Hillary Clinton casts Harris in the lineage of female political firsts
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Hillary Clinton highlighted Monday the potential history that Kamala Harris could make if she becomes the first woman elected president, referencing the proverbial glass ceiling the former secretary of state tried to but failed to break during her 2016 campaign for the White House.
Hillary Clinton highlighted Monday the history that Kamala Harris could make if she becomes the first woman elected president, referencing the proverbial glass ceiling the former secretary of state tried to but failed to break during her 2016 campaign for the White House. “Together, we put a lot of cracks in the highest, hardest glass ceiling,” Clinton told the crowd at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago about her historic run eight years ago. “On the other side of that glass ceiling is Kamala Harris, raising her hand, and taking the oath of office as our 47th president of the United States.” Clinton – the first woman to capture a major-party nomination for president – said Democrats were “writing a new chapter in America’s story” as she launched into a history of women seeking higher office, mentioning two former New York congresswomen – Shirley Chisholm, the first woman to run for the Democratic presidential nomination, and Geraldine Ferraro, the first woman nominated for vice president. Harris, who was officially nominated earlier this month, is the first Black woman and first Asian American to lead the ticket of a major political party. Throughout her remarks Monday, Clinton drew comparisons between her own journey to the nomination and Harris’. She also discussed the wave of political activity among women prompted by her 2016 defeat to Donald Trump. Clinton won the popular vote against Trump, but lost the Electoral College. “Nearly 66 million Americans voted for a future where there are no ceilings on our dreams and afterwards, we refused to give up on America,” Clinton said. “Millions marched, many ran for office. We kept our eyes on the future. Well, my friends, the future is here.”
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