Obama within half a superdelegate of erasing Clinton's lead

The Utah Democratic party named Kristi Cumming, an Obama supporter, as its sixth superdelegate following the party's annual fundraising dinner Friday.

Obama also picked up nine superdelegates from other states Friday, while Clinton picked up two.

Clinton now leads Obama by a mere half delegate -272.5 to 272. Little more than four months ago, on the eve of the primary season, the former first lady held a lead of 169-63.

Superdelegates are nearly 800 elected officials and party leaders who attend the convention by virtue of their positions, and are not selected in primaries and caucuses.

Obama, who won a convincing victory in the North Carolina primary and lost Indiana narrowly on Tuesday, has been steadily gaining strength in the days since.

Neither candidate will be able to reach the 2,025 delegates required to clinch the Democratic nomination in the remaining primaries. That leaves the decision up to the more than 200 remaining uncommitted superdelegates.