Pretend I'm on the Ballot
A 'triumph' convention with empty seats, a historic-low approval rating, a projected 23-seat House loss, and a $5,000 check dangling for a crowd that didn't show up.
Source article: Trump closes Dallas GOP convention pledging $5,000 payouts.
Column metadata
- Published
- Pen name
- Editorial Board
- Topic tags
- election, politics, government policy, government, mass media
- Primary entities
- Donald Trump, Republican Party, JD Vance, Andy Beshear, Ted Cruz
- Themes
- midterm elections, Republican Party messaging, Trump administration, 2028 Republican field
- Floor values engaged
- Accountability of power, Truthfulness, Informed citizenship