another member of the team is anthony salvanto. he's our director of anthony, you have been looking at our polls in the battleground states. and i wonder, did trump's convention change the dynamics of the race? >> he got a small uptick in support, scott. maybe adding two points across the key swing states, that edges him just ahead of hillary clinton. her support held steady. but what is really telling is where this change came from. trump threw in a few conservatives who had been undecided before the convention. but virtually no one switched his or her votes from clinton to trump. and that illustrates not just how tight this race is, but also how partisan it is. >> pelley: doesn't look like a big convention bounce. what did the voters tell you that they felt as they watched trump's speech on thursday? >> republicans saw this very differently from everyone else, scott. they called trump's speech hopeful. they said they felt enthusiastic. but independents and democrats were more likely to call it pessimism. in fact, democrats even sa

another member of the team is anthony salvanto, director of elections. you've been looking at our polls in battleground states and i wonder did trump's convention change the dynamics of the race? >> he got a small uptick in support. maybe 2 points across the key swing states. that edges him just ahead of hillary clinton. her support held steady. but what's really telling is where this change came from. trump drew in a few conservatives who had been undecided before the convention, but virtually no one switched his or her votes from clinton to trump. and that illustrates not just how tight this race is but also how partisan it is. >> doesn't look like a big convention bounce. what did the voters tell you that they felt as they watched trump's speech on thursday? >> republicans saw this very differently from everyone else, scott. they called trump's speech hopeful. they said they felt enthusiastic. but independents and democrats were more likely to call it pessimistic. democrats said it made them feel scared. so trump rallied his base. but the data show he

let's bring in anthony salvanto, the direction for elections for cbs news. donald trump tweeted today that america needs law and order, and he says he is the law and order candidate. you have been looking at the most recent cbs news political polls-- what are the voters saying about that? >> well that is what republicans stt to hear, scott. they say the solutions to these problems come through a strong leader that can restore order. but by contrast democrats say that they are looking for a leader with more compassion who nan bring together both sides. so on this issue as on so many issues you see these deep partisan divides, scott. >> pelley: we just heard kendall unruh tell us that she has the votes to stop trump. p.ny other people believe that that is not the case. does the g.o.p. unify behind trump? >> he's got some work to do here. he has not yet convinced all of these republicans that he represents their core values and the essence of their party. intothey like a lot of swing nvenrs say coming into this convention, they're looking for onm to soften his

the margin of error, joining us now for analysis and more is cbs news director of elections, anthony salvanto, so anthony heading into the convention, what is the state of the trump coalition? >> he has a core of supporters which is keeping him competitive but what is striking now is looking at looking to build on. know no more o of the voters, te majority in ohio say they are with donald trump, mainly because they oppose hillary clinton, more so than because they like donald trump. you know, that is striking because part of this magic working you normally don't see numbers flip like that, granted this isn't a typical campaign but successful campaigns tend to give, especially undecided voters something more to be for than against. >> dickerson: does the mike pence pick help him in giving them something to vote for. what are the people in his coalition looking for to fix that? >> yes from the polling it is clear conservatives are happy with this pick. they wanted a vice president -- and they also think it adds stability a to the ticket. they are more likely to call it a cautious choice rather