Article published Apr 23, 2008
Clinton sees $3.5M bump after win
April 23, 2008
By Christina Bellantoni
- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton raised a stunning $3.5 million last night after winning Pennsylvania, giving her campaign a needed boost as she tries to knock Sen. Barack Obama from his front-runner perch.
The two campaigns are up with their spin this morning, with each focusing on the next races and arguing they can win in November.
Mr. Obama won a new endorsement from Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry and may roll out a group of superdelegates who support him today.
But Team Clinton — fueled with new money after significantly trailing Mr. Obama in cash raised so far this year — insists "the tide is turning." Campaign aides said her 9.7-point Pennsylvania victory is "fresh evidence" she's the better candidate to beat Republican Sen. John McCain in the fall.
"Despite making an unprecedented financial investment in his Pennsylvania campaign, including millions on negative ads in the closing days of the race, Sen. Obama again failed to win a state that will be vital to a Democratic victory in November and spurred new questions about his ability to beat John McCain,” the Clinton campaign outlined in a memo today. "No candidate has ever had more resources or enjoyed the kind of momentum that Sen. Obama had in Pennsylvania."