Trump’s Big Midterm Convention Is Already Looking Like a Flop
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Sam Stein and Will Sommer September 9 ∙ Paid 236 42 13 Sam Stein and Will Sommer preview Trump’s strangely low-energy midterm convention, where Republicans are skipping town, lawmakers are being asked to cough up $25,000, and even the convention website has become an embarrassment. Plus, they discuss the increasingly bizarre campaign attacks coming from Elon Musk’s PAC and Ken Paxton—and what they say about the GOP’s plan for 2026.
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