Today was the two-year anniversary of Hillary Clinton announcing her second campaign for president, a fact that didn’t escape some journalists and supporters on Twitter.
A handful of journalists noted that it was on April 12, 2015 that the former secretary of state released a video just over two minutes long in which she revealed her candidacy.
Two years ago today: Hillary Clinton says she’s running for president, with a focus on helping the middle-class. https://t.co/vj150tOoFS
— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) April 12, 2017
Two years ago today, Hillary Clinton announced her 2016 presidential run. pic.twitter.com/oQ6suYBtm7
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 13, 2017
Two years ago right now, Hillary Clinton was in the scooby van on her way to Iowa.
— Gabriel Debenedetti (@gdebenedetti) April 12, 2017
Newsweek went as far as dedicating an entire article to it, offering a flashback into the popular music of the day and taking note of all of the media reactions to how Clinton made her video announcement.
Several Clinton supporters took the nostalgia a bit further, mourning what could have been a different outcome of the election that Donald Trump won.
two years ago today, we were in a weird room in iowa launching the primary state social media pages. happy hillary clinton day.
— Greta Carnes (@gretacarnes) April 12, 2017
Two years ago, my hero @HillaryClinton officially launched her campaign for President.
Two years later, I’m #StillWithHer
— Marcus Ismael (@marcus_ismael) April 12, 2017
Two years ago today I joined Twitter to be among the first to hear this announcement from @HillaryClinton https://t.co/P8xqvAsBrV
— Rhymes with Jeremy (@JereDontShare) April 13, 2017
Two years ago today:
“I’m getting ready…”#ImStillWithHer https://t.co/oKJvkOsPSj
— Hillary Warned Us (@HillaryWarnedUs) April 12, 2017
Clinton herself did not comment on the anniversary on Wednesday, but did make an appearance with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to tout a tuition-free scholarship for the middle class. While there she urged college students and business to come to New York and condemned Congress, which she said needs to “come to its senses” and not focus on “building walls.”
