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Thank you very, very much. Well, this isnt exactly the party Id planned, but I sure like the company. (APPLAUSE) And I want to start today by saying how grateful I am to all of you, to everyone who poured your hearts and your hopes into this campaign, who drove for miles and lined the streets waving homemade signs, who scrimped and saved to raise money, who knocked on doors and made calls, who talked, sometimes argued with your friends and neighbors... (APPLAUSE) ... who e-mailed and contributed online, who invested so much in our common enterprise, to the moms and dads who came to our events, who lifted their little girls and little boys on their shoulders and whispered in their ears, See, you can be anything you want to be. (APPLAUSE) To the young people... (APPLAUSE) ... like 13-year-old Anne Riddell (ph) from Mayfield, Ohio, who had been saving for two years to go to Disney World and decided to use her savings instead to travel to Pennsylvania with her mom and volunteer there, as well. To the veterans, to the childhood friends, to New Yorkers and Arkansans... (APPLAUSE) ... who traveled across the country, telling anyone who would listen why you supported me. And to all of those women in their 80s and their 90s... (APPLAUSE) ... born before women could vote, who cast their votes for our campaign. Ive told you before about Florence Stein (ph) of South Dakota who was 88 years old and insisted that her daughter bring an absentee ballot to her hospice bedside. Her daughter and a friend put an American flag behind her bed and helped her fill out the ballot. She passed away soon after and, under state law, her ballot didnt count, but her daughter later told a reporter, My dads an ornery, old cowboy, and he didnt like it when he heard Moms vote wouldnt be counted. I dont think he had voted in 20 years, but he voted in place of my mom. (APPLAUSE) So to all those who voted for me and to whom I pledged my utmost, my commitment to you and to the progress we seek is unyield