Clinton’s landslide win does little to dislodge Obama

HILLARY CLINTON scored a crushing win over Barack Obama in West Virginia’s primary yesterday, but it did little to dislodge his stranglehold on the Democratic White House race.

Clinton vowed to fight on after routing Obama by a margin of almost three to one in a contest that highlighted his struggle to win white, working class voters who will play a key role in November’s general election. “You will never quit and I won’t either,” Clinton told cheering supporters at her victory rally late on Tuesday in the mountainous state.

“There are some who have wanted to cut this race short,” said the former first lady. “I am more determined than ever to carry on with this campaign until everyone has had their chance to make their voices heard,” she said, in an apparent hint that she will fight on through five remaining primaries.

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