{"id":1045313,"date":"2026-09-05T17:23:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T17:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1045313\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T17:23:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T17:23:19","slug":"dems-aim-to-counter-gop-midterm-convention-in-dallas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1045313\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems Aim to Counter GOP Midterm Convention in Dallas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"Democratic Senate Candidate James Talarico on May 27, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Danielle Villasana\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/newsmax_809\/4af78dfb286d97705c7f79d274ec944a.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Senate Candidate James Talarico on May 27, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Danielle Villasana\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Republicans are holding their first ever midterm convention in Dallas next week. Democrats are looking to spoil the party.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The two-day event comes as Republicans fight to retain their razor thin majority in the House of Representatives, while also fighting to keep control of the Senate amid President Donald Trump&#8217;s low approval ratings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The convention will feature speeches by Trump and Vice President JD Vance and will be attended by top party leadership.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We are excited to be in Dallas for a first-of-its-kind midterm convention that will show the American people exactly what&#8217;s at stake in November,&#8221; RNC Chairman Joe Gruters said in a release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">More than a dozen organizations have set rallies in Dallas while House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., announced that some Democrats will head to the city to present a contrast between the two parties, <a data-ylk=\"slk:the Hill reported.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/6072532-democrats-counterprogramming-rnc-dallas\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">the Hill reported.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, one of the Democrats headed to Dallas for counterprogramming, said the convention shows how out of touch Republicans are.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Americans are being crushed by rising costs,&#8221; Crow said on X. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Republicans don&#8217;t care \u2014 they&#8217;re in Dallas, celebrating an out of touch President whose tariffs and wars are making things worse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We&#8217;re going to hold them accountable,&#8221; Crow said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Other Democrats attending include Reps. Robert Garcia, Calif., Madeline Dean, Pa. and Sydney Kamiager-Dove, Calif.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;While swing seat House Republicans try to hide from their record of raising costs on working families, gutting Medicaid to fund tax breaks for billionaire donors, and supporting a reckless war of choice in Iran, House Democrats will be present to hold them accountable,&#8221; Jeffries said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">James Talarico, the Democrat nominee for Senate in Texas, is planning to counterprogram the event with a &#8220;Love Thy Neighbor&#8221; statewide food drive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Next week, billionaire mega-donors and their puppet politicians will gather at a convention in Dallas to clink champagne glasses and toast their own corruption,&#8221; Talarico said in a release. &#8220;We&#8217;ll be doing something different.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u00a9 2026 Newsmax. 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