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The internet goes full Ham(ilton) for Hillary Clinton’s DNC speech

This woman will be included in the sequel…work!

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Hillary Clinton made history on Thursday night. In addition to becoming the first woman to accept a major party’s presidential nomination, she used quotes from the hottest musical on Broadway to drive her points home.

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“Though ‘we may not live to see the glory,’ as the song from the musical Hamilton goes, ‘let us gladly join the fight,’” Clinton said.

Twitter, never one to miss a Hamilton hashtag, went nuts. (You thought I was going to say ham, didn’t you?)

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https://twitter.com/brittdrehobl/status/758866193046351872

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https://twitter.com/joycemillman/status/758867940410204160

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The #ham4hill movement was so sweeping that even Oprah joined in the fun.

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And it seems that Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, blushes in Oprah’s presence.

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LMM is clearly in Camp Hillary, which is not surprising, seeing as he loves a good revolutionary story. 

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Only time will tell if the world is wide enough for both Clinton and Donald Trump.

 
The Daily Dot