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Thankyouvery,verymuch.Well,thisisn'texactlythepartyI'dplanned,butIsurelikethecompany.(APPLAUSE)AndIwanttostarttodaybysayinghowgratefulIamtoallofyou,toeveryonewhopouredyourheartsandyourhopesintothiscampaign,whodroveformilesandlinedthestreetswavinghomemadesigns,whoscrimpedandsavedtoraisemoney,whoknockedondoorsandmadecalls,whotalked,sometimesarguedwithyourfriendsandneighbors...(APPLAUSE)...whoe-mailedandcontributedonline,whoinvestedsomuchinourcommonenterprise,tothemomsanddadswhocametoourevents,wholiftedtheirlittlegirlsandlittleboysontheirshouldersandwhisperedintheirears,See,youcanbeanythingyouwanttobe.(APPLAUSE)Totheyoungpeople...(APPLAUSE)...like13-year-oldAnneRiddell(ph)fromMayfield,Ohio,whohadbeensavingfortwoyearstogotoDisneyWorldanddecidedtousehersavingsinsteadtotraveltoPennsylvaniawithhermomandvolunteerthere,aswell.Totheveterans,tothechildhoodfriends,toNewYorkersandArkansans...(APPLAUSE)...whotraveledacrossthecountry,tellinganyonewhowouldlistenwhyyousupportedme.Andtoallofthosewomenintheir80sandtheir90s...(APPLAUSE)...bornbeforewomencouldvote,whocasttheirvotesforourcampaign.I'vetoldyoubeforeaboutFlorenceStein(ph)ofSouthDakotawhowas88yearsoldandinsistedthatherdaughterbringanabsenteeballottoherhospicebedside.HerdaughterandafriendputanAmericanflagbehindherbedandhelpedherfillouttheballot.Shepassedawaysoonafterand,understatelaw,herballotdidn'tcount,butherdaughterlatertoldareporter,Mydad'sanornery,oldcowboy,andhedidn'tlikeitwhenheheardMom'svotewouldn'tbecounted.Idon'tthinkhehadvotedin20years,buthevotedinplaceofmymom.(APPLAUSE)SotoallthosewhovotedformeandtowhomIpledgedmyutmost,mycommitmenttoyouandtotheprogressweseekisunyielding.Youhaveinspiredandtouchedmewiththestoriesofthejoysandsorrowsthatmakeupthefabricofourlives.Andyouhavehumbledmewithyourcommitmenttoourcountry.Eighteenmillionofyou,fromallwalksoflife...(APPLAUSE)...womenandmen,youngandold,LatinoandAsian,African-AmericanandCaucasian...(APPLAUSE)...rich,poor,andmiddle-class,gayandstraight,youhavestoodwithme.(APPLAUSE)AndIwillcontinuetostandstrongwithyoueverytime,everyplace,ineverywaythatIcan.Thedreamsweshareareworthfightingfor.Remember,wefoughtforthesinglemomwiththeyoungdaughter,jugglingworkandschool,whotoldme,I'mdoingitalltobettermyselfforher.Wefoughtforthewomanwhograbbedmyhandandaskedme,WhatareyougoingtodotomakesureIhavehealthcare?andbegantocry,becauseeventhoughsheworksthreejobs,shecan'taffordinsurance.WefoughtfortheyoungmanintheMarineCorpst-shirtwhowaitedmonthsformedicalcareandsaid,Takecareofmybuddiesoverthere,andthenwillyoupleasetakecareofme?(APPLAUSE)Wefoughtforallthosewho'velostjobsandhealthcare,whocan'taffordgasorgroceriesorcollege,whohavefeltinvisibletotheirpresidenttheselastsevenyears.IenteredthisracebecauseIhaveanold-fashionedconvictionthatpublicserviceisabouthelpingpeoplesolvetheirproblemsandlivetheirdreams.I'vehadeveryopportunityandblessinginmyownlife,andIwantthesameforallAmericans.Anduntilthatdaycomes,you'llalwaysfindmeonthefrontlinesofdemocracy,fightingforthefuture.(APPLAUSE)Thewaytocontinueourfightnow,toaccomplishthegoalsforwhichwestandistotakeourenergy,ourpassion,ourstrength,anddoallwecantohelpelectBarackObama,thenextpresidentoftheUnitedStates.(APPLAUSE)Today,asIsuspendmycampaign,Icongratulatehimonthevictoryhehaswonandtheextraordinaryracehehasrun.Iendorsehimandthrowmyfullsupportbehindhim.(APPLAUSE)AndIaskallofyoutojoinmeinworkingashardforBarackObamaasyouhaveforme.(APPLAUSE)IhaveservedintheSenatewithhimforfouryears.Ihavebeeninthiscampaignwithhimfor16months.Ihavestoodonthestageandgonetoe-to-toewithhimin22debates.I'vehadafront-rowseattohiscandidacy,andIhaveseenhisstrengthanddetermination,hisgraceandhisgrit.Inhisownlife,BarackObamahaslivedtheAmericandream,asacommunityorganizer,intheStateSenate,asaUnitedStatessenator.Hehasdedicatedhimselftoensuringthedreamisrealized.Andinthiscampaign,hehasinspiredsomanytobecomeinvolvedinthedemocraticprocessandinvestedinourcommonfuture.Now,whenIstartedthisrace,IintendedtowinbacktheWhiteHouseandmakesurewehaveapresidentwhoputsourcountrybackonthepathtopeace,prosperityandprogress.Andthat'sexactlywhatwe'regoingtodo,byensuringthatBarackObamawalksthroughthedoorsoftheOvalOfficeonJanuary20,2009.(APPLAUSE)Now,Iunderstand--Iunderstandthatweallknowthishasbeenatoughfight,buttheDemocraticPartyisafamily.Andnowit'stimetorestorethetiesthatbindustogetherandtocometogetheraroundtheidealsweshare,thevalueswecherish,andthecountrywelove.Wemayhavestartedonseparatejourneys,buttodayourpathshavemerged.Andwe'reallheadingtowardthesamedestination,unitedandmorereadythanevertowininNovemberandtoturnourcountryaround,becausesomuchisatstake.WeallwantaneconomythatsustainstheAmericandream,theopportunitytoworkhardandhavethatworkrewarded,tosaveforcollege,ahomeandretirement,toaffordthatgasandthosegroceries,andstillhavealittleleftoverattheendofthemonth,aneconomythatliftsallofourpeopleandensuresthatourprosperityisbroadlydistributedandshared.Weallwantahealthcaresystemthatisuniversal,high-qualityandaffordable...(APPLAUSE)...sothatparentsdon'thavetochoosebetweenca