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WATCH: ‘The future is here,’ Hillary Clinton says in 2024 Democratic National Convention speech

Name: WATCH: ‘The future is here,’ Hillary Clinton says in 2024 Democratic National Convention speech
Uploaded: 2024-08-19T22:51:43-04:00
Description: Clinton nodded to the trailblazing women who have run for national office, including Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman to run for president and a source of inspiration for Harris’ campaign.

Politics Aug 19, 2024 10:51 PM EDT

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who made history running as the Democratic presidential nominee in 2016, spoke Monday at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Clinton nodded to the trailblazing women who have run for national office, including Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman to run for president and a source of inspiration for Harris’ campaign.

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Clinton herself was on the convention stage eight years ago, accepting her party’s nomination against her then-rival Donald Trump, who ultimately beat her in the election.

But after that loss, Clinton said, “we refused to give up on America. Millions marched, many ran for office, we kept our eyes on the future. Well, my friends, the future is here.

“I wish my mother and Kamala’s mother could see us. They would say: ‘Keep going!’” she added.

During the first day of the convention, delegates formally adopted a party platform. Later in the week, Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will formally accept their nominations as the party’s candidates.