"The truth is, through all of these years of public service, the service part has always come easier to me than the public part. Becoming the first woman to win the nomination of a major political party, Clinton promised to be a president for "all Americans," whether they voted for her or not.Making a bold play for the political center ground in an election year that has seen the hard right and the hard left become louder and more shrill, Clinton vowed to "be a president for Democrats, Republicans, and Independents. "I want to thank Bernie Sanders... And to all of your supporters here and around the country, I want you to know I’ve heard you," Clinton said. "He wants to divide us from the rest of the world and from each other," Clinton said, mocking Trump’s claim that he alone can "fix" the country. "But addressing her image of putting policy above politics, Clinton was unrepentant.

Source: The Nation Bangkok July 29, 2016 03:56 UTC