Hillary Clinton Accepts Democratic Presidential Nomination

Hillary Clinton accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for president Thursday night with a message stressing the need to unite in order to confront the nation’s challenges.

“It truly is up to us.We have to decide whether we will all work together so we can all rise together,” Clinton said in an address on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

The 68-year-old Clinton is the first woman ever nominated for president by a major U.S. political party.She won the nomination after defeating her principal rival, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, in the state-by-state process of primary and caucus votes.

Despite Sanders giving his endorsement in his own speech at the convention this week, one of her challenges ahead of the November election is to appeal to the group of his supporters who say they will not support her.She praised Sanders for his campaign on Thursday, highlighting its appeal to young people and efforts to promote economic and social justice.

“I want you to know I’ve heard you,” Clinton said.”Your cause is our cause.”

Clinton’s principal challenger in the general election is Republican nominee Donald Trump.Both candidates suffer from negative perceptions among voters, as revealed by multiple polls during the past year.Those same polls show about 30 percent of voters view Clinton as untrustworthy, even as one from Gallup showed her as the country’s most admired woman.

Clinton said Thursday that Trump wants Americans to fear the future and each other, and she took aim at some of the proposals he has put forth during his campaign, including building a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border and banning Muslims from entering the country.

“We will not build a wall.Instead, we will build an economy where everyone who wants a good job can get one,” she said.”And we’ll build a path to citizenship for millions of immigrants who are already contributing to our economy.We will not ban a religion, we will work with all Americans and our allies to fight and defeat terrorism.”

The convention in Philadelphia brought together the biggest names in the Democratic Party to put forth why they think Americans can trust Clinton and why they believe she is the superior choice to lead the country when President Barack Obama’s term ends in January.

Obama said Wednesday no man or woman has ever been more qualified for the position.Vice President Joe Biden said of Trump that no major party nominee has been less prepared to handle the country’s national security.Clinton’s running mate, Virginia Senator Tim Kaine, called Trump a “self-promoting, one-man wrecking crew.”

Trump and his campaign have described the Democratic convention speakers as painting too rosy a picture of the state of the nation.

“I’ve been watching these speeches at night, and boy am I getting hit,” Trump said at an event Thursday in Iowa.”I am getting hit and they don’t mean it and there’s a lot of lies being told.”

Voters will make their choice on November 8, and the new president will take office on January 20. [Read More]

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Source: VOA News: Labor


 

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