Win, Spin or Draw: Clinton wins...but What?

Tonight, as the election was called on most of the major networks, the new spin had already begun.

LOS ANGELES (Catholic Online) - Throughout the day the chattering class could hardly sit still.

The showdown in the "the Keystone State", Pennsylvania, was underway.

The nickname "keystone" took on a new meaning. This predominantly blue collar State could play a significant role, even become the "key" to bringing an end to the hotly contested Democratic primary in Pennsylvania.

In some respects, the outcome of the race made little difference.

Given the current allocation of delegates and the state of the popular vote, only a surprising move among the so called "Super Delegates" could turn this election around for Senator Hillary Clinton.

At the beginning of the campaign, few would have predicted such a close race.

Clearly, the Clinton campaign was already out in full spin mode on the early morning talk shows, lowering the percentage of what would truly constitute a win. The Obama campaign was lowering expectations and had already moved on to Indiana.

The talking points were evident. They flowed from the mouths of surrogates for the Clinton campaign and its supportive media pundits. They spoke of the money advantage that Obama had and the saturation of media advertising for the Senator from Illinois.

Both points were intended to paint Senator Clinton as an underdog. This was intended to provide a framework for explaining a smaller Clinton victory. However, Senator Clinton had begun this Pennsylvania race with over a 25% lead.

The Obama surrogates and his media sympathizers pointed out that he had closed a huge gap and that such a feat in and of itself demonstrated the current frontrunners capacity to come from behind. He referred to the Senator from New York as a "formidable opponent" and predicted her win. Even as he moved on to Indiana to campaign.

Tonight, as the election was called on most of the major networks, the new spin had already begun.

Would the apparent ten percentage point lead be sufficient to bring in new donors to a financially strapped Clinton campaign? Would she be able to secure the "conversion" of some of the undecided "Super Delegates"?

So, on April 22, 2008, in the Keystone State of Pennsylvania, Senator Hilary Clinton won the primary election.

However, the delegate count has not changed all that much.

Just what this all means will be spun on news networks and talk radio programs, as well as blogs, for days to come.

Win, spin or draw? Only time will tell.

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