May
8 Clinton Boosters Push Superdelegates

Is there a last-minute campaign afoot to woo superdelegates?

I have heard from one committed to Obama who has been receiving one message after another addressed to "Dear Super Delegate," with an appeal to switch support to Clinton. (No go in this case).

There still a tone of resilience from Clinton backers I have talked to in the entertainment business over the past few days, but there's also a noticeable shift to the reality that this is coming to an end and that her chances were diminished quite a bit after Tuesday. There is still some hope for May 31, when the convention rules committee meets and appeals are made on Florida and Michigan. No major donors have switched sides --- with only weeks left, why would they? But there's not the same strident optimism that in the end she will come through.

I'll have more on this in a new Wilshire & Washington column that will debut in weekly Variety on Sunday --- and will be posted on Variety.com tomorrow.