CHARLOTTE, N.C.-President Obama prepared to accept the Democratic nomination to run for a second term on Thursday night, and planned to say that “our problems can be solved,†while making a forceful case that in four years he has brought the economy from disaster to a recovery which would be imperiled by a return to Republican stewardship.
According to excerpts released in advance of his speech, Mr. Obama sought to define his fight for re-election as a bald “choice between two fundamentally different visions for the future,†Mr. Obama framed the upcoming election as one that will determine the economic futurethat will face generations of Americans.
“On every i ssue, the choice you face won't just be between two candidates or two parties,†Mr. Obama will say, according to the excerpts.
“When all is said and done,†Mr. Obama planned to say, “when you pick up that ballot to vote, you will face the clearest choice of any time in a generation.â€
The president will argue that the next few years will bring crucial decisions on the role of government to make better the lives of ordinary Americans, on taxes and deficits, on health care, and on the running battle to lift ordinary Americans.
“I won't pretend the path I'm offering is quick or easy,†the president said, according to the excerpts. “You didn't elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. You elected me to tell you the truth.â€
