August 27, 2008 06:23 AM UTC

Hillary Clinton's speech

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• by: DavidThi808

from Josh Marshall

That was quite a speech. It occurred to me as she built to the conclusion in the last few minutes, that the pre-2008 Hillary Clinton would not have been capable of that speech. That’s not a dig. But she grew incredibly as a candidate over the course of this campaign. And this was an immensely powerful delivery, and a richly woven together speech. The beginning seemed fine but not remarkable. But it slowly built into something very powerful.

from Greg Sargent

Hillary: “Were You In This Campaign Just For Me?”

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Finally, Hillary concluded by raising the stakes higher than anyone possibly could have hoped for, telling her supporters and Democrats that the fate of our country — and the fate of all of our children — all demand the election of Obama.

Hillary hit a grand slam by any measure. Will it put the “rift” talk to rest?

Great summation of more pundits at HuffPo Their unanamous opinion? That it was perfect. And…

Olbermann also reported that on Clinton’s way out to the podium and after she returned from delivering her speech, she was given a standing ovation by Obama staffers.