The Thrill of My Lifetime
Dear Readers,
It was the thrill of my lifetime to walk to my little library on election day and cast my ballot for Senator Hillary Clinton for President. Apparently I am in very good company. According to the "Los Angeles Times" today, 57% of voters on Super Tuesday were women--and, the majority of women voters voted for Senator Clinton!
That is the power of Woman's Voice.
Women now represent approximately 60% of registered voters. The 57% turnout is truly astonishing. It not only represents a voter majority--it shows our woman's commitment to expressing our voice through our vote. It shows our commitment to taking command of our future. It shows our commitment to our values and to our leadership.
Women fought for the right to vote for approximately 70 years. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who started the suffage movement in the United States, did not live to see women win the right to vote. Women have been voting since 1920-- only 88 years. Now we are a solid majority of registered voters--and, we show up!
Our presence at the polls also shows that 2006 was not blip on the election map. This election cycle clearly demonstrates that our commitment to changing the course of this country is unwavering.
This heartens me--and, I hope that it also heartens all of you as well as the good men who are with us in this.
I thank you all once again for showing up in this space, for caring so very much--and, of course, I thank my special helpers. I look forward to meeting you here again soon.
It was the thrill of my lifetime to walk to my little library on election day and cast my ballot for Senator Hillary Clinton for President. Apparently I am in very good company. According to the "Los Angeles Times" today, 57% of voters on Super Tuesday were women--and, the majority of women voters voted for Senator Clinton!
That is the power of Woman's Voice.
Women now represent approximately 60% of registered voters. The 57% turnout is truly astonishing. It not only represents a voter majority--it shows our woman's commitment to expressing our voice through our vote. It shows our commitment to taking command of our future. It shows our commitment to our values and to our leadership.
Women fought for the right to vote for approximately 70 years. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who started the suffage movement in the United States, did not live to see women win the right to vote. Women have been voting since 1920-- only 88 years. Now we are a solid majority of registered voters--and, we show up!
Our presence at the polls also shows that 2006 was not blip on the election map. This election cycle clearly demonstrates that our commitment to changing the course of this country is unwavering.
This heartens me--and, I hope that it also heartens all of you as well as the good men who are with us in this.
I thank you all once again for showing up in this space, for caring so very much--and, of course, I thank my special helpers. I look forward to meeting you here again soon.
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