Coakley to cast vote for Clinton
By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com ReporterAttorney General Martha Coakley plans to vote for U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton if her name is on the first ballot for nomination at the Democratic National Convention, PolitickerMA.com has learned.
Coakley's (D-Medford) office told PolitickerMA.com Wednesday that it is the attorney general's intent for Clinton's name to be on the first ballot and to vote for her next week in Denver.
The attorney general is a Massachusetts superdelegate and endorsed Clinton in the presidential primary.
Coakley is the fourth Massachusetts superdelegate that has said she will vote for Clinton. Other Bay State superdelegates Diane Saxe, Gus Bickford and U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Worcester) also told PolitickerMA.com this week that they will cast their ballot for Clinton.
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