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| Clinton fights on after victory |
| Hillary Clinton has said the race to be the Democratic presidential nominee is not over, after beating Barack Obama heavily in West Virginia's primary
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 14-May-2008
8:31:45 AM |
| Mr Obama remains the frontrunner in the overall contest to become the party's nominee, with more support and cash.
Correspondents say Mrs Clinton's big win in West Virginia will do little to alter the race.
The New York senator took 67% of the vote to Mr Obama's 26%, in what is a largely white, blue-collar state.
The result, one of Mr Obama's biggest defeats, may raise questions about his ability to win over the white, working-class voters who will play a key role in November's general election.
But Mr Obama has maintained his advantage in terms of the delegates who will choose the party's nominee at the Democratic National Convention this summer.
The Illinois senator currently has 1,883 delegates and Mrs Clinton 1,717, according to the Associated Press tally on Wednesday.
His lead has been swelled by the endorsement of an additional 30 super-delegates - party and elected officials - in the past week, the AP said.
However, at a victory rally in Charleston, West Virginia, Mrs Clinton made it clear that she had no intention of dropping out of the race.
"There are some who have wanted to cut this race short. But here in West Virginia, you know a thing or two about rough roads to the top of the mountain," she said.
"I am more determined than ever to carry on this campaign until everyone has had a chance to make their voices heard... This race isn't over yet."
In what seemed to be an appeal to the remaining undecided superdelegates, she added: "The White House is won in the swing states, and I am winning the swing states."
However, Mrs Clinton's urgent need to raise campaign funds was highlighted when she sent supporters an appeal for more donations within an hour of the polls closing.
Mr Obama's only public appearance on Tuesday evening was in Missouri, a state that has already held its Democratic primary but which will be a key battleground in the presidential election in November.
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