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By AP STAFF Associated Press May 8, 2008 Page 2 of 2 Wolfson and chief strategist Geoff Garin echoed that argument in a conference call with reporters. They also described a scenario they said would keep her candidacy alive, including resolving disputed primaries in Florida and Michigan. Clinton won both contests but the results were voided because their timing violated Democratic Party rules. But Clinton's team acknowledged that even if both states' delegations were seated, she would still not close the gap with Obama, who leads Clinton by about 150 delegates. Clinton said Wednesday that she would be sending a letter to Obama and Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean expressing her view that seating the Florida and Michigan delegations is a civil rights and voting rights issue. Garin sought to put the best face on a bad turn of events, touting what he called a ''come from behind'' win in Indiana and saying the campaign had long expected her to lose North Carolina. In fact, the campaign made an aggressive play in that state, nearly matching Obama in television ad spending in the closing days. Clinton also campaigned extensively in the state and her husband kept a separate, packed schedule of appearances -- all to little avail. Another sign of trouble came as a much-hoped for spike in Internet fundraising didn't materialize after Tuesday's results. After winning Pennsylvania decisively on April 22, the Clinton campaign said it raised about $10 million in 24 hours; aides Wednesday said they had seen a bump in online cash but nothing close to their post-Pennsylvania success. Clinton brought in about $20 million total in April, aides said. She attended a women's fundraiser Wednesday night, expected to yield about $500,000. She has a Mother's Day fundraiser scheduled with daughter Chelsea Clinton in New York on Saturday. She also signed a new fundraising e-mail to supporters. ''I know that we have a lot of steps to go. We have more elections that will take place,'' Clinton told 1,500 women at Wednesday's event in Washington. ''We are being outspent, two to one, three to one, four to one, even five to one, but we have been able to battle back.'' Earlier, the candidate met with the candidate met with superdelegates on Capitol Hill in an effort to woo the undecided and keep her own supporters on board. Few had many words of encouragement. New York Sen. Charles Schumer, an early and enthusiastic Clinton backer, was uncharacteristically quiet when asked whether she should soldier on. ''It's her decision to make and I'll accept what decision she makes,'' Schumer said. ''This is still a close race, and you know, the decisions that Hillary Clinton makes are the decisions that, as a supporter of hers, I will abide by.'' For his part, Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada refused to speculate on whether Clinton had any chance of winning the nomination. ''That's not for me to judge,'' Reid said. Said Clinton supporter Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.: ''I think we're at a point where I would like to know what the strategy is, how it becomes doable, and that's all I've been trying to say to people.'' --- Associated Press writers Liz Sidoti in Shepherdstown, W.Va., and Devlin Barrett, Erica Werner and Laurie Kellman in Washington contributed to this report. >> Back -- Page 1 2 Copyright 2008 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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