For years I’ve thought about Hillary Clinton with some indifference. That changed for me when she clinched the Democratic nomination and celebrated her victory before an enthusiastic crowd at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
She was relaxed, gracious and genuinely moving while Donald Trump was stiff and awkward as he resisted the temptation to take the low road at the insistence of a wary Republican establishment.
His party has put him on notice to clean up his act, take the race seriously and start trying to be a grown up. His venue was a limited access event at his own private country club in posh Westchester County.
The contrast between the two candidates could not have been more stark. Years of oppression of women melted away as the glass ceiling was finally smashed into a thousand pieces. It was reminiscent of Barack Obama’s historic victory eight years ago when America came out of the shadows of racial discrimination.
The road ahead for Hillary will be difficult as she continues to be under FBI investigation and vicious attack from her opponents. For one shining moment, however, she made American history that will leave an indelible impression on the political landscape. No one can take that away from her.
Frank Warman
Hopkinton