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7 Takeaways From the Republican Midterm Convention

On the second night of the Republican gathering in Dallas, Vice President JD Vance was the headliner. But President Trump returned to center stage.

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Vice President JD Vance, widely considered the front-runner in the 2028 Republican presidential primary, spoke on the second night of the Republican midterm convention in Dallas.
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Down in the Polls, Republicans Embrace a Familiar Tool: Fear

At an unusual midterm gathering, President Trump and his allies painted Democrats as dangerously un-American.

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Representative Steve Scalise of Louisiana warned of a “Bolshevik Revolution in the Democratic Party.”
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