"She is the most prepared candidate in some time," observed Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz, who is attending the convention and expects Clinton to put an emphasis on her resume. "She needs to talk to people on a one-on-one basis, and that doesn’t happen because she gets so filtered.
"But this is her opportunity to talk to every American and say ‘this is who I am, this is what I’ve done, and this is what I will do for you," he added.
While Trump offered a "speech of anger," Poloncarz predicted Clinton will make a "speech about looking forward."
"She needs to speak as if she is meeting an old neighbor she hasn’t seen in 15 years," he added. "They’ll realize this is the same person they always knew."