Sen. Hillary Clinton's victory in the Pennsylvania primary election last night came as little surprise to many on campus.
Still, supporters of her opponent, Sen. Barack Obama, said they don't feel defeated.
In fact, many said they anticipate that Obama will still win the Democratic presidential nomination and expressed plans to campaign for Obama leading up to next month's primaries in Indiana and North Carolina.
Penn Dems President and College sophomore Lauren Burdette predicted that if Obama wins North Carolina by the same margin as Clinton won Pennsylvania - about 10 percentage points - Obama will regain any ground he might have lost last night.
North Carolina is one of the 10 largest states in terms of both population and delegates.
But Penn for Hillary spokeswoman Julie Siegel, a College junior and former DP Spin editor, said she hopes voters in Indiana and North Carolina will "see what we see here in Pennsylvania."
Clinton "continues to prove that she can win the big states," she said. "No Democratic candidate can win a general election without winning Pennsylvania."
A month ago, polls showed Clinton with an about 20-point lead in Pennsylvania, but that advantage narrowed throughout the six weeks that the candidates campaigned in the state.
Penn for Obama co-President and Wharton graduate student Julian Harris remained optimistic about the upcoming contests, citing Obama's lead in both the number of superdelegates pledged to support him and state victories, as well as a lead in the popular vote.
Obama supporters were pleased with the election results on campus, where Obama won 71.5 percent of the Democratic vote.
College freshman and Penn for Obama executive board member Nathaniel Miller said he is "proud" of the organization's efforts on campus.
"We made a huge effort in reaching out," he said. "We were really dedicated, and the numbers show."
Harris said Obama's on-campus supporters attracted a "wide coalition" of students who believe Obama "offers the best solution for our country at this critical junction."
But Siegel still said it is too soon to say what the end result will be.
"The one thing we know is that you can't make predictions too far in advance," she said.
But one group on campus, the College Republicans, is already looking forward to the general election in November.
College Republicans President and College sophomore Zac Byer said he thinks Obama will be the Democratic presidential nominee, but presumptive Republican nominee John McCain will "pull out a tight one" and win in the fall.
"It's going to be very apparent that McCain's the candidate for America," he said.
