CAMPAIGN 2026: Donnie makes a promise he can’t keep

Desperation at Trumpapallooza…

WaPo: Trump promises $5,000 payouts if GOP wins midterms as he makes case for his war in Dallas

HuffPo: It’s a bribe, and the president doesn’t have the authority to just send everyone checks — in fact, the whole speech was a rambling, disjointed mess

AlterNet: The crowd went silent – How Trump flopped in Dallas in 5 wild moments

Mediaite: Internet Drags Vance for Trying to ‘Sanewash’ Trump’s $5K Dividend Midterm Pledge: ‘How Scammers Talk’

Raw: ‘Lies!’ Mike Johnson under siege after on-air catastrophe at GOP convention

HuffPo: Video shows hundreds of empty seats at ‘sold out’ convention

Irish Star: Republican convention dubbed ‘insane’ as Hasan Piker’s shirtless photo appears on Jumbotron

Mediaite: ‘Worried About You, Tim’ – Morning Joe Crew Joins Hands to Pray for Tim Scott After ‘Really Weird’ Convention Speech

Salon: Donald Trump’s emotional support convention — The RNC embarrasses itself with a shindig no one else wanted

Meidas: Trump Resurfaces “God Made Trump” Video Before Midterm Convention

MediaMatters: Fox News is treating the GOP’s midterm convention as a very special episode of Hannity

AlterNet: Trump’s coalition of voters in Texas is ‘in shambles’

NYT: Down in the Polls, Republicans Embrace a Familiar Tool — Fear

Mediaite: New CNN Poll Shows Democrats Slightly Ahead in Two Crucial Senate Races

NBC: RI-Gov – Incumbent DemocratDan McKee loses Democratic primary to businesswoman Helena Foulkes

Semafor: Giffords launches $10 million midterm blitz

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