He had a hometown edge…

…with the delegates from Illinois, but this is a big deal for Obama nonetheless…

DUBUQUE - Delegates of United Auto Workers Region 4, which includes 30,000 members and retirees in Iowa, voted today to support Senator Barack Obama's presidential campaign. The group announced its overwhelming support at the close of a weeklong conference where seven of the major Democratic presidential candidates addressed the group earlier this week.

That's a total of 186,000 UAW workers and retirees in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Congratulations are in order, and offered.