Hillary Clinton vowed to take her cash-starved campaign far beyond the win or lose Pennsylvania primary.
Hillary Clinton won both Florida and Michigan and has fought to have their votes counted after the Democratic National Committee stripped away their delegates for scheduling primaries before February 5.
By: Katie Cook
Apr 22, 2008, 2:13 PM EDT
UPDATE: Hillary Rodham Clinton has won Pennsylvania primary. Hillary Clinton said she'll continue her campaign until voters in Florida and Michigan are seated at the Democratic convention. However, Barack Obama's advisors have argued it will be almost impossible for the New York Senator to win the nomination if she doesn't prevail in remaining contests. Some analysts have suggested Clinton should quit if she doesn't win Pennsylvania by 20 points or more. The state has 187 delegates up for grabs. Clinton won both Florida and Michigan and has fought to have their votes counted after the Democratic National Committee stripped away their delegates for scheduling primaries before February 5. DNC Chairman Howard Dean has demand that the contest be decided by June. Senator Clinton and her supporters have waged a war against Barack Obama while facing depressing deficits in delegates, popular votes, national polls and a devastating new report showing her campaign $1 million in debt. On Monday, Clinton brought the same message, urging supporters in Scranton, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg and Philadelphia to stick by her at rallies that ended with rock band Journey's "Don't Stop Believing."
At the same time, however, her campaign was on the defense after the release of a March monthly campaign report showing Clinton with only $9.3 million in cash on hand and $10.3 million in debts. Obama, who has outspent Clinton $9 million to $4 million in TV advertising, reported $42 million in the bank with minimal debts. However, Clinton's defenders came out swinging against analysts who say she'll need a 20-point win in Pennsylvania coupled with a string of unlikely landslides in Indiana, West Virginia and North Carolina to catch Obama. "Those numbers are ridiculous," said Clinton strategist Geoff Garin, who wanted to focus on Obama's record-breaking spending in the state, which may top $20 million. Clinton's calculations hinge on convincing 300-odd uncommitted superdelegates that she's the only one capable of winning big states like Pennsylvania, California, Texas, Ohio and Florida - while raising doubts that Obama can beat presumptive GOP nominee John McCain. Source: NewsOXY.com Hillary Clinton Vows To Fight Beyond Pennsylvania
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