Clinton wins in Pennsylvania
Hillary Clinton beat her rival Barack Obama in the key state of Pennsylvania, by a margin of 10 per cent. Although she still trails Obama in the overall delegate count, her victory in Pennsylvania will help silence critics who are calling for her to terminate her campaign. Speaking after her win was announced she told a rally that America "deserved a president that won’t quit."
Exit polls show that Obama won the vote among men and black voters while Clinton was favoured by women and whites. Obama also did well in urban areas, including Philadelphia, and among both the highest and lowest earning income bands. Clinton was successful in securing the "blue-collar" vote ($20-75k a year family income), and the support of voters with a high-school level of education or less.
Barack Obama had underplayed his chances of success in Pennsylvania from the start. "There were a lot of folks who didn't think we could make this a close race when it started," he said yesterday in front of his supporters in Indiana.
LAST UPDATED 10:12 AM, APRIL 23, 2008
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Why do you report 10 per cent? She didn't win by 10 per cent. 9.2 to be accurate which is much nearer to 9 than 10 and in political terms relevant. I think this is fair rather than nit-picking don't you?
Posted by Antonio Lago at 5:39pm on April 25, 2008
Just remember, he was behind by 26% at the begining of the campaign there. So he did a great job. Unfortunately, the press, with its penchant for sensationalism AND splitting hairs, did not bother to point out THIS time that she won by ONLY 9.2% keeping her in single digits...but chose to claim a 10% victory for her, in order to keep both HER and THEIR ADVERTISING momentums going...nice work! How much IS Hillary paying?
Posted by Faith Blackwood at 2:29pm on April 27, 2008
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