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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, addressed 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): |
| • Ms. Clinton, the Clintons’ only child, who grew up in the national spotlight, introduced her mother — “my wonderful, thoughtful, hilarious mother” — in starkly personal terms. Recounting notes left when her mother was out of town, conversations at the dinner table, and even Mrs. Clinton’s failed 1994 healthcare fight, Ms. Clinton asked “how does she do it? How does she keep going amid the sound and the fury of politics?” | |
| “Here’s how,” she answered: “It’s because she never, ever forgets who she’s fighting for.” | |
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| • John R. Allen, the retired four-star Marine Corps general who commanded American forces in Afghanistan and elsewhere, delivered a thundering endorsement of Mrs. Clinton because, he said, “the stakes are enormous” not to. Flanked by fellow veterans, Mr. Allen said that Mrs. Clinton would use all the “instruments of American power” to defeat ISIS, strengthen NATO, and honor its treaties. | • John R. Allen, the retired four-star Marine Corps general who commanded American forces in Afghanistan and elsewhere, delivered a thundering endorsement of Mrs. Clinton because, he said, “the stakes are enormous” not to. Flanked by fellow veterans, Mr. Allen said that Mrs. Clinton would use all the “instruments of American power” to defeat ISIS, strengthen NATO, and honor its treaties. |
| “Without any hesitation or reservation,” Hillary Clinton will be “exactly, exactly the kind of commander-in-chief America needs,” Mr. Allen said. With Mrs. Clinton as commander in chief, “our international relations will not be reduced to a business transaction.” | “Without any hesitation or reservation,” Hillary Clinton will be “exactly, exactly the kind of commander-in-chief America needs,” Mr. Allen said. With Mrs. Clinton as commander in chief, “our international relations will not be reduced to a business transaction.” |
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| • “I’m Michael Jordan, and I’m here with Hillary,” Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the N.B.A. hall of famer, deadpanned as he appraised a perplexed convention hall. | • “I’m Michael Jordan, and I’m here with Hillary,” Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the N.B.A. hall of famer, deadpanned as he appraised a perplexed convention hall. |
| “I said that because I know that Donald Trump couldn’t tell the difference,” he clarified, with a smile. | “I said that because I know that Donald Trump couldn’t tell the difference,” he clarified, with a smile. |
| Speaking more seriously, Mr. Abdul-Jabbar, who is Muslim, warned that Mr. Trump’s proposed ban on Muslim immigrants amounted to the kind of tyranny warned of by the country’s founders. | Speaking more seriously, Mr. Abdul-Jabbar, who is Muslim, warned that Mr. Trump’s proposed ban on Muslim immigrants amounted to the kind of tyranny warned of by the country’s founders. |
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| • Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio brought attention back to manufacturing and trade policy, arguing that Donald J. Trump was not the authentic champion of American workers he claimed to be. Highlighting the foreign provenance of many of Mr. Trump’s products and the clients and investors his businesses have harmed, Mr. Brown said the only thing Mr. Trump’s business record made certain was that “Donald Trump looks out only for Donald Trump.” | • Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio brought attention back to manufacturing and trade policy, arguing that Donald J. Trump was not the authentic champion of American workers he claimed to be. Highlighting the foreign provenance of many of Mr. Trump’s products and the clients and investors his businesses have harmed, Mr. Brown said the only thing Mr. Trump’s business record made certain was that “Donald Trump looks out only for Donald Trump.” |
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| • The night’s final speaking slot for a non-Clinton went to Representative Xavier Becerra of California, the son of Mexican immigrants. Reiterating many of the night’s themes, he urged those listening to walk with Mrs. Clinton as she had with them. “Now is not the time to turn back.” | • The night’s final speaking slot for a non-Clinton went to Representative Xavier Becerra of California, the son of Mexican immigrants. Reiterating many of the night’s themes, he urged those listening to walk with Mrs. Clinton as she had with them. “Now is not the time to turn back.” |
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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. | • 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.” | “I knew Ronald Reagan. I worked for Ronald Reagan,” Mr. Elmets said. “Donald Trump, you are no Ronald Reagan.” |
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| • 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. | • 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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