Gregory Pecoraro

Yesterday, Westminster City Councilman and Democratic superdelegate Greg Pecoraro threw his support behind Sen. Barack Obama.

In a statement, Pecoraro said he is "very excited to join the large majority of Maryland Democrats who expressed their enthusiasm for Senator Obama’s candidacy in our state's presidential primary."

"Like them, I believe Barack Obama is the right leader for our time. With Barack Obama as our nominee and as our President, we have real hope that a new way of governing the nation is at hand. I strongly believe that Senator Obama offers us the best opportunity we have had for many years to turn away from the politics of division and despair, and look towards an America of opportunity and progress."

Obama now has 10 of Maryland's superdelegates while 11 are supporting Sen. Hillary Clinton. Of the 99 delegates voting at the Denver convention in August, Obama leads Clinton, 53 to 38, while 8 are unknown.

PolitickerMD.com most recently spoke with Pecoraro on May 15.

As a member of the Democratic National Committee, Westminster Councilman Gregory Pecoraro is a superdelegate to the Democratic National Convention in August. He is one of the state's nine uncommitted superdelegates, which means he's been busy fielding phone calls and meeting with the candidates and their surrogates.

Despite all the pressure to support either Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) or Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.), Pecoraro told PolitickerMD.com that he is taking the process in a "day by day" manner.

"There's not a lot of more information to gather," Pecoraro said, predicting, "You are seeing superdelegates starting to move to make decisions, and I think you will see more of that."