After a seventeen month, slightly grueling campaign, for the democratic
nomination, Senator Hillary Clinton, gave a fantastic speech endorsing
Senator Barack Obama, the democratic presumptive nominee, in front
of some ten thousand, cheering supporters. She made her concession and
endorsement speech in Washington, D. C., her husband, Bill, her mother
and her daughter, Chelsea, were at her side and then left her on stage by
herself, to make, what was, a very inspirational speech.
Senator Clinton did not win the nomination, but she was a strong candidate,
and as she said, now it will not be, so out of the ordinary, to have a woman
or an African American, run as President. Mrs. Clinton had, as she had
mentioned many times before, received seventeen million votes, in the
primary election, which was extra-ordinary. Every time that fact is
mentioned, I think to myself, but, there are two hundred million Americans,
in the United States, and the Obama campaign and the Democrats in general,
have been registering and will be registering, new voters, revitalizing old
voters, converting Republicans to Democrats, and basically energizing young
people, as has never been seen before. So my point is, by November, there
will be many, many more potential voters, who will determine the future of
the country.
Senators Obama and Clinton, held a private meeting on Thursday evening, at
the home of Senator Diane Feinstein, in Washington, D. C., after eluding,
the press corps, leaving them waiting on a plane for Senator Obama, who
never showed up, and having the plane take off, while Senator Obama was
on his way, to a meeting with Senator Clinton, in an undisclosed location,
quite shrew, on both their parts. The meeting lasted for about an hour
according to reports, and both left the meeting laughing, so it evidently went
as well, as could be expected.
On Saturday, Senator Clinton, stated that she would do everything she could,
to make sure that Senator Obama, will be the next President of the United
States, and she encouraged her supporters, to go forward and back the
Senator, as strongly as they had backed her campaign. She praised Senator
Obama, for being strong, and tenacious. She said she was determined to see
Senator Obama, walk through the doors of the White House, in January, 2009.
Senator Clinton suspended her campaign, and threw her total effort behind,
the presumptive democratic nominee, she mentioned that the party was a
family, and that she and Obama, had much more in common, with each
other, than either of them had in common, regarding policies and issues,
with Senator John McCain. Senator Clinton, stated, that she would be
joining with Senator Obama, in believing and saying, “yes we can!”
This speech was one of, if not the best speech, Senator Clinton, has ever
made during her campaign, it was very well received, by her supporters,
and by those who watched it. It was gracious and seemed very sincere,
and as one person noted, she probably could not have made this speech,
with the same fervor, on Tuesday evening, as she did on Saturday.
She united her supporters behind Senator Obama, as best she could, now
Senator Obama will have to reach out continuously to those, who were
looking to Senator Clinton for leadership, and let them know that he is
listening to them and he will promote their issues and allay the fears and
concerns, that they have. This was a great first step toward the further
uniting of the Democratic party.
The Obama campaign showed its gratitude immediately, by issuing a
statement, that he was thrilled, to have her support, and putting up
a large advertisement, on the Obama web site, thanking Senator Clinton,
for her endorsement and her support. It now appears, that all is well in
the family, and they are all ready, to go forward and win in November.
