Trump's Conventions of Convenience: A Midterm Strategy of Divided Loyalties The Republican National Committee's decision to host a midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, is being touted as a bold move to rally support for the party's candidates and articulate a clear agenda for the administration.
However, beneath this façade lies a more complex reality: a gathering that promises to highlight the divides within the GOP rather than forge any meaningful consensus.
Midterm conventions have become an increasingly rare occurrence in American politics. Democrats last held one in the 1970s, when party loyalty was arguably stronger and the stakes for the midterms were not as high.