Trump Paints Dark Portrait of Fading Nation Only He Can Save
- Convention stumbles put pressure on nominee to deliver
- Acceptance speech gives Trump chance to regain momentum
Donald Trump Formally Accepts Republican Nomination
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Donald Trump gambled that Americans share his vision of a nation teetering on oblivion, casting himself as a renegade outsider who is the last, best hope to stand up to a discredited and depleted establishment.
"I am your voice," he told a cheering convention hall in Cleveland as he accepted the Republican presidential nomination. "I say these words to you tonight: I am with you, and I will fight for you, and I will win for you."