During a March 5 conference call with David Axelrod, senior adviser to Sen. Barack Obama, Time magazine political reporter Jay Newton-Small identified herself and then stated: “I just wanted to ask about your pitch to superdelegates these days and if that's changed at all. I mean, are you talking to them at all about the concerns that the Clintons might yet again burn down the Democratic Party?” Audio of the conference call was posted on Time's Swampland blog.

In a January 10 post on Swampland, Newton-Small reported that Rep. George Miller (D-CA), whom she referred to as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) "BFF," “announced today he's endorsing Obama.” Newton-Small continued: “Pelosi has so far stayed out of the race. But when her top advisor who also happens to be a famous champion of women politicians endorses Obama, does it send the signal: is there room in Washington for both a Speaker Pelosi and a President Hillary [Clinton]?”

From the March 5 Obama campaign conference call:

UNIDENTIFIED OBAMA STAFFER: We'll now move on to our next question.

NEWTON-SMALL: Hey, this is Jay Newton-Small. I just wanted to ask about your pitch to superdelegates these days and if that's changed at all. I mean, are you talking to them at all about the concerns that the Clintons might yet again burn down the Democratic Party?