Republican Convention: Day One in words and photos

The first night of the 2016 Republican convention was a big-time success, at least for me, because I think I managed to successfully explain to two young boys from Florida why an underwear model and the Fonz’s cousin were given time to speak on national television. (My explanation in full: "Politics is weird, kids.") I’ll be filing a photo and caption gallery from the convention each morning, all week long. Here’s the first one!