text: Bernie Sanders says Hillary Clinton will 'make an outstanding president' at Democratic convention
  1:59pm Jul 26, 2016
  Bernie Sanders wrapped up the opening night of the Democratic convention with a strong endorsement of his one-time rival Hillary Clinton, saying she "must" be the next US president.
  Mr Sanders, 74, told to some 5000 party delegates gathered in Philadelphia, to cheers and some boos, that "based on her ideas and her leadership," Mrs Clinton was a better choice than Republican nominee Donald Trump and that she "must become the next president of the United States."
  "Hillary Clinton will make an outstanding president and I am proud to stand with her tonight.
  "This election is about which candidate understands the real problems facing this country and has offered real solutions, not just bombast, not just fear-mongering, not just name-calling and divisiveness."
  The endorsement was expected, and had already come from Mr Sanders weeks ago when he campaigned alongside Mrs Clinton in New Hampshire.
  But it appeared aimed, in part, to help quell the loud voices of Sanders supporters who had spent much of the day booing and shouting out their opposition to speakers as they expressed support for Mrs Clinton.
  Mr Sanders stunned the political world when his campaign, which began as a fringe effort by a self-described democratic socialist, earned broad grassroots support and gave Clinton a run for her money.
  It became clear, however, a few months after the primaries began that Mrs Clinton's momentum would carry her through to the nomination.
  But Mr Sanders's impressive showing helped him push through the most progressive Democratic Party platform in generations.
  "Our job now is to see that platform implemented by a Democratic Senate, a Democratic House and a Hillary Clinton presidency, and I am going to do all that I can to make that happen," Mr Sanders said.
  Throughout the campaign, Mr Trump had said Mr Sanders was being swept aside by a "rigged" system, but the brash billionaire accused Sanders of capitulating on Monday.