Obama aides contacted the Clinton campaign this week to offer them a summary of the address. The president worked through at least six drafts, tinkering until 3:30 a.m. after watching his wife, first lady Michelle Obama, deliver her rousing convention address Monday. With approval ratings topping 50 percent, aides said, Obama is in a desirable political position heading into the fall to act as Clinton’s surrogate-in-chief. He then reminded his audience of their common bonds, offering a more positive vision of a nation whose diversity makes it stronger. And that is not the America I know,” Obama said.

Source: National Post July 28, 2016 13:41 UTC