“It’s a guiding principle for the country we’ve always been”, she said.
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“And most of all, don’t believe anyone who says: ‘I alone can fix it.,'” Clinton said on the last night of the convention in Philadelphia.
And when she did mention the economy, most often – three times out of ten – she did so in the context of legalizing millions of illegal aliens. But her primary focus was persuading Americans to not be seduced by Republican presidential candidate Mr Trump’s promises to restore economic security and fend off threats from overseas.
Trump got a bump in the polls after the Republicans’ dark convention.
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.
Near the beginning of her speech, Clinton made an extended appeal to Sanders supporters, some of whom had expressed hesitation about supporting her. She promised to fight for progressive issues and to pay attention to their concerns.
“If Bernie is not the Democratic nominee, then I will certainly leave the Democrat party”, one Sanders supporter said. “I’ve seen her holding the hands of mothers anxious about how to feed their kids, how they’ll get them the health care they need”.
But all the excitement appeared to have taken a toll on husband Bill, who was seated in the audience next to Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine. “He can start by making things in America again”, she said as she rattled off a number of Trump products she says are produced outside of the United States.
Freedom and equality justice and opportunity – we should be so proud those words are associated with us …When people here those words they hear America, so don’t let anyone tell you our country is weak, we’re not.
Trump Jr. suggested that Obama’s speech in Philadelphia on Wednesday night lifted a line from his Republican National Convention remarks, pointing out that both addresses contained the line “That’s not the America I know”. “She spent the evening talking down to the American people she’s looked down on her whole life”, said Miller in a statement.
Rick Neuhoff, also from Florida, said his favorite was President Obama’s.
After those conversations, Hillary Clinton went right to work.
“She’s not Bernie”, he said. “We say: ‘We’ll fix it together'”.
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Almost halfway through, Clinton’s speech took a populist turn. “No, Donald, you don’t”, Clinton said to applause.
