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concession speech for a presidential candidate can be a painful one considering
they were defeated after years of hard work and dedication. Clinton’s was one
of disappointment, but displayed a sign of hope for what the nation has to
endure these next four long years of new leadership and administration. Throughout
her speech true grit, heart, emotion, and gratitude for her great support and
love America has to offer was prominent in her supportive “last” words to the
people. The goal overall is to keep fighting, all while supporting and loving
one another with no hate in their hearts. Coming together as one and staying
connected is key to a great America, it’s a known fact.
Overall,
it was an excellent speech in my own opinion. It was evident she spoke from the
heart and almost charismatic in a sense of love and thankfulness for the
support she received, which charisma has been a work in progress for her
throughout the election. I did notice her facial expression only held constant
to a smile or what’s like a blank look, which to me came off as a rehearsed and
not really from the heart message. Again, this is how she carries herself
during speeches and given the circumstances, this would have been hard for
anyone to shine positive light on who is now our President.
As
it was her final speech of the election, I’d expect her to cover all the issues
she campaigned for. She addressed diversity, women, love of everyone, cultural acceptance,
which all lead up to the “American Dream.” As her advisor I’d suggest shedding
light on how everyone coming together can make the biggest difference and
supporting what we have to work with. The whole idea is to leave people on a
positive note, which means ensuring them that they can still make a difference
as long as they work for the person besides them, not against them.
When
looking at Clinton’s entire campaign run, I’d suggest she build a stronger
image and sense of vulnerability. She was almost overconfident in beating Trump
when it came down to the head to head match. She let him slip in there and take
over voters that she could of persuaded to her side. I believe Bernie’s threat
was a factor as well, which there she had a strong competitor. But it all comes
down to tactics and believing in oneself, all while blinding out the haters
(Trump) and focusing on your own path to the Presidential throne. Other than
that, her concession speech was well said and executed, which didn’t leave a
sour taste in American’s mouths. On the other hand, all I want to know is why
the color purple? I’ve learned about the red power tie, but does this color
choice symbol something for her, we may never know.
https://mannerofspeaking.org/2016/11/10/donald-trump-and-hillary-clinton-an-analysis-of-their-speeches/
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/clinton-make-first-remarks-conceding-election-trump-n681336
This was a good speech to write about. I remember watching the polls live on tv fluctuate, then Trump started running away with it. I remember hearing "Hillary has officially conceded to Donald Trump. Wow. Even though she lost however, she is an amazing political speaker and gave a sense of hope for these next four years. Hopefully we don't need that much "hope" going forward.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree with you more about Hilary being almost a little too cocky when it came to beating Donald. Although she won the popular vote by a good amount, I think she didn't focus hard enough on getting key votes as you said above. Maybe it would have changed something? All I know is after such a long time of listening to both sides I knew exactly what you were talking about when you said she "let him slip in there". Loved how you brought up Trumps red power tie and Clinton's purple motif during her concession speech. Purple signifies royalty, luxury and nobility while Red signifies power, danger and strength. Maybe if they switched colors we would have Hilary in office ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
ReplyDeleteI didn't watch Hillary's concession speech so I really appreciated your input! After watching the speech I agree that she seemed genuine and truly has hope for the American people. She was able to be positive in a moment that for her must have been anything but. She's an amazing public speaker and as always, she came off as professional and poised.
ReplyDeleteJust like Krystal, I also hadn't seen the concession speech so it was nice to hear about it. I agreed that Clinton could have benefited from not being so over confident. While confidence is a good thing, it is important to stay humble. I also liked your comment on the color purple and I wondered the same thing.
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