5 facts about Hillary Clinton’s candidacy

Bill Clinton – a hyper-charismatic politician – made the case for someone many see as a poor politician.

– While the MI delegation at the Democratic National Convention held its daily breakfast meeting at the Valley Forge Casino Resort today, gamblers were already set up at the slot machines on the casino’s first floor.

He served for nine years as governor over a span of four terms, and was the first Democratic Party presidential nominee to win Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky since 1976.

Carter believes that due to Donald Trump’s nomination, these are “perilous times”.

“Hillary is the best darn changemaker I have ever known”, Bill Clinton said. “Good for you because earlier today you nominated the real one”.

She said: “What does it take to be the first female anything?”

Sanders’ appearance was an unscheduled surprise, and he was greeted with cheers, even at the mention of Clinton’s name, which had drawn boos at a California delegation breakfast yesterday.

We just put the biggest crack in that glass ceiling yet.

She leads a party still grappling with divisions. “And we’re also going to keep using our voices and our votes to support leaders like Hillary Clinton, who will help us protect one another so that this club of heartbroken mothers stops growing”. By contrast, many eminent Republicans were absent from the party convention that nominated Trump for the White House last week.

Indeed, Clinton’s long political resume – secretary of state, senator, first lady – has sometimes seemed an odd fit for an electorate deeply frustrated with Washington and eager to rally around unconventional candidates like Trump and Sanders. Many voters have questions about her character and trustworthiness, suggesting she’s used her access to power to her personal advantage. Each took the stage to vouch for her commitment to working on health care, children’s issues and gun control.

The Democratic National Committee formally offered “a deep and honest apology to Senator Sanders, his supporters, and the entire Democratic Party for the inexcusable remarks made over email” and said it would take action to ensure it never happens again.

The significant time devoted to the testimonials underscored the campaign’s concerns about how voters view Clinton.

She told Florida’s Sun Sentinel newspaper she would not speak as planned at the opening of the event.

President Clinton complicated the email controversy last month when he met privately with Attorney General Loretta Lynch in the midst of the FBI investigation.

“Michigan has been ground zero”, Brandon Dillon, 44, chairman of the Michigan Democratic Party, said of efforts to preserve and grow the middle class. “People find it harder to live the middle class lifestyle their parents had”.

After discussing Hillary’s work with kids and people with disabilities, Bill recalled the second time he tried to propose to the former secretary of state.

Clinton’s landmark achievement saturated the roll call with emotion and symbols of women’s long struggle to break through political barriers. Jerry Emmett, a 102-year-old woman born before women had the right to vote, cast the ballots for Arizona.

But CapRadio’s Ben Bradford says numerous Sanders delegates were not present during the speech. While there has never been a male presidential spouse in the United States, the formal title for the role of a husband of a state governor is “first gentleman”, which became a trending hashtag on social media during Bill Clinton’s speech.