Clinton's Win in Penn

Unsurprisingly, Hillary Clinton won the primary in Pennsylvania. She is now proclaiming that "the tides are turning" in the race for the Democratic nominee. She believes that this is because the win proves "she was the best suited to take on Senator John McCain in the fall because of her capacity to carry the key swing states". She is also claiming that her wins in Penn. and Ohio were necessary because "it’s very hard to imagine a Democrat getting to the White House without winning those states.” Clinton won the popular vote 55-45%, which is a very big boost for her campaign. The next primaries are in Ohio and Indiana; however, it is believed that Obama will do much better in these states than he did in Penn. It is hard to understand what everything means because both sides turn every single situation to sound like it was in their favor. I even received an email from the Obama campaign after Clinton had won in Penn., stating that this win did not matter because he still has more state wins and more delegates. I wish that it was a little clearer what means what, rather than having to hear both sides try to be optimistic about each situation. Although I think that Clinton needed to win Penn. to stay in the race, I don't really see how a win is so important. If Obama still has more delegates and more state wins, that sounds like things will work out in his favor. Who knows though, we will just have to see what happens.