Most of the mayors, including Stephen R. Reed of Harrisburg, had gone public with their choice weeks ago.

But the rally served the dual purpose of generating news coverage across the state and giving some of the elected leaders of Pennsylvania's smaller cities and towns another chance to pounce on Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois as not understanding their constituents.

Reed, for example, called Obama's remarks earlier this month at a California fund-raiser about why he was lagging in Pennsylvania "divisive and condescending."

Coming in a setting where "it was thought we'd never know about it," Reed said Obama's assessment of why many Pennsylvanians may be staunchly pro-gun and anti-illegal immigrant "revealed what the candidate really thinks of us."

Clinton, by contrast, on the other hand, "is in tune with the needs of all Americans. She is prepared to tackle the issues facing urban cities, suburban areas and rural communities," Reed said.

The only other midstate mayors appearing at today's rally were Connie Guy of Mountville, Lancaster County, and Herb Riede of McSherrystown, Adams County. The Democratic mayors of York and Lancaster have endorsed Obama.