Barack Obama on Thursday made a powerful endorsement of Hillary Clinton as the next USA president, saying no one including himself was ever more qualified than his former secretary of state, as Democrats united against “homegrown demagogues” like Republican rival Donald Trump who sell “fear and cynicism”.
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Galloway reports on Bernie Sanders pushback at a Georgia Democrats’ gathering.
Nominating conventions are supposed to be about the future, not the past, even when the vision of the future revolves around such a familiar figure as Hillary Clinton. To some, the Clinton camp has hit the right notes in victory; to others, they’ve done nothing right.
In the end, Sanders is a socialist and he makes no bones about it. Sure, he was careful to put the word “democratic” in front of it in later years as he prepared to run for the White House, but he’s a pure socialist at heart.
After Obama’s speech, Clinton joined him on stage where they hugged, clasped hands and waved to the crowd.
“Hillary Clinton was by far the best and it was not even close”.
Minneapolis DFL Rep. Frank Hornstein said that Democrats are “coming together and unifying very nicely” this week.
“The Democratic party is turning a blind eye on national security and the economy”, Sununu said.
Obama says, “that’s the Hillary I’ve come to admire”. “The onus is upon them now to convince these independent-minded and progressive voters to come on their side”.
Clinton, who lost the Democratic presidential nomination to Obama in 2008 and was his secretary of state from 2009 to 2013, promises to tackle income inequality, tighten gun control and rein in Wall Street if she wins the November 8 election. Clinton’s campaign hopes to see more of the same.
Lindsey Ketchel, from Woodrow Township in Cass County, is one of those people.
The other 48 percent deserve to be represented, too.
She also made the case for the Democratic nominee by speaking emotionally about the historical barrier that Clinton could break.
“This is family to me”, Ketchel said. But I believe very firmly that Hillary not only is adopting the platform that was influenced by Bernie, but that is how she will govern. “She’s ready because of her faith”.
She said she thinks the Clinton camp “expects us to work really hard on the campaign right now, knocking on doors and making phone calls”. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo. “I think sometimes her desire to be tough and strong and determined gets in the way of people seeing how incredibly warm and passionate she is about people”. “It’s going to take time”. “It wasn’t let’s just get on the bandwagon without a protest”, he said.
Robby Mook, Clinton’s campaign manager, said Wednesday that Clinton will address working-class issues in her nomination acceptance, as well. Tim Kaine for vice president.
Ashford Hughes, an aide in Nashville Mayor Megan Barry’s office and Clinton delegate, said “it was an exciting speech – he talked about what we have done”.
“I don’t feel comfortable with how they treated us at all. This entire process, this convention, it’s a joke”, he said, wearing a Robin Hood hat – an accessory that has become a sign of solidarity among Sanders supporters – and a neon shirt reading a quote from Sanders that says “Enough is enough”. They want to keep the system rigged for their donors. “They denied our voice”, Christy said.
New York Sen. Chuck Schumer praised the role of women in politics at the EMILY’s List event.
The youthful Sanders crowd, which threatened to derail the convention on opening day, isn’t likely to go away.
When asked who he planned to vote for, Christy declined to say. “This country needs help now”.
Clinton enters the general election sprint as a woefully unpopular politician. Whatever else she might be, Clinton is a survivor. “She could say a lot of things and I might not be enthusiastic because I’m not confident she’s actually going to do what she says”. Tim Kaine, contrasted Trump’s unpredictability with their candidate’s steadiness. “It’s been a tough week”.
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And yet, at age 68, Clinton now stands at the threshold of the White House.
