The four day event formally kicks off on Monday, July 25, 2016 in Philadelphia with vice presidential nominee Kaine slated to speak in prime-time on Wednesday. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Philadelphia, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media.
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The Massachusetts senator began by hitting on a theme embraced by both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders supporters: tearing down Donald Trump. “We’re not going to be Donald Trump’s hate-filled America-not now, not ever!”
As for Republicans lawmakers – namely the ones who have obstructed Democrats’ efforts in Congress – Warren said that “the American people are coming for you”. I think she was better in 2012 in Charlotte, when the Nevada delegation chanted, “Consumer Finance Protection Bureau”, which is not an easy thing to chant.
But they soon stopped, and as the speech went on, most of the boos were reserved for Warren’s words about Trump. “If you believe that we must reject the politics of fear and rejection, if you believe we are stronger together”, she concluded, “then let’s work out hearts out to make Hillary Clinton the next president of the United States”.
Warren painted Trump as selling a scam on the American people and got a few laughs from the crowd.
Warren said Trump is using the age-old strategy of “divide and conquer”, which she called “an old story in America”. “And for one, low, low price, he’ll even throw in a goofy hat”.
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The Massachusetts senator was talked about as a potential running mate for Clinton who would help shore up the left wing of the party that Sanders energized as has not fully galvanized behind Clinton. She has earned a reputation in recent months for fiery speeches denouncing Trump, and she didn’t hold back in Philly, comparing him to a late-night infomercial salesman. Elizabeth Warren made an impassioned case for Hillary Clinton on Monday, hailing her as a tenacious fighter on behalf of working people while dismissing presidential rival Donald Trump as someone who “cares about himself every minute of every day”. The “Pocahontas” taunt is rooted in Warren’s claims of Native American heritage. It seemed to be a reference to Warren being a voice for Sanders’ style progressivism in the party but now siding with the more moderate establishment. Describing the system as “rigged”, she said that big business easily gets its way in D.C., while poor and working families have to fight for every cent.
