Die-hard Bernie Sanders supporters from Oregon’s delegation say they’re demanding a nationally televised apology at the Democratic National Convention before Hillary Clinton takes the stage Thursday night to accept the presidential nomination.
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(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais). What I did not guess was that, in less than five years, he would be taking the oath of office to become president of the United States.
The wealthy Democratic donors, many of whom run complex businesses, know firsthand how revealing tax returns can be.
Obama said Hillary Clinton “has real plans to address the concerns she’s heard” on the campaign trail.
As I write, former Vice President Walter Mondale is killing time as a huge crowd of Minnesota, Tennessee and MI delegates await the arrival of Sen. “That’s not the America I know”, Bush lamented – almost 15 years before Donald Jr., apparently, came up with his signature saying.
The New York Times reported Wednesday that U.S. intelligence agencies now have “high confidence” that the Russian government was behind the theft of the emails.
Those are the same priorities that Clinton is putting at the core of her own campaign. “She has been caricatured by the Right and by some on the Left”, Obama said.
In front of thousands of die-hard, cheering Democrats, Obama could do no wrong.
“He’s trying to tell us that he cares about the American people?” Are we sure there’s no way we can have a third Obama term?
More seriously, Kaine said the presidential race is an “existential choice for the country” over questions like bringing back torture and “punishing people due to their religion”. Nearly 4 in 5 voters feel the country is moving in the wrong direction this month, compared to 3 in 5 in early 2015.
Hillary Clinton, Obama suggested, understands the challenge and is ready to lead the nation.
According to NBC News, it’s “a line Obama, along with other past presidents, has used frequently in the past…”
And her legacy is his. It was unprecedented, shocking, and put Republicans in a hard spot, as they desperately grapple to regain the White House, with the bombastic, unpredictable businessman at the top of the party’s ticket. Democrats, by contrast, argued that the biggest dangers – from the Islamic State to al Qaeda – come from overseas.
Stepping out of the shadows of presidents past, the former first lady, senator and vanquished-candidate-turned-secretary-of-state appeared unannounced on the platform at her nominating convention, pointed a finger at President Barack Obama and gave him a hug.
“But Hillary’s been in the room; she’s been part of those decisions”.
For years, Democratic leaders have griped privately that Obama neglected the sometimes tedious work of building up his party and keeping it viable for the next election.
But the night will likely be most remembered for the power of Obama’s rhetoric. “Parents who wonder whether their kids will have the same opportunities we have”, Obama said.
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“Hillary Clinton is that woman in the arena”, Obama said.
