"If this election is to take the political pulse of our nation, then I want every beat and every vote to show a nation that looks with hopeand generosity andcourage to the future, not with regret or hurt, and bitterness of the past, " he said in the final hours of the race.
"To read how she suffered years of sexual torture with no hopeand then was able to find the strength andcourage to come forward is truly remarkable, " Mr. Hynes said afterward.