Reply #16: NYT Headline: Hillary Defeats Obama in PA: Margin Unlikely to Help Her in Race for Delegates

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The 2008 Campaign
Clinton Defeats Obama in Pennsylvania
Margin Unlikely to Help Her in Race for Delegates

By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and JEFF ZELENY 1 minute ago

Hillary Rodham Clinton won the Democratic primary, defeating Barack Obama in a victory that is expected to keep her campaign alive for the next round of contests.

April 23, 2008
Clinton Defeats Obama in Pennsylvania
By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and JEFF ZELENY

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton won the Pennsylvania Democratic primary on Tuesday night, defeating Senator Barack Obama in a crucial victory that is likely to keep her presidential campaign alive for the next round of contests.

But it was unclear how big a margin she would eventually reach. With about half of the votes counted, Mrs. Clinton led with 54 percent of the vote to 46 percent for Mr. Obama. Many Democrats had said Mrs. Clinton needed to rack up a convincing victory to continue as a plausible candidate for the nomination.

A victory would allow Mrs. Clinton to extend her campaign at least through the next round of contests, in Indiana and North Carolina on May 6. But the primary’s outcome is likely to split Pennsylvania’s 158 delegates between the two candidates, offering little help to Mrs. Clinton as she attempts to surmount Mr. Obama’s lead in the overall delegate count.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/23/us/politics/22cnd-campaign.html?hp=&pagewanted=print