Republican convention kicks off amid heightened security

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : Trump already excites his audiences, but Burns predicted his appearance at the convention will be electrifying.
57% : As Burns said, the photo of Trump pumping his fist after he was shot and being rushed off the stage by Secret Service agents -- as an American flag waved in the background -- has become an iconic image of the moment.
56% : Not with bullets."While he wasn't thrilled with some of Biden's language in recent days about how it was "time to put Trump in a bull's-eye," Burns said he thought the president "did a good job" and "said the right things.
53% : "He said he would like to see both men appeal to the better angels of Americans, and he expected Trump would do so when he accepts the GOP nomination on Thursday.
52% : Wisconsin is a swing state that President Biden won by less than 1% over Trump in 2020 and is critical to winning the White House in November.
51% : There's relief that Trump survived, dismay that such a thing could happen and resolve to move forward.
50% : "Trump, who was said to be "fine" after being bloodied by a bullet, arrived in Milwaukee on Sunday.

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