Hillary Clinton Wins the Democratic Nomination: Victory Speech

(CNN Screenshot Source: Jeff Dodge)

On April 12, 2015, when Hillary Clinton entered the 2016 race, I started this blog as well as an Instagram account to expand my social media presence beyond my @HillaryIn2016 Twitter page. On that day, I shared my thoughts on Hillary announcing she's running for President.

As I've said before, 2008 was the first presidential election I could vote in, and I voted for Hillary in the Washington State Caucus. She did not win the nomination that year, but she proudly and enthusiastically campaigned for Barack Obama, the first African American nominee of a major party.

Now another huge milestone has been reached, eight years later. On June 6, 2016, Hillary's delegate total reached the magic number needed to win the nomination. The next day, June 7, as states like New Jersey and California were voting in the final big primary night of the year (don't worry, DC, we're not forgetting you on June 14), Hillary earned a majority of all pledged delegates, putting to rest any doubt that she is in fact the nominee.

History has been made. Former First Lady, Senator and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton became the first woman to win the nomination of a major party. Everyone on social media, on TV and in homes around the country and the world were talking about this historic moment. I've been tweeting fast and furious about it ever since. Here are just a couple:

.@HillaryClinton won the Dem nomination! She's made history: first female nom of a major political party! https://t.co/HBBKkrLlgI #ImWithHer

— Hillary Clinton 2016 (@HillaryIn2016) June 7, 2016

There have been two female major party VP candidates. Never before have we had a female nominee--until now! #ImWithHer #PrimaryDay

— Hillary Clinton 2016 (@HillaryIn2016) June 8, 2016

Before Hillary gave her victory speech, her campaign aired a beautiful video centered around this historic moment:


And on Tuesday night, June 7, eight years to the day after she ended her 2008 campaign, Hillary gave her victory speech:


To say this is a big deal is an understatement. But there's still lots of work ahead of us. We all have to do everything we can to make history again and elect Hillary (who is the best and most qualified candidate) the first female president of the United States in November.

Over the coming days, weeks and months, I will continue using Twitter, Instagram and this blog to spread Hillary's message of breaking down barriers. We're all in this together.

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