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Is John Lewis Really Switching To Obama, Or Not?

Some big news came out last night that Congressman John Lewis (D-GA), an elder statesman and hero of the civil rights movement, was switching his super-delegate vote from Hillary Clinton over to Barack Obama — a huge blow to Hillary's super-delegate strategy.

But is Lewis really switching? Two other reports say he hasn't yet made that decision.

The Washington Post reported late last night that a Lewis spokeswoman said he was misquoted — but there was a caveat or two in their report:

But the Clinton campaign reported having no word from Lewis on the subject, and a spokeswoman for Lewis, Brenda Jones, said the Times story and a similar one by the Associated Press, saying he was contemplating such a switch, were inaccurate. Both the Times and AP stories quoted Lewis directly after speaking with him; he was not available for comment later Thursday. The Obama campaign also said that Lewis and Obama had not talked recently about a change of heart.

On MSNBC's Morning Joe today, Andrea Mitchell backed up the Post's version of the story, saying that Lewis hasn't actually switched yet, but also added that it was "only a matter of time" until Lewis came out and endorsed Obama.

For our part, we've contacted Lewis' office and hope to get more information soon, so that we can sort out the conflicting reports.


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