LAS VEGAS-The Pennsylvania Primary, hailed for seven weeks as a make-or-break contest in the ongoing Democratic nomination process, appears to have changed little, either nationally or here in Nevada.

With N.Y. Sen. Hillary Clinton lagging in pledged delegates, many analysts believe the only way she can secure the Democratic nomination is to convince superdelegates that Ill. Sen. Barack Obama is unelectable.  Her win in Pennsylvania, although it may have produced a net gain of 12 pledged delegates, does not appeare to have changed any Nevada superdelegates' minds, however.

Nevada has seven superdelegates to the convention, with one additional at-large superdelegate who resides in the state.  Both Clinton and Obama have received pledges from two, and four remain uncommitted.  A survey of superdelegates Wednesday found no change among those commitments.  The superdelegates did offer different and interesting perspectives on the race, however, and whether it is hurting or helping the Democratic Party.

"First and foremost we need to run against John McCain," said Sam Lieberman, chairman of the Nevada Democratic Party.  "I think that is what you will see the Democratic Party on both the state and national level doing in the next couple of weeks."

Lieberman, who remains uncommitted, said he thought it was important that Democrats who have yet to vote, like Indianans and North Carolinians, also get a say in choosing the nominee.

As for his own vote at the Democratic National Convention, Lieberman said he "definitely won't start thinking about it until after our convention in Reno in May."

Lieberman takes a strict interpretation of state Democratic bylaws that state party officials may be removed for, among other things, "endorsing or demonstrating official aid or support of one

Democratic candidate over another in a primary election," but agrees with DNC Chairman Howard Dean that superdelegates should express their preference prior to July 1.

"I will not go to the [national] convention uncommitted," said Lieberman.

First Vice-Chair Theresa Benitez-Thompson takes a broader view of Democratic bylaws and endorsed Obama in early March.  She said that Clinton's Pennsylvania victory changed her support for Obama "not at all."

"If my support changed after every single caucus or primary, I would be flip-flopping back and forth multiple times," said Benitez-Thompson.  "My decision to support Barack Obama is not based on who is in the lead at any given moment."

Benitez-Thompson said that she believed that the primary process going through to the end was good for the party and country.

"Later states usually have zero voice in this process," said Benitez-Thompson.  "I'm excited to see that for the first time the process is working the way it should which is every Democrat gets a chance to have a say and it actually matters."

State Sen. Steven Horsford, Obama's other Nevada superdelegate, could not be reached for comment.

Clinton's superdelegate supporters also remain unshaken.  Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, according to press secretary David Cherry "will support Sen. Clinton as long as she remains a candidate for President."

Nevada Senate Minority Leader Dina Titus, also a Clinton supporter, said she continues to support Clinton "for personal reasons, but also because Clark County went strongly for her."

Titus said that she believes there will be a consensus candidate at the Democratic National Convention, but didn't know what metric would be used for determining a final winner.

"If it remains close, you can make arguments both sides," said Titus.  "For example, you hear a lot about the popular vote, what about the Electoral College vote, what about Michigan or Florida?  All of that still remains to be looked at, so I think we're a long way from talking about switching or getting behind one candidate or another."

Titus discounted new polling numbers that showed a growing number of Democrats saying they would not vote if their preferred candidate didn't get the nomination and provided examples of how the drawn out process could help the eventual nominee.

"I think people are feeling really intense right now with the candidate of their choice because the battle is still on," said Titus.  "There's plenty of time for the party to reunite.  If we keep fighting to the convention, then we take advantage of being on the front page and having a lot of people involved."

Titus also said that Clinton and Obama hammering away at each other would help the eventual nominee because they are getting issues into the open early, turning attacks that could be dangerous in September or October into "old news."

"Anything that we come out against each other they've had in the playbook for months," said Titus.  "And they're going negative no matter what we say or do."

Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez-Masto will also remain uncommitted for the time being, according to political director Erin Bilbray.

"What happens at the convention on the 17th of May will definitely weigh heavily on how she decides," said Bilbray.  "She's thrilled because so many people are participating who have never participated before."

As for Nevada's most famous superdelegate, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said repeatedly that he will hold off from endorsing either candidate and his staff repeated that position today.

"While the race is tight between the Obama and Clinton right now, I am hopeful that a nominee will be selected prior to our national convention," Reid said today by e-mail.

Reid told MSNBC earlier this month that he supports DNC Chairman Howard Dean's deadline of having superdelegates express their preference by July 1.

Former Clark County Commissioner Yvonne Atkinson-Gates, an at-large DNC superdelegate who resides in Nevada, did not respond to repeated requests for comment Wednesday.  Gates told PolitickerNV.com in February that she has "not committed to a campaign and I am going to stay in that mode until I see who wins the nomination by the people."