Onward

With a solid double-digit victory in Ohio, Hillary Clinton reminded voters tonight that she is indeed a "fighter," and that with Ohio, a bellwether battleground state, behind her, she holds a critical key to the White House.

"For everyone here in Ohio and across America who has ever been counted out but refused to be knocked out, for everyone who has stumbled but stood right back up, and for everyone who works hard and never gives up, this one is for you," Clinton said to intense applause. "You know what they say -- as Ohio goes, so goes the nation. Well, this nation's coming back, and so is this campaign. The people of Ohio have said it loudly and clearly. We're going on, we're going strong and we're going all the way."

Clinton urged voters to join her campaign, and as she recited her Web site address, the crowd joined in.

"This is your campaign and your moment, and I need your support," she said.

She also urged that all upcoming states should vote and be heard. She said a "new chapter" in the campaign has begun.

Hitting on the negative theme that at least in part catapulted her to victory this evening, she spoke of that test to be commander in chief that could come at 3 a.m., a point her team highlighted in a recent TV spot that has garnered much attention. Barack Obama, the ad implied not so subtly, hasn't the experience to tackle crisis. Tonight, Clinton said, "there is no time for speeches and on the job training." And she vowed to turn "hope into reality."

And to Obama directly, she said: "I look forward to continuing our dialogue in the weeks ahead on the issues that matter most to our country."

By the by, who else wins with this OH victory? Veep hopeful Gov. Ted Strickland, who stood by Clinton's side this evening.

(JENNIFER SKALKA)