Obama passes torch to Clinton, says election a test of democracyPhiladelphia — President Barack Obama on Wednesday implored Americans to help Hillary Clinton beat Donald Trump, warning the 2016 race was not just about politics, but the nature of US democracy. The election, Obama said, was “not just a choice between parties or policies; the usual debates between left and right.”“This is a more fundamental choice,” he said. Earlier in the day, he launched a pre-emptive attack against Obama, calling him “the most ignorant president in our history.”The president fired right back. Speaking before a rapt Democratic convention in Philadelphia, Obama praised Clinton’s caliber and readiness for the White House while painting her Republican rival as a know-nothing authoritarian. At the end of his speech, Clinton – the first woman to win the presidential nomination of a major US political party – joined him on stage to deafening shouts from the party faithful.

Source: Manila Bulletin July 28, 2016 16:07 UTC