Democrats seek to counter RNC’s ‘Trump-a-palooza’ convention in Dallas

Democrats seek to counter RNC’s ‘Trump-a-palooza’ convention in Dallas

Democrats are seeking to seize on the Republican National Committee’s first-of-its-kind midterm convention with plans for counterprogramming around the two-day Dallas bash as the party eyes a Senate flip in the red state. Republicans are hopeful the so-called “Trump-a-palooza” next week excites the base about turning out amid a bleak midterm outlook for the GOP and concerns about low attendance, timing and…

Sep 5, 2026

Democrats prepare counterprogramming blitz for Trump’s midterm convention in Dallas

Democrats are gearing up to crash the GOP’s midterm convention in Dallas next week, sending their top messengers to highlight the affordability crisis and their own agenda for 2026. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and the Democratic National Committee announced Friday counterprogramming plans to the GOP’s two-day confab. Jeffries is sending four members of […]

Sep 4, 2026

Democrats split on how to counter Trump’s midterm convention

Democrats are taking a mixed approach to countering the Republican National Committee’s midterm convention next week, conversations with the Washington Examiner revealed. Unlike presidential election-year conventions when Democrats typically counterprogram the GOP event, or even after the State of the Union address when more than one Democrat will normally rebut the president’s speech, Democrats are […]

Sep 3, 2026