February 20, 2008 - 2:45pm

Roberts remains committed to Clinton

Several of his friends in south Jersey have jumped ship from Hillary Clinton to Barack Obama, but Assembly Speaker Joe Roberts said he’s sticking with Clinton.

“You have the shifting perhaps of one vote, but I remain where I’ve been completely, which is enthusiastically supporting Sen. Clinton,” he said, adding that “George [Norcross] is a very dear friend and a very powerful and important political leader.

Roberts said that the list of people switching candidates pales in comparison with the number of Clinton supporters who have remained on board.

“I wouldn’t characterize it as a massive shift,” he said