The image of Hillary Clinton standing on the world stage as the president of the US tantalises Democrats who have just ended their convention in Philadelphia.
If she’s elected in November, Clinton will join German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Theresa May in a troika of women holding the reins of three of the world’s most powerful countries.
The US presidential campaign has entered a crucial phase with the end of both Democratic and Republican national conventions.
Clinton put all her political experience on the line on Thursday in accepting the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, hoping Americans will bet on her over Donald Trump as the best candidate for the job.
She repeatedly took jabs at her opponent, portraying him as unfit for the Oval Office, in her speech at the convention.
The former first lady detailed her experience working for women’s rights and children’s rights and travelling to 112 countries in the world representing the United States as secretary of state.
She made fun of what she said was an “odd” speech delivered by Trump last week at the Republican National Convention when he told American’s he alone can fix the country’s problems.
“Don’t believe anyone who says: ‘I alone can fix it,’” she said. His words “should set off alarm bells for all of us. Americans don’t say: ‘I alone can fix it.’ We say: ‘We’ll fix it together.’”
She ridiculed many other statements Trump has made, including that he knows more about Islamic State (IS) terrorism group than US military generals do and for calling the US armed forces “a disaster.”
“It is with humility, determination and boundless confidence in America’s promise that I accept your nomination for president of the United States,” Clinton said.
Her campaign hopes the speech will improve her public image and lift her favourability rating.
Pollsters say Clinton is one of the most disliked presidential nominees in decades, but the same is also true for Trump.
Clinton’s damning criticism of Trump, whose right-wing populism has made the election unconventional, had been expected along with a passionate appeal to voters who might not know much about her.
She vowed to be the president of all Americans, in an attempt to woo people of all political shades.
“I will be a president for Democrats, Republicans and independents,” Clinton said. “For the struggling, the striving and the successful. For those who vote for me and those who don’t. For all Americans.”
As commander-in-chief Clinton said she would exercise “resolve and the precise and strategic application of power.”
In a boost to her, President Barack Obama delivered a soaring testimonial on Wednesday, praising Clinton’s calibre and readiness for the job.
“I can say with confidence there has never been a man or a woman ... more qualified than Hillary Clinton to serve as president,” he said.
Clinton vows to be the president of all Americans, in an attempt to woo people of all political shades
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