Radical hope and progressive ideas prevailed.

 

All I can say is thank you.

No one expected the son of a milkman from Malden to make it to the United States Senate. They didn’t think the working-class kid who drove an ice cream truck to pay for college could win this race of all races.

I learned to dream in Malden. I learned my values at my parents’ kitchen table. I know what it means to grow up in a working-class family, to fight for what you believe in, and to stand up when it is hard. I watched my parents make sacrifices so my siblings and I could get ahead.

They taught me that you do not beg for your rights. You organize and you take them.

We’ve made clear that the future of the Democratic Party and this nation is with young people and bold, progressive leaders who will fight for them.

There can be no doubt that the Green New Deal is, once and for all, a winning issue.

There will be no justice or no peace unless we stop the march to climate destruction. This is a matter of life and death. The future of our civilization depends on it.

There is no time for incrementalism or retreat.

Today, we celebrate our success. We’ve worked hard for this moment, and everyone who put their all into this campaign owns a piece of our victory. You’ve earned it.

But this is just the start of our work. We will continue our fight for justice for every person in this country. Economic justice, health care justice, racial justice, and yes, environmental justice.

Today and every day, we say Black lives matter, Black voices matter.

We cannot lose sight of the people who are hurting all across this country right now as a result of a corrupt, racist, criminally negligent president. We must continue fighting for them — win back the Senate and the White House.

This movement will continue. We will march. We will protest. And we will win. We will not just challenge the status quo — we must dismantle it.

The time to be timid has passed. The age of incrementalism is over.

This moment demands us to think big and build big. The Green New Deal and Medicare for All will be our blueprints to move us forward, and we will not surrender.

To everyone who played a role in this fight — my campaign team, our volunteers and fellows, every supporter, the entire Markeyverse — you have my unending gratitude. You inspire me every day.

Never doubt that a grassroots movement powered by progressive ideas and radical hope can prevail.

This campaign has always been about the young people of this country and their future. This victory is a tribute to them and their vision.

So to the young people at the heart of this campaign, thank you for believing in me.

I believe in you.

- Ed

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