. >>> joining me now, managing editor of the "washington examiner" magazine jay caruso. good morning, jay. good to see you this morning. >> good morning. >> were you surprised to see the poll, that we didn't see a major bump for joe biden after the convention? >> not at this point. the conventions here just with what they have and they can't do the kind of convention they'd like, something with crowds and balloons, it gives more of a positive vibe. so it's not surprising. this is more of a convention. people have to get a sense of where the candidates are at, what they're going to do, how the campaigns are going to roll out over the next couple of months, but it didn'ter is prize me there wasn't much movement after this. >> and he had a widespread going into the convention when it came to polling and has maintained that widespread when it comes to double digits. >> right. >> let's talk about the first day of the republican national convention. in your view, what were the main takeaways so far and what we can expect over the next couple of days. >> well, it was an odd mix,

also managing editor of the washington examiner magazine jay caruso. and author rick tyler. new book" still right". rick, i knew you were a hippy. willie, take us through the first night. >> the republican national convention kicked off yesterday by officially reno, ma'minating donald trump for president of the united states. the speakers painted a bleak picture of a potential joe biden presidency while portraying donald trump as the man standing between order and anarchy, with one speaker calling him the, quote, body guard of western civilization. republicans also misrepresented the president's record, describing him as a leader who acted quickly against the coronavirus and also as a fighter for social justice. this while the president continued to rail against mail-in balloting. >> they'll be sending them, they'll be dumping them in neighborhoods, people will be picking them up, they'll be bribing people to pick them up. this is common sense. this is nothing to do with politics. who's mailing them? mostly democrat states and democrat governors. supposing they don't mail th