Politics / Clinton 2008 NC Gov. to Support Clinton Backing may boost hopeful, who lags behind Obama in key primary By Neal Colgrass, Newser Staff Posted Apr 28, 2008 5:37 PM CDT Copied North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley gestures while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley will back Hillary Clinton before next week's key primary, sources tell CNN. The move may give her a boost in a state where she last lagged Barack Obama by double digits. As a superdelegate, Easely also adds one to Clinton's delegate tally—but Obama added one today too with the endorsement of New Mexico Sen. Jeff Bingaman. (More Clinton 2008 stories.) Report an error