Pennsylvania Win Helps Clinton Raise Millions, Adds to Obama Questions

Pennsylvania Win Helps Clinton Raise Millions, Adds to Obama Questions
Barack Obama still has the delegate lead and financial security. But some supporters worry that he has been unable to cut into Hillary Clinton's base, especially white, working-class voters. Transcript of radio broadcast:
25 April 2008

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.

Hillary Clinton is still behind Barack Obama in the delegate count after the Pennsylvania primary on Tuesday. But her ten-point victory kept her supporters' hopes alive in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Attention is now directed to Indiana and North Carolina, where the next primaries will be held on May sixth. Senator Obama is expected to win North Carolina, but he faces a close race for Indiana voters.

In the race for donations, the Obama campaign had about forty million dollars at the end of March and no debt. The Clinton campaign had about nine million left to spend, and ten million of debt.

But her campaign said it raised more than ten million dollars in the twenty-four hours following her win in Pennsylvania. A spokesman said eighty percent of the donors were first-time givers to the campaign.

During appearances this week, Senator Clinton said more people have voted for her than Barack Obama. She included the votes from Michigan and Florida, giving her a lead of about one hundred thousand votes.


But Democratic Party officials are refusing to recognize the Michigan and Florida votes. Barack Obama was not even on the Michigan ballot. The two states violated party rules when they held their primaries too early. Without Michigan and Florida, Senator Obama leads in the popular vote by about half a million.
Republican Senator John McCain has already won the required number of delegates to receive his party's nomination later this year. But Democrats use a different system of awarding delegates, and neither candidate is likely to meet that party's magic number.

The nominee may be decided by the votes of superdelegates. These eight hundred party leaders and elected officials are free to support the candidate of their choice.

Hillary Clinton won Pennsylvania with the support of white voters, women and older voters. She also had the support of lower-income and less-educated voters, rural voters and members of labor unions.

Barack Obama continued to hold the support of younger people and black voters. He did especially well in Pennsylvania's college towns. He lost some ground, however, among well-educated white professionals. They helped him win earlier states like Wisconsin and Virginia.

Barack Obama still has the delegate lead and financial security. But some of his supporters worry that he has been unable to cut into Hillary Clinton's base, especially white, working-class voters. Hillary Clinton says this makes her the stronger candidate to defeat John McCain in November.

Senator McCain must hold onto his party's base, including evangelical Christians and voters who support the war in Iraq. But the longer the Democrats take to choose a nominee, the more time he has to make his case. Polls now show voters evenly divided when asked to choose between John McCain and either Democrat.

And that's IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English, written by Brianna Blake. I'm Steve Ember.

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宾夕法尼亚州的双赢，有助于克林顿提出以百万计，增加了奥巴马问题
巴拉克奥巴马仍然有代表铅和金融安全。但一些支持者担心，他一直无法切入希拉里的基地，尤其是白色，工薪阶层的选民。全文电台广播：
2008年4月25日

这是在新闻中在美国之音特别英语。

希拉里克林顿仍是背后的巴拉克奥巴马在代表计数后，宾夕法尼亚州的小学就周二。但她的10点的胜利，保持她的支持者希望活着在比赛中为民主党总统候选人提名。

注意的是，现在针对印地安纳州和北卡罗莱纳州，而明年初选将在五月举行的第六届。参议员奥巴马是预计将赢得北卡罗莱纳州，但他面临着密切的种族印第安选民。

在比赛中为捐款，奥巴马运动，大约有4000.0万美元，于3月底和没有负债。克林顿运动，大约有九百万左花，和千万的债务。

但她的运动说，它提出了10多亿美元，在24小时以下她赢在宾夕法尼亚州。发言人说， 80 ％的捐助者是第一次提供者向运动。

期间亮相，这周，第一夫人希拉里克林顿说，更多的人投赞成票，她比巴拉克奥巴马。她列入选票，从密歇根州和佛罗里达州，给她一个牵头约十万票。


但民主党党官员拒绝承认美国密歇根州和佛罗里达州的选票。巴拉克奥巴马是不是即使在美国密歇根州的选票。这两个国家违反了党的议事规则时，他们举行了初选言之尚早。没有美国密歇根州和佛罗里达州的参议员奥巴马，导致在普选票，由约50万。
共和党参议员麦凯恩已得到所需数目的代表，接受他的党的提名在今年稍后时间。但民主党人使用不同系统的批出的代表，既不候选人很可能满足这一党的幻数。

被提名人可决定的选票， superdelegates 。这些八百党的领袖和民选官员都是免费的，支持的候选人，他们的选择。

希拉里克林顿赢得了宾夕法尼亚州的支持下，与白色的选民，妇女和老年人的选民。她还支持较低收入和教育程度低的选民，农村选民和各委员的工会。

巴拉克奥巴马继续举行支持年轻的人与黑人选民。他那样好，特别是在宾夕法尼亚州的大学城镇。他失去了一些地面，但是，在受过良好教育的白人专业人士。他们帮助他赢得较早的国家一样，威斯康星州和弗吉尼亚州。

巴拉克奥巴马仍然有代表铅和金融安全。但他的一些支持者担心，他一直无法切入希拉里的基地，尤其是白色，工薪阶层的选民。希拉里说，这使她较强的候选人击败麦凯恩在十一月。

麦凯恩参议员必须持有到他的党的基础，包括福音派基督徒和选民的支持在伊拉克的战争。但时间越长，民主党人采取选择代理人，时间越长，他已使他的案子。民调显示，选民现在均匀地划分当被问及之间作出选择约翰麦凯恩和民主党不是。

这是在新闻中在美国之音特别英语，写的brianna布雷克。我史蒂夫ember 。