PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Hillary Clinton has won the convention votes needed to capture the Democratic presidential nomination -- and make history as the first woman to become the White House nominee of a major U.S. political party.
The former first lady, New York senator and secretary of state had faced Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in a tough primary fight for the nomination.
Some Sanders supporters objected. But unlike last night, their "boos" were drowned out by the roar of an energized crowd fighting to show party unity.
Many Democrats, including Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin, say the party is coming together.
Baldwin says when Clinton included 80 percent of Sanders' campaign goals to the party platform, it's only helping drive that unity.
Now, Baldwin hopes Clinton can further connect with voters by addressing issues, like income inequality.
"We have seen too many years of stagnant wages, and incomes," says Baldwin. "People who work so hard want to feel like they can attain the middle class, and… look forward to a secure retirement."
Senator Baldwin added, "if you want to create change... you've got to elect the right people."
She says that's why she's urging voters in Wisconsin to take this election seriously, and staying home from the polls is a vote for Donald Trump, and conservative Supreme Court justices
