Former President Bill Clinton speaks during the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Tuesday, July 26, 2016. A primetime address to the convention by her husband, former President Bill Clinton, that was a love letter to her and a grateful appreciation of their lives together and her public service over decades. “She sure has”, he said.
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Clintons campaign hoped the night of achievement, personal stories and praise could chip away at the deep distrust many voters, including some Democrats, have of the former secretary of state, senator and first lady.
Clinton’s nomination was proposed by Congresswoman Barbara A Mikulski, the first Democratic woman elected to the Senate, and the first woman to chair the powerful Senate Committee on Appropriations.
After a tough battle with US Senator Bernie Sanders during the state-by-state nominating contests, Mrs Clinton is now the party’s standard bearer against Republican nominee Donald Trump.
Bill Clinton during his convention speech.
“Good for you, because earlier today you nominated the real one”, he said to cheers.
He skipped details of the darkest times, like the Monica Lewinsky affair.
Clinton made history when she became the party’s nominee.
This time she shattered the glass ceiling she could not crack in 2008.
But she leads a party still grappling with divisions.
Unmoved by Sanders’ plea for unity, thousands of people chanting “Bernie or bust!” took to the streets under the hot sun.
“How does this square with the things that you heard at the Republican National Convention?”
Many voters have questions about her character and trustworthiness, suggesting she has used her access to power to her personal advantage.
Bill Clinton spoke after three hours of testimonials from politicians, advocates, celebrities and citizens who argued otherwise. “I was still in awe of… how smart and strong and loving a caring she was”.
The ridiculousness of the man carrying the sign was only trumped by the ridiculousness of what that sign said: “Support Democracy Vote No On Hillary”.
Fulton said Clinton has the compassion to support grieving mothers and the courage to fight for gun legislation.
Hillary Clinton smiles while speaking during a campaign event.
The stakes for him are particularly high following his much-criticized decision to meet privately with Attorney General Loretta Lynch in the middle of the FBIs investigation into his wifes email use at the State Department. Trump, who campaigned Tuesday in North Carolina, mocked the former president’s speech in advance, calling him “over-rated”. There is no planned action on the floor, and he isn’t slated to make another address to the convention. She added that Clinton continued to call and check on her for years. United States women got the right to vote in 1920 after ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution.
Sanders could begin to calm some of the concerns of his supporters on Monday, when he will be featured on the first night of the convention along with first lady Michelle Obama.
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Focusing most of his speech on the early days, both before and during the couple’s time living in Arkansas and his tenure as governor there, Clinton recounted the ways in which his wife has worked hard to help others at every turn-whether it was by working for Marian Wright Edelman or opening a legal aid clinic in northwest Arkansas.
