On election night in Minnesota, Democrat Peggy Flanagan told supporters at her victory speech that "the many can beat the money and no president can ever beat the power of the people." Calling herself an enrolled member of the White Earth Nation, she thanked the crowd for helping her become "the first Native American woman in history to be elected to the United States Senate."
The receipt
- Who
- Peggy Flanagan
- Where
- rally - election night, Minnesota
- Original footage
- FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 39 seconds, unedited within the cut
- Plays
- 3 on Instagram
Read the transcript
Because you proved that once again, the many can beat the money and no president can ever beat the power of the people. You said loud and clear that we refuse to settle for leftovers. And you, you helped. A small but scrappy, often underestimated, enrolled member of the White Earth Nation become the first Native American woman in history to be elected to the United States Senate.
Machine transcript of the clip's audio; names are checked, small words may differ.