Hillary Clinton to spend election night under actual glass ceiling

Hillary Clinton will spend election night under the glass ceiling at a New York convention centre - a fitting venue given her determination to crack the glass ceiling of US politics.

Hillary Clinton will hold her election night event at the Javits Center in Manhattan.

Hillary Clinton will hold her election night event at the Javits Center in Manhattan. Source: Twitter

US Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton appears to fancy her chances of becoming America's first female leader, if her choice of venue on election night is anything to go by.

After becoming the first female presidential nominee of a major political party, Mrs Clinton congratulated her supporters at July's Democratic convention for helping put "the biggest crack in that glass ceiling yet".

Now, her campaign has confirmed that she will deliver remarks to supporters and volunteers on November 8 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York - which has a glass ceiling.
With less than two weeks of campaigning to go, polls show Mrs Clinton holding a solid lead over Republican nominee Donald Trump.

Her odds of taking the top job appear to be higher than back in 2008, when she conceded to Barack Obama during the Democratic primaries stage.

“Although we weren't able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you, it's got about 18 million cracks in it,” Ms Clinton told her supporters in 2008.

“The path will be easier next time."

Share
Published 28 October 2016 11:12am
Updated 28 October 2016 11:37am
By SBS News
Source: SBS


Share this with family and friends


Get SBS News daily and direct to your Inbox

Sign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to SBS’s terms of service and privacy policy including receiving email updates from SBS.

Download our apps
SBS News
SBS Audio
SBS On Demand

Listen to our podcasts
An overview of the day's top stories from SBS News
Interviews and feature reports from SBS News
Your daily ten minute finance and business news wrap with SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves.
A daily five minute news wrap for English learners and people with disability
Get the latest with our News podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS
SBS World News

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service
Watch the latest news videos from Australia and across the world