Tag: Democratic National Convention

Trump to Republicans: ‘Don’t watch’ Democratic convention

PHILADELPHIA, United States (AFP) — Millions of Americans have tuned in to watch this month’s party conventions, with the Democratic confab ahead in the ratings — prompting Donald Trump’s Republicans to urge supporters not to watch Hillary Clinton’s landmark speech on Thursday night. Data compiled by ratings agency Nielsen show the Democratic event in Philadelphia outperforming the Republican convention in Cleveland all three nights so far. Clinton will accept the White House nomination later Thursday […]

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Obama passes torch to Clinton, warns election is test of US democracy

by Andrew BEATTY PHILADELPHIA, United States (AFP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday called on Democrats to carry Hillary Clinton to victory over Donald Trump, saying the 2016 White House race was not just about party politics, but the nature of American democracy. The two-term president offered potent testimony on the third night of his party’s national convention about how Clinton, his onetime rival, became an ally and trusted advisor. Painting Republican nominee Donald Trump […]

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WikiLeaks releases hacked Democratic National Committee audio files

ENGLAND, United Kingdom (Reuters) — WikiLeaks released files on Wednesday (July 27) of what it said were audio recordings pulled from the emails of the Democratic National Committee that were obtained by hacking its servers. The latest release, which came in the middle of the Democratic National Convention where Hillary Clinton was officially named the party’s presidential nominee, is the second batch in a series that has deeply rattled the party and prompted the organization’s […]

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Sanders camp nudges Democratic platform to left

PHILADELPHIA, United States (AFP) — Bernie Sanders is urging his most passionate supporters to back Hillary Clinton in the battle for the White House, assuring them they have already helped shape “the most progressive platform in the history of the Democratic Party.” The common statement of policy principles was adopted Monday on the opening day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Here are its key points: The one percent Echoing a central message of […]

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Sarah Silverman to Sanders die-hards: ‘You’re being ridiculous’

PHILADELPHIA, United States (AFP) — Comedian Sarah Silverman was a faithful supporter of Bernie Sanders this year, but she had a stern if humorous message to his never-say-die followers Monday at the Democratic National Convention: get over it. Sanders supporters including some of his nearly 1,900 delegates had been loudly booing and jeering throughout the convention’s opening day as speakers declared their support for the presumptive presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. But when Silverman, a sharp-tongued, […]

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Democratic Party chair resigns in wake of email leak

PHILADELPHIA, United States (AFP) — Embattled Democratic Party chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz said Sunday she is resigning, following a leak of emails suggesting an insider attempt to hobble the campaign of Hillary Clinton’s rival in the White House primaries Bernie Sanders. Wasserman Schultz will step down at the end of the Democratic National Convention, she said in a statement on the eve of the confab in Philadelphia that is set to anoint Clinton as the […]

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