After his convention Trump got a boost in opinion polls.
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“I believe that our economy isn’t working the way it should because our democracy isn’t working the way it should”, Clinton said.
“I never once doubted that my parents cared about my thoughts and my ideas, and I always, always knew how deeply they loved me”.
“That’s who we are. We get frustrated with political gridlock, worry about racial divisions; are shocked and saddened by the madness of Orlando or Nice”. “People ask me all the time, how does she do it?” Reporter: She attempted to answer that burning question – who is Hillary Clinton in her heart?
Mrs Clinton joined him on stage at the end, to the roars of the crowd, as she rode the wave of his performance.
She reached out to supporters of her rival, Bernie Sanders, who could be crucial to getting her over the line in November.
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The core message will reflect that of her campaign: That Americans are stronger together than apart, trying to strike a contrast to Donald Trump’s more divisive world view.
Vice President Joe Biden offered powerful criticism of Donald Trump Wednesday, painting the Republican nominee as completely unqualified for the presidency.
Any pollster or election expert will tell you that winning a presidential election requires attracting independent voters. “That’s a bunch of malarky”, Biden said. This guy does not have a clue about the middle class.
Senior Democrats and former national security figures lined up earlier Wednesday to describe Trump as unable to steer America through the unsafe waters of today’s world.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton takes the stage to speak during the fourth day session of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Then it was her turn to sell herself. “Everybody knows she is tough”. After living in the United States, going home felt like giving up. “God help us”, Bloomberg said. Dismissing Trump’s supposedly savvy business smarts, he said, “I’ve built a business, and I didn’t start it with a million-dollar check from my father”. “And that’s not the America I know”. Now, illegal immigrants address the Democratic convention and hail Obama’s executive orders to allow them to stay in the country.
Noting that his son, Nat, deployed with the US Marines this week, Kaine quickly slammed Trump for raising the possibility that his administration wouldn’t always defend North Atlantic Treaty Organisation allies. Those were actually Donald Trump’s words in Cleveland.
Delegates welcomed the president with thunderous applause, the man who first appeared before them 12 years earlier as an Illinois State Senator. Think about that for a moment. I am here for one reason: “to explain why I believe it is imperative that we elect Hillary Clinton as the next president of the United States”, he said.
“As someone who was responsible for protecting our nation from cyberattacks, it’s inconceivable to me that any presidential candidate would be that irresponsible”, he said. “Donald Trump can not become our commander-in-chief”. The Secret Service said seven people were arrested and will be charged with entering a restricted area.
Clinton said that as president, she would strive to create more jobs with better wages. She leaned heavily on her “stronger together” campaign theme, invoking her 1996 book “It Takes a Village”. Standing here as my mother’s daughter, and my daughter’s mother, I’m so happy this day has come.
Close allies extol her warmth, but Clinton has struggled with relating to everyday Americans on the campaign trail over the previous year.
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Throughout the week, speakers like Michelle Obama and Lena Dunham attended the convention and brought major shoe style, but with long days on the Convention floor and plenty of meetings it also seems like easy sandals and sneakers were the go to choice for attendees.
