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Backroom Primary: Undecided Superdelegate Farr

NPR | By John McChesney

Published April 2, 2008 at 5:00 AM CDT

Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA) speaks during a Capitol Hill Ocean Week event on June 6, 2002, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

More than 300 superdelegates across the country have yet to commit to either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama. California has the most superdelegates, and nearly two dozen of them are uncommitted — about twice as many as any other state. As part of our series "Backroom Primary," NPR's John McChesney catches up with California Rep. Sam Farr, who is an uncommitted superdelegate.

John McChesney

Since 1979 senior correspondent John McChesney has been with NPR, where he has served as national editor (responsible for domestic news) and senior foreign editor. Over the course of his career with NPR, McChesney covered a variety of beats and traveled extensively throughout Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia. His reports can be heard on NPR's Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, and newscasts.