Trump Seeks to Rally Republicans Ahead of Midterm Elections at Dallas Convention
The two-day event is expected to draw about 20,000 people and will feature Trump and other top Republicans as the party seeks to boost turnout.
- Republicans begin their first-ever midterm political convention on Wednesday at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, a two-day event headlined by President Donald Trump aimed at energizing voters before November elections.
- Dubbed 'Trumpapalooza' by organizers, the unusual midterm experiment seeks to rally voters around Trump's record as the party faces grim forecasts that could cost it control of the U.S. Congress.
- Funded by Republican donors, the convention costs over $40 million and expects about 30,000 attendees, with roundtable access to Trump priced at $250,000 and photographs at $88,600.
- Many candidates in tight races are opting to skip the convention, fearing association with Trump's low approval ratings, though party leaders insist the event provides valuable national exposure.
- Speakers plan to focus on tax cuts, immigration, and the 'Make America Healthy Again' agenda while portraying Democrats as extreme, with control of the U.S. Congress at stake in November 3 elections.
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Dark clouds are gathering over the Republicans heading into the Midterm elections. President Donald Trump's party is in danger of losing Congress to the Democrats. A two-day campaign event in Dallas is intended to turn the tide. However, the event is off to a 'false start'.
Typically, American parties hold national conventions every four years to formally nominate a presidential candidate and build enthusiasm. Now the Republicans will do so ahead of this fall's congressional elections.
Donald Trump announced in June the celebration of “a truly historic event.” The hyperbole part is not uncommon in it, but the nature of that call: a Republican Party convention in Dallas (Texas) just under two months after the mid-term elections.
Very unpopular, the President put on a two-day raout, on 9 and 10 September in Texas, to remobilize his base. But between bad polls and democratic response, the event reveals above all the frailties of a Republican Party more than ever subdued to its leader.
In Dallas the Republicans want to turn the bad mood. If it does not succeed, the US president threatens a political sling trauma.
The US President will speak on Wednesday on the first day of the Republican Convention, to be held in Dallas, Texas, on 9 and 10 September, before mid-term elections are announced undecided.
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