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Hinojosa promises change as Democrats celebrate across the country

A victory-speech compilation moves from Texas's incoming governor to Michigan, Iowa and Maine, ending with bilingual chants in California.

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'The impossible was possible': Democrats celebrate historic wins

Gina Hinojosa gives the celebrations a promise to deliver: "The voters have delivered a mandate for change, and it is change they will get."

The Texas governor-elect opens a victory-speech compilation from the United States' Cable News Network (CNN), which reports that Democrats have flipped control of both the House and Senate. Rather than explaining the election map, the clip brings together the voices of candidates celebrating the result across the country.

Hinojosa returns with a pledge to lead through "a politics of courage, not convenience." Fellow Texas Democrat James Talarico, elected to the Senate, declares: "We just took back Texas."

Other speakers describe their victories as evidence that collective action can overcome entrenched expectations. Michigan senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed says supporters defeated political cynicism, declaring: "Tonight, Michigan, we beat a machine." Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro describes small voices making a large statement together, while Iowa senator-elect Joshua Turek supplies the compilation's title: "Together, Iowa, we have proven that the impossible was possible."

The montage also makes room for personal journeys. Maine senator-elect Troy Jackson recalls being a logger from Allagash before voters elected him to Washington. New Jersey representative-elect Rebecca Bennett credits people coming together to demand change, and Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff thanks supporters in Atlanta.

California governor-elect Xavier Becerra closes the sequence by leading the crowd through "Sí se puede," meaning "Yes we can," and then a declaration in the past tense: "Yes, we did!"