(NY Daily News) Paying homage to the generations of women who paved the way for her, Hillary Clinton declared a “milestone” victory in the long and hard-fought Democratic presidential race Tuesday.
The former secretary of state and First Lady triumphantly took the stage in a rousing rally at the Brooklyn Navy Yard as the first-ever female presidential nominee from a major party in U.S. history and offered an emotional tribute to the women whose own struggles aided in her historic success.
“We all owe so much to those of us who came before,” Clinton said after a lengthy video highlighting women’s political progress in America going back a century was played. “Tonight belongs to all of you.”
“This campaign is about making sure there are no ceilings for any of us, no limits on any of us,” she added.
Coming eight years to the day after she ended her first White House bid against Barack Obama, Clinton also congratulated her rival Bernie Sanders and offered an olive branch to his supporters.
“It never feels good to put your heart into a cause or a candidate you believe in and come up short. I know that feeling well,” she said. “But as we look ahead to the battle that awaits, let’s remember all that unites us.”
Underscoring the significance of the evening, President Obama called Clinton to congratulate her “for securing the delegates necessary to clinch the Democratic nomination for President,” the White House said — a gesture that likely signals an endorsement is imminent.
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