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Hillz accepts nomination, Twitter goes wild. (What did you expect?) - CNET

Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks during the final day of the Democratic National Convention.
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The Democrats wound down their quadrennial convention with star power.

Katy Perry sang. Actors Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen and Chloe Grace Moretz were on the bill. Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabaar made an appearance.

But the night was all Clinton's. No surprise, Hillary Clinton accepted the party's nomination for president, fulfilling a nearly-decade-long quest and making history along the way as the first woman representing a major party to run for the country's top office.

The fact wasn't lost on Twitter:

Clinton's acceptance at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia lit up Twitter, Facebook and the rest of social media, which has become a key avenue for the public to discuss politics. Conversations that used to take place over beers in a bar now take place on the inteet's many digital chalkboards. And rather than discuss the issues one-to-one, the conversations on Twitter and Facebook allow voters to speak their minds to everyone at once.

Clinton didn't disappoint the inteet. In a speech long on both soaring optimism and sober caution, Clinton made the case the US was a country of inclusion and prosperity. She also took aim at her Republican challenger, Donald Trump, whose campaign has made the case the US is in decline.

"He's taken the Republican Party a long way from moing in America to midnight in America," she said. Later, she said, "Love trumps hate," prompting the following tweet:

She also offered an olive brach to Sen. Beie Sanders, whose hard-fought campaign revealed cracks in the party. "Your cause," she said, "is our cause."

Some observers noted that Sanders seemed unmoved:

Even some Republicans said they were moved by Hillary's speech. Rich Galen, a former press secretary for Dan Quayle and Newt Gingrich, had this to say:

In taking a shot at Trump, Clinton gave a shout-out to the power of Twitter. "A man you can bait with a tweet," she said, referring to Trump, "is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons."

Surprisingly, Donald Trump didn't comment on Hillary's speech. He did, however, let people know he was in Iowa:

Before taking the stage, Clinton's daughter introduced her, recounting the nominee's dedication as a mother and grandmother. Clinton repaid the compliments:

Chelsea also referenced the movie "Pride and Prejudice" and the book "A Wrinkle in Time," prompting both to trend on Twitter:

Some people were just happy to make it to a television in time to watch the speech:

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