may god bless you. may god bless the united states of america. thank you. [applause] ♪

him >> martin o'malley's

announcement getting some reaction from the chair of the democratic committee. she posted this tweet earlier that reads --

she also provided a link to her full statement that ends by saying she looks forward to government o'malley joining secretary said that secretary clinton on the campaign trail as they make the case to the american people that the democratic party is on their side. hillary clinton was recently in south carolina, speaking at an event hosted by the council.

>> i appreciate the standing ovation. thank you all for being here today. today we are making history. today is the first time in history that a presidential candidate has attended any day in blue proceedings. i'm so thankful that this has happened. [cheers and applause] thank you, secretary clinton and thank you to the people who made this day possible. this day is special because it is the beginning of a fabulous great year for south carolina democratic women. next year we culminate for the very first time in history south carolina, a deep south state, is hosting a federation of democratic of women's convention, yes, right here in south carolina. we're bringing it to you. \[cheers and applause] >> i want to tell you how proud i am that i'm in the room with a

dunk of democratic party activists, women and men who have come all over the state for this day in blue. many of you registered before this event before our speaker today. i think you all suspected a couple of things, but i'm so proud to be here with you to stand before you and my partner in crime in the day in blue is representative gilda cobb-hunter. [cheers and applause] gilda cobb-hunter represents us and takes care of us all around. bosses us around and takes care of us. i am so proud and honored to introduce my friend gilda cobb-hunter. \[cheers and applause]

>> thank you so much, susean. those of you that know me know i start by saying hey, y'all. it is so good to be here. let's give susan and the democratic women's council a big round of applause. \[cheers and applause] >> we really appreciate the democratic women's council partnering with the democratic legislative caucus in this year's event. we are extremely pleased to have colleagues come together from all across the state to engage and empower our communities and to make sure your voice is heard loud and proud. as all y'all know, there are not a lot of women in the south carolina house and we have only one woman republican in the south carolina senate. that must change. \[cheers and applause] >> because we all know that the

difference that change in the faces of our general assembly can make. women bring a unique and necessary perspective and in office will fight for things that matter to families and all people. we are gathered today for our annual day in blue because all of us here believe that a woman's place is in the house and in the senate and also -- \[cheers and applause] >> in case there is any doubt, also at 1600 pennsylvania avenue.

\[cheers and applause] >> speaking of that address and the white house, as you know south carolina is proud to host the first in the south democratic presidential primary and we are thrilled to have a very special guest here today. some of you may know her. for us southerners it's important for you to remember that she has deep southern roots where in arkansas she is still considered a special favorite daughter. she served or as i should say, she is still considered a hometown girl. she served as our first lady of the united states, senator of new york and secretary of state and no matter where she served she has been a tireless champion for women, children, and families. south carolina, join me in welcoming hillary clinton to the palmetto state.

\[cheers and applause] sec. clinton: well, this is so exciting, to be here with all of you and to be here for such an important cause to make sure that the democratic party and particularly the democratic women's council recruits and trains and fields more women for public office right here in south carolina. \[cheers and applause]

sec. clinton: there are a lot of long-time friends here. i won't try to mention everybody, but i do want to thank susan and the entire board for d.w.c. i want to thank gilda who i think has been in the legislature since 1992, started in elementary school and worked her way up. former governor jim hodges we're delighted he is here, thank you. \[applause] sec. clinton: a national democratic chair, a state democratic chair, of course, don and carol fowler, so happy to see them. \[applause] sec. clinton: your candidate for the senate last time, joyce dickerson. thank you, joyce. \[applause] sec. clinton: i was thinking on the way down here that i first came to south carolina as a young lawyer working for the children's defense fund started by your own south carolina native marion wright edelman from bennettsville.

i came back many times to renaissance weekend, going to hilton head and then to charleston. made a lot of friends and had a lot of good time and am thrilled to be back. i'm back because i want to support you. you know the theme of this day of events is how do build a party and how to build a party that really respects and includes women and gives women in this state a chance to not only be at the table, but at the head of the table. carrying with them their democratic values and their life experiences and you're right, i am running to live again at 1600 pennsylvania avenue.

[cheers and applause] sec. clinton: but i don't want to be there all by myself. i want democrats elected from the local to the county to the state to the federal level once again making the case that when democrats win, americans win. and so i want to say just a few words about what is happening to american families and what's happening with our economy because i have always believed fundamentally that when families are strong, america is strong. we have come through some really tough economic times. i looked at the statistics and south carolina has pulled itself as other places have as well american families have made a lot of sacrifices. people lost jobs. people lost homes. people had to put college on the back burner, retirement on the

back burner, but everybody just kept going. it took a lot of determination. across america we're beginning to see the results of all of that hard work. and i will say that there does seem to be a pattern. democratic presidents and there are two in particular i'm thinking about over the last 35 years seem to inherit a mess of problems. have you noticed that? so then they have to dig us out of the ditches they find themselves in and put us back on the right attack. of course, i'm talking about little clinton and barack obama. \[applause] sec. clinton: but, of course presidents don't do it alone. they do it with the american people. it's a partnership.