the superdelegates. This isn’t a game. It’s for real.”
Nadal said she has received “an incredible amount of e-mails and letters” lobbying her. The letters are mainly from the Clinton camp, while most of the e-mails are from the Obama campaign.
Nadal received a personal call from Hillary Clinton in late April.
Nadal added that she hoped to meet soon with Medley.
Also expected to remain neutral are:
Secretary of State Robin Carnahan
State party chairman John Temporiti
Deputy state chairman Yolanda Wheat
Attorney General Jay Nixon
The rest of the superdelegates have split, 5-5, between Obama and Clinton.
On Saturday, the state party will select 16 more pledged delegates to be split evenly between the two camps. They are part of 72 delegates at stake in the Feb. 5 presidential primary. Each camp gets 36.




Why are they talking about anything if no decision has been made.
These ladies must be real charmers at a restaurant. Do they call over a waitress just to say they are still deciding?