This is our time
June 3, 2008 – 8:36 pm by Nicholas
It’s been a long, hard-fought campaign. But tonight Barack Obama has clinched the Democratic nomination. From his victory speech:
Sixteen months have passed since we first stood together on the steps of the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. Thousands of miles have been traveled. Millions of voices have been heard. And because of what you said – because you decided that change must come to Washington; because you believed that this year must be different than all the rest; because you chose to listen not to your doubts or your fears but to your greatest hopes and highest aspirations, tonight we mark the end of one historic journey with the beginning of another – a journey that will bring a new and better day to America.
Tonight, I can stand before you and say that I will be the Democratic nominee for President of the United States.
For us in the 37th District, this means just one thing: Time to get to work.
