Their objective: using four nights of prime-time television to present Americans a sharp contrast to Donald Trump’s apocalyptic view of a decaying nation besieged by enemies, immigrants and violent criminals.
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Clinton alleged that Trump wants to divide Americans.
In a detailed acceptance speech during Thursday’s closing session, Clinton countered Trump’s portrayal of a dystopian America, describing instead a nation with “the most powerful military, the most innovative entrepreneurs, the most enduring values”. “Isn’t he forgetting troops on the front lines, police officers and firefighters who run towards danger, doctors and nurses who care for us, teachers who save lives?”
President Barack Obama and Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton wave to delegates after President Obama’s speech during the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Wednesday, July 27, 2016.
Talking up her plans to create a living wage and get tough with Wall Street, Clinton took frequent digs at Republican rival Donald Trump, much to the delight of the cheering crowd. Meccano said Clinton supporters argued Sanders supporters should vote for her to stop Trump, but Meccano rejected the argument.
Clinton was baiting Trump, and the Republican nominee responded in the most clueless way possible.
Democrats drew 24.4 million viewers on day three, one million more than the Republican convention.
“Hillary’s wars in the Middle East have unleashed destruction, terrorism and ISIS across the world”, he wrote in one tweet.
“Regardless of what Bernie Sanders said”, Hunt explained, “he said to continue the political revolution and we are continuing the political revolution”. Earlier, Chelsea Clinton introduced her mother.
As Hillary Clinton accepted her nomination, people captured poignant images of young children watching the historic moment. “We are the future of the Democratic Party or we are the future of a new party if they don’t want us or they won’t let us be heard”. She spoke of the priorities she has on mind which all aim at ensuring security and peace not only in America but also in the world. “The truth is, through all these years of public service, the “service” part has always come easier to me than the “public” part”.
“Crooked Hillary Clinton mentioned me 22 times in her very long and very boring speech. Donald Trump can’t even handle the rough-and-tumble of a presidential campaign”. She fought to keep in her fold the reliable coalitions of African American and Latino voters in the early states of SC and Nevada, while scrapping for votes even in the rural states she was always likely to lose, such as West Virginia and Kentucky.
In a sweeping address, he burnished his legacy, framed the election – not as a choice between Democrats and Republicans but between democrats and an authoritarian – and passed the torch to Clinton. “And the way to do that is to roll out a bunch of well-known Republicans saying, ‘Hey I’m for Hillary, ‘” said former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell.
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Trump continued the assault Friday morning, criticizing the news coverage as well as Clinton’s speech.
