Clinton victorious in Pennsylvania, projections say
Hillary Clinton snagged the win tonight in Pennsylvania's primary she had to have to stay in the race, the Associated Press, CNN, NBC, Fox, Reuters, and Bloomberg just projected.
But it's not clear yet whether she won by enough to cut into Barack Obama's lead in delegates and popular vote -- or to sway superdelegates who will likely determine the Democratic nominee.
The conventional wisdom is that Clinton needs to win by double digits to change the momentum of the nomination battle. The Pennsylvania primary was the first contest in six weeks and the biggest prize left on the calendar with 158 pledged delegates.
Heading into Pennsylvania, Obama led by about 140 delegates. In the remaining nine contests through June 3, with 408 pledged delegates, Obama is favored in four, Clinton in three, and two are toss-ups.
But for tonight, the Clinton camp is celebrating.
The mood at Clinton's victory party is jubilant. Tom Petty's "American Girl" was just pumped through the loudspeakers as news organizations began calling the primary for her. Supporters were jumping up and down, hoisting signs above their heads, hugging, and congratulating one another.
"We were outspent 3-to-1, they ran negative ads against her," Terry McAuliffe, Clinton's campaign chairman, said on MSNBC.
Clinton won, he said, because voters trust her to deal with the economy and be commander-in-chief.



So, that essentially means that Obama won, no matter who gets over 50% of the vote. I mean, we'd already know if Clinton were ahead by the 10%+ margins she needs to have ANY hope of catching up.
Yeah, she might get a 5% victory if she's really lucky. But that just won't cut it. She's done, end of story.
Go OBAMA!!
she is only prolonging the inevitable needlessly just because of her ego......shame on her
Obama is our Savior. After watching “typical white people” grill Obama during the debate, I realized that Obama, Ayers, and Reverend Wright are Right, God D*** america. Now is the time to rally around Barak and Michelle and make them proud! These poor bitter rural white folk with their guns and religion who are afraid of people not like themsleves should not be allowed to vote. Yes, no more so called elections where typical white people vote! And news flash america, Barak is right, your typical white american is a racist! Obama will apologize to our Muslim brothers for arrogant american policies of hate and slavery. Only Obama can forgive an evil nation founded on slavery. White people, no more gun purchases, save your money cause reparations are comin! Obama 08!!! $ Check $ in '09!
Sure. You go Obamamania. Hillary still has a chance. Don't cry.
Clinton's people say Obama's camp ran negative Ads!! No one has been more above the fray than Obama. in contrast, Hillary has been petty, ordinary and greedy. She has go down in my eyes from an admired woman to an ordianry politician. She is no different than Bush who snatched the election away from a legitimate winner. She is trying to do the same by appealing to the super delegates when actually Obama is the clear winner. Shame on her!!
Obamamania
Shame on you for posting these nonsense. I will say a prayer for you! You sound angry. Do you Jesus Christ? Obama is not the savior for this hopeless world. Jesus Christ is my Savior. He alone can help us.
In response to Obamania #4: A lot of Obamamanians especially those who are preaching reverse racism, still talking about reparations will be in for a reality check because you all are waiting for a "Savior" to end all the inhumanity suffered by the hand of the white man. Well, sorry to bust your bubble, because you believers will be in for a surprise when Obama fails to deliver the goods. Really does blacks really believe that the vast majority of white America is going to change their entrenched way of life, because a smooth talking, black man tell them to "Change?" Perhaps some educated mostly liberal white folks and college kids and African Americans have accepted the notion the Barack will Unite the country. However, as we look at the results from Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania etc, it clearly shows that the "typical white people", the high school educated and the blue collar working class, have not accepted Obama as their lord and Savior. Why would Obama "apologize to our Muslim brohters for arrogant american policies of hate and slavery? Obama's father is an African born in Kenya, and Obama was born in Hawaii? For all we know the white side of his family may have owned slaves. Do we know if his African ancestors sold slaves to the British slave traders? Has Obama himself suffered under segregation and Jim Crow laws? Not really, he didn't have to experience busing, because he attended an elite private school in Hawaii. Barack was able to benefit from affirmative action programs, because he was able to attend two Ivy League colleges, which before had few blacks enrolled. Forget about reparations, how about getting educated and gettting a meaningful employment instead of waiting for handouts from the federal government? Whatever happened to "God bless the child that's got its own?"
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