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History Made By Hillary!
It’s all over but the shouting. Hillary Clinton is now the history making presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party to become President of the United States.
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The Democrats have once again proved themselves to be a party of firsts. Looking back 8 years ago, Barack Obama became the first African-American to secure the nomination of a major political party. Now, the first female has secured the nomination of a major political party.
Over the weekend, Puerto Rico theoretically put Mrs. Clinton over the top. However, it was Tuesday’s results in New Jersey, South Dakota, New Mexico and California that made the math indisputable.
Speaking to a capacity crowd near her campaign headquarters in Brooklyn, Mrs. Clinton pledged to build on the achievements of trailblazing women, like the 19th-century leaders at Seneca Falls, N.Y., who began the fight for women’s rights in America.
“Tonight caps an amazing journey — a long, long journey,” Mrs. Clinton said as a jubilant crowd waved American flags and chanted her name. “We all owe so much to those who came before, and tonight belongs to all of you.”
The presumptive nominee also praised Sen. Sanders and his passionate supporters, saying that “vigorous debate” had been “very good for the Democratic Party and America.”
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Later in the evening and after making huge cuts in his campaign staff, Bernie Sanders addressed a huge crowd in Los Angeles. Saying he is “very good at arithmetic,” Sanders seemed resigned to the obvious: that the nomination will not belong to him. Although he did not concede, his body language and choice of words suggested he is beginning to wind down.
Sanders vowed to do everything possible to prevent Donald Trump from becoming president. He also promised to continue his campaign at least through next Tuesday, so as to allow voters in the District of Columbia (the final primary) to cast their ballots. However, Sanders made sure to tell his supporters “we are all in this together,” which seemed to be his way of beginning the process to unite the Democratic Party.
Donald Trump, who spent the day ducking fire from Democrats and Republicans alike regarding his criticism of “Mexican” federal judge, Gonzalo P. Curiel, also spoke to supporters. Obviously accepting the advice of his handlers not to screw up, Trump used a teleprompter to deliver prepared remarks, which is far different from his typical “off-the-cuff” style. The GOP nominee pledged to make Republicans “proud of our party and our movement,” but he did not apologize for or even address his comments on race. Instead, “The Donald” said he just will not talk about the Judge Curiel comments anymore — although the rest of the world almost certainly will.
In light of her victory, Hillary Clinton released a new campaign video which spoke to the history of the moment. Take a look:
The Democrats have once again proved themselves to be a party of firsts. Looking back 8 years ago, Barack Obama became the first African-American to secure the nomination of a major political party. Now, the first female has secured the nomination of a major political party. [….] Hear-Hear!..DJ. I stayed up last night until the polls in California closed and it was clear she was going to wrap-up her great night by winning that state also. Btw- I knew she was going to win California despite the media babbling on about pre-primary "polls" showing a supposed "dead-heat" race between she and Sanders the past week or so. She beat him 56% to 43.1%.. I'm just incredibly Proud of her, as a woman, as a Democrat and, most importantly, as an American! Leaving aside her support from most of the Super-delegates………………… The truth is, Hillary won this nomination fair and square… Read more »