Welcome to the Trump show: Republican convention to resemble coronation

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

84% : Thursday will culminate with Trump himself: "Make America great once again.
65% : But the Republican mood inside the arena is likely to be triumphant, lavishing praise on Trump as a great survivor while hammering Democrats over their uncertainty about BidenMonika McDermott, a political science professor, at Fordham University in New York, said: "That's a winning point for the Republicans after the debate and they're going to continue to run with it.
62% : "Delegates will also formally designate the presidential ticket: Trump and his yet-to-be-named running mate.
60% : "Delegates will hear from Trump, 78, and ratify the Republican policy platform that he personally approved.
48% : Trump has outlined an agenda of sweeping tariffs and accelerated production of oil and gas, even though it already hit a record under Biden.
47% : Republicans have nominated Trump for the presidency twice before.
46% : "Even before Saturday's shooting, the convention was set to be a coronation of Trump as Republicans' presidential nominee, throwing in sharp relief the Democratic discord over Joe Biden's viability as a candidate.
44% : Emilia Rowland, national press secretary of the Democratic National Committee, said: "The reality is that Trump literally put architects of Project 2025 in charge of the Republican platform, and the result is not only the most extreme platform in GOP history but one containing lie after lie after lie.
43% : Weighing the political risks, Trump intervened to ensure that, for the first time in 40 years, the party platform omits the explicit basis for a national abortion ban, leaving the policy to state governments instead.
39% : It cast a shadow over the Republican national convention, due to start in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday - but potentially handed Trump and his allies a political opportunity.
36% : This time, however, Trump has the edge in opinion polls following Biden's calamitous debate performance.
28% : Trump's allies will probably praise Trump as a strongman who is quite literally bulletproof - and blame his opponents for the explosion of violence.
28% : Trump and Republicans believe the border debate is among their strongest issues.
21% : "The American people know that Trump wants a nationwide abortion ban and they know the only thing standing in the way of Trump's terrifying second-term agenda is re-electing President Biden and Vice-President Harris in November.
20% : "I know nothing about Project 2025," Trump posted on his social media website, adding that "some of the things they're saying are absolutely ridiculous and abysmal".
19% : All three are expected to address delegates along with the Florida governor, Ron DeSantis, who challenged Trump for the nomination and later endorsed him.
17% : Biden's re-election campaign has worked to turn Project 2025 into an electoral liability for Trump, which may explain why last week he sought to distance himself from it.

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