Gracious in Victory, Clinton Celebrates Solid Pennsylvania Win

Hillary Clinton’s victory speech (watch video) last night was warm and gracious and not overly long as she recalled her family ties in the keystone state and thanked husband Bill, daughter Chelsea, her mother and all of her supporters who helped make her solid win possible.

Barack Obama had already high-tailed it to Indiana when he gave his long, drawn out concession speech, seizing the opportunity to once again falsely claim that neither he, nor his campaign, has ever taken money from lobbyists and in his typically passive-aggressive style lob other indirect criticisms at Clinton without naming her.

John Whitesides (Reuters) reported this morning:

“Hillary Clinton said Wednesday her victory over rival Barack Obama in Pennsylvania showed she had the broad support needed to recapture the White House for Democrats in November's presidential election.

“Latest official figures from Tuesday's Pennsylvania contest pared back the margin of her victory slightly, but she could still claim a strong win as the two took their increasingly negative battle into its final states.

“Obama emerged from the latest, and most acrimonious, bout in the state-by-state contest still holding a narrow lead in popular votes and in delegates who select the party's nominee at its August convention.

“‘I've won the states we have to win -- Ohio, now Pennsylvania," Clinton told CNN. "If you look at the broad base of support that I have accumulated it really is the foundation on which we build our victory come the fall.’

“The Pennsylvania Department of State said that with more than 99.1 percent of the vote counted Clinton was beating Obama by 54.3 percent to 45.7 percent. Earlier figures had showed a margin of about 10 percent.

“The win paid immediate dividends for the cash-strapped New York senator, who said she took in $3 million in the following hours.

“Both candidates immediately looked to the next round of contests on May 6 in North Carolina, where Obama is favored, and Indiana, which is considered a toss-up.

“Clinton survived a heavy advertising onslaught in Pennsylvania by Obama, who outspent her by more than 2-to-1.”

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