Clinton Says Her Historic Nomination ‘Clears The Way For Everyone’

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton gives her thumbs up as she appears on stage during the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Thursday, July 28, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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The first major party female presidential nominee in American history promised Thursday night to be a commander-in-chief “for all Americans together.”

Marking off her formal nomination as a “milestone” for the country, Hillary Clinton pointed to the demographically and ideologically diverse range of speakers at the Democratic National Convention as representative of the kind of people she would speak on behalf of in the Oval Office.

“I will be a president for Democrats, Republicans, Independents, for the struggling, the striving, the successful for all of those who vote for me and for those who don’t,” Clinton said. “For all Americans together.”

Echoing her statement at the 2008 Democratic convention that her supporters had put “18 million cracks in the glass ceiling,” the former secretary of state said her nomination was proof that there were no more barriers for the positions women could hope to hold in the United States.

“I’m so happy this day has come. I’m happy for grandmothers and little girls and everyone in between,” Clinton said. “I’m happy for boys and men, because when any barrier falls in America, it clears the way for everyone. After all, when there are no ceilings, the sky is the limit.”

She said she would “keep going” until the 161 million women in the country have the opportunities they “deserve.”

Later in the address, she called on any American who believed in raising the minimum wage, the right to affordable healthcare, rejecting trade deals unfair to U.S. workers, and comprehensive immigration reform to support her presidential bid.

“Whatever party you belong to or if you belong to no party at all, if you share these beliefs, this is your campaign,” she said, repeatedly calling on those voters to “join us.”

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  1. Trump was just TRUMPED!!! Congrats Madam President! What a night!!!

  2. “…when any barrier falls in America, it clears the way for everyone.” I’m pretty sure Trump Jr will point out that she is plagiarizing MLK there.

  3. Avatar for misha misha says:

    Hillary was superb tonight!

  4. this writer is a moron and Clinton is still a liar.
    Jill Stein has been nominated as a Green Party Presidential candidate 2 times now. Killary would like us all to forget or never know in the first place that Dr. Stein even exist. unfortunately Shillary has a new, post convention, thorn to deal with since mass amounts of those Independents (>40% registered voters are Independents) who couldn’t vote for Sanders in the primaries, along with the “Bernie or Bust” crowd will be voting for Dr.Stein.and Gary Brown.
    the fact is that Killary can’t earn their trust and she can’t buy their votes when she is still in hot water over so many of her illegal activities. I have the sneaking suspicion that is the reason why Sanders endorsed her, but is still a candidate.
    no, this is not at all settled and the Dem nomination is still a tenuous thing for Shillary.

    looking forward to some girl-on-girl debates. Jill Stein will show everyone just what it means to be Progressive, and show in even greater contrast than Sanders did, just how much of a right-on-center Corporatist Clinton is. and she will do it without compromising her principles or sleeping with the enemy like Sanders has done.

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