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Kamala Harris
categories: Campaign Speech, Speeches, Victory Speech
Victory Speech - November 8, 2016
November 8, 2016
This is about California. This is about who we are. We are California, we are proud. So here's the deal guys, it's gonna be a long night, it's going to be a long night. We don't know how everything is going to turn out, and we know that there is so much to be proud of in terms of who we are as a state. I am so proud, I am so proud to represent this beautiful diverse state. So whatever the results of the presidential election tonight, we know […]
Kay Ivey
categories: Campaign Speech, Speeches, Victory Speech
Gubernatorial Victory Speech – November 6, 2018
November 6, 2018
Thank you, thank you. Together – we've done it! [cheers] The people of Alabama have spoken today, loud and clear, and we want to keep Alabama on the right track and keep Alabama working! Todd Strange, mayor of Montgomery, thank you for that introduction. He is the best mayor we’ve had in a long, long time. I call him a friend as well, and I want to thank you for being with us tonight. [applause] It is with immense gratitude that I stand before you tonight as the next governor […]
Gina Raimondo
categories: Campaign Speech, Speeches, Victory Speech
Primary Victory Speech - September 12, 2018
September 12, 2018
Hey everybody! … First and foremost, I want to say thank you, many, many, many, many thank yous. We knew when we started this it wouldn’t be easy because change is hard, and we've been bringing change since we got into office so we knew it would be tough, but we did it. We did it, so thank you. So first and foremost, a few thank yous. The very first big thank you goes to the people of Rhode Island. Thank you. Thank you to my fellow Rhode Islanders for […]
Kim Reynolds
categories: Campaign Speech, Speeches, Victory Speech
Victory Speech - Nov. 6, 2018
November 6, 2018
Can we get everybody? This is what happens when you have ten grandchildren and a big family – it takes a bigger stage! What were we thinking here? Do we have everybody up? I love Iowa! Go Iowa! Thank you! Thank you so much. [cheers and applause] Thanks for hanging in and staying late, and thank you, Iowa! What an honor! [cheers and applause] Amazing, amazing honor. And I have so many people I have to thank, so you're gonna have to bear with me. First of all, I want […]
Kristi Noem
categories: Campaign Speech, Speeches, Victory Speech
Gubernatorial Victory Speech - Nov. 6, 2018
November 6, 2018
Well, thank you all. My goodness, thank you all so much. It's late. You all should be tired and worn out by now. My goodness, thank you so much. [Responding to comment from crowd:] No, not at all. Your faces look wonderful. I just don't even know how to begin to thank you for all the love, the support, the prayers. It's just meant the world to me and my family, so thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts. I just had a conversation with Billie Sutton […]
Laura Kelly
categories: Campaign Speech, Speeches, Victory Speech
Gubernatorial Victory Speech - Nov. 6, 2018
November 6, 2018
All right, here we go. You know, today I think the people of Kansas really spoke and they spoke so loudly, so clearly. [cheers] They put political partisanship aside and they spoke with a single thunderous voice for Kansans. Today Kansans voted for change. [cheers] A change not only in the direction of our state but a change in the tone in our state. [cheers] And that change will come to Topeka now. [cheers] And heaven knows we need it. [applause] Yeah, I need to start by thanking my family. […]
Stacey Abrams
categories: Campaign Speech, Concession Speech, Speeches
Speech ending candidacy - Nov. 16, 2018
November 16, 2018
Hello. On September 18, thousands of Georgians began casting absentee ballots, determined to lift their voices in the democratic process of electing our leaders for the next two years, the next four years. A few weeks later, more than two million Georgians declared their choices, heading to polling places for early votes. Then, on November 6, more than a million folks arrived in precincts around our beloved state – anxious and excited to express their patriotism through the basic, fundamental act of voting. For these millions of Georgians, the act […]
Stacey Abrams
categories: Campaign Speech, Speeches, Victory Speech
Primary victory speech - May 22, 2018
May 22, 2018
Stacey Abrams became the first black female major-party gubernatorial nominee in the United States when she won the Georgia Democratic primary on May 22, 2018. Good evening, Georgia. I stand here tonight, I am so grateful to the thousands of you in this room and around this state and around this country who have joined me on this drive to history. We are writing the next chapter of Georgia’s future. Where no one is unseen, no one is unheard, and no one is uninspired. We are writing a history of […]
Kamala Harris
categories: Campaign Speech, Speeches
California Democratic State Convention – May 20, 2017
May 20, 2017
Oh, it's good to be back home! Well, it is an incredible honor to be back home and this is the first time I appear before this convention as a United States senator from the state of California. [applause] But before I get started, I just got to speak my piece about John Burton. I am so proud to be a part of that group of people, that large, large group of people who have been impacted by this person, by this man, by this legend, John Burton. He has […]
Caroline Kennedy
categories: Campaign Speech, Speeches
2012 Democratic National Convention - Sept. 6, 2012
September 6, 2012
It's an honor to join you tonight for the most important reason I can imagine—to make sure that Barack Obama is re-elected president of the United States. Four years ago, I was inspired by the way Senator Obama had lived his life, fighting for jobs, giving hope to the hopeless, and working day in and day out for the America he believes in. I was inspired by Barack Obama's vision for America, an America where we look out for one another, where we take responsibility for our sisters and brothers, […]