Trump Announces Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas in September

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Source: New York Times

Trump Announces Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas in September

Parties normally hold conventions only in presidential years, but President Trump liked the idea of mobilizing Republicans this fall.


Dallas will be the site of Republican efforts to mobilize ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections. Desiree Rios for The New York Times

By Shane Goldmacher
https://www.nytimes.com/by/shane-goldmacher
June 30, 2026, 5:47 p.m. ET

President Trump announced on Tuesday that the Republican Party would hold an unusual midterm convention in September in Dallas as he seeks to mobilize his party before the fall elections. ... Party conventions are typically held only in presidential election years. But Mr. Trump became enamored with the idea of a splashy midterm convention last year, and party officials have been planning the logistics of the event for months. ... The convention will be held from Sept. 9-10, Mr. Trump said.

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The party that holds the White House has historically lost ground in midterm elections, and Republican officials see the two-day convention just ahead of early voting as offering the party a large platform to make the case to stay in power. ... A list of featured speakers and candidates was not immediately announced, but Mr. Trump said the event would feature “innovators, entrepreneurs, manufacturers, first responders, and job creators.”

Mr. Trump’s approval ratings have dropped sharply since his second term began, and some Democrats are eager for a convention where vulnerable Republicans in battleground states and swing seats will yoke themselves to him. ... In the Trump era, the Republican Party has underperformed in elections where Mr. Trump himself is not on the ballot. {snip} The Republican National Committee, which is overseeing the party’s convention, entered June with more than $125 million in the bank, while the D.N.C. is saddled with more debts than cash on hand.

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The location could bring added attention to the Texas Senate race, which pits James Talarico, a Democratic state legislator and seminarian, against Ken Paxton, the Republican state attorney general, who ousted Senator John Cornyn in the primary race with Mr. Trump’s support. Texas has not elected a Democrat statewide in decades, but Mr. Talarico has become one of his party’s top fund-raisers.

Shane Goldmacher is a Times national political correspondent.
https://www.nytimes.com/by/shane-goldmacher

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