Thepresidentialhopefuldelivered a speechthataimedtomatchthatmomentumandpositivitybutitwasnotwithoutscathingcriticismofherRepublicanrivalDonaldTrump.
Let's takeanotherlisten.
Ournationwiththiselectionhas a preciousfleetingopportunitytomovepastthebitterness, cynicismanddivisivebattlesoftheofanyonepartyorfactionbutasAmericans.
Andletmesay I knowtherearepeopleofvariouspoliticalviewswatchingtonightand I wantyoutoknow I promisetobe a presidentforallAmericans.
As a youngcourtroomprosecutorinOakland, California I stoodupforwomenandchildrenagainstpredatorswhoabusedthem.
AsAttorneyGeneralofCalifornia I tookonthebigbanks, delivered 20 billiondollarsformiddleclassfamilieswhofacedforeclosureandhelpedpass a homeownerbillofrightsoneofthefirstofitskindinthenation.
I stoodupforveteransandstudentsbeingscammedbybigfor-profitcolleges, forworkerswhoarebeingcheatedoutoftheirwagesthewagestheyweredue, forseniorsfacingelderabuse.
I foughtagainstthecartelswhotrafficingunsanddrugsandhumanbeingswhothreatenthesecurityofourborderandthesafetyofourcommunities.
And I willtellyouthesefightswerenoteasyandneitherweretheelectionsthatputmeinthoseoffices.
Andtheyhavenowbeenpaintinghimalmostas a sortof, well, a coupleofpeoplehavedescribedhimas a sadcharacter, comicalcharacter, just a bit, just a ridiculoustypeofcharacter, ridiculinghim.