HOUSTON -- Tuesday was a day filled with mixed emotions for Houston area supporters of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, who according to reports, will concede that Sen. Barack Obama will have enough delegates to clinch the Democratic Party nomination, KPRC Local 2 reported Tuesday.

Houston city councilwoman Sue Lovell, who is a Democratic Party superdelegate, said she will keep her commitment to support Clinton until she is officially released.

That could happen sooner than later.

There are reports that Clinton told her congressional colleagues that she is open to being the vice presidential nominee if it helps the party.

"She absolutely deserves it," Lovell told KPRC Local 2. "She has won more votes, is an effective campaigner and I think that would be a perfect way to bring the party together."

For the Texas superdelegate, who committed early to help Clinton win the White House, the realization that her candidate won't be the nominee is slowly sinking in.

"The thing I'm most proud of, especially for women, is that she didn't quit. I'm sort of feeling what she must be feeling today. She has some tough decisions to make, but I have full faith she'll make the right decision," said Lovell.

Those decisions include how best to unite and heal the party.

Some supporters of Clinton said they felt they are being denied the dream of electing the first woman president.

Many have threatened to stay home in November.

"I think they will go out and vote because at the end of the day people look at this, this race as the future of America," said Friendswood resident John Patrick, who is a superdelegate for Obama.

The process of healing will begin later this week when the Texas Democratic Party holds its annual state convention in Austin.

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