The ex-president told the Democratic Party convention in Philadelphia that Hillary Clinton was “the best darn change-maker I’ve ever met in my entire life”. Former presidents often vouch for their potential successors, but never before has that candidate also been a spouse. DNC chief Debbie Wasserman Schultz stunningly thought she’d still get to speak at the convention, announcing she’d step down when it wrapped.
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According to US media, the latest Gallup poll showed that Clinton’s unfavorable rating reached an all-time worst in her political career.
President Clinton spoke after three hours of testimonials from lawmakers, advocates, celebrities and citizens who argued otherwise. Among those pledging support for Clinton will be the “mothers of the movement” – several black women whose children were victims of gun violence. She became the first lady of Arkansas and the first lady of the United States. His convention address was his highest profile appearance of the campaign. Supporters of Bernie Sanders, Clinton’s primary rival, repeatedly interrupted the proceedings with boos and chants of “Bernie”.
Disgruntled Sanders supporters expressed their displeasure with the outcome by holding a silent protest inside one of two media centre tents outside the convention arena.
Demonstrators yell to police from behind a barricade near the AT&T Station in Philadelphia, Monday, July 25, 2016, on the first day of the Democratic National Convention.
Many of the Sanders backers then sat down throughout the press area and said they refuse to accept Mrs. Clinton as their nominee.
Foreign affairs has not been a major topic of discussion here, though it has been subtext in the party’s broader criticism of Trump, who throughout his campaign has proposed a dramatic departure from decades of bipartisan foreign policy norms. In North Carolina, he told a convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars that, “our politicians have totally failed you”.
Few protesters expressed a willingness to embrace Republican nominee Donald Trump in the general election, saying that Clinton would lose to the NY billionaire whether they voted for her or not.
At the 2008 Democratic National Convention, Mrs Clinton called for a vote for Barack Obama by acclamation, ending the roll call vote in an effort to unite the party behind his candidacy.
Ultimately, Bill’s speech was a loving tribute to his “best friend”, a woman who still leaves him in “awe”.
Women face more difficulties in being elected in presidential systems.
The 42nd president of the United States has campaigned on his wife’s behalf throughout the primary because, duh, you’re not going to not use the 42nd president of the United States.
Bill Clinton will give the traditional warm spousal endorsement of the nominee in a speech in Philadelphia on Tuesday night.
He recalls that she served on a special Pentagon commission with former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich.
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The 11 superdelegates from Colorado represent a near-sweep for Clinton among the 12 members in that voting bloc, a situation that Sanders supporters say is unfair given that Colorado overwhelmingly backed Sanders this year.
