Hillary Clinton makes history (Well since the cats out of the bag)

[William769]

Almost eight years to the day after ending her first presidential bid while celebrating the 18 million cracks her supporters put in the “highest, hardest glass ceiling,” Hillary Clinton took a major step towards breaking through that final barrier Monday evening, and towards becoming the country’s first woman president.

Clinton surpassed the “magic number” of delegates needed to clinch the Democratic Party’s nomination, according to NBC News projects, to become the first woman in America’s 240 year history to be selected as the nominee of a major political party.

The projection, based on new commitments from superdelegates, came one day before voters in California and five other states were set to push Clinton over the threshold of delegates needed to claim the party’s presumptive nomination.

“It’s been an incredible journey,” Clinton told reporters Monday in California before she was declared the presumptive nominee. “My supporters are passionate. They are committed. They have voted for me in great numbers across our country for many reasons. But among those reasons is their belief that having a woman president will make a great statement, a historic statement, about what kind of country we are, what we stand for. It’s really emotional.”

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/hillary-clinton-makes-history

Very good read.

[UtahLib]

1. Thanks for this, you stinker!

[William769]

2. I am here to please.

[yallerdawg]

3. Thank you, Bill!

You kept us coming back, helped us stay stronger together!

The Democratic nomination is a great first step!

Now let's finish it, Bill!

[William769]

6. We've helped each other.

http://www.vimeo.com/92982516

[yallerdawg]

8. Cool graphics, memorable song!

Another week and all of DU will be a place for all of us again!

[sheshe2]

4. Excellent read.

Thank you William.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

5. +1000 nt

[Demsrule86]

7. I know some of you are thinking this was premature

However; consider this,Bernie is now neutered...if he wins California...why she was already the nominee so of course not as many supporters voted. If She wins California, look at that, the presumptive nominee still won even though she didn't need to. It is very clever and has our chess playing president's fingerprints all over it. Didn't I hear that Pres. Obama spoke to Bernie this weekend?

[Haveadream]

9. This is my thinking as well

I think the message/timing works to explain several scenarios tomorrow. It also prevents the delusion that Bernie is viable if he does well in any of the contests.

[Demsrule86]

15. Exactly

I do think Pres. Obama's phone call indicates he had a hand in this...it is remarkably Obama- like...he is so cool!

[BlueCaliDem]

10. I guess I'm alone in thinking this wasn't premature at all. Fact remains, had she hit the number

this past weekend, should the media keep quiet? This doesn't change the fact that we need to GOTV although I've already voted with my group and I've checked and our votes have been received and have been counted since last week Thursday or so. So I got our CA votes IN already.

I'm happy as could be! WoooHOOOOOO!!

[Demsrule86]

14. You are not alone

I am glad it was called also.

[DemonGoddess]

11. K&R!

[Cha]

12. Yep, the SuperDs and the Media Couldn't wait one more day but but Hillary had an Excellent

Response and so did Robby Mook!

Now on to the article..

Clinton surpassed the “magic number” of delegates needed to clinch the Democratic Party’s nomination, according to NBC News projects, to become the first woman in America’s 240 year history to be selected as the nominee of a major political party.

History Made!

She talking about us!

It’s been an incredible journey,” Clinton told reporters Monday in California before she was declared the presumptive nominee. “My supporters are passionate. They are committed. They have voted for me in great numbers across our country for many reasons. But among those reasons is their belief that having a woman president will make a great statement, a historic statement, about what kind of country we are, what we stand for. It’s really emotional.”

Mahalo, William!

[Kath1]

13. Right on!

I am thrilled!

[Whimsey]

16. So I posted this topic

in general discussion primaries
" Is it nah nah nah nah nah, or na na na na, na na na na, na na na na, gooood bye" Bernie. Our gal is in the race. Go Hillary!
and the BS supporters decided I was out of line. I thought it was clever. I will be glad when they are gone!

[forjusticethunders]

17. don't you mean HERstory

I'm definitely with herstory.