He is well aware that the dynamic could change as the convention opens at the end of the month.

The convention would open with a focus on the nation's prosperity.

The text is broken up by questions ("What happened when the convention opened?"

Officials on both sides said they did not expect a breakthrough before the convention opened.

As the convention opened, we were making good progress on party unity.

Hillary had gone ahead of us to be there when the convention opened.

In 1995, a convention and executive education center opened a few minutes walk from the main university campus.

In the event, she gave birth to a son only two days before the convention opened.

No doubt the same will happen when the convention opens.

When the convention opened, there were just a few thousand young protesters in the city.