Hillary Clinton Urges Kamala Harris to Make History

Hillary Clinton has voiced her hope that Kamala Harris could finally break through America’s “highest, hardest glass ceiling” by becoming the first female president.

Reflecting on her own journey, Clinton highlighted her role in making history as the first woman to secure a major party’s nomination for president.

“When a barrier falls for one of us, it clears the way for all of us,” she remarked, echoing sentiments from her speech eight years earlier.

While Clinton’s historic bid in 2016 ultimately ended in defeat against Donald Trump, she is now passing the torch.

Speaking to thousands in Chicago, she declared, “Together, we’ve put a lot of cracks in the highest, hardest glass ceiling. On the other side of that glass ceiling is Kamala Harris raising her hand and taking the oath of office as our 47th President of the United States.”

The political landscape has shifted since Clinton’s presidential run, as noted by several female delegates and politicians attending the 2024 DNC.

Unlike Clinton, who made her gender a focal point of her campaign, Harris has chosen a different approach. Whether this strategy will lead her to the White House remains to be seen.

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Minyon Moore, chair of the Democratic National Convention Committee, praised Clinton’s impact, stating, “Mrs. Clinton shattered a lot of glass for many people.”

However, Moore also acknowledged the challenges ahead, saying, “It’s not easy. We’re trying to shift the mindset of people.”

Many female politicians and delegates shared their experiences of the barriers they’ve faced in politics.

Mallory McMorrow, a state senator from Michigan, recalled being questioned about her plans to have children when she ran for office in 2018.

Despite the doubts, she became the second senator in Michigan’s history to give birth while in office.

Judy Mount, the first African-American female chair of the Florida Democrats, noted that it took years for women to lead state political parties.

“People just do not want to see a woman in charge of anything,” she said. “They do not.”

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