Trump's Dallas Convention Opens
Republicans gather in Dallas for a Trump-backed midterm push as some candidates stay away.
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President Donald Trump will headline the Republican National Committee’s first midterm convention, a two-night event at Dallas’ American Airlines Center, with Vice President JD Vance keynoting the second night. The RNC schedule runs six hours per night, with each hour focused on a policy theme and speaking slots aimed at candidates in competitive races. Republicans are using the Dallas gathering to launch Trump’s promised 30-day October campaign blitz and boost turnout in races that will decide control of Congress. Some party figures want Trump to emphasize the GOP record rather than make the midterms a referendum on himself.
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Trump is pulling the Republican midterm effort away from a disciplined party message and toward a spectacle built around himself. That makes him a liability for GOP candidates, who risk being dragged down by his baggage, his self-promotion, and a convention that looks weak or chaotic.
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