W.Va.'s Democratic "Super" Delegates

National attention has turned to the remaining Democratic primaries, including West Virginia's on May 13. The state party has 39 delegates to its national convention, including 28 who will be picked in that election.

The rest are the ballyhooed "superdelegates," granted their status through elected or party office.

Three of them have expressed support for Hillary Clinton. But it's the two that have come out for Barack Obama that have made headlines.

U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., endorsed Obama last week. Rockefeller's post as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee helped the announcement attract national headlines.

But it also attracted a reaction from Bill Clinton. The former president chided Rockefeller over his decision on MetroNews' Talkline earlier this week. (Hoppy Kercheval landed a "good get," as Stephen Colbert might say.)

U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-3rd, now tells The Associated Press that he's behind Obama as well. Rahall told AP's Tom Breen that "he privately pledged his support to the Illinois senator days ago."

The Democratic National Convention is set for Aug. 25 in Denver.

Update: MetroNews reports on Rahall's endorsement and hears from state Democratic Party Chairman Nick Casey about the superdelegate process. The Charleston Daily Mail talks to Rockefeller about his choice.