Clinton still in the race after win

Last Modified: 23 Apr 2008
By: Channel 4 News

Democrat Hillary Clinton tells supporters "the future of this campaign is in your hands," as she beats rival Barack Obama with 55 per cent of the vote to 45 per cent in Pennsylvania's presidential primary.

The result, according to news network CNN, is based on 99 per cent of the state's voting precincts.

"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 in Philadelphia.

The win will prolong an increasingly negative presidential nomination fight, keeping alive Clinton's White House hopes.

"Some people counted me out."
Hillary Clinton

Clinton's 10-point win paid immediate dividends in fund-raising, with a campaign spokesman saying she raised $2.5m in the hours immediately after she won Pennsylvania.

Her win also decreases Obama's lead in popular votes, as well as amongst superdelegates who will select the Democratic nominee at the August convention.

But Obama appeared unfazed by the widely predicted Pennsylvania defeat.

"There were a lot of folks who didn't think we could make this a close race when it started," he said.

"Six weeks later, we closed the gap. We rallied people of every age and race and background to our cause."

Both candidates immediately looked to the next round of contests on 6 May in North Carolina, where Obama is favoured, and Indiana, which is considered to close to call.