第1页共15页编号：时间：2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟页码：第1页共15页Thankyousomuch.Thankyouall.Well,thisisn’texactlythepartyI’dplanned,butIsurelikethecompany.IwanttostarttodaybysayinghowgratefulIamtoallofyou–toeveryonewhopouredyourheartsandyourhopesintothiscampaign,whodroveformilesandlinedthestreetswavinghomemadesigns,whoscrimpedandsavedtoraisemoney,whoknockedondoorsandmadecalls,whotalkedandsometimesarguedwithyourfriendsandneighbors,whoemailedandcontributedonline,whoinvestedsomuchinourcommonenterprise,tothemomsanddadswhocametoourevents,wholiftedtheirlittlegirlsandlittleboysontheirshouldersandwhisperedintheirears,“See,youcanbeanythingyouwanttobe.”Totheyoungpeoplelike13year-oldAnnRiddlefromMayfield,OhiowhohadbeensavingfortwoyearstogotoDisneyWorld,anddecidedtousehersavingsinsteadtotraveltoPennsylvaniawithherMomandvolunteerthereaswell.Totheveteransandthechildhoodfriends,toNewYorkersandArkansanswhotraveledacrossthecountryandtellinganyonewhowouldlistenwhyyousupportedme.Toallthosewomenintheir80sandtheir90sbornbeforewomencouldvotewhocasttheirvotesforourcampaign.I’vetoldyoubeforeaboutFlorenceSteenofSouthDakota,whowas88yearsold,andinsistedthatherdaughterbringanabsenteeballottoherhospicebedside.HerdaughterandafriendputanAmericanflagbehindherbedandhelpedherfillouttheballot.Shepassedawaysoonafter,andunderstatelaw,herballotdidn’tcount.Butherdaughterlatertoldareporter,“Mydad’sanorneryoldcowboy,andhedidn’tlikeitwhenheheardmom’svotewouldn’tbecounted.Idon’tthinkhehadvotedin20years.Buthevotedinplaceofmymom.”Toallthosewhovotedforme,andtowhomIpledgedmyutmost,mycommitmenttoyouandtotheprogressweseekisunyielding.Youhaveinspiredandtouchedmewiththestoriesofthejoysandsorrowsthatmakeupthefabricofourlivesandyouhave第2页共15页第1页共15页编号：时间：2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟页码：第2页共15页humbledmewithyourcommitmenttoourcountry.18millionofyoufromallwalksoflife–womenandmen,youngandold,LatinoandAsian,African-AmericanandCaucasian,rich,poorandmiddleclass,gayandstraight–youhavestoodstrongwithme.AndIwillcontinuetostandstrongwithyou,everytime,everyplace,andeverywaythatIcan.Thedreamsweshareareworthfightingfor.Remember-wefoughtforthesinglemomwithayoungdaughter,jugglingworkandschool,whotoldme,“I’mdoingitalltobettermyselfforher.”Wefoughtforthewomanwhograbbedmyhand,andaskedme,“WhatareyougoingtodotomakesureIhavehealthcare?”andbegantocrybecauseeventhoughsheworksthreejobs,shecan’taffordinsurance.WefoughtfortheyoungmanintheMarineCorpst-shirtwhowaitedmonthsformedicalcareandsaid,“Takecareofmybuddiesoverthereandthen,willyoupleasehelptakecareofme?”Wefoughtforallthosewho’velostjobsandhealthcare,whocan’taffordgasorgroceriesorcollege,whohavefeltinvisibletotheirpresidenttheselastsevenyears.IenteredthisracebecauseIhaveanold-fashionedconviction:thatpublicserviceisabouthelpingpeoplesolvetheirproblemsandlivetheirdreams.I’vehadeveryopportunityandblessinginmyownlife–andIwantthesameforallAmericans.Untilthatdaycomes,youwillalwaysfindmeonthefrontlinesofdemocracy–fightingforthefuture.Thewaytocontinueourfightnow–toaccomplishthegoalsforwhichwestand–istotakeourenergy,ourpassion,ourstrengthanddoallwecantohelpelectBarackObamathenextPresidentoftheUnitedStates.Today,asIsuspendmycampaign,Icongratulatehimonthevictoryhehaswonandtheextraordinaryracehehasrun.Iendorsehim,andthrowmyfu...
