Hillary Clinton delivered a classy defeat speech. But would Sanders have delivered a victory speech?

Hillary Clinton may have been a woeful candidate, but she just delivered a classy defeat speech.

She did what everybody thought Donald Trump wouldn’t do — accept defeat graciously. ‘Donald Trump is going to be our president,’ she said. ‘We owe him an open mind and the chance to lead.’

‘Our responsibility as citizens is to keep doing our part to build that better, stronger, fairer America we seek. And I know you will.’

She thanked her running mate Tim Kaine and her team, and even threw in a few good jokes. Her voice cracked at certain points, but she retained her dignity.

‘Never stop believing that fighting for what’s right is worth it.’

‘We have still have not shattered that highest and hardest glass ceiling’, she added, her metaphor for oppression of womankind. ‘But some day, someone will.’

The crowd were almost manically enrapt by her and she received a long standing ovation. It was a moving moment.