Clinton, Obama Distinguish Conservatism from Trump

Published August 26, 2016 7:21pm ET



Picking up where President Obama left off at the Democratic convention, Hillary Clinton praised the way Republicans used to do things during a speech Thursday, effectively distinguishing the GOP of the last two decades with the one currently led by Donald Trump.

Clinton singled out “every Republican dismayed that the party of Lincoln has become the party of Trump,” praising former Republican nominees for president Bob Dole, George W. Bush, and John McCain for disavowing pockets of racism among their supporters.

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