I spent the few hours with a campaign staffer I had met earlier in the week at the Radner High School event, Eric, and his parents, Joe and Diane. They are from Lancaster County, PA so, in addition to the personal investment in the campaign, this was their primary and their votes we were celebrating.
The celebrating really got under way when CNN called the election for Hillary Clinton!
They were followed by Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell and Mayor Michael Nutter of Philadelphia. I didn't think it was possible for the crowd to be more excited, but Mayor Nutter and Governor Rendell had the crowd going wild as they introduced a victorious Senator Clinton and her family.
Chelsea, Bill, Hillary, and Hillary's mom were greeted with chants of "Madame President!"
I was unable to see Hillary's mom during the speech, but from my vantage point, I could see Bill and Chelsea looking on with admiration and pride.
I've never heard any kind of victory speech and I found it quite inspirational. (Of course, this could be a "cries at McDonald's commercials" thing!) You can watch her victory speech on YouTube or read the text. At the end of the speech, Vince let the confetti fly at exactly the right moment :)
After the speech, Senator Clinton, Bill, and Chelsea signed autographs on the rope line. Linda and Teresa met all three of them. Teresa, as a resident of Florida whose primary vote doesn't count due to the fiasco with the Democratic National Committee, had a few minutes to talk with all the Clintons about the fate of the Florida delegates.
When the ball room was mostly empty again, with just a few stragglers and the press corps, I took a moment behind the podium. I don't have any political aspirations, but, hey, it was a pretty cool photo op!
After the party wound down, it was up to the hotel room to head to bed. It would be time to leave for the airport at 3:45, less than 4 hours later.
The festive mood was apparent wherever one looked. I was particularly fond of the "Bring Socks Clinton Back to the White House" button!
During the party, reporters were wandering among the crowd interviewing revelers. I was interviewed by BBC Radio, Radio Sweden, and The Jewish Exponent. The guy from the BBC didn't take my name, so I'm pretty sure I didn't make the BBC. I couldn't find and article related to the victory party in The Jewish Exponent. And my Swedish isn't good enough to find out if I made it on Radio Sweden.
U.S. Representatives Allyson Schwartz and Joe Sestak were the first politicians to take the stage.
During the party, reporters were wandering among the crowd interviewing revelers. I was interviewed by BBC Radio, Radio Sweden, and The Jewish Exponent. The guy from the BBC didn't take my name, so I'm pretty sure I didn't make the BBC. I couldn't find and article related to the victory party in The Jewish Exponent. And my Swedish isn't good enough to find out if I made it on Radio Sweden.
U.S. Representatives Allyson Schwartz and Joe Sestak were the first politicians to take the stage.
They were followed by Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell and Mayor Michael Nutter of Philadelphia. I didn't think it was possible for the crowd to be more excited, but Mayor Nutter and Governor Rendell had the crowd going wild as they introduced a victorious Senator Clinton and her family.
Chelsea, Bill, Hillary, and Hillary's mom were greeted with chants of "Madame President!"
I was unable to see Hillary's mom during the speech, but from my vantage point, I could see Bill and Chelsea looking on with admiration and pride.
I've never heard any kind of victory speech and I found it quite inspirational. (Of course, this could be a "cries at McDonald's commercials" thing!) You can watch her victory speech on YouTube or read the text. At the end of the speech, Vince let the confetti fly at exactly the right moment :)
After the speech, Senator Clinton, Bill, and Chelsea signed autographs on the rope line. Linda and Teresa met all three of them. Teresa, as a resident of Florida whose primary vote doesn't count due to the fiasco with the Democratic National Committee, had a few minutes to talk with all the Clintons about the fate of the Florida delegates.
When the ball room was mostly empty again, with just a few stragglers and the press corps, I took a moment behind the podium. I don't have any political aspirations, but, hey, it was a pretty cool photo op!After the party wound down, it was up to the hotel room to head to bed. It would be time to leave for the airport at 3:45, less than 4 hours later.
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