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BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: Folks, I don't want to make things about me. I never, ever, try to make it about me, but sometimes sharing personal anecdotes is a way to convey an opinion. Now you know, in case you ever wondered, why I do not listen to other people on the radio. I never have because I don't want to inadvertently hear something I think is clever and then inadvertently use it and then inadvertently be accused of copying somebody. So I don't listen to other people, and it's why I don't watch a lot of television anymore. It's why...

BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: They are in Cleveland, and even as we speak, ladies and gentlemen, paid professional protesters, quote, unquote, are starting up at the convention outside the Quicken Loans Arena. They're being called anti-Trump protesters, by the way, by the Drive-By Media. Most of these, they're being called grassroots, they're being portrayed as organic, they're not unified, they're just a bunch of protesters. They're so outraged, don't you know, they're so outraged at the Republicans, they're outraged at Trump that they've just shown up independently of each other. This is what the Drive-Bys want you to know, but it's...

I believe that Donald Trump was smart to pick Indiana Gov. Mike Pence to be his running mate. All things considered, it's an encouraging development, whether Trump picked him because he truly wanted him or he did so at the strong urging of his advisers. If he was Trump's first choice among finalists, it's encouraging because it shows he is comfortable with a traditional conservative who strongly self-identifies as and behaves like a devout Christian. It indicates he understands the value to the ticket in picking someone who seems to be the Antitrump in terms of personality and style --...

What’s the best case for Donald Trump? The question comes in the week Republicans here will formally nominate him for president, and the answer is not complicated. Indiana Gov. Mike Pence gave it as his reason for signing on as Mr. Trump’s VP: The alternative is President Hillary Clinton. This is the reality of choice in a two-party democracy. Still, many have a hard time accepting it. So even as Mr. Trump handily dispatched 16 more-experienced rivals, his shortcomings and unfitness for office have become a staple of conservative fare.

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are virtually tied in the polls as the Republican National Convention convenes in Cleveland this week. Clinton now just barely edges out Trump in a direct head-to-head match-up, 46 percent to 45 percent. This is slightly down from the 3-point lead she held in last week's tracking poll numbers. The contest is also competitive in a four-way general election scenario between Clinton (39 percent), Trump (40 percent), Libertarian Gary Johnson (10 percent) and Green Party candidate Jill Stein (5 percent). These results are according to the latest from the NBC News|SurveyMonkey Weekly Election Tracking Poll...