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Hillary Clinton, the first woman to be nominated for president by a major US political party, passed the baton to Kamala Harris on the first night of the Democratic National Convention, endorsing the vice president and her goal to become the first woman president. .
Eight years after she officially received the party's endorsement, Clinton took the stage Monday night to praise Harris and pass her the baton in the race to crack the "tallest, toughest glass ceiling."
"Something is happening in America. You can feel it. Something we've been hoping and dreaming about for a long time," Clinton began her speech before a packed auditorium at Chicago's United Center.
"The future is here," she said.
The former secretary of state, senator and first lady was the Democratic nominee in 2016 after nearly a decade of White House aspirations that began with her first presidential bid in 2008. Despite leading in the polls throughout the campaign, Clinton lost the general election to Donald Trump, who Harris is now facing in what is expected to be another close election in November.
Clinton urged voters to "just look at the candidates."
“Kamala cares about children, families and cares about America. Donald only cares about himself. On her first day in court, Kamala said five words that still guide her: "Kamala Harris, for the people," the former secretary of state said, referring to Harris' past life as California's attorney general. "That's something Donald Trump will never understand."
While Clinton promoted her nomination as a milestone, the second woman to secure the support of a major party for a White House run has not. Harris has played down her gender and avoided highlighting the fact that she could become the country's first female president. Instead, she has adopted a strategy that more closely mirrors that of Barack Obama in 2008.
While Clinton — dressed in her iconic pantsuits and accompanied by the slogan "I'm with her" — repeatedly emphasized that her candidacy was an opportunity to shatter a political glass ceiling, Obama focused on the message of a vision. for the future, under the slogan "The change we can believe in".
Instead of talking about becoming the first black president, he delivered a message that assured voters that he would be a president for all Americans.
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