Inside the Republican convention in Dallas
The Republican Party is attempting to leverage Donald Trump's influence to boost midterm election turnout, despite his low national approval ratings. Party operatives are encouraging voters to treat the midterm as a referendum on Trump to ensure his base participates in the election.
Why it matters
This strategy highlights the ongoing tension between traditional party goals and the specific electoral reliance on a polarizing former president.
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Share A A A Dallas: At the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, 17 supersized photographs lined the walls outside the main arena. Sixteen of them were of Donald Trump (the other was a crowd shot from the previous convention).
This might have been a Republican Party event, but there’s no doubt who it was for .
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