"I Found My Own Voice" - Clinton Wins New Hampshire

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I'm watching Lou Dobbs and a panel of male talking heads trying to figure out the Hillary Clinton victory in New Hampshire declared just minutes ago on CNN. All agreed that the opening words of her victory speech tonight were brilliant:

I want to thank New Hampshire. Over the last week I listened to you, and in the process I found my own voice. I felt like we all spoke from our hearts, and I am so gratified that you responded. Now together, let's give America the kind of comeback that New Hampshire has just given me.

For all the ups and downs of this campaign, you helped remind everyone that politics isn't a game. This campaign is about people, about making a difference in your lives....That has been the work of my life....

Too many have been invisible for too long. Well, you are not invisible to me....It's time we had a president who stands up for all of you. I intend to be that president - to be a president that puts you first, your lives, your families, your children, your futures....

We're going to take what we've learned here in New Hampshire and we're going to rally on and make our case. We are in it for the long run. And that is because we are in it for the American people.

Hillary won the women voters this time. And everyone is crawling out of the woodwork to point out that it was her tears that changed women's minds. As Clinton has indicated, she's running her own campaign now.

It looks like New Hampshire has given her more than just hope for the future of her campaign. It's given her permission to be human, to be female, and to be a woman running for President

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