 in these security plans that are in place for this event, and we're ready to go. It's been an 18-month process. Mr. Trump is expected to speak at the convention Thursday night. As for the timing of the gathering, UVA political analyst Larry Sabato. There's an advantage to having the first convention, because if you sell them, if they get excited in the first convention, they may not even watch the second convention, much less be persuaded by it.