“I never want you to ask that question about your child”, Christine Leinonen said.
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Obama’s address represents a bookend for a career that exploded into public consciousness from the stage of Democratic convention 12 years ago to the day with a celebrated address in Boston.
Obama urged Americans to summon the hopefulness of that White House campaign, before recession deepened and new terror threats shook voters’ sense of security.
Mr Obama robustly vouched for Mrs Clinton’s readiness to be commander in chief, saying “no matter how daunting the odds, no matter how much people try to knock her down, she never, ever quits”.
On Wednesday night, US Senator Tim Kaine accepted the party’s nomination as Clinton’s vice presidential running mate and in a speech described billionaire Trump as “a one-man wrecking crew” who can not be trusted in the Oval Office.
“As someone who was responsible for protecting our nation from cyber-attacks, it is inconceivable to me that any presidential candidate would be that irresponsible”, said former Central Intelligence Agency director Leon Panetta.
“But Obama didn’t keep all his promises”, you say.
He warned that the billionaire businessman is unprepared for the challenges that would await him in the Oval Office.
Mr Trump fuelled more controversy today when he encouraged Russian Federation to meddle in the presidential campaign. “But as I’ve traveled this country, through all 50 states, as I’ve rejoiced with you and mourned with you, what I have also seen, more than anything, is what is right with America”.
At the conclusion of his speech, Clinton – who was not expected to appear at the DNC until Thursday her scheduled acceptance speech – surprised delegates by joining the president on stage and giving him a hug.
“I’m leaving the Democratic party”, Lange said Wednesday at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Vice President Joe Biden, who decided against running for president this year after the death of his son, called it a “bittersweet moment”. “Well, America’s promises do not come with a price tag”.
“[Trump] is trying to tell us he cares about the middle class?”
Liberals, particularly those who supported Vermont Sen.
At least one delegate for Clinton’s rival, Bernie Sanders, had proposed protesting the president’s speech. Most of the delegates obliged and Kaine was officially nominated.
NY media mogul Michael Bloomberg, a Republican-turned-independent, assailed fellow billionaire Trump in a speech of his own, calling Trump’s presidential bid a “con” and ripping into his history of bankruptcies and lawsuits.
He recalled his start in politics at the local level and modest roots before turning his attention to attacking Mr Trump, even falling into the occasional impression.
Still, the core of Clinton’s strategy is putting back together Obama’s winning White House coalition.
Are we sure we can’t have Obama for four more years?
Oregonians were represented in Philadelphia outside the convention on Tuesday too.
His appearance at the Democratic National Convention marked Obama’s most significant effort to stump for the former secretary of state, who he defeated during a contentious primary race in 2008. “Republicans: You should have been careful, also, because Donald learned it from watching you!”
Though Obama has six months left in office, his address Wednesday had the feeling of a political transition.
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President Barack Obama framed the upcoming election as a “fundamental choice about who we are as a people” in a rousing speech to close out the third day of the Democratic National Convention.
