Hillary's acceptance speech included her platform, her goals, and of course, some anti-Trump rhetoric. Clinton paved the way for Democrats who are still on the fence about this election. Following Obama's speech praising Hillary in every aspect, it is hard for someone not to feel better about voting for someone who had so much controversy swirling around her and her emails.
Hillary is really going after Bernie Sander's voters after her formal acceptance of the Democratic nominee. According to Matt Flegenheimer of New York Times, he shares an observation of the night. Flegenheimer says "Demonstrations inside and outside the convention hall this week made clear that Mrs. Clinton had some work to do to persuade at least some die-hard supporters of Mr. Sanders.
On Thursday, she seemed to acknowledge as much, quickly addressing them directly with a simple message: I hear you. 'Your cause is our cause,' she said, thanking Mr. Sanders for placing issues of economic and social justice 'front and center, where they belong.' Total unity has been elusive, and could remain so. As Mrs. Clinton accepted the nomination, some Sanders delegates stood stone-faced, occasionally booing or silently protesting" (Flegenheimer 2016). Bernie Sanders really held out through the entire campaign with many supporters following faithfully behind him. In my opinion, if Hillary can gain these supporters, the race would be more in her favor.
Bill Clinton loves balloons... too much. The majority of articles I have read and seen all include Bill Clinton playing with balloons as compared to the actual speeches and milestones that have went down at the conference.
Hillary's daughter Chelsea also spoke at the convention today. The majority of the articles I have found talk about post-baby body for Chelsea, instead of the important things, such as the context of her speech. Chelsea talks about her mother and the leader she has always been. This is very similar to Ivanka Trump's speech about her father, Donald Trump. Chelsea discusses why her mother would be a great president and how she has served our country.
Hillary made history tonight. Hillary Clinton is the first ever woman in history to ever accept the nomination of any political party. Sierra Marquina of US weekly shared this. "Clinton addressed her historic accomplishment, saying, 'Tonight, we've reached a milestone in our nation's march toward a more perfect union: the first time that a major party has nominated a woman for president. Standing here as my mother's daughter, and my daughter's mother, I'm so happy this day has come. Happy for grandmothers and little girls and everyone in between. I'm happy for boys and men because when any barrier falls in America, for anyone, it clears the way for everyone. 'After all, when there are no ceilings, the sky's the limit. So let's keep going, until every one of the 161 million women and girls across America has the opportunity she deserves'" (Marquina 2016). Hillary spoke in her speech how she has helped lead this country, and how she will continue to lead it through her term as President if she gets elected. Of course, no speech would be good without throwing a little shade on the enemy. Clinton of course made several comments about Donald Trump. But in her defense, Trump did the same to her.
With Katy Perry performing, I felt as if I was watching a concert on tv or the super bowl, not a political event. I found it very interesting the amount of celebrities that came out and endorsed Hillary Clinton, and not as many political speeches as I would have thought.
Compared to Cleveland, Philadelphia in terms of protests was much more something to report about. More people got arrested and more violence broke out. Both cities handled the convention well, but from what people have been saying, Cleveland is just simply better.
Works Cited
Flegenheimer, Matt. "Democratic Convention Day 4 Takeaways: Over? She’s Just Starting." The New York Times. The New York Times, 28 July 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2016.
Marquina, Sierra. "Democratic National Convention Day Four: Everything That Happened During Hillary Clinton's Speech." Us Weekly. N.p., 28 July 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2016.
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