Democratic National Convention day four: Convention ends as Hillary Clinton accepts historic nomination

Hillary Clinton accepted her historic Presidential nomination as the Democratic National Convention ended last night.

Clinton became the first women to become the Presidential candidate for a major party in the history of the United States.

The atmosphere in the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia was once again electric as Clinton’s speech was met by cheers and chants of “Hillary” throughout.

The speech itself was long, yet effective as Clinton made promises to the American people to try and get them behind her with just over three months until the election.

She made more promises than I could count, whilst trying to unite the Democrats behind her, some of whom are still wishing it was Bernie Sanders accepting the nomination.

It does seem that most are now following Sanders’ call to support Clinton though, as protests during the speech were at a minimum. Only a couple of heckles were heard from the crowd and were drowned out by chants of “Hillary”.

Clinton has clearly taken Sanders’ “political revolution” on board as she declared free college for America’s middle class.

She told Sanders’ supporters “I’ve heard you, your cause is our cause,” as she tried to get them on side.

Some Sanders delegates told me that they can’t imagine backing Clinton. It’s almost as if they feel disappointed in their leader Sanders, who pledged his delegates to Clinton on Tuesday.

Only time will tell if their wounds will heal over the next three months.

Clinton didn’t only try to unite her own party though, as she asked Republicans and people with no political party to “join” her.

The view from the floor in Philadelphia as Hillary Clinton came on last night. #DemConvention pic.twitter.com/FrC3tBf74K

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She of course found time to criticise Donald Trump too, telling him that if he wants to make America great again, “he should start by making things in America again” – in reference to his companies using foreign workers to make their products.

Fact check Hillary Clinton’s speech here.

Clinton painted Trump as a man who can’t be trusted with nuclear weapons, citing his quick temper as a reason why he shouldn’t lead the country.

Her 100 day pledge was bold, promising to create the most jobs since World War Two and raise wages across the country.

She promised to overturn Citizens United too, taking money out of politics. It’s worth noting here that she accepts big company donations to her campaign.

Before the finale, Clinton’s daughter Chelsea introduced her, but the speech failed to fully engage the audience as she told stories about her childhood.

Nevertheless, it did at least reinforce the stronger together theme of the night.

Bill Clinton having some fun after Hillary’s speech! #DemConvention #DemsInPhilly pic.twitter.com/J1Npbt2OOo

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Hillary Clinton’s speech dominated the day and certainly hit home to the audience at the DNC.

It cemented her standing as a polar opposite to Republican rival Donald Trump too, whilst laying out her plan for her presidency.

Clinton certainly has the experience, but her character has been repeatedly questioned. Trump’s character also has a serious question mark over it though, as we head into campaigning for two of the most unpopular candidates in living memory.

Will America be ‘stronger together’ with Clinton, or make itself ‘great again’ with Trump?

Ultimately, it will now be down to the American people to decide who they want to lead them this fall.