Philadelphia: Promising a populist agenda to build a better nation based on unity, Hillary Clinton on Thursday night accepted the Democratic Party’s historic presidential nomination making her the first woman candidate of a major US party and challenged Republican rival Donald Trump on what she said was his message of hate and divisiveness.

“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 to thunderous applause at the Wells Fargo Centre in Philadelphia. “Your cause is our cause,” she declared as her party members waved placards and flags and roared their support.

The coronation of the Clinton dynasty came eight years late after Hillary Clinton’s first bid for the presidency in 2008, and 24 years after her husband, Bill Clinton (1993-2001), was crowned with the party’s nomination.

She promised to take on Wall Street, large corporations and the rich to make them pay their fair share of taxes and treat workers fairly. The former First Lady also said she would penalise corporations that send jobs abroad and hit out at Trump for having some of his products manufactured abroad, mentioning picture frames made in India.

Hillary Clinton at the Wells Fargo Centre in Philadelphia.

On Wednesday, President Barack Obama addressed the Convention and gave her a resounding endorsement and declare Clinton the leader to pick up the baton and give the nation continuity and strong leadership. The coronation of the Clinton dynasty came eight years late after Hillary Clinton’s first bid for the presidency was waylaid by President Barack Obama, who came from behind and seized the party’s nomination in 2008 and went on to become the first African-American to lead the US.

And it was 24 years after her husband, Bill Clinton (1993-2001), was crowned with the party’s nomination. Now comes the momentous task of waging a tough electoral battle against Republican Donald Trump, who has taken the campaign to new levels of bitter and aggressive animosity.

IANS