Hillary Clinton set the tone for her campaign on Thursday and went after Republican nominee Donald Trump.
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Another way of looking at it: Clinton is running a competent campaign, and Trump is running a chaotic campaign that inescapably looks like a preview of a Trump White House.
The Hill noted that these totals include only the top six cable networks and do not include viewer totals from C-SPAN and PBS, which are disproportionately watched by Democrats.
But Democrats view Trump’s provocative statements and the failed “Never Trump” movement as leading indicators in their ability to win over college-educated Republicans who have been wary of the businessman’s foreign policy views or incendiary statements about Mexican-Americans, Muslims and women.
The convention provided hours of glowing tributes, including deeply personal testimonials from her husband, former President Bill Clinton, and former boss, President Barack Obama.
The impressive array of endorsements, the impressive display of unity, and the exposition of democratic nominee’s vision bode well for Hillary Clinton.
The Democratic convention was meticulously created to craft her image as a caring grandmother tough enough to battle terrorists and unite a party still unsettled by a fractious primary process. “Go look at the graves of fearless Americans who died defending the United States of America.” he said.
“Now, you didn’t hear any of this from Donald Trump at his convention”.
Early in her speech, she thanked her formal rival Sen.
USA presidential candidate Hillary Clinton cast herself as the steady leader at a “moment of reckoning” for America, contrasting her character with what she described as a unsafe and volatile Donald Trump.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton took her newly energised White House bid on the road on Friday for a tour of crucial “Rust Belt ” states Pennsylvania and OH, but the campaign’s focus was clouded by a newly disclosed cyber attack. Her supporters tried to drown them out with chants of, “Hillary, Hillary”.
“America is stronger because of President Obama’ leadership”, Clinton said. “My job titles only tell you what I’ve done”.
Her speech came on a night filled with emotion as she became the first woman to lead a major presidential ticket. “I worked for Ronald Reagan”, said Doug Elmets, a Republican now backing Clinton. It’s not a surprise that she went after him, as one of her best received speeches so far was a San Diego address in which she used his words against him. “We say: “We’ll fix it together”.
“Let me ask you, have you ever read the United State Constitution?” said Khizr Khan.
“I don’t want to call Hillary Clinton evil, but sometimes we have to choose between the lesser of two evils”, said Jennifer Campoli, a Sanders’ delegate from Binghamton, on picking Clinton over Trump.
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For politicians, the true measure of the speech’s effectiveness will come in about a week, when polls indicate whether or not the convention gave Clinton a bump in popularity. In sharp contrast with the visible divisions and rancor in the Republican camp at the Republican Convention in OH a week earlier, Democrats succeeded in presenting an image of unity, despite differences which are too well known by now. “I haven’t had that happen with any of the African-American Bernie supporters”.
