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“She’s insatiably curious”, Clinton said.
She said “under no circumstances” can Trump be elected president and that it would be an abuse of her privilege not to vote for Clinton. In a crowd-control measure that was also used the night before, only passengers with media or convention credentials were allowed to ride all the way to the Wells Fargo Center.
Clinton has selected Virginia Sen.
And in November, she will take on Donald Trump, nominated last week at the Republican convention in Cleveland.
His speech offered an unusual twist to the warm spousal endorsement of a presidential candidate traditionally given in party conventions by a wife, not a man – let alone a former president of the United States.
She talked of the importance of her nomination to young women and girls.
“You could drop her in any trouble spot, pick one, come back in a month and somehow … she will have made it better”, Clinton said.
As Bernie Sanders bellowed out a request for delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia to appoint Hillary Clinton the party’s official presidential nominee, almost half of the OR delegation braced itself to do just the opposite.
But she will not address the Convention until Thursday.
This time, Clinton was acting as a character witness for his wife.
A separate protest, this one against police brutality, took shape in north Philadelphia near the Temple University campus, where about 500 people began marching down Broad Street toward City Hall.
Foreign affairs has not been a major topic of discussion here, though it has been subtext in the party’s broader criticism of Trump, who throughout his campaign has proposed a dramatic departure from decades of bipartisan foreign policy norms.
Delegates chanted: “Hillary, Hillary” as U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski of Maryland formally put forward Clinton’s name for the roll-call vote. Many voters have questions about her character and trustworthiness, suggesting her years in power give her the impression she can play by different rules.
Bill Clinton spoke after three hours of testimonials from politicians, advocates, celebrities and citizens who argued otherwise.
Supporters of Clinton say her Washington credentials show she has the experience needed for the White House during tough times as the United States tries to hasten its economic recovery and tackle challenges overseas like Islamic State and the rise of China.
Fulton said Clinton has the compassion to support grieving mothers and the courage to fight for gun legislation.
The significant time devoted to the testimonials underscored the campaign’s concerns about how voters view Mrs Clinton.
Emmett is 102 years old and from Prescott, Arizona.
States will also sound off in a roll call vote that will include many votes in favor of Sanders, but end in Clinton officially being named the nominee.
Tuesday’s main speaker in support of Clinton was her husband, Bill, who served two terms as the country’s president through most of the 1990s.
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The Democratic convention drew the party’s biggest stars to sweltering Philadelphia for the week-long event.
