Sec. Clinton Storms Through the Glass CeilingAmericans elect their first female president in a landslide; Rubio concedesClinton expected to pass 400 electoral votes; Democrats gain 5 Senate seats; House too close to callA difficult campaign ended at 9pm last night as former Secretary of State, former Senator and former First Lady Hillary Clinton was declared the winner of the Presidential Election. Secretary Clinton is expected to win at least 388 electoral votes and approximately 57% of the popular vote, with states still to be declared.
Speaking in Times Square, New York, Secretary Clinton thanked her husband, former President Bill Clinton, her daughter Chelsea in the first presidential victory speech to be given by a woman. Thanks were also made to her one-time rival President Obama, a key surrogate of Mrs. Clinton. Following a campaign plagued by infighting, Senator Rubio conceded shortly after 9pm as returns from New York and the mid-west handed Secretary Clinton her 270th electoral vote and with it, the presidency. Messages of congratulation immediately poured in from President Obama, Vice President Biden and others for Clinton and her running mate, Brian Schweitzer.
As one of the most prolific politicians in American history, with 37 years of public service propelling her, many have said that the new President-elect's victory has been the longest in the making of any President.
Clinton promised to ensure the economic recovery endures, telling the crowd that she would "once again make the American Dream a reality".
