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A consistent message has been Clinton’s perseverance. She promised to look into it.
But right now, she said, “an terrible lot of people feel there is less and less respect for the work they do”. “We have to decide whether we all will work together so we all can rise together”. “She’s a woman driven by compassion, by faith, by a fierce sense of justice and a heart full of love”.
Hours after Hillary Clinton gave her speech Thursday accepting the Democratic presidential nomination and capping the national convention, thousands in the rank and file planned to quit the party in a #DemExit protest.
“To all of your supporters here and around the country, I want you to know I’ve heard you”, she said.
“But we are not afraid. No, we endure, we overcome and we always, always, always move forward”.
Rep. Joyce Beatty of Columbus told delegates that she and Clinton often exchange stories about their grandchildren, saying Clinton cares “deeply about every child in America”.
With the world watching, she was confident, strong, empathetic and willing to acknowledge at least one flaw – being uncomfortable with the “public” part of public service.
Nonetheless, the Democrats’ leftward march isn’t the point of contention one would expect in a typical general election.
There Pumpelly stood Thursday morning in a downtown hotel surveying the effect of the four-day Democratic National Convention.
At her father’s 1992 nominating convention, a campaign aide suggested that Chelsea, then 12, introduce her dad after the biographical video with a simple: “Ladies and gentleman, the next president of the United States, my dad, Bill Clinton”. Ultimately, it didn’t seem to hurt.
Trump got a modest bounce after nights of disunity and an acceptance speech widely characterized as dark and threatening. He described the Democratic platform as the most progressive in party history. In terms of star power and sheer glamor, the Democrats have had it all over the Republicans. And Pumpelly, a Bernie Sanders delegate, was more than just a little pleased.
And yet, few Democrats here were anticipating anything other than a hard-fought campaign from now until November, in part due to their nominee’s vulnerabilities.
The Democratic nominee said she’ll fight to overhaul the immigration system.
But with the wild success of the documentary film Clinton Cash, perhaps there is a reason the Clinton Foundation has gone unnoticed this week as Democrats seek to burnish Hillary’s legend, not tarnish it. “Bonds of trust and respect are fraying”, she said on Thursday night. But to those the recovery has passed by, she added, “Some of you are frustrated – even furious”. She spoke of togetherness and hope, of working for communities, of her belief in science, and of her determination to work for minority groups and communities.
Referring to her own historic nomination – and drawing the biggest applause of the night by citing “the first time that a major party has nominated a woman for president” – Clinton said that reality shows that “when there are no ceilings, the sky is the limit”.
The Clinton team also used the week to reintroduce the former secretary of state to Americans, emphasizing causes such as her longtime work for children and families.
Clinton took the stage to roaring applause from flag-waving delegates on the final night of the Democratic convention, relishing her nomination as the first woman to lead a major US political party.
Trump’s national security stumbles in questioning US support for North Atlantic Treaty Organisation allies and urging Russian Federation to meddle in the race provides a general-election opening for Clinton and other Democrats to reach out to Republicans.
After Bill Clinton admitted he had an inappropriate sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky (just six years older than Chelsea), she was famously photographed as the bridge between her parents, holding their hands as they solemnly walked toward the Marine One helicopter.
One of her best-received lines came when she talked about her plans to increase gun control.
Vice President Biden’s fiery rhetoric slammed Trump as someone who had “not a clue” about the middle class – or anything else.
“Thank you all for the great convention we’ve had and Chelsea thank you, I am so proud to be your mother and so proud of the woman you’ve become”.
“America is already great”.
Republican Donald Trump did his best to steal the spotlight Wednesday.
Clinton praised the work of President Barack Obama, saying America is “stronger” because of his leadership.
Clinton also took aim at Donald Trump, her Republican opponent, warning that the celebrity businessman is trying to “divide us from the rest of the world and from each other”.
“Imagine him in the Oval Office facing a real crisis. A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons”, Clinton said.
Americans face challenges at home and overseas that demand steady leadership and a collective spirit, United States presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says. They note that there are other statistics that suggest the public is of mixed minds about the conditions.
“I’d say its 50-50 – both are important”.
And while Trump casts himself as an outsider, a political neophyte committed to upending the Washington establishment, Clinton faces the hard task of appearing as the steady hand at the tiller even while promising to be a catalyst for change.
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Trump did not stay idle as Clinton accepted her nomination Thursday.
