The dust is settled from Tuesday’s primary in Pennsylvania. Senator Clinton won by enough to keep fighting, but by too little to erode Obama’s lead in pledged delegates.
With mathematical near-certainty, Clinton will end the primary season behind. But looks like she's following the campaign advice of one folksy Baptist preacher: “I didn't major in math, I majored in miracles.”
Speaking of miracles, the metallic clang clang clang you hear now is money pouring into Clinton’s cashbox. (In our virtually era, admittedly, it's a click click click.) Emboldened by her Pennsylvania win, donors (mostly new) are offering a lifeline of cash—totaling $10 million on Wednesday alone. This is essential because financially speaking, Clinton has been running on fumes—she was $10 million in debt going into April, and has left a trail of unpaid and frustrated vendors in primary states.
The influx of money from new donors is especially good news. An underreported handicap in the Clinton campaign is that many of her donors wrote checks that maxed out the legal amount they could donate ($2,300). Obama’s supporters, in contrast, donate in $25-$100 chunks. This means his supporters are an open ATM - offering continual cash withdrawals - while hers are a shuttered bank. Until Tuesday.
Will Clinton's cash influx and media bump break Obama's stride towards the May 6th primaries in North Carolina and Indiana? I defer to Wonkette:
Barack Obama says "Huh Pennsylvania Hillary Clinton what?" and keeps talking about John McCain, who is also apparently running for President.