Clinton touts prosperity for all at first campaign rally

 Hillary Clinton formally launched her second bid to become the first woman president of the US by promising to reverse the gaping gulf between the rich and poor and do “whatever it takes to keep Americans safe”.

“Prosperity can’t be just for CEOs and hedge fund managers,” 67-year-old Clinton told a crowd of 5,500 people during a rally held on Roosevelt Island here.

She used the first major rally of her second presidential run on Saturday to declare that the goal of her presidency would be to tip the nation’s economic scales back towards the middle class.

“Democracy can’t be just for billionaires and corporations. Prosperity and democracy are part of your basic bargain, too. You brought our country back. Now it’s time, your time, to secure the gains and move ahead. And you know what? America can’t succeed unless you succeed. That is why I am running for president of the United States,” she told the cheering crowd.