In an email with the subject line “Two years later,” Hillary Clinton marked the second anniversary of her presidential election defeat at the hands of President Trump by celebrating “our wins” in this week’s midterm elections.
She told supporters of Onward Together, a political action organization founded in 2017 by the former secretary of state, that none of the Democratic victories “would have been possible if people had simply given up after the heartbreak of 2016,” when she lost to Trump in one of the biggest upsets in modern political history.
“Two years ago, it wasn’t clear where this team would go next. But over the last two years, you’ve built something incredible, and I couldn’t be more proud to be in this fight alongside you.”
“Our work is far from over. As we celebrate our wins, let’s be clear about what’s ahead. This is a crucial step in a long road to repairing our democracy. It’ll take all of us to do it,” she added.
Tuesday’s election was historic for women — voters elected more than 100 females to Congress for the first time, including the first Native American and Muslim women to serve in the House of Representatives.
Clinton used the email to highlight the achievement of women, who were elected in record numbers two years after she just fell short of breaking the “glass ceiling” of being the first woman to win the White House, winning the national popular vote by some 3 million but losing in the electoral college by 304 to 227.
“It was a historic night in so many ways: For the first time ever, over 100 women were elected to Congress — including a record number of women of color. Sharice Davids and Deb Haaland will be the first Native American women to ever serve in Congress,” Clinton wrote.
“Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar will be the first Muslim women to serve. Ayanna Pressley and Jahana Hayes will be the first black women to represent Massachusetts and Connecticut in Congress, respectively. Tish James will be the first black woman to be New York’s attorney general. Janet Mills will be the first woman governor of Maine. Cindy Axne and Abby Finkenauer will be the first women to represent Iowa in the House.
“Finkenauer and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are the youngest women to be elected to Congress ever. The inspiring Lucy McBath became an activist for common-sense gun reform after her son, Jordan, was shot and killed. This cycle, she ran for Congress in a heavily Republican district in Georgia — and yesterday, she declared victory.”
