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Hinchey said he has had close ties to Clinton during her seven years as a senator from New York and her eight years as first lady but almost no relationship with Obama.
"I've had very little interaction with him," Hinchey said of the Illinois senator.
"It's pretty clear that Obama has more delegates and he's ahead in the contest right now and has been for some time," Hinchey, D-Hurley, said on Thursday. "It bothers me because I think, among the two potential (Democratic) candidates, she (Clinton) would have the best chance of winning the election, and I think it's very important for a Democrat - one of these two Democrats especially - to win this presidential election.
"Who is nominated based upon delegates is very likely to be based upon the outcome of the primaries, and that could be settled before (the Democratic convention in) August," Hinchey said. "It's likely to be settled next month."
The Democratic nominee will face Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona in the November presidential election.
Hinchey said the next president must be a "good, solid, sound person ... to change the set of circumstances that are confronting the American people right now, like the dramatic increase in the price of oil."
