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1、Thankyousomuch.Thankyouall.Well,thisisn’texactlythepartyI’dplanned,butIsurelikethecompany.IwanttostarttodaybysayinghowgratefulIamtoallofyou–toeveryonewhopouredyourheartsandyourhopesintothiscampaign,whodroveformilesandlinedthestreetswavinghomemadesigns,whoscrim
2、pedandsavedtoraisemoney,whoknockedondoorsandmadecalls,whotalkedandsometimesarguedwithyourfriendsandneighbors,whoemailedandcontributedonline,whoinvestedsomuchinourcommonenterprise,tothemomsanddadswhocametoourevents,wholiftedtheirlittlegirlsandlittleboysontheirs
3、houldersandwhisperedintheirears,“See,youcanbeanythingyouwanttobe.”Totheyoungpeoplelike13year-oldAnnRiddlefromMayfield,OhiowhohadbeensavingfortwoyearstogotoDisneyWorld,anddecidedtousehersavingsinsteadtotraveltoPennsylvaniawithherMomandvolunteerthereaswell.Tothe
4、veteransandthechildhoodfriends,toNewYorkersandArkansanswhotraveledacrossthecountryandtellinganyonewhowouldlistenwhyyousupportedme.Toallthosewomenintheir80sandtheir90sbornbeforewomencouldvotewhocasttheirvotesforourcampaign.I’vetoldyoubeforeaboutFlorenceSteenofS
5、outhDakota,whowas88yearsold,andinsistedthatherdaughterbringanabsenteeballottoherhospicebedside.HerdaughterandafriendputanAmericanflagbehindherbedandhelpedherfillouttheballot.Shepassedawaysoonafter,andunderstatelaw,herballotdidn’tcount.Butherdaughterlatertoldar
6、eporter,“Mydad’sanorneryoldcowboy,andhedidn’tlikeitwhenheheardmom’svotewouldn’tbecounted.Idon’tthinkhehadvotedin20years.Buthevotedinplaceofmymom.”Toallthosewhovotedforme,andtowhomIpledgedmyutmost,mycommitmenttoyouandtotheprogressweseekisunyielding.Youhaveinspi
7、redandtouchedmewiththestoriesofthejoysandsorrowsthatmakeupthefabricofourlivesandyouhavehumbledmewithyourcommitmenttoourcountry.18millionofyoufromallwalksoflife–womenandmen,youngandold,LatinoandAsian,African-AmericanandCaucasian,rich,poorandmiddleclass,gayandst
8、raight–youhavestoodstrongwithme.AndIwillcontinuetostandstrongwithyou,everytime,everyplace,andeverywaythatIcan.Thedreamsweshareareworthfightingfor.Remember-wefoughtforthesinglemomwi