When Hillary Clinton gave her victory speech last Tuesday, after securing the title of presumptive Democratic nominee, she embraced the historic nature of the moment. Clinton had just become the first woman ever in line for a major-party nomination, and her remarks cited the generations of Americans who “struggled and sacrificed” on behalf of women’s rights. “In our country, it started right here in New York, a place called Seneca Falls, in 1848. When a small but determined group of women, and men, came together with the idea that women deserved equal rights, and they set it forth in something called the Declaration of Sentiments, and it was the first time in human history that that kind of declaration occurred,” Clinton said. “So we all owe so much to those who came before, and tonight belongs to all of you.”
But while Clinton reveled in breaking ground last week, most Americans surveyed in a new Morning Consult poll don’t think she made much history at all. Just four in 10 classified Clinton’s victory as a “historic moment,” including 42 percent of women. Those positive respondents fall along a spectrum. Twelve percent say she’s the “most historic” nominee, and 30 percent say her presumptive nomination is “one of the most historic.” In many voters’ eyes, President Obama, the first black man to win a major-party nomination, takes the “most historic” prize. More than 1,300 voters were polled over two days last week, and the findings have a margin of error of 3 percentage points. For the full article click here
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