former president bill clinton highlighted the importance of the state for the clinton campaign saying on march 11 at an event in western pennsylvania that "if she wins a big, big victory in pennsylvania, i think it'll give her a real big boost going into the next primaries... i think she's got to win a big victory in pennsylvania. i think if she does, she can be nominated, but it's up to you." this was a repetition of his tactic before march 4, warning supporters that his wife might not be able to continue if she did not win ohio and texas. hillary clinton emphasized that pennsylvania was something of a home state for her, as her father came from scranton, pennsylvania, she and her brothers were christened there and had vacationed near there each summer, and her brothers still maintained the family cottage near there.