Love Her or Hate Her, Social Media Proclaim Clinton's Nomination Historic

[Skidmore]

This is so heartwarming.

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/love-her-or-hate-her-social-media-proclaim-clinton-s-n617476?cid=sm_tw

Like everything else about her in a quarter-century in national politics, Hillary Clinton's formal nomination for president Tuesday created sharp divisions among Americans.

But a rare consensus did emerge online Tuesday night:

No matter what people think of Clinton herself, almost everyone recognized that her achievement in becoming the first woman to win the nomination of one of the two major political parties is a defining moment in American history.

Many posts on Twitter and Facebook unreservedly celebrated the milestone, and a significant proportion of them came from men as well as women:...more

[Cha]

1. #HistoryMade #GlassCeilingShattered, Skidmore!

Nicole Merchut ?@nicolemerchut
Brush that shattered glass off your shoulders, @HillaryClinton. #WeMadeHistory
12:53 PM - 26 Jul 2016
169 169 Retweets 291 291 likes

https://theobamadiary.com/2016/07/26/first-lady-michelle-obama-superstar/

#WeMadeHistory!

[Orrex]

2. If they're impressed now...

Just wait until she wins the election in a few months!

[David__77]

3. It is quite a milestone that a major party has nominated a female as its presidential candidate.

Historic indeed, I think.

[Skidmore]

4. It's wonderful to get to be part of this.

I hope we break more ceilings in the future. There is no reason under the sun why any citizen cannot achieve high office. President Obama and Hillary have made two very big steps forward for us all. I hope that the portrait gallery of presidents will one day represent the range of people and cultures that are part of this nation.