It is increasingly clear that Senator Clinton is beginning to hit her stride. Her victory speech last night struck the right tone and touched on the key themes not only of this primary selection but also those of the forthcoming general election. The economy is the issue and she gets working class voters. She understands their worries and more importantly will be a tireless advocate of their behalf. It is also clear that campaign shake-ups are paying results. Maggie Wilson has really turned the message around and the voters are responding. Having been outspent nearly 3:1 overall and 4:1 in the Philadelphia market, Clinton did well enough in Philadelphia and surprisingly won both suburban Bucks and Montgomery counties. In fact, Clinton won 61 of the 67 Pennsylvania counties, a stunning 14 of them by over 70%.

While losing the rural and small towns is old hat to Obama, losing in the suburbs is not. He has carried more affluent suburbanites as recently as Texas. Obama’s core is down to African-Americans which went 92% for him and the under thirty crowd which broke 58% for Obama. That’s hardly the sort of demographics the Democratic Party can rely on to win in November.

While Obama was silent this morning, Senator Clinton was on CNN, MSNBC and Fox News. Her appearance on Morning Joe with Joe Scarborough who noted that he is “in the tank” for her and wistfully called her “my gal” is a sharp departure that she receives from the rest of media.