.Dems Fight On, Clinton Wins PA Primary
Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., has won the Pennsylvania primary vote as expected, claiming victory in a Philadelphia speech.
"Some people counted me out and said to drop out but the American people don't quit, and they deserve a president who doesn't quit, either," Clinton told supporters at a victory rally after walking out to Tom Petty's song "I Won't Back Down."
"We were up against a formidable opponent who outspent us 3-1... trying to knock us out of the race," Clinton said of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., "Well the people of Pennsylvania had other ideas today."
Obama briefly congratulated Clinton in a speech in Evansville, Ind., but then turned to his common theme of the need for change in American politics and to attacks on Republican John McCain.
"After 14 long months, it's easy to forget this from time to time -- to lose sight of the fierce urgency of this moment," he said. "It's easy to get caught up in the distractions and the silliness and the tit-for-tat that consumes our politics; the bickering that none of us are immune to, and that trivializes the profound issues -- two wars, an economy in recession, a planet in peril -- issues that confront our nation."
Clinton's Pennsylvania victory fuels questions about why Obama hasn't been able to sew up the nomination, despite having more money, having won more states and having a lead in the popular vote and pledged delegates, according to ABC News' delegate scorecard.
The pressure was on Clinton today to win by a large margin. She won 55 percent of the vote, to Obama's 45 percent, with 85 percent of the precincts reporting so far.
"Hillary Clinton needs a clear and convincing victory today in Pennsylvania if she wants to continue on in this nominating process," Democratic strategist Tad Devine told ABC News this morning.
With neither candidate able to get the 2,025 delegates needed to win the party's nomination, tonight's win in Pennsylvania will bolster Clinton's argument to superdelegates — the 795 Democratic party officials and members of Congress who may ultimately decide the nomination.
ABC
Wow two good news stories in a row!
And all the stupid pundits that go around saying that the fight for the democratic nomination was going to hurt the democrats chance in November. I mean all you hear in the news is Clinton, Obama. I bet if you went out and asked the average American on the street who are the people running for president they would say Clinton, and Obama, and if you were to ask, How about McCain, they would look at you with one of those lost looks in their eyes and ask, Who?
Who is right, McCain is not in the news anywhere...
"Some people counted me out and said to drop out but the American people don't quit, and they deserve a president who doesn't quit, either," Clinton told supporters at a victory rally after walking out to Tom Petty's song "I Won't Back Down."
"We were up against a formidable opponent who outspent us 3-1... trying to knock us out of the race," Clinton said of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., "Well the people of Pennsylvania had other ideas today."
Obama briefly congratulated Clinton in a speech in Evansville, Ind., but then turned to his common theme of the need for change in American politics and to attacks on Republican John McCain.
"After 14 long months, it's easy to forget this from time to time -- to lose sight of the fierce urgency of this moment," he said. "It's easy to get caught up in the distractions and the silliness and the tit-for-tat that consumes our politics; the bickering that none of us are immune to, and that trivializes the profound issues -- two wars, an economy in recession, a planet in peril -- issues that confront our nation."
Clinton's Pennsylvania victory fuels questions about why Obama hasn't been able to sew up the nomination, despite having more money, having won more states and having a lead in the popular vote and pledged delegates, according to ABC News' delegate scorecard.
The pressure was on Clinton today to win by a large margin. She won 55 percent of the vote, to Obama's 45 percent, with 85 percent of the precincts reporting so far.
"Hillary Clinton needs a clear and convincing victory today in Pennsylvania if she wants to continue on in this nominating process," Democratic strategist Tad Devine told ABC News this morning.
With neither candidate able to get the 2,025 delegates needed to win the party's nomination, tonight's win in Pennsylvania will bolster Clinton's argument to superdelegates — the 795 Democratic party officials and members of Congress who may ultimately decide the nomination.
ABC
Wow two good news stories in a row!
And all the stupid pundits that go around saying that the fight for the democratic nomination was going to hurt the democrats chance in November. I mean all you hear in the news is Clinton, Obama. I bet if you went out and asked the average American on the street who are the people running for president they would say Clinton, and Obama, and if you were to ask, How about McCain, they would look at you with one of those lost looks in their eyes and ask, Who?
Who is right, McCain is not in the news anywhere...
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