--- title: #GirlIGuessImWithHer: Twitter's Grudging Support of Clinton description: Twitter users poked fun at the Clinton #ImWithHer hashtag, reluctantly offering their support with #GirlIGuessImWithHer. canonical: https://time.com/4362138/girliguessimwithher-hillary-clinton-hashtag-twitter/ author: Daniel White article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-08T21:46:12.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:46:06.279Z article:section: Politics og:title: Clinton Gets Reluctant Twitter Support With #GirlIGuessImWithHer Hashtag og:description: Twitter users poked fun at the #ImWithHer hashtag og:url: https://time.com/4362138/girliguessimwithher-hillary-clinton-hashtag-twitter/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0980a5d950834ea5/698896f0bc6cfcfede3dd4fc/hillary-clinton-celebrity-reactions-social-media.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3183 og:image:height: 1790 og:image:alt: Hillary Clinton Holds Primary Night Event In Brooklyn, New York og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Clinton Gets Reluctant Twitter Support With #GirlIGuessImWithHer Hashtag twitter:description: Twitter users poked fun at the #ImWithHer hashtag twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0980a5d950834ea5/698896f0bc6cfcfede3dd4fc/hillary-clinton-celebrity-reactions-social-media.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Hillary Clinton Gets Reluctant Support on Twitter With #GirlIGuessImWithHer Hashtag > Sponsored content. 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Clinton has secured enough delegates and commitments from superdelegates to become the Democratic Party's presumptive presidential nominee. She will become the first woman in U.S. history to secure the presidential nomination of one of the country's two major political parties. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 7: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives onstage during a primary night rally at the Duggal Greenhouse in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, June 7, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Clinton has secured enough delegates and commitments from superdelegates to become the Democratic Party's presumptive presidential nominee. She will become the first woman in U.S. history to secure the presidential nomination of one of the country's two major political parties. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Drew Angerer/Getty Images by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Jun 8, 2016 9:46 PM UTC Hillary Clinton may have [made history last night](http://time.com/4359545/why-its-easy-to-forget-hillary-clinton-is-making-history/), claiming victory in the Democratic contest to become the [first woman nominated as a major party’s presidential candidate](http://time.com/4361293/hillary-clinton-democratic-primary-result-video/), but some Twitter users weren’t quite so thrilled about it—even if they eventually plan to vote for her. Riffing on the Clinton campaign’s #ImWithHer hashtag, user @MadBlackThot reluctantly offered Clinton her support with the hashtag #GuessImWithHer, which quickly went viral. > [](https://twitter.com/MADBLACKTHOT/status/740404096935591937) Other uses joined in tweeting pop culture GIFs and (grudgingly) pledging their allegiance. > [](https://twitter.com/BlckPowerBottom/status/740611333217869826) > [](https://twitter.com/AlishaNStewart/status/740629359766179840) #GirlIGuessImWithHer may underscore [the uphill battle Clinton could face in uniting the Democrats](http://time.com/4360254/bernie-sanders-congress-party-unity/) and appealing to supporters of her opponent Bernie Sanders, as well as [reluctant minority voters](http://time.com/4292683/hillary-clinton-black-voters-al-sharpton/) who may view Clinton as a preferable alternative to Donald Trump. > [](https://twitter.com/BlackMajiik/status/740424968425644033) > [](https://twitter.com/bemnetabearaaah/status/740616405100302336) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4362138/girliguessimwithher-hillary-clinton-hashtag-twitter/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4362138/girliguessimwithher-hillary-clinton-hashtag-twitter/"},"headline":"Hillary Clinton Gets Reluctant Support on Twitter With #GirlIGuessImWithHer Hashtag","datePublished":"2016-06-08T21:46:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-19T07:46:06.279Z","description":"Twitter users poked fun at the #ImWithHer hashtag","url":"https://time.com/4362138/girliguessimwithher-hillary-clinton-hashtag-twitter/","keywords":["2016 Election","Hillary Clinton","democrats","Social Media","2016 Election","twitter"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0980a5d950834ea5/698896f0bc6cfcfede3dd4fc/hillary-clinton-celebrity-reactions-social-media.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Daniel White","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/daniel-white/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0980a5d950834ea5/698896f0bc6cfcfede3dd4fc/hillary-clinton-celebrity-reactions-social-media.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Hillary Clinton Holds Primary Night Event In Brooklyn, New York","caption":"Hillary Clinton Holds Primary Night Event In Brooklyn, New York","creditText":"Drew Angerer/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/2016-election/","name":"2016 Election"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4362138/girliguessimwithher-hillary-clinton-hashtag-twitter/","name":"Hillary Clinton Gets Reluctant Support on Twitter With #GirlIGuessImWithHer Hashtag"}}]}] ```