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Barack Obama
President-Elect Victory Speech
delivered
[AUTHENTICITY
CERTIFIED: Text version below transcribed directly from audio]
Hello,
If there is anyone out there who still doubts that
It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in
numbers this nation has never seen; by people who waited three hours and four
hours, many for the very first time in their lives, because they believed that
this time must be different; that their voices could be that difference.
It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and
Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight,
disabled and not disabled -- Americans who sent a message to the world that we
have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of Red States
and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America!
It's the answer that -- that led those who have been told for so long by so
many to be cynical, and fearful, and doubtful about what we can achieve to put
their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a
better day.
It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of
what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has
come to America.
A little bit earlier this evening, I received an
extraordinarily gracious call from Senator McCain. Senator McCain fought long
and hard in this campaign, and he's fought even longer and harder for the
country that he loves. He has endured sacrifices for
I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart
and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of
And I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my
best friend for the last 16 years, the rock of our family, the love of my life,
the nation's next First Lady: Michelle Obama. Sasha
and Malia, I love you both more than you can imagine,
and you have earned the new puppy that's coming with us to the White House. And
while she's no longer with us, I know my grandmother's watching, along with the
family that made me who I am. I miss them tonight, and I know that my debt to
them is beyond measure. To my sister Maya, my sister Alma, all my other
brothers and sisters -- thank you so much for the support that you've given me.
I am grateful to them.
And to my campaign manager, David Plouffe
-- the unsung hero of this campaign, who built the best -- the best political
campaign, I think, in the history of the
But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly
belongs to. It belongs to you. It belongs to you. I was never the likeliest
candidate for this office. We didn't start with much money or many
endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of
And I know you didn't do this just to win an election.
And I know you didn't do it for me. You did it because you understand the
enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know
the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime: two
wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century. Even as we
stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts
of
The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We
may not get there in one year or even in one term. But,
There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many
who won't agree with every decision or policy I make as President. And we know
the government can't solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you
about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we
disagree. And, above all, I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this
nation, the only way it's been done in
This victory alone is not the change we seek. It is only
the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to
the way things were. It can't happen without you, without a new spirit of
service, a new spirit of sacrifice. So let us summon a new spirit of
patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work
harder and look after not only ourselves but each other. Let us remember that,
if this financial crisis taught us anything, it's that we cannot have a
thriving Wall Street while
Let's remember that it was a man from this state who
first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House, a Party
founded on the values of self-reliance and individual liberty and national
unity. Those are values that we all share. And while the Democratic Party has
won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and
determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress. As
And to those Americans who -- whose support I have yet to
earn, I may not have won your vote tonight, but I hear your voices. I need your
help. And I will be your President, too.
And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores,
from parliaments and palaces, to those who are huddled around radios in the
forgotten corners of the world, our stories are singular, but our destiny is
shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand.
To those -- To those who would tear the world down: We
will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security: We support you. And to
all those who have wondered if America's beacon still burns as bright: Tonight
we've proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the
might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of
our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope.
That's the true genius of
This election had many firsts and many stories that will
be told for generations. But one that's on my mind tonight's about a woman who
cast her ballot in
She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when
there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her
couldn't vote for two reasons: because she was a woman and because of the color
of her skin.
And tonight, I think about all that she's seen throughout
her century in
At a time when women's voices were silenced and their
hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the
ballot: Yes we can.
When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression
across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs, a new sense of common
purpose: Yes we can.
When the bombs fell on our harbor
and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to
witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved: Yes we can.
She was there for the buses in Montgomery,
the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a
preacher from
A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin,
a world was connected by our own science and
imagination.
And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to
a screen, and cast her vote, because after 106 years in
This is our chance to answer that call. This is our
moment. This is our time, to put our people back to work and open doors of
opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace;
to reclaim the American dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth, that, out of
many, we are one;² that while we breathe, we
hope. And where we are met with cynicism and doubt and those who tell us that
we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a
people: Yes, we can.
Thank you.
God bless you.
And may God bless the
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