GOP Bets the Midterms on Trump, Risks Credibility
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With about 59 days until the November midterms, Republicans are leaning into a Trump-centered strategy—hosting an unusual Dallas convention and releasing Trump-focused ads—because they need his low-propensity voters to turnout, even as some fear the approach could hurt credibility and potentially cost seats. Trump projects significant fundraising and spending power and intends to campaign across numerous races, but the plan faces questions about its effectiveness and the attention it commands amid other events and competing candidates.
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