May 9, 2008

Mr. Super goes to Obama

California superdelegate Ed Espinosa unmasked himself twice this week.

First he revealed that he was the mysterious "Mr. Super," an anonymous superdelegate, www.mrsuper.org who became a web phenomenon for political junkies with his musings on the ebbs and flows of the Democratic presidential contest and how they may affect the super selections.

Then today, Espinosa, a Long Beach political and public affairs consultant, formally came out for Illinois Sen. Barack Obama.

Espinosa, who had worked on the presidential campaign of New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, said he finally broke from the ranks of the undeclared after an urgent phone conversation with Richardson. In the call, Espinosa was persuaded after he voiced his concerns to Richardson about Obama's experience and his ability to attract Latino voters.

"He called me from Mexico – old Mexico, not New Mexico," Espinosa said of the governor, who has endorsed Obama. "'Gov' said character and judgment are just as important. He expessed to me that Sen. Obama had the character and the judgment to be president and I agree with him."

As for Mr. Super, his rhetorical political swoops will continue in cyberspace - even if now he is just an Earth-bound guy from Long Beach.

Posted by Peter S. Hecht on May 9, 2008 11:54 AM