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Philadelphia: Three days of testimonials have led to this: Now, it’s time for Hillary Clinton to make her own case. The former first lady, US senator and secretary of state will step out of the shadows of presidents past and present on Thursday for her chance to persuade Americans that she is the best choice to helm a nation looking for a new era of leadership. President Barack Obama anointed her the inheritor of his legacy Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention. Delivering a passionate case for his onetime rival, Obama declared Clinton not only can defeat the “deeply pessimistic vision” of Republican Donald Trump but also realise the “promise of this great nation.” [caption id=“attachment_2921562” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Hillary Clinton at the Democratic National Convention. AP[/caption] “She’s been there for us, even if we haven’t always noticed,” he said. Clinton appeared unannounced on the platform soon after to soak up the roar of cheering Democrats. She pointed at the man who denied her the White House eight years ago, smiled wide and gave him a hug. Summoning his most famous line from that 2008 campaign, Obama said: “America isn’t about ‘Yes he will.’ It’s about ‘Yes we can.’” Wednesday’s was the picture of diversity that Democrats have sought to frame the whole week: The first African-American president symbolically seeking to hand the weightiest baton in the free world to a woman. It climaxed a parade of speeches over the past 72 hours — from men and women, gay and straight, white, black and Hispanic, young and old — hoping to cast the Republicans as out-of-touch social conservatives led by an unhinged and unscrupulous tycoon. For Obama, selling Clinton also meant defending his record and the state of the union he’ll hand off. Obama evoked Ronald Reagan, something that drew criticism from Clinton when they were rivals in 2008, to contrast the Republican icon’s vision of America as “shining city on a hill” with Trump’s description of the US as “a divided crime scene.” “America is already great. America is already strong,” Obama added. “And I promise you, our strength, our greatness, does not depend on Donald Trump.” Trump did his best to steal the spotlight Wednesday. Following reports Russia hacked Democratic Party emails, Trump said he’d like to see Moscow find the thousands of emails Clinton deleted from the account she used as secretary of state. The appearance of him encouraging Russia to meddle in the presidential campaign enraged Democrats and Republicans, even as he dismissed suggestions from Obama and other Democrats that Moscow already was intervening on his behalf. Hours later, Trump told Fox News he was being “sarcastic” although shortly after his remarks on Wednesday, he tweeted that Russia should share the emails with the FBI. Trump’s comments fed Democrats’ contentions that the billionaire businessman is unqualified to be commander in chief. He has no national security experience and has dismissed decades of US foreign policy, like standing by NATO allies. Yet in a news conference Wednesday, Trump tried to turn the tables on Clinton, saying he believed it unsafe for her to receive national security briefings in light of her mishandling of classified information via email while in office. On Thursday, Democrats continued to claim it was Trump who is a “dangerous” choice. “It’s an existential choice for the country,” the Democratic vice presidential candidate, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, said in an appearance on ABC’s Good Morning America. Wednesday night, Vice President Joe Biden, in what was likely the last prime-time speech of his political life, delivered a roaring case for Clinton — rich with his regular-guy folksiness, misty-eyed storytelling and hard hits. A man whose signature phrase is “You’re fired,” can’t claim to understand the plight of the middle class, Biden said of Trump. “That’s a bunch of malarkey.” After a quarter-century just behind the men in charge, Clinton on Thursday gets her turn alone with the American public for what could be most important speech of her career. She will be tasked with winning the trust of a public that is deeply skeptical of her honesty. Even some Democrats remain unconvinced, a sentiment underscored by the protests of a small but boisterous set of supporters of her primary challenger Bernie Sanders. Gabriel McArthur, a Sanders delegate from suburban Denver, said anything short of an “hours-long heart-to-heart” with the candidate will likely leave him cold Thursday night. Still, Clinton, who isn’t known for her oratory, will aim to move others like him. She’ll lean heavily on her “stronger together” campaign theme, invoking her 1996 book It Takes a Village, her campaign said. She also will continue to woo moderate Republicans who may be unnerved by Trump. That effort was hammered home Wednesday by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who implored Americans to “elect a sane, competent person with sane, international experience.” Ret. Marine General John R. Allen, a former commander in Afghanistan, will underscore the same point. Clinton’s daughter, Chelsea Clinton, will introduce her mother. The lineup also will show off Democratic up-and-comers, including Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro; Katie McGinty, a Senate candidate from Pennsylvania and Illinois Rep. Tammy Duckworth, also a candidate for Senate. Pop singer Katy Perry is schedule to perform.
As it happened: Hillary Clinton accepts Democratic presidential nomination
For Obama, selling Clinton also meant defending his record and the state of the union he’ll hand off.
 "As it happened: Hillary Clinton accepts Democratic presidential nomination")
Stand up to bullies
Clinton talks about her mother again. “You have to stand up to bullies… Even when the odds are long.” She says still hears her mother’s voice.
“Let’s be strong; build a better tomorrow for our children. And when we do America will be greater than ever!”
Clinton ends her speech with a crescendo as Katy Perry’s Firework blares from speakers.
Hillary Clinton: "Though 'we may not live to see the glory,' as the song from the musical Hamilton goes, 'let us gladly join the fight'."
— Michiko Kakutani (@michikokakutani) July 29, 2016
Trump hasn’t tweeted yet
This had to be said, but looks like everyone’s waiting for the Trump tweet. Spot anything yet?
Please please Trump pick up that smart phone
— Hari Kunzru (@harikunzru) July 29, 2016
Trump is no joke
“Last year, we made the mistake of laughing off Donald Trump, thinking he couldn’t mean the horrible things that he said,” said Clinton. She said she couldn’t believe it either that someone could talk that way. Truth is “there is no other Donald Trump,” and in the end it comes down to what he “doesn’t get”.
“America is great because America is good.”
Think about the others
Clinton makes a passionate case for minorities. “Let’s put ourselves in the shoes of young Black and Latino men and women who feel like their lives are displaceable. Will stand up against mean and divisive rhetoric.”
Clinton on guns
She says she is “not here to repeal 2nd Amendment; I won’t take away guns. Don’t want you to be shot by someone who shouldn’t have a gun in the 1st place.” Clinton promises to work with gun owners to reform and keep guns out of hands of those “who will do us harm”.
More punchlines from Clinton
“A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man you can trust with nuclear weapons.”
"A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons." —Hillary
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) July 29, 2016
On defeating IS
We will strike from the air, “It won’t be easy or quick but make no mistake: we will prevail.”
This might the line of the day: “Trump says ‘I know more about ISIS than the Generals do.’
— Dramatic pause —
“No Donald, you don’t.”
Importance of Israel
Interesting to note that the one thing both Clinton and Trump agreed upon was the importance of Israel. She says “we put a lid on Iran’s nuke program without finding a single shot.” Now, that’s a pro-Israel line.
Clinton goes after Trump
“In Atlantic City, you will find contractors and small businesses who lost everything because Trump refused to pay them”, says Clinton as the crowd boos. Clinton then references Obama’s “Don’t boo – vote” quote on Thursday. She says Trump “talks a big game about putting America first” and goes on to point out that how Trump ties and caps aren’t made in America. “He talks about making America great again, he can start by making things in America.”
Show me the money!
Clinton promises that the Wall Street and the “super rich will pay their share of taxes. Not because we resent success, but more than 90% gains has gone to the 1%. That’s where the money is and we are going to follow it”.
Jobs for the future
Hillary Clinton talks about her future plans, on investing in infrastructure “for jobs today and jobs in the future”. She also talks about a joint effort between Sanders and her working together to liberate millions of people who have student debt and make tuition debt-free. Bernie Sanders, however, looks like someone whose soup order hasn’t come to the table yet.
‘JOIN US’
Clinton appeals to the non-Democratic voters: “Whatever party or non-party you belong to, if you share these beliefs, this IS YOUR CAMPAIGN. If you believe the minimum wage should be a working wage and no one should have to raise child in poverty, JOIN US. If you believe in reproductive rights: JOIN US. Equal pay: JOIN US. That’s how we’re going to make sure this economy works for everyone, not just the top.”
Believe in science, climate change
Clinton says she believes in science, and then proceeds to giggle like a teenager, while the crowd erupts in supportive cheer. “I believe that climate change is real and that we can save our planet, while creating clean-energy jobs.”
.@HillaryClinton slams @realDonaldTrump for saying "I alone can fix it"- we say we'll fix it together" pic.twitter.com/Dfo9liP2KX
— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) July 29, 2016
Democracy isn’t working the way it should
“We need to appoint SC justices who will expand voting rights and not restrict them. If necessary we will pass resolution to overturn ‘Citizens United’”. Wrong to take tax breaks with one hand and pass pink slips with other. I believe Wall St can never ever be allowed to wreck Main Street again," says Clinton.
Less respect for working people
Hillary Clinton talks about the problems plaguing Americans: those “deep-seated problems” that were present even before recession. Clinton also talks about her interactions with working families who told her that economy wasn’t working for them. “It’s right to be furious. Americans willing to work and work hard.”
A president for all
Hillary Clinton promises the crowd that she will be a president “for Republicans, Democrats, Independents, for those struggling, for those who vote and for those who don’t and for all Americans”.
Some scenes from the floor
The audience at the DNC in Philadelphia go mad, chanting “Hillary, Hillary”.
Crowd goes wild as @HillaryClinton accepts the nomination for President #DemsInPhilly pic.twitter.com/JYVbXwXHYD
— Ashley Semler (@Ashley_Semler) July 29, 2016
Clinton:Through all these years of public service the service part has always come easier to me than the public part pic.twitter.com/thvdcA0H43
— VaraBBC (@VaraBBC) July 29, 2016
Scenes from the floor. #HillaryClinton #DemsinPhilly. pic.twitter.com/PmcLZxq3a4
— Rajini Vaidyanathan (@BBCRajiniV) July 29, 2016
‘A big deal’
Hillary Clinton talks about childcare and healthcare. “Your children should be a big deal to the president.”
‘Look out for each other’
Hillary Clinton reminisces about her mother. “No one had a bigger influence on my life or did more to shape the person I became. The lesson she gave to me stuck with me: no one gets through life along.” Clinton also referred to her Methodist faith: “Do all the good you can.”
Talking about her family. "My mother, Dorothy, was abandoned by her parents... She was saved by the kindness of others."
— Emily Nussbaum (@emilynussbaum) July 29, 2016
Not new to the stage
“My job titles only tell you what I’ve done, don’t tell you why,” Clinton said. “Through all these years of public service, service part has come easy than the public part.”
As some in California delegation chant "no more war" rest of crowd drowns them out w chants of "Hillary, Hillary". pic.twitter.com/1ETXzFlnRh
— Rajini Vaidyanathan (@BBCRajiniV) July 29, 2016
Accepts presidential nomination
‘Stronger together’ is not just a slogan, says Hillary Clinton, but a guiding principle for the country “we’ve always been”.
“With humility, I accept your nomination for president of the United States,” she says as the crowd at convention goes wild.
‘We’ll fix it together’
“Two hundred and forty years later, we still put our faith in each other. Look at what happened in Dallas: police chief asked community to support his force. Nearly 500 people applied in just 12 days.” – Clinton talks about how Americans respond to crises.
Crowd chants ‘Hillary Hillary’
“Don’t believe anyone who tells you ‘I alone can fix it’,” Clinton’s takes shots at Trump.
Hillary Clinton takes on Trump
“Donald Trump has taken the Republican Party a long way: from morning to midnight in America,” Clinton said. “We will rise to the challenge just as we have; we won’t build a wall. We’ll build a path to citizenship for millions of immigrants who are already contributing to our economy We will not ban any religion; work with allies to fight and defeat terrorism.”
‘America at a moment of reckoning’
“Powerful forces threatening to pull us apart. Just as with our founders, no guarantee. We have to decide whether we will work together if we want to rise together,” Clinton said.
Thousands with Hillary
Supporters wave flags in support of Hillary Clinton
.@HillaryClinton walking out as thousands of people wave American flags. #DemsInPhilly pic.twitter.com/aAkCIPkYbD
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) July 29, 2016
Hillary thanks Obama, Biden and Sanders
“America is stronger because of President Obama’s leadership, and I’m stronger because of his friendship,” she said, adding a thank you to Biden for his speech.
Clinton tells Kaine “will make our whole country proud” as our vice-president.
She then thanks Sanders, who looks slightly pleased with himself. “Your campaign inspired millions of Americans, particularly youngsters. You put economic and social justice front and centre.” Clinton appeals to his supporters saying “your cause is our cause”.
Hillary thanks Chelsea, Bill Clinton
“So proud of the woman you’ve become,” says Hillary to her daughter Chelsea. “And Bill, that conversation we started in the library 45 years ago; it is still going strong.”
The crowd erupts into chants of “Hillary, Hillary.”
People throng the venue
The main room is full and eager audience at Philadelphia strain to hear Hillary Clinton’s speech from the hallways.
With the main room full, people at #DemsInPhilly strain to hear @HillaryClinton speech from the hallways. pic.twitter.com/FCCyaLY65h
— David Botti (@bottidavid) July 29, 2016
‘This is my fight song’
Hillary Clinton walks on stage to the music of Rachel Platten. The song is called ‘Fight Song’.
Clinton’s pledge: Steady hand at ‘moment of reckoning’
Confronting a “moment of reckoning,” Hillary Clinton is casting herself as a unifier for divided times and a tested, steady hand to lead in a volatile world.
“We are clear-eyed about what our country is up against,” she said in excerpts released ahead of her speech Thursday accepting the Democratic presidential nomination. “But we are not afraid. We will rise to the challenge, just as we always have.”
Chelsea introduces mother Hillary Clinton at DNC
Chelsea Clinton: My mother taught me that "public service is about service" https://t.co/m0Uec0N6pe #DemsInPhily https://t.co/7okpmC8jSI
— CNN (@CNN) July 29, 2016
So proud. pic.twitter.com/ketX6fS9NY
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) July 29, 2016
Hillary Clinton gets ready for her speech at DNC
Getting ready. pic.twitter.com/9ik6n738DO
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) July 29, 2016
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