Clinton Wins West Virginia
Networks called the race immediately after polls closed.
Clinton had been expected to trounce Barack Obama in the Mountain state, in what her campaign hopes will give her a boost in making the case to superdelegates.
She was expected to beat Obama by at least a 2-1 margin.
Clinton won a majority of white voters and voters with incomes under $50,000, according to MSNBC exit polls. She won white women by a 3-1 margin.
"I am more determined than ever to carry on this campaign until everyone has had a chance to make their voices heard," Clinton told supporters.
"Tonight I need your help to continue this journey," she said, while giving a plug to her Website and echoing a plea she has made for financial support in recent appearances.
"This race isn't over yet. Neither of us has the total delegates it takes to win, and both Sen. Obama and I believe that the delegates from Florida and Michigan should be seated."
With Florida and Michigan included, she cited the 2,209 threshold as that needed to win --- essentially moving the goalpost from the 2,025 often cited to win the nomination.
"An enormous decisions falls on the shoulders of Democratic voters," she says. "In these final contests and those Democrats empowered to vote at the convention. I want to send a message to everyone still making up their minds. I am in this race because I believe I am the strongest candidate to lead our party in 2008 and the strongest president to lead our nation starting in January of 2009."
"You know I'll never give up. I'll stand with you as long as you stand with me."





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