Hillary Clinton rallied New York Democrats Wednesday during her keynote address at the state party’s nominating convention, but the former secretary of state warned they face an uphill battle as they continue to fight for liberal causes against a Republican president and a GOP-controlled Congress.
“These are difficult times for our country, but I’ve never been prouder to be a New Yorker or a Democrat than I am today,” Clinton said at the event at Hofstra University.
“We’re not going to win every fight, take it from me. But if we stand together for the values we share, we will get there together,” she continued. “I know our best days as Democrats, as New Yorkers, and Americans are still ahead.”
Clinton also referenced the last time she appeared at Hofstra for the first debate of the 2016 presidential campaign against then-candidate Donald Trump, remembering it as “a great night.”
“Mostly because I won,” she quipped.
Clinton used Wednesday’s speech to throw her support behind Gov. Andrew Cuomo over his primary opponent Cynthia Nixon, backing the former Clinton administration official’s third New York gubernatorial bid.
She overlooked Nixon despite saying she was “inspired by women who are making their voices heard like never before,” including Stacey Abrams who clinched Georgia’s Democratic primary for governor Tuesday night.
State Democrats will also choose their pick to run for attorney general at the convention following Eric Schneiderman’s May 7 resignation over sexual and physical abuse accusations.
