Super-hard choice for Lewis | ajc.com

Super-hard choice for Lewis | ajc.com: "Barack Obama had not spoken with U.S. Rep. John Lewis as of Friday morning. Neither had Hillary Clinton. Lewis and his staff weren't returning calls.

That lack of communication left a vacuum in Friday's political spin cycle after the overnight bombshell report that Lewis planned to drop Clinton and cast his superdelegate vote for Obama at the Democratic National Convention in August.

Lewis' spokeswoman would only say that the New York Times report that Lewis would back Obama was 'inaccurate,' but provided no details and did not respond to requests for more. Jeff Zeleny, the Times reporter who interviewed Lewis on Thursday, later told CNN that Lewis 'unequivocally' said he would support Obama.

One thing seemed certain by Friday afternoon: Lewis was in a difficult situation, personally and politically."