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| Democratic Convention Night 4: What You’ve Missed So Far | Democratic Convention Night 4: What You’ve Missed So Far |
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| Hillary Clinton is expected to accept the Democratic nomination for president on Thursday night as the party’s convention draws to a close. But first a full slate of speakers, including state leaders, some Republicans and the nominee’s daughter, Chelsea Clinton, will address the Democratic National Convention. | Hillary Clinton is expected to accept the Democratic nomination for president on Thursday night as the party’s convention draws to a close. But first a full slate of speakers, including state leaders, some Republicans and the nominee’s daughter, Chelsea Clinton, will address the Democratic National Convention. |
| Here are the highlights (or watch live with our real-time analysis): | Here are the highlights (or watch live with our real-time analysis): |
| • Some Democratic women of the Senate took turns testifying to Mrs. Clinton’s work and character — often in highly personal terms. Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri recalled calls from Mrs. Clinton this year when she was diagnosed with cancer. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York talked of how Mrs. Clinton had inspired her to enter public life. And Senator Barbara Boxer of California remembered the “work-horse, humble, steady and ready to learn” who arrived in the Senate in 2001. | • Some Democratic women of the Senate took turns testifying to Mrs. Clinton’s work and character — often in highly personal terms. Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri recalled calls from Mrs. Clinton this year when she was diagnosed with cancer. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York talked of how Mrs. Clinton had inspired her to enter public life. And Senator Barbara Boxer of California remembered the “work-horse, humble, steady and ready to learn” who arrived in the Senate in 2001. |
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| • Representative Joaquin Castro of Texas, a rising star within the Democratic Party, spoke of his grandmother, a Mexican immigrant who settled in Texas as a young girl. “She wasn’t a rapist or a murderer,” he said, referencing Donald J. Trump’s controversial remarks about why he would build a wall along the border with Mexico. “She was a 6-year-old orphan.” | • Representative Joaquin Castro of Texas, a rising star within the Democratic Party, spoke of his grandmother, a Mexican immigrant who settled in Texas as a young girl. “She wasn’t a rapist or a murderer,” he said, referencing Donald J. Trump’s controversial remarks about why he would build a wall along the border with Mexico. “She was a 6-year-old orphan.” |
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| • Invoking the memory of his father and the record of his home state, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo of New York tried to paint a picture of the party as one of “dreamers” and “doers.” Republicans under Mr. Trump, on the other hand, he said, “fan the flames of fear and offer a scapegoat” for the country’s problems: notably, those different from themselves. “Fear is a powerful weapon. It can excite and motivate,” Mr. Cuomo said. But, “fear will never build a nation.” | • Invoking the memory of his father and the record of his home state, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo of New York tried to paint a picture of the party as one of “dreamers” and “doers.” Republicans under Mr. Trump, on the other hand, he said, “fan the flames of fear and offer a scapegoat” for the country’s problems: notably, those different from themselves. “Fear is a powerful weapon. It can excite and motivate,” Mr. Cuomo said. But, “fear will never build a nation.” |
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| • Representative Nancy Pelosi of California, the House Democratic leader, laid out a point-by-point legislative agenda that Democratic leadership would pursue, including measures to enact greater control of firearms, equal pay protection for women, universal paid family leave, campaign finance reform and to restore voting rights protections. | • Representative Nancy Pelosi of California, the House Democratic leader, laid out a point-by-point legislative agenda that Democratic leadership would pursue, including measures to enact greater control of firearms, equal pay protection for women, universal paid family leave, campaign finance reform and to restore voting rights protections. |
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| • Before he was governor of Colorado or a successful entrepreneur, John Hickenlooper was a laid-off geologist. “I know the feeling,” he said, of those Americans who have lost savings or jobs because of economic change. Mrs. Clinton does too, he added, and he said her plans would incentivize small business growth and workforce education would spur private sector job growth. | |
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| • Republicans for Clinton? The night featured at least two: Doug Elmets, an aide who worked in Ronald Reagan’s White House, and Jennifer Pierotti Lim, the director of health policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. They had a message for fellow Republicans dissatisfied with Mr. Trump: Mrs. Clinton may not be perfect but her hands are steady. | |
| “I knew Ronald Reagan. I worked for Ronald Reagan,” Mr. Elmets said. “Donald Trump, you are no Ronald Reagan.” |