Watch: The Moment of Victory for Marriage Equality

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In Minnesota, the campaign fighting to defeat an antigay constitutional amendment was just about to call it a night, without conclusive results at 1:45 am, when Minnesotans United for All Families' communications director Kelly Schwinghammer reported that the Associated Press just called the race in favor of equality. What followed was a joyous, impromptu celebration of historic magnitude. Relive that moment below — jump to the 3:00 mark if you want to bypass campaign manager Richard Carlbom's measured-but-hopeful speech to campaign workers leading up to the unexpected moment of victory.