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Barack Obama claimed the Democratic presidential nomination in a long-time-coming victory speech Tuesday night, and reached out to heal Democratic wounds with lofty praise for his rival Hillary Rodham Clinton. For her part, Clinton did not concede defeat earlier in the night.
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"America, this is our moment," he told more than 17,000 supporters. "This is our time. Our time to turn the page on the policies of the past."Obama chose to mark his historic milestone at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., the arena where the GOP convention will begin Sept. 1. The victory set up a five-month campaign with Republican John McCain.
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Obama kisses his wife Michelle following the speech. The Illinois senator also pulled out a win in the Democratic primary in Montana Tuesday, the last day of voting in the 2008 primaries.
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Clinton took away one consolation prize Tuesday night: a South Dakota primary victory. But it came amid the electoral estimates that Obama had clinched the nomination. Still, Clinton neither acknowledged Obama's victory nor offered a concession of any sort.5)
Clinton told supporters at her New York City event that she would take a few days to decide "how to move forward with the best interests of our country and our party guiding my way." She also urged her supporters to log on to her Web site and share their opinions on what she should do.
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Former President Bill Clinton, here Tuesday night with his daughter Chelsea, first raised speculation that his wife was preparing to drop out of the campaign for the Democratic nomination when he said Monday, "This may be the last day I'm ever involved in a campaign of this kind."
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McCain delivered his own speech Tuesday, intended to mark the start of the general election. Speaking in Kenner, La., the presumptive-Republican nominee welcomed Obama to the fall campaign with a blistering attack on his judgement. McCain also defended himself against Obama's frequent claim that he is "running for President Bush's third term."
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