CLEVELAND — As the curtain rose on the Republican National Convention Monday, enthusiasm among Massachusetts Republicans for presumptive nominee Donald Trump was tempered by lingering doubts about the candidate among some representing the state in Cleveland.
While most of the 42 delegates representing the state have backed Trump from the beginning or come around to the candidate, some remain more reluctant to jump on board with Trump and are looking for signs in the coming days that he can be the candidate they're looking for.
CLEVELAND (AP) — Braced for uncertainty and struggling for unity, Republicans opened their convention to nominate Donald Trump for president on Monday as dissident delegates pursued one last chance to deny him and the nation reeled from yet another outburst of violence.
A day after a deadly ambush of police in Louisiana, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus welcomed delegates to the convention hall with a brief acknowledgement of the "troubling times" swirling outside. The chairman called for a moment of silence out of respect for "genuine heroes" in law enforcement.
