Obama Accepts Nomination

Says he needs four more years to lead America to a "better place"

President Obama, greeted by tumultuous cheers of Democratic Party stalwarts, promised to lead America to a "better place" tonight if voters agree to the follow the "harder" and "longer" path he has mapped to restore the country's economy and the sense of hope and opportunity.

"America, I never said this journey would be easy, and I won't promise that now," he told his party's convention. "Yes, our path is harder, but it leads to a better place. Yes, our road is longer, but we travel it together."