On the night Barack Obama claimed victory in the Democratic presidential race, Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter threw his support behind the U.S. Senator from Illinois.
Ritter, a Democratic superdelegate, had long said he would wouldn't endorse either Obama and U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) because he was the host governor for the Democratic National Convention, scheduled to be held in Denver in August.
But in a statement released Tuesday night, Ritter said he was "proud to pledge my support to Sen. Barack Obama to become the next President of the United States of America."
The Denver Post reported Tuesday night that U.S. Rep. Mark Udall (D-Eldorado Springs), the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, would endorse on Wednesday.
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