Hillary Clinton spoke to the nation Tuesday night, and as she accepted victory in South Dakota many expected her to concede.

Instead of stepping aside, Hillary stood strong and reminded everyone in her speech that she has 18 million voters behind her.

Senator Clinton also praised Barack Obama acknowledging what he has done for this race.

"Senator Obama has inspired so many Americans to care about politics and empowered so many more to get involved. And our party and our democracy is stronger and more vibrant as a result. So we are grateful," she said.

Hillary asked her supporters to go to hillaryclinton.com and help guide her steps from here. The New York Senator asked for people to log on to her website and offer feedback.

Later in the evening, Barack Obama claimed victory in the Democratic race with a speech of his own. Obama spoke highly of Senator Clinton adding to speculation that he might ask her to run as his Vice-President.

"I am a better candidate having had the opportunity to compete with Hillary Rodham Clinton," Obama said, in one of his first attempts to win over Clinton supporters.

The man's a great speaker. That's about all I'm willing to give him at this point.

CNN is reporting that Barack Obama has put in a call to Hillary Clinton, but the two aren't expecting to talk until later this morning.