Trump Bets on a TV-Driven Midterm Rally to Mobilize the Base
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James Poniewozik argues Trump’s two-night Dallas “midterm convention” is a TV-first bid to energize die-hard GOP voters and reach low-propensity supporters; it reads as a spectacle rather than a formal convention, with uncertain impact on broader turnout given lukewarm overall ratings and potential clashes with other voters and football viewership.
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