PHILADELPHIA -- Hillary Clinton survived a bruising primary battle in Pennsylvania and kept her presidential hopes alive.
On Tuesday, Pennsylvania Democrats decided that the nomination race is not over.
"You listened, and today you chose," Clinton said.
Clinton needed a win in Pennsylvania to maintain her argument of electability -- that only she can deliver the big, battleground states that will win the White House for the Democrats.
"With two wars abroad and an economic crisis here at home, you know the stakes are high and the challenges are great. But you also know the possibilities. Those possibilities are endless, if we roll up our sleeves and get to work with a president who is ready to lead on Day 1," Clinton said.
Clinton won over older voters, Catholics, and white men. Barack Obama was the overwhelming choice of African-Americans and first-time voters.
But despite Tuesday's victory, Clinton still trails in the delegate count, and the six-week battle in Pennsylvania took a toll on her campaign coffers. The next contests are just two weeks away -- North Carolina and Indiana. It was from Indiana where Obama watched the returns come in, and he put a positive spin on the results.
"There were a lot of people who didn't think we could make this a race when it started. They thought we were going to get blown out. But we worked hard and traveled across the state -- to big cities and small towns, to factories and VFW halls, and now, six weeks later, we closed that gap," Obama said.
The latest polls out of Indiana indicate another hot contest is ahead for these two Democrats.
Clinton's campaign said the victory in Pennsylvania gave them their best fundraising night ever. After she won, the campaign said people donated nearly $2.5 million.
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