But even as Democratic Party stars delivered one testimonial after another this week, some voters watching from the convention floor said they already know Clinton, or think they do, through her years as first lady, senator and secretary of state, and not all views are favorable.
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Clinton called his wife the “best darn change-maker I’ve met in my entire life”, adding that she “had done more positive change before she was 30 than many politicians do in a lifetime in office”.
“Turns out it was people getting into the meeting”, Sanders said, recalling his thought at the time.
She is someone who wants to “break down all the barriers to opportunity”, in the words of Sen.
Clinton also commended the delegation for recognizing the “real” candidate in this election, referring to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, though not by name, as a “cartoon”.
Once he got past his two terms as president, Bill outlined a large list of her accomplishments as a senator and Secretary of State, including flying all night from Cambodia to the middle ease to get a ceasefire between Hamas and Isreal and supporting Barack Obama’s decision to go after Osama bin Laden. The former president discussed her life’s work as a champion for children and women’s rights as well as her role as a wife and mother. Tim Kaine as her running mate. Tim Kaine, of Virginia.
Turning Republican attacks on their head, Clinton offered a tacit admission that his wife was part of the political scenery and that she was not always as flashy, or such a gifted orator, as other politicians. But will I do everything I can to focus some of that light on a path out of this darkness.
But then Hillary Clinton made an unexpected visit via satellite.
He talked about how she led the effort to pass the Children’s Health Insurance Program as first lady of the United States and about her trip to Beijing in 1995 when she declared, “Human rights are women’s rights and women’s rights are human rights”. “And she has a plan to fix the divide that so often exists between law enforcement and the communities they serve”.
Bill Clinton gave a long, personal speech about Hillary Clinton on Tuesday night at the Democratic National Convention-how they met, how he bought their first house, what it was like dropping their daughter off at college.
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And after the roll call finished, hundreds walked out of the Wells Fargo Arena. Sanders also turned to the future, saying his campaign may be done, but he is now bringing more people into the political process.
