Nebraska to be Democratic "decider"?

Nebraska held its caucuses in February and Barack Obama was the choice of 58 percent of Democrats. Now, this usually overlooked state is in a unique position because it also has a primary coming up on May 13.

One superdelegate wants to turn that dual chance to express preference into a nationally significant test. Superdelegate Vince Powers said the primary outcome should settle an argument between the Clinton and Obama camps.

"Obama says caucuses matter and they reflect the views of voters. Clinton says they do not. She says they do not reflect the views of rank-and-file Democrats. We are in a unique position to test those theories," Powers said.

He has recommended to the other five Nebraska superdelegates that whomever wins the primary should get their support at the national convention.

"Frankly, I believe my vote as a superdelegate belongs to the voters of Nebraska," said the Lincoln trial attorney who is supporting Obama but said he is ready to switch if primary voters choose Clinton.

Powers said presidential candidates rarely bother to stop in Nebraska. But he hopes the upcoming primary and its "test of theories" will bring them to this heavily agricultural state where voters turned out for caucuses in record numbers.

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