President Donald Trump has announced that the Republican Party will host its first-ever midterm convention this year in Dallas, Texas: 

BIG NEWS! For the first time ever, the Republican Party will hold a MIDTERM CONVENTION. It will be in Dallas, Texas — One of my favorite places in the World. It will be fantastic! It has never been done before, and will be a truly Historic Event. We are going to celebrate the GREAT AMERICAN COMEBACK, and the incredible successes of the American People who transformed our Country through the America First Agenda — NO TAX ON TIPS, NO TAX ON OVERTIME, NO TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY, STRONGER BORDERS, SAFEST EVER COMMUNITIES, LOWER COSTS AND REAL AFFORDABILITY, MORE JOBS, AMERICAN ENERGY DOMINANCE, AND SO MUCH MORE! Oil Prices are dropping sharply, even as we Denuclearize Iran. We are delivering on the promises that politicians talked about for decades, but never got done. At the Event, we will have hardworking Americans, our Great Innovators, Entrepreneurs, Manufacturers, First Responders, and Job Creators who are powering our Nation’s Golden Age, and proving that America’s best days are still ahead of us. We will also have lots of Great Entertainment — It will be a RALLY like none other! America’s 250th Birthday is approaching, and together, we are building the foundation for the NEXT 250 YEARS of American Greatness. Dallas will take center stage on September 9th and 10th as we celebrate our Nation, our achievements, and our bright future. THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICA HAS ONLY JUST BEGUN!

While this is the first time the GOP has held a midterm convention, the Democrats held three of them in the 70’s and 80’s. 

The Republicans are having this midterm convention primarily to help them hold onto the House in the 2026 elections. Right now, the GOP has a 218-plus-one (nominal independent) majority, versus 212 Democrats, with four vacancies. Assuming the GOP holds one vacant seat, the party can only afford to lose a net two seats. Gaining seats would be harder; only twice in recent times has the president’s party picked up seats in a midterm election.

President Trump’s Real Clear Politics approval average is 40.7 percent, with 57.4 percent disapproving, which is marginally better than when I last measured it. This is in the danger zone of under 43 percent. However, the Democrats only have a 5.6 percent edge in the generic congressional vote polls, which is not in “blue wave” territory. And “Republicans a noticeably stronger run of generic ballot polling in recent weeks.”

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Importantly, the GOP won the gerrymandering wars of 2026. As a result, the Democrats need to maintain a generic lead of 4.9 percent just to have a chance to win the majority. The Cook Political Report currently that the Republicans have a 212 to 205 edge in the House, with 18 tossups.

The GOP also continues to benefit from minimal exposure in the House boom-and-bust cycle. In the House, the exact numbers that are won by the parties are often determined by the over- or under-exposure of the respective parties. In 2018, the Democrats won 41 seats in the House, then lost 14 and 9 seats in successive elections in 2020 and 2022. The Republicans won 9 seats to gain control in 2022, only to lose two seats in the 2024 elections. 

The economy is in overall good shape, apart from the high inflation caused by Operation Epic Fury. However, with the Iran Memorandum of Understanding in place, the price of oil has plunged, although gas prices are a lagging indicator. Of course, this may not matter at all, as I discovered before: high inflation itself has not been a significant factor in midterms since 1982. 

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The president and the GOP also have a new issue to campaign on –communism/socialism. Tuesday night, another Democrat in a safely blue House district was ousted in the primary by a Democrat Socialist of America (DSA) faction member. This follows the three House seats that Democrat faction picked up in New York last Tuesday. This campaign issue may indeed have “legs.” Bill Maher, a long-time Democrat comedian, has announced his vote may be up for grabs because of the communists/socialists, and both Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), who has called the DSA the “dirtbag left,” and even longtime Democrat strategist James Carville, want nothing to do with them. 

You can tell that the MSM is concerned about this, as its news is filled with articles describing the GOP “seizing” on this issue or maligning it as the “Red Scare.” 

Finally, the GOP has a tremendous money edge. The Republican Party committees flush with cash, and the Democrats are not; the president is sitting on a yuge $300 million campaign kitty; and other conservative groups will certainly weigh in. Already, the GOP taking advantage of its money edge. 

This GOP money advantage is made worse for Democrats by the Tuesday Supreme Court decision in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission (aka, NRSC v. FEC).

In the end, the final House result may be determined by what happens in the individual campaigns of some of the more competitive districts. And here, we have some recent news:

Overall, the Democrats still have the edge in the Battle for the House of Representatives, but “We’ll (Just Have to) See What Happens.”

Editor’s Note: The 2026 Midterms will determine the fate of President Trump’s America First agenda. Republicans must maintain control of both chambers of Congress.

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