The Roll Call

If you didn't get to see it, the roll call was an amazing and incredible event. We arrived that afternoon and the roll call had already started. Julie and I scrambled to our seat as soon as possible. We were told to move down and to the right in order that the Texas camera shot was full of people. I rushed down, forgetting my camera. I wanted to may sure that I would be in the shot! Well, as you probably know, NM passed to IL and IL passed to NY. Then the crowd started cheering. I looked down and saw Hillary in an aqua pantsuit surrounded by secret service coming toward the NY delegation. She started speaking and I started crying. I'm tearing up now just thinking about it. Pam Durham was really bawling. Hillary was incredible and poised. When it was over, I turned to Trent Hagler and we hugged each other. I have only met him once, but it was a moment for all of us Clinton delegates. No man would have ever been as magnanimous.