Speaking to “the forgotten men and women of our country”, the people who “work hard but no longer have a voice”, Trump declared: “I am your voice”.
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“I think Donald is very real, and I like that about him”, said Dayna Dent, 69, retired, a delegate from Washington state.
“Nobody knows the system better than me, which is why I alone can fix it”.
Trump is set to make his speech on the last day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, at 10.15pm on Friday (local time). “He then said he is the only person who could avert disaster”.
For those hoping Trump’s nomination will improve the party’s reputation among gay rights proponents, there’s another challenge: Mainstream gay rights groups have denounced Trump, arguing that tolerance for one minority group doesn’t excuse prejudice toward others – like Hispanics and Muslims – or unflattering comments about women.
The moment resembled so many that have punctuated Trump’s unlikely candidacy for president: relitigating past skirmishes at a time when his campaign could be taking a victory lap, this time over a fairly well-received nomination acceptance speech that helped salvage a rocky convention.
It sparked a backlash among Trump’s fellow Republicans, many of whom rushed to reassure the states that the US wouldn’t abandon them.
Trump, in classic style, essentially said he couldn’t care less that Cruz declined to endorse him in a dramatic snub at the convention.
Given the poll’s credibility interval of about four percentage points, Trump and Clinton should be considered to be about even in the race. The former secretary of state and first lady is scheduled to accept her party’s nomination at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, next week.
Throughout the Cleveland convention Republicans have rallied around chants of “lock her up”.
The unequivocal appeal for a more inclusive tone is likely to give Trump’s fellow Republicans permission to embrace an issue resonating deeply with a younger generation of voters from all sides of the political spectrum.
It remains unclear if that message will be enough to unite a Republican Party riven with doubts over his candidature.
“The last thing we need is somebody running for president who talks trash about America”, Clinton said of the Republican nominee’s lengthy address in Cleveland. He was introduced by his eldest daughter Ivanka, who promised her father would be a president for all people, not just the rich and well-connected.
Trump’s campaign has not responded to the new feature on Clinton’s website. On Wednesday, Cruz shocked the convention hall in a speech in which he failed to endorse Trump.
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“The most important difference between our plan and that of our opponents, is that our plan will put America First”, the transcript reads. “Americanism, not globalism, will be our credo”.
