A curious mix of caution, optimism as Republican delegates smell a landslide

The GOP campaign is also using the moment to portray Donald Trump as human — as a loving grandfather and father, a man who stands for his team and friends

Milwaukee: They are cautious, for the experience of 2020 when a victory that they had taken for granted ended up being a defeat. They are cautious, for they are aware that a lot can change in the over 100 days that remains till polling day. And they are cautious, for they don’t even know who their Democratic rival will be given the uncertainty around Joe Biden’s candidacy.

Former US President Donald Trump (right) applaud speakers on the second day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Tuesday. (AFP)

But even as they are cautious in private, Republican delegates at the convention