Clinton took the stage to roaring applause from flag-waving delegates on the final night of the Democratic convention, relishing her nomination as the first woman to lead a major USA political party.
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But her primary focus was persuading Americans to not be seduced by Trump’s vague promises to restore economic security and fend off threats from overseas. She’s already made history and now it’s up to her to close the deal on this final night of the Democratic National Convention.
“I’m anxious about Donald Trump”, said Laura Calvo, a superdelegate from Oregon. Obama boosts Clinton at DNCBut Clinton’s challenge has never been her command of policy.
On the convention’s third day, many speakers focused on Trump’s own record, with vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine noting the businessman’s lack of political experience, calling him “a one-man wrecking crew” who could not be trusted in the White House. Trump’s national security stumbles in questioning USA support for North Atlantic Treaty Organisation allies and urging Russian Federation to meddle in the race provides a general-election opening for Clinton and other Democrats to reach out to Republicans.
With folksy charm, he ridiculed the billionaire tycoon’s list of promises and imitated one of the Republican presidential candidate’s favourite phrases.
“America is already great”, President Barack Obama proclaimed to delegates at the Democratic Convention in his speech that highlighted his accomplishments in office, attacked Donald Trump, and enthusiastically endorsed Hillary Clinton to be his successor.
President Bill Clinton, filling the role of devoted political spouse, joined the crowd packed to the arena rafters in cheering the attacks on Trump.
“I’m scared to death, of course”, said Lana Slavitt, a delegate from Minneapolis. Jackie Baumgardner, of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, a Democrat who volunteered to help delegates with disabilities, said, “I think we were all lifted up tonight and we’re going to work to get her elected”. Clinton said if Americans are serious about keeping the country safe, they can not afford to have a president who is in the pocket of the gun lobby.
And for many of our young children, Obama is the only president they’ve known, and there is something powerful in our children seeing the leader of the free world as a black man.
Stepping out of the shadows of presidents past, the former first lady, senator and vanquished-candidate-turned-secretary-of-state appeared unannounced on the platform at her nominating convention, pointed a finger at President Barack Obama and gave him a hug.
In his speech, the president contrasted the vision of former President Ronald Reagan, who called America “a shining city on a hill”, with Trump’s vision of America: “a divided crime scene that only he can fix”. But I am willing to gamble that this was the night that the suddenly nervous Democrats found their voice and the arguments that will carry them to Election Day.
‘Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing, ‘ Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, told reporters. Put your faith in him – and you’ll win big? He had been he first African American president; she could become the first woman to occupy the Oval Office.
William Inboden, who worked for the NSC under President George W. Bush, said Trump’s joke was “tantamount to treason”.
His acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention had higher TV ratings than Clinton’s at the Democratic National Convention, according to preliminary results.
The White House said Obama had been working on the roughly 45-minute speech for weeks.
And CNN will have 24-hour coverage of the convention from Philadelphia. “I just don’t want you to be shot by someone who shouldn’t have a gun in the first place”.
“We don’t look to be ruled”, he said.
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Clinton has never been as telegenic and personable a politician as her husband or Obama, whose powers of communication were on colorful and persuasive display Tuesday and Wednesday.
