Cleveland (CNN) Donald Trump conjured a dire picture Thursday of an America sliding deeper into poverty, violence and corruption and declared himself the only person who could avert disaster. Accepting the Republican nomination in Cleveland, the billionaire twice pledged to be a "voice" for working Americans, restore law and order and to confound elites and doubters by winning the White House in November. Donald Trump's speech at the Republican convention, as prepared for delivery "Nobody knows the system better than me, which is why I alone can fix it," Trump said. "My message is that things have to change -- and they have to change right now."Trump's slams Hillary ClintonAddress gave Trump a chance to soothe party divisions
Instead, he outlined a broader and loftier argument to millions of _ watching at home, seizing his best chance yet to present himself as possessed of the qualities and sobriety demanded of a President.