FOXNews.com: Obama: 'I Accept Your Nomination'

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Obama: 'I Accept Your Nomination' Sep 7th 2012, 03:44 Charlotte, N.C. –  President Obama accepted the Democratic nomination for another term in office Thursday night, launching into his convention address by recalling and defending his message of "hope." "The first time I addressed this convention in 2004, I was a younger man -- a Senate candidate from Illinois who spoke about hope – not blind optimism, not wishful thinking, but hope in the face of difficulty, hope in the face of uncertainty, that dogged faith in the future which has pushed this nation forward, even when the odds are great; even when the road is long," he said.  "Eight years later, that hope has been tested – by the cost of war, by one of the worst economic crises in history and by political gridlock that's left us wondering whether it's still even possible to tackle the challenges of our time." Obama said voters will face "the clearest choice of any time in a generation" at the ballots in November. The president asked voters for more time to achieve his goals. "I won't pretend the path I'm offering is quick or easy. I never have. You didn't elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. You elected me to tell you the truth.  And the truth is, it will take more than a few years for us to solve challenges that have built up over decades," he said. "It will require common effort, shared responsibility, and the kind of bold, persistent experimentation that Franklin Roosevelt pursued during the only crisis worse than this one.  And by the way – those of us who carry on his party's legacy should remember that not every problem can be remedied with another government program or dictate from Washington.  "But know this, America: Our problems can be solved. Our challenges can be met. The path we offer may be harder, but it leads to a better place. And I'm asking you to choose that future," he said.   The address sets the stage officially for the general election battle, which will play out at a furious pace over the next two months in battleground state campaign swings, national debates and the rapid-fire volley of political ads funded by the campaigns and the well-funded groups like super PACs supporting them. Neither campaign is taking a breather after back-to-back conventions. The Obama and Romney teams are charging out of the nomination ceremonies on Friday with dueling events in the small swing state of New Hampshire. Obama and Biden are set to campaign in Portsmouth, while Mitt Romney campaigns in Nashua. Regardless of any "bump" either candidate might enjoy out of the conventions, the election is expected to be close and hard-fought. The match-up has been airtight for months, with polls showing many voters disappointed by the state of the economy but unsure whether to back Romney as the alternative.

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