Running for president is an exercise in hope and in humility, and we have come down south, filled with way have come here asking for your vote, humbled by the knowledge that for so many that vote was one through struggle, through blood, through sweat, through tears and for some within living memory.

I am proud of the votes were, and I'm determined to earn every vote on the road ahead.

Theo.

I want to salute all of our competitors, and I congratulate vice president on his victory tonight in South Carolina.

I want to thank the voters of South Carolina, especially black voters who showed that famous Southern hospitality over the last year welcoming us into their homes and churches and neighborhoods and businesses.

I want to thank our entire teeth, every supporter of this effort And, yes, everyone who has gone toe pete for America dot com help us come up with that $13 million.

It's gonna be, oh, I want to thank our amazing campaign family and my amazing family, especially Chastain, who has stood with me from northern Indiana way at this moment as a mounting epidemic threatens our communities and our economy We're seeing just how much it's going to matter to have serious judgement and a steady temperament in the Oval Office.

Theo, Not to mention a belief in science and evidence.

So so, more than ever, we know we cannot afford to get this wrong.

We cannot afford four more years of Donald Trump in this country.

Hi, everyone.

George Stephanopoulos here.

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