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.
“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?)
OMG I CALLED IT https://t.co/7xxOcX3CTh
— Aly Ellis (@alyellis) July 29, 2016
HAMILTON REFERENCE! Let's tell the story of tonight. #Ham4Her #Ham4Hill #DemsInPhilly pic.twitter.com/VAJFRZZmOj
— Emma Gray (@emmaladyrose) July 29, 2016
https://twitter.com/brittdrehobl/status/758866193046351872
She's putting herself back in the narrative. #DemsInPhilly #Ham4Hill
— Jennifer Juniper 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️🍊 #ProtectTransKids (@jentalleydesign) July 29, 2016
It took 240 years, but we finally included women in this sequel. #Ham4Hill #DemConvention
— Alex Kartman (@ajkartman) July 29, 2016
https://twitter.com/joycemillman/status/758867940410204160
And the #ham4hill moment was perfect. What is a legacy? (Image from @bustle) pic.twitter.com/P0u0Z5eWLS
— Heidi Tandy (my tweets are not legal advice) 💫 (@travelingheidi) July 29, 2016
The #ham4hill movement was so sweeping that even Oprah joined in the fun.
Planting seeds in a garden we may never get to see! #HillaryClinton
— Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) July 29, 2016
And it seems that Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, blushes in Oprah’s presence.
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) July 29, 2016
LMM is clearly in Camp Hillary, which is not surprising, seeing as he loves a good revolutionary story.
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— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) July 29, 2016
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I'm with her.#AndShesBeenListeningToDiscTwo!
Only time will tell if the world is wide enough for both Clinton and Donald Trump.