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Democratic Convention: Hillary Clinton Nominated Democratic Convention Day 2 Takeaways: History Is Made
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Right Now: Watch the speeches live and get real-time analysis (or just check out the highlights). PHILADELPHIA — After formally voting to nominate Hillary Clinton, Democrats capped the occasion with a surprise appearance by their new standard-bearer. Mrs. Clinton briefly addressed the convention from New York, hailing the vote as a historic moment for American women. But before her cameo, a lineup of Democrats offered revealing testimonials to Mrs. Clinton — and new signals about how they plan to contest the fall campaign. Our takeaways:
PHILADELPHIA — Hillary Clinton has been formally nominated as the Democratic presidential candidate, a first for a woman in a major party in the United States. Her husband, former President Bill Clinton, makes the case for Mrs. Clinton on Tuesday night. Here are a few other things to expect on Tuesday (and check out Monday’s best photos): Former President Bill Clinton’s speech offered an intimate tribute to Mrs. Clinton, describing for a rapt audience their courtship and early marriage — and their upward climb together in politics.
Democrats formally nominated Hillary Clinton for president on Tuesday, looking to move beyond the lingering anger that has brought protests and dissension to their convention as they unite behind the first female candidate to represent a major American political party. His most telling praise, however, was about Mrs. Clinton’s grit as a reformer. With Donald J. Trump casting the 2016 election as a choice between drastic change and an unhappy status quo, the former president insisted that Mrs. Clinton, rather than her opponent, is best prepared to wrest change from an unwilling system.
Mrs. Clinton officially became the party’s standard-bearer in a roll-call vote of delegates on the floor of the convention. During the voting, Senator Bernie Sanders, who rallied millions of voters to his side in his battle against Mrs. Clinton, could be seen tearing up with his wife, Jane, sitting by his side. Mr. Clinton asked voters to cast aside the “cartoon” version of Mrs. Clinton promoted by Republicans, and urged them to think optimistically about the future. “Life in the real world is complicated, and real change is hard,” he said. Of his wife, Mr. Clinton said, “She is the best darn change-maker I have ever known.”
After Mrs. Clinton had secured the nomination, Mr. Sanders made a motion to stop the voting and make Mrs. Clinton the nominee by acclamation. Democrats have long aimed to beat Mr. Trump by discrediting his promises of change. But Mr. Clinton’s speech confirmed that Democrats know they must do more than that, and that they must compete hard for the votes of people who want Washington overhauled from top to bottom.
For a generation now, this has been a safe bet: If it’s a Democratic convention, Mr. Clinton will be making a speech people will remember. Mr. Trump was rarely mentioned on Tuesday night; the night’s headliner, Mr. Clinton, did not mention him at all. But the most prominent speakers who went after Mr. Trump attacked him on a notable theme: his friendly stance toward President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.
While the former president has occasionally created campaign headaches for his wife’s team — most recently for speaking with Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch as the Justice Department investigated Mrs. Clinton’s email practices — he remains a powerful surrogate, uniquely suited to testify to her strengths. Gov. Terry McAuliffe of Virginia warned against “giving the nuclear codes to a man who praises Vladimir Putin and Saddam Hussein.” Madeleine Albright, a former secretary of state, rebuked Mr. Trump for praising those two leaders and Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea. And she alluded to the release of hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee to suggest outright that Russia is boosting Mr. Trump.
Four years ago, his speech on behalf of President Obama was a signature moment of the Charlotte convention — a spirited, point-by-point rebuttal of Republican arguments against the first Obama term. “Putin is eager to see Trump win,” Ms. Albright said, “and that should worry every American.”
This time, Mr. Clinton’s cause is even more personal. A campaign official said Mr. Clinton would, among other things, outline his wife’s history as an agent for change. We look at what kind of role he might have if the Clintons make it back into the White House. Mr. Trump has dismissed suggestions that Mr. Putin is trying to help him, but he has also not shied away from praising the Russian strongman. Democrats signaled that they intend to tie him closely to Mr. Putin in the fall campaign.
In a week of high-wattage political speakers, the slate on Tuesday includes a more searing entry: mothers who have lost children in clashes with the police or in other gun violence. Republicans had a simple message last week on policing, led by Mr. Trump’s blunt calls for stronger “law and order.” Democrats had to deliver a more nuanced set of views — voicing the party’s mounting concerns about racial bias in policing, while paying tribute to law enforcement amid a rash of police killings.
Many of the “Mothers of the Movement” — which includes the mothers of Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner and Tamir Rice — have developed a relationship with Mrs. Clinton. In November, several were flown in for a gathering with the candidate in Chicago to tell their stories and discuss their advocacy. That textured message came through in a series of speeches by lower-profile figures: black mothers who lost children to gun violence and in run-ins with the police, and a former New York City police detective who helped handle the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. And Eric H. Holder Jr., a former United States attorney general, called both for defending the police and for attacking inequities in the justice system.
• Representative Nancy Pelosi of California “The majority of police officers are good people doing a good job,” said Lucia McBath, the mother of a black teenager in Florida who was shot and killed by a driver after an argument over loud music. “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.”
• Senator Barbara Boxer of California The worst of the Bernie Sanders-bloc tantrums may be over. After the roll-call vote that anointed Mrs. Clinton the Democratic nominee, dozens of Sanders supporters stormed out and encamped in one of the media tents, holding forth to throngs of reporters about their anger at the party and its presidential candidate.
• Jimmy Carter, former president, in a video message But inside the hall, the loud disruptions of Monday evening had faded. When Mr. Clinton mentioned the trade deals of the 1990s, which Mr. Sanders has blasted, there was no jeering from the crowd. Mrs. Clinton will still have to shore up her support on the left, but the Democratic nightmare scenario — a convention plunged into chaos and recriminations — appears to have been averted.
• Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota For a party with an image of relative youth and dynamism, the Democrats showcased a very familiar set of faces. At times, the speaking lineup could have come out of a Democratic convention in 1996 or 2000: Ms. Albright; Mr. McAuliffe, a longtime Clinton ally; Donna Brazile, the acting party chairwoman who managed Al Gore’s 2000 campaign; and, most of all, Mr. Clinton himself.
• Eric Holder, former U.S. attorney general There were newer stars who spoke on Monday — like Senators Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker — and others set to speak later in the week. But the convention’s second night highlighted the durability of a party establishment that has managed Democratic politics, on and off, for a quarter-century, holding onto power even during the anti-establishment 2016 campaign.
• Cecile Richards, of Planned Parenthood The lineup was striking, in part, because of the absence of similar leaders last week at the Republican National Convention, as the Bush family and its political network mostly sit out the 2016 race.
• Lena Dunham, the actress
Here’s how they differ from the Republican lineup.
• The convention began with a struggle for unity, but it closed on Monday with some signs of healing as Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Michelle Obama, part of a star-filled lineup, each gave speeches that roused the crowd. But Mr. Sanders found himself trying to quell a revolt that he had begun.
• The fallout continues over the email leak that led Debbie Wasserman Schultz to resign as chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee. Protesters seized on the emails, the F.B.I. opened an investigation into the leak, Democrats increased their accusations that Russia was to blame, and the episode showed just how big money works.
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