And truly, that ball is being moved forward. We know that right now we are on a trajectory because in another state, they didn't talk about a black woman not being electable. But nevertheless, In the state of Illinois, we are on a path towards electing a third black woman to the United States Senate. And when I say a third, she won't be the third in general, but this will be the first time in the history of the United States Senate that three of those 100 seats are occupied by black women. (06:53–07:04)
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Asserts that Illinois is likely to elect its third black woman to the U.S. Senate.
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