Hillary Clinton promises steady hand in dangerous world

Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton walk through the falling balloons during the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia , Thursday, July 28, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton walk through the falling balloons during the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia , Thursday, July 28, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

By Associated Press July 29, 2016 7 min read

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A Sheltered Life: Decision Point

A client at the Decision Point Alcohol and Drug Treatment Services Thursday Dec. 8, 2011 in Bentonville. She is a mother and recovering drug addict.

A sitting area in the Decision Point Alcohol and Drug Treatment Services Thursday Dec. 8, 2011 in Bentonville. Workers at the center strive to make the facility seem a little more home like since families often stay there.

Saima Chauhan, with Decision Point Alcohol and Drug Treatment Services, shows the room of a child whose mother was in the rehabilitation program Thursday Dec. 8, 2011 in Bentonville.

A detox room at the Decision Point Alcohol and Drug Treatment Services Thursday Dec. 8, 2011 in Bentonville. Incoming clients who are at the beginning stages of the process of getting sober begin here where their medical needs are met as they begin their detox process.

A client at the Decision Point Alcohol and Drug Treatment Services wears a bracelet Thursday Dec. 8, 2011 in Bentonville. The bracelet says, "one day at a time" and provides a constant reminder that she cannot worry about the past or too much about the future.

Decision Point provides services for recovering drug and alcohol addicts.

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Promising Americans a steady hand, Hillary Clinton cast herself Thursday night as a unifier for divided times, an experienced leader steeled for a volatile world. She aggressively challenged Republican Donald Trump’s ability to do the same.

“Imagine him in the Oval Office facing a real crisis,” Clinton said as she accepted the Democratic nomination for president. “A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons.”

Clinton took the stage to roaring applause from flag-waving delegates on the final night of the Democratic convention, relishing her nomination as the first woman to lead a major U.S. political party. But her real audience was the millions of voters watching at home, many of whom may welcome her experience as secretary of state, senator and first lady, but question her character.

She acknowledged those concerns briefly, saying “I get it that some people just don’t know what to make of me.” But her primary focus was persuading Americans to not be seduced by Trump’s vague promises to restore economic security and fend off threats from abroad.