Sunday Shows Preview: Trump Travels to Texas for RNC Midterm Convention; Administration Downplays Iran War Consequences
The two-day event will feature 109 speeches and a closing keynote from Trump as Republicans try to rally voters in 35 key races.
- On Wednesday, Sept. 9, the Republican National Committee begins its inaugural two-day midterm convention at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, headlined by President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.
- President Trump urged the GOP to host this gathering to frame November's midterms as a referendum on his presidency, aiming to mobilize low-propensity voters and showcase candidates in 35 competitive races.
- Yet 45 of 70 surveyed Republican candidates are declining to participate, while recent surveys show Trump's favorability at 42 and unfavorability at 51—his largest negative gap in a decade.
- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and the Democratic National Committee are sending lawmakers to Texas to challenge the GOP's convention messaging, focusing their counter-programming on economic affordability.
- C-SPAN will provide the only complete, uninterrupted coverage of the 109 scheduled speeches. Trump, originally set only for Thursday, is now slated to appear both nights to bolster Republican support.
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Sunday shows preview: Trump travels to Texas for RNC midterm convention; Administration downplays Iran war consequences
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The 2026 midterm elections are entering the home stretch as candidates across the country shift into the final weeks of the campaign, with control of Congress on the line. Against that backdrop, Republicans are preparing to hold an event that has never been staged by a major political party before: A two-day midterm convention designed […]
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