Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton waves to the crowd as she takes the stage to speak during the fourth day session of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Thursday, July 28, 2016. And in the end, it comes down to what Donald Trump doesn’t get: “that America is great — because America is good”. And that’s one reason why nearly every country on Earth sees America as stronger and more respected today than they did eight years ago.
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Duckworth, an Iraq war veteran who lost her legs in combat, took on Trump’s readiness to be commander in chief, saying “I didn’t put my life on the line to defend our democracy so you could invite Russian Federation to interfere with it”. “She keeps her cool and treats everyone with respect no matter how much people knock her down, she never quits”, Obama said.
This dilemma mirrors a debate that has played out in the past 24 hours, since President Barack Obama treated Trump as an aberration, rather than the apotheosis of modern Republicanism, in his Wednesday convention address. With folksy charm, he ridiculed Trump’s list of promises and imitated one of the GOP candidate’s favorite phrases.
“I certainly know that with her as our commander-in-chief, our foreign relations will not be reduced to a business transaction, I also know that our armed forces will not become an instrument of torture”, said Allen. “And to all of your supporters here and around the country, I want you to know I’ve heard you”, Clinton said. Imagine, if you dare imagine, imagine him in the Oval Office facing a real crisis.
Rosa Patlan Harris, 70, a retired postal worker and delegate from Texas, said she thinks Clinton can measure up to the high expectations for her speech.
Following former President Bill Clinton’s address a day earlier, they touted Hillary’s remarkable journey from young attorney and Arkansas governor’s wife to half of the two-for-one presidency that oversaw a booming economy, without mentioning the scandals; from NY lawmaker to defeated presidential hopeful; from America’s top diplomat to the first woman ever put forward by a major party for president.
In clusters on Revere beach and at a huge street festival last weekend, Democrats spoke of their disbelief in what’s happening to their party, their leadership and their country. At the Democratic convention this week in Philadelphia, many Sanders’ followers were making a mess of it for Clinton, ignoring Sanders’ plea for unity and openly booing him while he was speaking before a national TV audience.
“Don’t believe anyone who says: ‘I alone can fix it, ‘” Clinton said. Does that tell us anything?
Kaine also picked up the traditional attacking role of the presidential ticket’s No. 2.
At a rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, earlier in the day, Trump said he did not want to watch the speech.
Liberals, particularly those who supported Vermont Sen.
In a flurry of e-mails sent during Clinton’s speech, the Trump campaign noted that Clinton once backed free trade deals she now criticizes. In the hall, delegates waved “Stronger Economy” signs in the same shade as the former mayor’s tie.
And then there’s Donald Trump. For them, the once unimaginable – namely the election of Trump as president – now seems an all-too-real possibility, albeit a frightening one. Tim Kaine, prepared to bus through Pennsylvania and OH this weekend to make their case for a third consecutive term of Democratic leadership in the White House. In both his campaigns, Obama carried more than 90 percent of black voters, the overwhelming majority of Hispanics, and more than half of young people and women. “She knows that sometimes during those 40 years, she’s made mistakes, just like I have, just like we all do”. “It’s not new to her“, he said. So let me tell you.
Other delegates acknowledged that Sanders’ loss was disappointing but told the supporters they can create change without the Democratic Party and the mainstream media, contending the media contributed to a rigged election.
The absence of marches was a marked change from earlier in the week, with some Sanders supporters saying their comrades seemed worn out and frustrated.
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The Dead Man Walking and Thelma and Louise star said convention organizers are making it hard to carry out “the will of Bernie Sanders” people’.
