Yes We Can

12:54 PM. The moment Hillary Clinton endorsed Barack Obama and suspended her campaign, finally uniting the Democratic Party.

Clinton's speech was centered on the historic importance of this campaign, showcasing both her own struggle for women, but also Obama's struggle for African-Americans. She followed remarks about the women's suffrage movement with remarks about slavery and civil rights.

Clinton also emphasized that although her campaign was over, her fight for her causes is far from over. Many times she noted that in order to achieve the goals her campaign has stood for, her supporters need to follow her in throwing their full support behind Barack Obama. She remains optimistic about the election, telling her supporters not to give up in pursuing their goals. Clinton even reached out to young voters in telling them not to give up their struggle despite her failed presidential bid, rhetoric more fitting for Obama's campaign. Clinton borrowed heavily from Obama's campaign in throwing her support behind him, even using his signature "Yes We Can" line.
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Although many observers, include myself, would have rather seen a concession speech from Clinton on Tuesday night when Obama secured the nomination, today's speech was just what was needed to start the unification of the Democratic Party. It will be interesting to see just how Hillary will get involved in the campaign. Her official renunciation of any "campaigning" for the VP slot earlier this week may be criticized as a calculated political move, especially considering her past comments on the issue, however her concession did not appear to have any VP ambitions. The Obama campaign has responded positively to the speech, and senior Hillary supporters including Terry McAuliffe and James Carville have pledged her support to Obama's campaign.

A strange (but not surprising) misinformed piece from Fox, maintaining that Hillary is keeping herself in the race and not supporting Obama. This was published today, while Hillary announced her withdrawal from the race on Thursday.