Speech Similarities, Floor Fight Headline Day One At The RNC

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July 19, 2016

Sen. Mike Lee, (R-UT) and Phill Wright, Vice Chair of the Utah State Delegation (L) shout no to the adoption of rules without a roll call vote on the first day of the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Cleveland, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Republican National Convention kicks off on July 18. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) — Sen. Mike Lee, (R-UT) and Phill Wright, Vice Chair of the Utah State Delegation (L) shout no to the adoption of rules without a roll call vote on the first day of the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The first day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland didn’t disappoint those looking for storylines. The “Never Trump” movement made a last stand early in the day and Melania Trump’s speechwriters seem to have taken more than a word or two from Michelle Obama’s 2008 DNC speech.

NPR’s Ron Elving talks with Here & Now's Robin Young about the convention’s start, and what to expect from day two.
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Ron Elving, NPR's senior Washington editor and correspondent. He tweets @NPRrelving.

This segment aired on July 19, 2016.

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