“For the struggling, the striving and the successful”.
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Former Reagan administration official Doug Elmets announced he was casting his first vote for a Democrat in November, and urged other Republicans who “believe loyalty to our country is more important than loyalty to party” to do the same.
She also underlined the “milestone” in becoming the first female nominee. He, she then asserted, “doesn’t make anything in America except bankruptcies”.
In her speech, Clinton hewed closely to the issue profile that she has cultivated over the course of a year, some of it created to undercut U.S. Sen.
As we are working together in the revival and calling for a revolution of values, and as we travel the country and see things, that is why I’m so concerned about those that say so much, about what God says so little, while saying so little about what God says so much. She aggressively challenged Republican Donald Trump’s ability to do the same.
Stephen Miller, a Trump policy adviser, slammed Clinton’s speech as “an insulting collection of cliches and recycled rhetoric” and said the Democratic nominee skipped over controversies that have dogged her campaign, like her decision to use a private email server during her time as secretary of state.
“He loses his cool at the slightest provocation”. Imagine him in the Oval Office facing a real crisis.
Tim Kaine, D-Va., as they arrive on the convention floor before Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks during the final day of the Democratic National Convention.
A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons, Hillary said in a reference to Trump.
Seeking to offset possible weariness with a politician who has been in the spotlight for decades, he said of Clinton: “She’s been there for us, even if we haven’t always noticed”. We will work with all Americans and our allies to fight and defeat terrorism.
“When we have millions of hardworking immigrants contributing to our economy, it would be self-defeating and inhumane to kick them out”, she later added.
Thursday’s other speakers include Chelsea Clinton and Khizr Khan, whose son was an American Muslims who died serving the United States.
In recounting his address to Republicans last week, Clinton zapped, “He spoke for 70-odd minutes, and I do mean ‘odd.’ And he offered zero solutions”.
Hillary Clinton has capped off a four-day Democratic Party convention celebration with a plea for national unity and tolerance. Beyond all the public policy prescriptions, she had to show her personal side. “People ask me all the time how she does it, how she keeps going amid the sound and fury of politics”, Chelsea Clinton said.
“Some of you are frustrated, even furious”.
“You know what? I’m starting to agree with you!”
You can attack Trump as a bloodless billionaire, a nouveau-gauche Mitt Romney, who will subvert the interests of workers and the environment beneath those of the wealthy. He can argue that the election of her opponent presents incalculable risks for a country that, judging from his approval rating, has on the whole come to appreciate his approach. “I could stand up here and say: Let’s just get everybody together, let’s get unified”, she said. That’s the Hillary I’ve come to admire. But she still said women shouldn’t overplay the gender card when pitching Clinton. “I sweat the details”, be it the amount of lead permissible in drinking water or the cost of prescription drugs. “When there are no ceilings, the sky’s the limit”, she said.
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During her speech, Clinton made a direct appeal to Sanders’ supporters, pleading, “I’ve heard you”. Bernie Sanders, have grumbled about Kaine being on the ticket, particularly because of his support for “fast track” approval of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact. Hillary Clinton (N.Y.). Obama felt the need to put her down, and in a particularly disdainful way, he said, famously, “You’re likable enough, Hillary”. “Your cause is our cause”.
