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  "id": 6127374,
  "title": "Republican midterm convention will be ‘Trumpist pageantry’ - at the party’s own risk",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/republican-midterm-convention-will-be-trumpist-pageantry-at-the",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T10:00:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/07/republican-midterm-convention-trump"
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  "summary": "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…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}