“There has never been a man or a woman, not me, not Bill, nobody, more qualified than Hillary Clinton”, Obama said from the convention stage as delegates erupted in a chant of “Hillary!”
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“Hillary Clinton understands this isn’t reality television”, he said.
Expressing his willingness to pass the baton to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, U.S. President Barack Obama has said that he is more optimistic about the future of America than ever before. It culminated with Clinton making a surprise appearance on stage to greet Obama with a long embrace, an nearly unimaginable image eight years ago when they battled for the Democratic nomination.
During his speech, Obama spoke about the greatness of democracy and the American people, before insisting that Trump would fail.
Obama will refer to the Republican nominee by name roughly half-a-dozen times, according to officials familiar with his remarks. “Thank you for this lovely journey”, Obama said in conclusion. Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg (I) took the stage – to tepid applause from the Democratic crowd – in order to persuade “responsible” independents to vote for Clinton. Some say his administration’s legacy has been repudiated by his own party, which shifted left during Obama’s time in office.
Bloomberg who has been a Democrat and a Republican, and is now an independent, was the Clinton campaign’s A-list envoy to independents and undecided voters.
He’ll also argue that Clinton in uniquely prepared for the Oval Office. He robustly vouched for Clinton’s readiness to finish the job he started, saying “no matter how daunting the odds, no matter how much people try to knock her down, she never, ever quits”. At the time, Obama owed both Clintons a huge debt. “God help us”, Bloomberg said.
She acknowledged those concerns briefly, saying “I get it that some people just don’t know what to make of me”. “I know Hillary”, he said.
“She’s not always flashy”.
In that speech, Obama brought a Boston crowd to its feet by talking about the hopes of “a skinny kid with a amusing name who believes that America has a place for him, too”.
That included himself and her husband, former president Bill Clinton.
And Clinton offered an open hand to backers of Vermont Sen. He says the children’s health insurance plan Clinton built as First Lady helped him get health care he wouldn’t have been able to afford. “And it’s a popular president”.
He added, “But what we heard in Cleveland last week wasn’t particularly Republican and it sure wasn’t conservative”.
At least once in the past few months she’s had to cut off conversations with friends – usually Sanders supporters – to avoid further conflict. Bernie Sanders, whose primary campaign for the nomination inspired legions of progressives within the party, especially those in college.
Still, for some young people, Hillary Clinton met the emotional standard set by Obama.
The president issued a plea for unity on the issue of tighter gun control, and called on Americans who agree on safeguards such as background checks to be just as vocal and determined as “the gun lobby that blocks change through every funeral we hold”. But, as the president said, this election is not just about policy. An Obama aide said the powerful reception to his wife’s address spurred the President to stay up into the early morning hours working on his own speech.
As the final act of the night, minutes before 11 o’clock, President Barack Obama made his way to the podium in his cool and easy basketball-player gait, waving and smiling and washing in the glow of an adoring crowd.
Trump’s extended questioning of Obama’s citizenship pushed the White House to release the President’s birth certificate. This is being presented as proof that Trump is an ally of Putin and, as opposed to Clinton, can not be trusted to prepare for war against Russian Federation. Amid his takedowns of Obama’s record, Trump has cast darker aspersions about Obama’s ties to Islamic terrorism.
Obama’s speech served as a bookend to Bill Clinton’s address to the convention on Tuesday night. That address launched Obama on a path to the White House – though he says he doesn’t go back and rewatch the tape.
“I look so young”. That’s what I see.
“Believe me!” he shouted, to audience laughter. Sanders claimed to the Des Moines Register that it was, “intentionally created to make sure that I and Gov. (Martin) O’Malley get less exposure”.
Obama spearheaded a day-long effort by Democrats to depict Trump as unfit to be commander-in-chief, contrasting the political neophyte with his more experienced Democratic rival.
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