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‘Never seen this before’: Trump’s big move to energise Republicans ahead of midterms
United States Studies Centre’s Jared Mondschein discusses US President Donald Trump announcing a midterm GOP convention. “He does not see, from what I can see, his power as that over all the American people; he sees it over his Republican base,” Mr Mondschein told Sky News Australia. “Although we’ve never really seen a midterm convention like this before, that has not stopped Donald Trump from seeking out this opportunity to really energise that base and get some more enthusiasm.”
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Washington Examiner
· Jun 26, 2026
Trump’s midterms: Two steps forward, one step back
TRUMP’S MIDTERMS: TWO STEPS FORWARD, ONE STEP BACK. With midterm elections just a few months away, a 36-hour period on Tuesday and Wednesday gave the political world a good picture of President Donald Trump‘s approach to campaigning for Republicans with the House and Senate at stake and the clock running down. Call it two steps []
The Hill
· Jun 29, 2026
Leavitt: Midterms a choice 'between communism and common sense'
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday described the upcoming midterm elections as a choice between communism and common sense following a string of recent progressive wins in Democratic primaries. “I know the president and many Americans are extremely concerned [about] how far left the Democrat party is moving,” Leavitt said in an interview...
MS NOW
· Jun 26, 2026
Republicans are swimming for a midterms lifeboat. Trump keeps pulling it further away.
The Republican Party is heading into the most consequential midterm of Trump’s presidency without a single kitchen table win to show for it. The post Republicans are swimming for a midterms lifeboat. Trump keeps pulling it further away. appeared first on MS NOW.
National Republican Senatorial Committee
· Jul 6, 2026
POLITICO: Up next for the DSA? Two major swing states.
Up next for the DSA? Two major swing states.Will SteakinPOLITICOJuly 6, 2026 Fresh off major primary wins in Colorado and New York, the Democratic Socialists of America is looking to prove that it can translate its momentum beyond deep-blue House primaries and into competitive statewide races. DSA officials and allies told POLITICO they’ve already shifted []
Armstrong Economics
· Jul 4, 2026
Will The USA Split in Two Thanks to the LEFT?
COMMENT: I felt compelled to reach out. I attended your 2021 conference, and I remember clearly that you spoke about the United States heading toward political fragmentation—and that the real risk of a complete split would emerge after 2028. Over the years, I’ve come to deeply respect how far in advance your forecasts prove accurate. []
Investing.com
· Jul 2, 2026
Progressive surge complicates Democrats’ midterms focus on prices
Progressive surge complicates Democrats’ midterms focus on prices
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Related coverage for "‘Never seen this before’: Trump’s big move to energise Republicans ahead of midterms": Washington Examiner — Trump’s midterms: Two steps forward, one step back. The Hill — Leavitt: Midterms a choice 'between communism and common sense'. MS NOW — Republicans are swimming for a midterms lifeboat. Trump keeps pulling it further away.. National Republican Senatorial Committee — POLITICO: Up next for the DSA? Two major swing states.. Armstrong Economics — Will The USA Split in Two Thanks to the LEFT?. Investing.com — Progressive surge complicates Democrats’ midterms focus on prices