Exclusive: GOP plans socialism telethon at midterm convention

Republicans are planning their first-ever midterm convention in Dallas next month to make the case that Democrats have been taken over by socialist activists. Per Axios, the GOP will spend September ninth and tenth showcasing compiled footage of progressive Democratic figures—including Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, who backs Medicare for All—to argue Republicans focus on kitchen-table issues while Democrats are driven by the activist left. Vice President Vance will speak September ninth; Trump takes the stage September tenth. The convention arrives as Trump's approval sits in the thirties and his war in Iran weighs on the economy. According to Axios, the event will test whether Republicans can shift voter attention from Trump's unpopular domestic agenda—with seventy-three percent of voters saying he hasn't focused enough on key economic issues.

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