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Republican midterm convention will be ‘Trumpist pageantry’ - at the party’s own risk

A historically unpopular president will take centre stage as the party seeks to sway voters with an unprecedented event It seemed like a good idea at the time. In December 1978, Jimmy Carter, a US president besieged by inflation and energy crises, watched as thousands of Democrats descended on Memphis, Tennessee, for a rare midterm convention . “It was wild,” recalls Elaine Kamarck , who attended…

Republican midterm convention will be ‘Trumpist pageantry’ - at the party’s own risk

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