In victory speech, Clinton tells New Yorkers: 'You've always had my back'

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published 20 April 2016

Hillary Clinton used her victory speech in New York to thank supporters for proving "once again, there's no place like home," and let fans of Bernie Sanders know she believes "there is much more that unites us than divides us."

"We've won in every region of the country, from the north to the south to the east to the west, but this one's personal," Clinton told an enthusiastic crowd in New York City. "New Yorkers, you've always had my back, and I've always tried to have yours." Clinton finds it "humbling you trust me with the awesome responsibilities that await our next president," and said the race is in the home stretch with "victory in sight." She also reminded the crowd she is the only candidate on either side of the race to win more than 10 million votes, and said her backers "have carried us every step of the way with passion and determination that some critics tried to dismiss."

Clinton called Donald Trump and Ted Cruz's agendas "divisive and dangerous," and vowed to improve education, combat climate change, invest in communities of color, pass comprehensive immigration reform, and secure equal pay for women. "It's not enough to diagnose problems, you have to explain how you'd actually solve the problems," she said. "That's what we have to do together for our kids, for each other, for our country. Imagine a tomorrow where no barriers hold you back and all of our people can share in the promise of America."

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

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