Senator Sanders says that Hillary Clinton must become the next president of United States
By: Jayshal Sood
Tuesday night’s Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia will go down in history as the beginning of an era when one of country’s major political parties nominated a woman as its presidential candidate. However, one more thing happened that night: Senator Bernie Sanders convincingly endorsing Hillary Clinton’s nomination.
“We need leadership in this country which will improve the lives of working families, the children, the elderly, the sick and the poor. We need leadership which brings our people together and makes us stronger. Not leadership which insults Latinos and Mexicans; insults Muslims and women, African-Americans and veterans and seeks to divide us up,†former presidential candidate (D) said.
“This election is about remembering where we were seven and a half years ago when President Obama came into office after eight years of Republican trickle-down economics. The Republicans want us to forget that. As the results of the greed, recklessness and illegal behavior on Wall Street our economy was in the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. That’s where we were.â€
Vermont Senator thanked President Obama and Vice President Biden in pulling out America from that recession through their leadership. “Yes we have made progress but I think that we can all agree that much much more needs to be done. This election is about which candidate understands the real problems facing this country and has offered real solutions,†said Sanders.
Senator Sanders said, “By these measures, any objective observer will conclude that based on her ideas and her leadership Hillary Clinton must become the next president of United States.â€
Former President Bill Clinton gave a standing ovation when Sanders enunciated Secretary Clinton’s thoughts on Citizens United. “Hillary Clinton will nominate justices to the supreme court who are prepared to overturn Citizens United. And end the movements toward oligarchy that we are seeing in this country,†said Sanders.
Senator Sanders said that during the primary campaign both Secretary Clinton and he focused on affordable college education. Though they approached it differently but finally they agreed on a common proposal. “Recently, however, we have come together on a proposal that will revolutionize higher education in America,†he added. Sanders got a roaring applause when he described that their proposal will ensure that 83 percent of the American population will be able to go to a public college or university “tuition free.â€
Not all, however, approved Sanders’ tardy endorsement. Some supporters of the Democratic runner-up walked out of the convention hall, few sat outside in protest and some were seen with their mouths tied with a cloth with ‘silence’ written on it in black ink.