Democrats Unite Behind a Historic Nominee
It's time to drop the presumptive. Barack Obama is America's first African-American presidential nominee from a major political party. Hillary Clinton called for Democrats to "declare together in one voice, right here, right now, that Barack Obama is our candidate and he will be our president." They agreed, and so did he, but it's not officially official until Obama's acceptance speech Thursday.
It’s time to drop the presumptive. Barack Obama is America’s first African-American presidential nominee from a major political party. Hillary Clinton called for Democrats to “declare together in one voice, right here, right now, that Barack Obama is our candidate and he will be our president.” They agreed, and so did he, but it’s not officially official until Obama’s acceptance speech Thursday.
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Illinois passed when its turn in the order came up so it could yield to New York. The hall erupted in cheers as Clinton approached the microphone.
“With eyes firmly fixed on our future and in the spirit of unity … let’s declare together in one voice, right here, right now, that Barack Obama is our candidate and he will be our president,” Clinton said, setting off a loud celebration Obama’s nomination became official.
Chants of “Obama, Obama” rang out when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., the convention’s chairwoman, reported that Obama had accepted the nomination.
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