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[my name] --
Congratulations to all the voters, volunteers, organizers, and candidates who voted on Tuesday to put a powerful check on this administration and start building a better future for everyone in our country.
It was a historic night in so many ways: For the first time ever, over 100 women were elected to Congressincluding a record number of women of color.
Sharice Davids and Deb Haaland will be the first Native American women to ever serve in Congress.
Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar will be the first Muslim women to serve.
Ayanna Pressley and Jahana Hayes will be the first black women to represent Massachusetts and Connecticut in Congress, respectively.
Tish James will be the first black woman to be New York's attorney general.
Janet Mills will be the first woman governor of Maine.
Cindy Axne and Abby Finkenauer will be the first women to represent Iowa in the House.
Finkenauer and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are the youngest women to be elected to Congress ever.
The inspiring Lucy McBath became an activist for common-sense gun reform after her son, Jordan, was shot and killed. This cycle, she ran for Congress in a heavily Republican district in Georgiaand yesterday, she declared victory.
These historic firsts are important not just because representation matters (and it does), but because these extraordinary women will bring perspectives that have been absent from our policy debates for far too long.
There were important wins for rights, too, including Floridians voting to restore the voting rights of 1 million of their fellow citizens and Nevada approving automatic voter registration. None of these victories would have been possible if people had simply given up after the heartbreak of 2016. They belong to all the volunteers and candidates who worked impossible hours, logged hundreds of miles, and knocked on countless doors.
Two years ago, it wasnt clear where this team would go next. But over the last two years, you've built something incredible, and I couldnt be more proud to be in this fight alongside you.
Our work is far from over. As we celebrate our wins, let's be clear about what's ahead.
Onward!
Hillary
David__77
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Hassin Bin Sober
(26,328 posts)edhopper
(33,580 posts)iluvtennis
(19,861 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)but you can't take the love of facts and truth out of the nerd.
That's Hillary! And with the nation run by vicious, opportunistic liars, don't I appreciate her.
iluvtennis
(19,861 posts)Bfd
(1,406 posts)Thank You Sec Clinton.
She didn't HAVE to do any of that, ..but she did.
Hillary Clinton Thanks Onward Together Partners
Hillary posted this message on Facebook and also Tweeted it.
Hillary Clinton,
Thanks and congratulations to all our Onward Together partners for two years of hard work that paid off in a big way this week.
These organizations are recruiting a new Democratic bench, defending rights, and organizing locally to fight for progressive policies that improve peoples lives. Im so proud.
The Arena, The Collective PAC, Emerge America, and Run for Something have collectively recruited, trained, and supported hundreds of candidates up and down the ballot. They are building a Democratic bench, candidate by candidate and race by race.
Latino Victory and Voto Latino have worked to mobilize Latino voters and elect progressive Latino candidates, sending dozens of amazing candidates to office up and down the ballot.
Color Of Change and National Domestic Workers Alliance have spent the last two years waging campaigns to defend civil rights against the administrations attacks and building powerful communities for change.
iVote has defended democracy itself, fighting hard against voter suppression and for secretaries of state and local measures that will make it easier for every American to exercise their right to vote.
Alliance for Youth Action, Indivisible Guide, and Swing Left set about organizing locally to mobilize young people and win back Congress. I truly dont think we would have won back the House without them.
Thank you all for your service to your country. Take a well-deserved rest, and then lets keep going.
Like our amazing partners, were just getting started. If youd like to join our team, sign up here: onwardtogether.org
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I hope they all return the Thank You to the indomitable Hillary Clinton. 💙
in·dom·i·ta·ble
/inˈdämədəble/
adjective
impossible to subdue or defeat.
"a woman of indomitable spirit"
synonyms: invincible, unconquerable, unbeatable, unassailable, invulnerable, unshakable, unsinkable;
iluvtennis
(19,861 posts)🙂
Onward AND Upward
(122 posts)Last edited Sat Nov 10, 2018, 11:03 PM - Edit history (1)
beastie boy
(9,356 posts)Despite criticisms from the right and the left, she is becoming the matriarch of the progressive movement in general and women's movement in particular. Now that she is free of the restraints of a politico moving in political circles, she can finally speak in her own voice (a voice her critics still claim she doesn't have) and generously spread her wisdom both left and right, to whoever wishes to partake in it.
Godspeed, Madam President!
hibbing
(10,098 posts)It should frighten everyone just how white the other party is.
Peace
Cha
(297,244 posts)includes Everybody.. not just so-called "most progressive".. it's all fucking PROGRESS!!
Thank You, Hillary for your Inspiration, Encouragement, and GOTV!
George II
(67,782 posts)...and won on Tuesday.
Reminded me of this letter that was sent out in October 17. From the results on Tuesday, I guess many of the women who got it listened to her! What I like about both of them is that neither had the usual plea for donations like so many of the other emails/letters we all get.
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Like many of you, I've been reading a lot of news since the election. And some of the smartest, most enjoyable reading I've done has come from women who write about politics, culture, and the world around us.
These women haven't let the frustrations and disappointment of the last year knock them down. They're leading new discussions about the fights ahead of us and need for passionate activism. They're starting new chapters of their lives -- getting married, raising their children. And they're finding new ways to change our world for the better.
I hope you'll take a moment to read more below about the work that another group Onward Together has endorsed, Emerge America, is doing to increase the number of women in public office. Over and over again, I've heard from young women running for office that Emerge gave them the tools they needed to get started. I'm grateful for that. Our communities -- from our families and workplaces to our neighborhoods and states -- are smarter and stronger when women have an equal seat at the table.
And to any women reading this, I hope you'll consider taking a chance on running for office. Being your champion was the honor of a lifetime -- now it's my turn to be on your team.
Onward!
Hillary
NoMoreRepugs
(9,427 posts)A message to my fellow WHITE senior citizens: do your grandchildren a SOLID and get on the fuckin' DEMOCRATIC train that's beginning to thunder down the tracks..... the change that's coming can't be stopped.
pazzyanne
(6,556 posts)Glad to see that she is still in the fight and adding her intelligent, measured encouragement to those on the frontlines of our resistance. Resist. Persist. And on to victory!
crosinski
(411 posts)An under appreciated talent, but wouldn't it be great to have a president who cared about the American people and who knew how to get things done too.
I'm glad she's a force in the party. We need her.