There was a dilemma at the heart of the Republican midterm convention that every speaker had to navigate in their own way. The midterm convention was designed to address a specific decade-long problem: support for President Donald Trump isn’t easily transferable to other Republicans, especially when he isn’t on the ballot. Some Trump voters don’t […]

DALLAS — Secretary of State Marco Rubio, one of President Donald Trump’s top deputies, isn’t in Dallas this week during the Republicans‘ high-stakes midterm convention. But Rubio’s absence isn’t leaving him with a blemish on his image. Attendees and Republican candidates told the Washington Examiner that while they would have loved to see the former […]

President Donald Trump reiterated his wish for Republican voters to pretend he is on the ballot for the midterm elections, which he called “one of the most important elections.” Trump closed out the Republican Party’s two-day midterm convention in a rambling speech Thursday night, urging Republicans to “get out and vote” this November. Otherwise, Democrats […]

The second night of the Republican Party’s midterm convention in Dallas undoubtedly belonged to Vice President JD Vance, who was greeted by loud chants of “48” as he paid tribute to Charlie Kirk and excoriated Democrats, in particular Michigan’s Senate hopeful Abdul el Sayed.  Beyond Vance’s barnstorming performance, and President Donald Trump’s (very) extended cameo […]