“I may become the first woman president, but one of you is next”, she said.
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[Trump] calls himself a business guy, which is true, but I have to say, I know plenty of businessmen and women who’ve achieved success without leaving a trail of lawsuits, and unpaid workers, and people feeling like they got cheated. Sure, we have real anxieties about paying the bills and protecting our kids, caring for a sick parent.
Nodding to voters’ concerns, Obama said he understood frustrations “with political gridlock, worry about racial divisions” and the slow pace of economic growth. “And if we are serious about our democracy, you can’t afford to stay home just because she doesnt align with you on every issue”.
“I am more optimistic about the future of America than ever before”, Mr Obama told thousands of delegates at the convention, praising Mrs Clinton as uniquely qualified to succeed him.
Almost eight years after Barack Obama took the oath of office amid a crumbling economy, the president spoke stirringly Wednesday night of a country that had come back from the brink.
– Part of the program today will be devoted to gun violence: We’ll hear from Christine Leinonen, whose son was killed at the shooting at Pulse night club in Orlando.
Speeches from former Rep. “We can’t elect a man that embraces the tactics of our enemies”, Biden said.
Hillary, the president continued, would “destroy” ISIS without “resorting to torture or banning entire religions from entering our country”.
White men still make up about a third of the typical presidential electorate, and will be crucial to Trump’s fortunes in Rust Belt states that have seen a declining middle class. “That’s a bunch of malarkey!”
The Broadway performance had the crowd in Philadelphia on their feet singing along, concluding with a loud “Love trumps hate” chant in the audience.
Biden slammed Trump as unable to handle the complexities of a unsafe world.
Trump was referring to a private e-mail system Clinton kept while secretary of state from 2009-2013. “Everybody knows she is tough. And that is not the America I know”.
“But Hillary’s been in the room”, Obama will continue.
“I believe we need a president who is a problem-solver, not a bomb-thrower”, said Bloomberg.
With files from The Associated Press, Reuters and The New York Times.
“There’s only one person in this race who will be there, who’s always been there for you, and that’s Hillary Clinton’s life story”, Biden said.
“We are stronger together”. And I promise you, our strength, our greatness, does not depend on Donald Trump.
He also noted the presence at the convention of his father-in-law, former Virginia Gov. Linwood Holton, a Republican who helped desegregate the state’s schools.
A Donald Trump presidency could pose a threat to some of Mr Obama’s key policy achievements such as healthcare and environmental regulations. Think about that for a moment. Should Clinton lose and Trump follow through on his promises, much of what Obama built as president could be unraveled. She is fit to be the next Commander-in-Chief. Hundreds of delegates walked out of the convention in protest Tuesday night following the roll call. The seven were dressed in all black and had their faces covered. This time, it is not only because of the first woman to get the nod from a major political party but also because of the caricature of her opponent on the Republican side, Mr Donald Trump. They were arrested and have been taken to the Philadelphia Federal Detention Center, where they’re expected to be charged with entering a restricted area.
Having fought his own bad-tempered primary against Clinton eight years ago, Obama could offer potent testimony about how a rival became an ally and trusted advisor.
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In the summer of 2015, labor groups at the national level started lining up behind Clinton, seeing the choice as either her or one of the seventeen Republican candidates including Scott Walker, who recently took on big labor in Wisconsin. And Clinton will be introduced by her daughter, Chelsea.
