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Yes He Can,” Barack Obama Seals The Deal As 1st Black Prez Nominee

written by Brandi Hopper & Rab Bakari

Barack Obama made history June 3rd, winning the Democratic nomination for President and becoming the first black nominee ever, for either party.

According to the New York Post, about 17,000 people came out to the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota last night to greet Obama with waving signs, wild applause and shouts of victory. Another 15,000 waited outside chanting Barack’s catch phrase, “Yes We Can!” NOTE: St. Paul is the city site for this summer’s Republican National Convention. Whose firing shots now?

“Tonight we mark the end of one historic journey with the beginning of another - a journey that will bring a new and better day to America,” he told the crowd of supporters.

Barack’s rival, Senator Hillary Clinton stuck it out to the end - refusing to concede even when her own supporters thought it necessary - Barack complimented the former contender in his speech.

“Our party and our country are better off because of her, and I am a better candidate for having had the honor to compete with Hillary Rodham Clinton,” he said.

At the beginning of yesterday’s wind-down, which included primaries in Montana (that Obama took) and South Dakota (won by Clinton), Obama only needed 40 delegates to put him at the targeted 2,118 votes that would clinch the nomination. He got that and more, ending the night at 2,154 after a rollout of superdelegate support, according to an Associated Press count.

SOHH readers predicted the win in a poll conducted back in January

Many of you watched an informative animation on my blog back in America Love It Or Fix It 2008

It’s not decided yet. That date has been set as the first Tuesday in November. This year that falls on the 4th.

From here, Barack will go up against 71-year-old Vietnam War vet and Republican presidential nominee John McCain, in the race for the presidency.

The former first lady will also reportedly endorse rival Barack Obama.

What’s Hillary Clinton’s role in this aftermath?

* An offer to be Vice-president of the USA. Still would be a ‘first’ in US history. If all flows with te DEms winning the presidential bid; they could lock up the office for 16 years between them two above.

* Attorney General appointment given her law background.

* The Secretary of State job - Hello! Madaline Albright … my old friend!

* The Secreatry of Education position, given her work with the senate education committe

* A health care platform that inches toward a universal plan. (Any Swedes or Canandiens in the house?)