Hillary Clinton becomes first woman in US history to lead a major-party ticket
27 July 2016 1:11 PM IST27 July 2016 1:11 PM IST
Sanders has endorsed Clinton, a former first lady and US senator, but some of his supporters protested against the party leadership.
On a night awash in history, Hillary Clinton triumphantly became the first woman to lead a major American political party toward the White House, breaking through a barrier that painfully eluded her eight years ago.- Clinton's landmark achievement saturated the roll call with emotion and symbols of women's long struggle to break through political barriers. Jerry Emmett, a 102-year-old woman born before women had the right to vote, cast the ballots for Arizona.
- Detractors view her as too cosy with the establishment and say she carries political baggage dating back to the start of her husband President Bill Clinton's first White House term in the 1990s.
- Supporters of Clinton say her Washington credentials show she has the experience needed for the White House during troubled times as the United States tries to speed up its economic recovery and faces security challenges abroad.
- In nominating Clinton, delegate after delegate made the point that the selection of a woman was a milestone in America's 240-year-old history. US women got the right to vote in 1920 after ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution.
- Earlier on Tuesday, delegates from South Dakota had given Clinton 15 votes, formally ensuring that she had more than the 2,383 votes needed to win the nomination. She emerged with a total of 2,842 votes to Sanders' 1,865.
- I move that Hillary Clinton be selected as the nominee of the Democratic Party for president of the United States, Sanders told thousands of delegates in the Wells Fargo Centre, which erupted in cheers.
- She put an electrifying cap on the Democratic convention's second night, appearing by video from New York and declaring to cheering delegates, We just put the biggest crack in that glass ceiling yet.
On a night awash in history, Hillary Clinton triumphantly became the first woman to lead a major American political party toward the White House, breaking through a barrier that painfully eluded her eight years ago.
Sanders has endorsed Clinton, a former first lady and US senator, but some of his supporters protested against the party leadership.
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