Embattled Clinton hails West Virginia victory

Hillary Rodham Clinton says she's more determined than ever to press ahead with her campaign.

The New York senator welcomed her big West Virginia victory Tuesday night as an "overwhelming vote of confidence" in her Democratic presidential campaign.

Even so, her effort remains a distinct long shot, as Barack Obama moves ever closer to amassing the number of delegates needed to clinch the nomination.

Clinton told a cheering crowd in Charleston this is no time to quit.

"I am more determined than ever to carry on this campaign until everyone has had a chance to make their voices heard," Clinton told supporters as the scope of her triumph became clearer. "This race isn't over yet. Neither of us has the total delegates it takes to win."

She was beating Obama by close to a 2-to-1 margin in incomplete returns in a state abundant in the blue-collar voters who have supported her, and shunned the Illinois senator, in some other states.