Hillary Clinton waves as she takes the stage during the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
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He hit Clinton repeatedly for being soft on terror, a favorite attack by Republicans. Donald Trump is anxious that more people will watch Hillary Clinton’s speech than tuned for his long-winded screaming tirade in Cleveland.
Hillary Clinton’s daughter spoke of how grateful she was to have an awesome role model her own children could look up to. “She only stands together with the donors and special interests who’ve bankrolled her entire life”.
The risk to American prosperity included inequality, limited social mobility, political gridlock, “threats at home and abroad” and frustration over wage stagnation, she said. The emotional high point of her speech. She appealed to Bernie Sanders supporters, independent voters and Republicans and got the crowd to join in a chorus of “join us!”
“Some people just don’t know what to make of me”, she said with a frankness that is unusual in American politics.
Confronting a “moment of reckoning”, Hillary Clinton on Friday portrayed herself as a unifier for divided times and a tested, steady hand to lead in a volatile world. “Here’s how: It’s because she never ever forgets who she’s fighting for”.
She began by thanking her daughter Chelsea, who introduced her, and her husband and ex-President Bill, who gave a highly personal speech endorsing her running on Wednesday. “When there are no ceilings, the sky’s the limit”, she insisted, referring to the historic feat of becoming the first female candidate to run for U.S. presidency.
Indeed, Bernie Sanders unequivocally endorsed Clinton for president on the opening night of the convention and reaffirmed his support at various events throughout the week.
“America needs every one of us to lend our energy, our talents, our ambition to making our nation better and stronger”, said Clinton before accepting the nomination.
“She’s not Bernie”, he said.
“He loses his cool at the slightest provocation.Imagine if you dare, imagine him in the Oval Office facing a real crisis”, Clinton said.
Almost 41 per cent of likely voters favour Clinton, 35 per cent favour Trump, and 25 per cent picked “Other”, according to the new July 25-29 online poll of 1043 likely voters, which overlapped with the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
“Don’t let anyone tell you that our country is weak, we’re not”.
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Some delegates also walked out on her speech.
