Chief among them will be former president Clinton, who will take the stage during primetime to hail his wife as a "change-maker," the official said. PHILADELPHIA - Hillary Clinton stood poised to formally win her party's presidential nomination Tuesday, as her husband Bill was tasked with the speech of the night -- steeling fractious Democrats for the White House fight against Republican Donald Trump. The Clinton campaign announced that Senator Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, the longest serving woman in the history of the US Congress, will place Clinton's name in nomination. The party is still reeling from leaked Democratic National Committee emails which show nominally neutral party staff trying to undermine Sanders' campaign and questioning his Jewish faith. A Clinton campaign official said Tuesday's convention events in Philadelphia aim to draw a sharp contrast with Trump.

Source: Bangkok Post July 26, 2016 19:41 UTC