Hillary Clinton accepts presidential nomination, slams Donald Trump and his ideas

The first woman to lead a major US political party toward the White House, Clinton will be greeted by a crowd of cheering delegates eager to see history made in the November election. But her real audience will be millions of voters who may welcome her experience but question her character. For Clinton, the stakes are enormous.

A parade of speakers at the convention – First lady Michelle Obama, former President Bill Clinton and Vice President Joe Biden each vigorously tried to cast Clinton as champion for the disadvantaged and a fighter who has withstood decades of Republican attacks.

Maine delegates hold up signs as they show support for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton during the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. (AP Photo)

A studious wonk who prefers policy discussions to soaring oratory, Clinton has acknowledged she struggles with the flourishes that seem to come naturally to Obama and her husband. She’ll lean heavily on her “stronger together” campaign theme, her campaign said.

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Live Updates (all times IST):

8:52 am: “America’s destiny is ours to choose so let’s be stronger together,” Clinton says as she concludes her speech.

8:51 am: “In the end, it comes down to what Trump doesn’t get – America is great because America is good.”

8:49 am: “We will reform our criminal justice system end to end…We will defend all our rights, civil, women’s LGBT, workers, all rights.”

8:46 am: “We have to heal divides in our country, on immigration, on guns, on race.”

8:44 am: If we want to keep our country safe, we can’t afford a president who is in the pocket of the gun lobby…I don’t want you to be shot by someone who shouldn’t have a gun in the first place.

8:43 am: A man you can bait with a treat, is not a man you can trust with nuclear weapons: Clinton says slamming Trump

8:40 am: “Donald trump says ‘I know more about the ISIL than the generals do’. No, Donald. You don’t.”

8:38 am: “Donald Trump says that he wants to ‘make America great again’, maybe he can start by making things in america again.”

8:33 am: “Bernie Sanders and I will work together to make college tuition free for middle class…We will also work toward reducing student debt…We will help you build the dreams you have”

8:31 am: “Donald Trump spoke for 70 ‘odd’ minutes at his convention and he didn’t offer any solutions. Trump doesn’t like talking about this plans, but I do.”

8:30 am: “If you believe every woman should get affordable healthcare, join us.  If you believe against unfair trade deals, join us. If you believe working women deserve equal pay, join us.”

8:26 am: I believe America thrives when the working class thrives. America’s economy is not working the way it should because democracy isn’t working the way it should: Clinton

8:25 am: Democrats, we are the party of working people…but we haven’t done enough to say that we understand what (the working class) is going through.

8:23 am: I don’t think President Obama and his administration gets credit enough for pulling us out of our worst economic crisis ever: Clinton

8:21 am: I will be president for all those who vote for me, and those who don’t, for all Americans together: Clinton

8:15 am: To drive real change, you need to change both hearts and laws…You do it step by step, door by door, year by year: Clinton

8:13 am: I am not new here, I’ve been with you through years of public service: Clinton

8:11 am: Hillary Clinton accepts presidential nomination. 

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8:10 am: We’re working towards a nation where love trumps hate.

8:07 am: Don’t believe anyone who says, ‘I only can fix it’.. .Americans don’t say ‘I only can  fix it’, we say we will fix it together: Hillary

8:04 am: “Donald Trump’s wants us to fear the future, he wants to divide us.”

Clinton evokes Roosevelt to respond to Trump, says “Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself”

8:02 am: America is at a moment of reckoning… We have to decide if we can all work together, so that we can all rise together: Hillary

7: 59 am: I want to thank Bernie Sanders. (His) campaign inspired millions: Hillary

Hillary tells Bernie supporters “Your cause is our cause”.

7:58 am: Tim Kaine will make our whole country proud as our Vice President: Hillary

7:57 am: America is better because of President Obama’s leadership, and I’m better because of his friendship: Hillary

7:52 am: Hillary Clinton takes stage ahead of the acceptance speech of her nomination.

7:45 am: The video featured former President and her husband Bill Clinton, US President Barack Obama, a 9/11 survivor and first responder, as well as her childhood friend.

7: 40 am: A film on Hillary Clinton by award-winning television producers Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers, narrated by Morgan Freeman, was released.

7:39 am: I hope my children would someday be as proud of me, as I am of my mother.

7.37 am: “She never forgets who she’s working for,” says Chelsea Clinton.

7.35 am: Chelsea Clinton introduces her mother Hillary, before she comes in to speak at the DNC.