Former US President Bill Clinton has delivered a prime-time defence of Barack Obama, nominating the president for a second term in the White House.
美国前总统比尔·克林顿公开支持巴拉克·奥巴马连任总统。
His 50 - minute speech at the Democratic convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, was strongly critical of Republican economic plans.
He launched a full-throated defence of Mr Obama&# 39; s policies, saying his economic policies were working.
Mr Obama will take on Republican Mitt Romney in November&# 39; s election.
Bill Clinton&# 39; s speech is being seen as the high point of a revitalised relationship between the two presidents and as an attempt to boost Mr Obama&# 39; s appeal with white working-class voters.
Polls show these traditional Democratic voters are wary of Mr Obama, but Mr Clinton has a strong record in winning their support.
Mr Clinton told the crowd that they would" decide what kind of country you want to live in".
" If you want a&# 39; you&# 39; re on your own, winner take all society&# 39; you should support the Republican ticket," he said. " If you want a country of shared opportunities and shared responsibilities - a&# 39; we&# 39; re all in it together&# 39; society - you should vote for Barack Obama and Joe Biden."
Mr Clinton attacked Republicans for blocking further progress on the economic recovery and getting deep into the detail of policy debates.
" In order to look like an acceptable, moderate alternative to President Obama, they couldn&# 39; t say much about the ideas they have offered over the last two years," he said, referring to the Republican convention in Florida a week ago.
Reminding the crowd that Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell had revealed that their number one priority was to get Mr Obama out of office, he declared:" We&# 39; re going to keep President Obama on the job."
